Olivia Lockhart16 Lighthouse RoadCedar Cove， Washington Dear Reader， You don t know me yet， but in a few hours that s going to change. You see， I m inviting you to my home and my town of Cedar Cove because I want you to meet my family， friends， and neighbors. Come and hear their stories -- maybe even their secrets! I have to admit that my own secrets are pretty open. My marriage failed some years ago， and I have a rather . . . difficult relationship with my daughter， Justine. Then there s my mother， Charlotte， who has plenty of opinions and is always willing to share them. Here s an example: I m a family court judge and she likes to drop in on my courtroom. Recently I was hearing a divorce petition. In Charlotte s view， young Cecilia and Ian Randall hadn t tried hard enough to make their marriage work -- and I agreed. So I rendered my judgement: Divorce Denied. Well， you wouldn t believe the reaction! Thanks to an article by Jack Griffin， the editor of our local paper (and a man I wouldn t mind seeing more of!)， everyone s talking. Cedar Cove -- people love it and sometimes they leave it， but they never forget it! See you soon . . . Olivia