<P> With the announcement of the July 19, 2014, premiere date for the second season, Hallmark also announced that Sue Tenney, executive producer and writer for 7th Heaven, would take over as series showrunner . </P> <P> In the book series, Grace's husband is disturbed by his actions in the Vietnam War and commits suicide, but, for the television series, Macomber revealed that the network considered that "too heavy" of a storyline . Instead, Grace arrives home from vacation to announce her husband is divorcing her . </P> <P> Cedar Cove was given "generally favorable" reviews at the Metacritic website, based on the aggregate score of 62 out of 100 from ten critics . The Wall Street Journal's Nancy DeWolf Smith called the series "relaxing," adding that it is "as burden - free as a day on the beach with an umbrella, a book and a breeze ." Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times commented, "Despite a certain built - in B&B preciousness, Cedar Cove evokes certain splendid shows of another time and place, including the late - great' Family' and the longtime Irish hit' Ballykissangel ."' The New York Times's Neil Genzlinger commented that the "able" cast "makes it stand out from the stream of interchangeable Hallmark movies that aim for the same tone and audience ." </P> <P> Ellen Gray of the Philadelphia Daily News commented on the difference between Hallmark's standard fare and Cedar Cove, "While (Hallmark) movies are often forced to rush headlong toward their happy endings, a series can take more time . And in (the) four subsequent episodes I've seen, the stories and characters get to breathe a bit ." The New York Post's Linda Stasi stated, "It ain't brain surgery and nobody's going to win any Emmys, but that's not why fans watch Hallmark ." David Hinckley of New York's Daily News stated, "From the early evidence...there's every indication a Hallmark series will be the same sort of television comfort food as a Hallmark movie ." </P>

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