By 1998, she had sold over 170 million books and her novel This Matter of Marriage became a made-for-TV movie. She continued to write the romance novels that brought her increasing recognition among fans of the genre, before focusing more women and friendships around the turn of the century. As time passed, the sales of Macomber's novels began to rise. Repeatedly rejected by publishers and even publically criticized at a romance writers' conference, Macomber persisted until Silhouette Books published her first novel Starlight in 1983. Despite being a stay-at-home mother of four children, Macomber found the time developing early manuscripts using a rented typewriter. She was dyslexic and had only a high school education. Although she eventually became a vastly successful author, Macomber's path as a writer was plagued with numerous hurdles early on. The award-winning author's works spawned several made-for-TV movies and the series "Cedar Cove." Macomber was born on Octoin Yakima, Washington. As a best-selling author of romance novels, Debbie Macomber was one of the most successful and prolific writers of the romance genre since her first novel was published in 1983.
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