Debbie Macomber is one of today's most popular authors, writing heart-warming stories of small-town life, home, family and enduring friendships - and women who knit! Debbie is a regular resident on the bestseller lists. Three of her novels have scored the no.1 slot on the New York Times, USA Today and Publishers Weekly lists the first week on sale. She is the first-ever recipient of the readers' choice Quill Award for Romance Fiction, for 44 CRANBERRY POINT, the fourth book in her highly popular Cedar Cove series. Debbie has also been honored with a RITA for her 2005 holiday hardcover, THE CHRISTMAS BASKET; an RT Book Reviews Career Achievement Award and is a multiple winner of both the Holt Medallion and the B. Dalton Award. In July 2010, the Romance Writers of America presented Debbie with their prestigious Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award.