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Happy New Year!

I love having a new book published in January because it's such a fun way to begin the year. On Lavender Lane is former Navy SEAL medic Lucas Chaffee's story. You can read the back cover copy, excerpt, and reviews on the book's page.

To celebrate its release, I'm having a FIND LUCAS contest. For the entire month of January, I'm inviting readers to email me, either from the contact link here, or JoAnn@joannross.com and let me know where you've found the book.

One lucky person, chosen at random, will win either a Kindle Touch or a Nook Simple Touch. If you already have a Kindle or Nook, I'm offering the equivalent ($99) in either an Amazon or Barnes and Noble gift card. The prize is winner's choice, and if you choose either e-reader, I'm tossing in the adapter, as well.

Also, if the winner is someone who's "liked" my page on FaceBook, I'm also giving a bonus prize: a Nook or Kindle version of A Woman's Heart, the first in my Irish Castlelough trilogy. Not only is this one of my personal favorites, Mary, the heroine's tempestuous teenager in that story grew up to be a movie star who arrives in Shelter Bay for the town's first film festival in my next book. Moonshell Beach, Marine J.T. Douchett's story, will be published July 3rd, just in time for summer beach reading!

The winner will be announced on February 1st here, in my news column, on my blog, and also on Facebook and twitter, where I enjoy chatting with readers. I hope to see some of you there.

Wishing everyone the best year ever, and, as always, happy reading!

JoAnn

01-18-2012 On Lavender Lane spends its second week on NYT list! Thanks again to wonderful readers!

01-18-2012 On Lavender Lane hits #8 on Publishers Weekly bestseller list!

01-16-2012 The winner of this week's Six Sunday drawing is Amy Durham!

01-15-2012 Six Sunday blog #12, six more sneak preview lines from NYT bestselling On Lavender Lane.

01-11-2012 On Lavender Lane hits #9 on the New York Times bestseller list! Thanks to all the wonderful readers who took Lucas and Maddy home with you and helped that happen!

01-09-2012 Just "like" my Facebook page to get the recipe for Chef Maddy's scrumptious braised chicken recipe from On Lavender Lane in the exclusive fan zone!

01-09-2012 01-08-2012 Six Sunday blog #11, six more sneak preview lines from On Lavender Lane.

01-01-2012 Six Sunday blog #10: six more sneak preview lines from On Lavender Lane.

12-18-2011 Six Sunday blog #9: six more sneak preview lines from On Lavender Lane.

12-11-2011 Six Sunday blog #8: six more sneak preview lines from On Lavender Lane.

12-04-2011 Six Sunday blog #7: six more sneak preview lines from On Lavender Lane.

11-27-2011 Six Sunday blog #6: six more sneak preview lines from On Lavender Lane.

11-20-2011 S ix Sunday blog #5: six more sneak preview lines from On Lavender Lane.

11-11-2011 Six Sunday blog #4: six more sneak preview lines from On Lavender Lane.

11-06-2011 Six Sunday blog #3: six more sneak On Lavender Lane preview lines.

10-30-2011 Six Sunday #2: six more sneak preview lines from On Lavender Lane.

10-21-2011 Friday Fun Video: The most romantic flash mob ever!

10-16-2011 Six Sunday #1: six line sneak preview from On Lavender Lane.

10-14-2011 Friday Fun Video: Now THIS is spinning the way I'd like to see it!

10-07-2011 Friday Video: Peter Kagan and the Wind, sung by Makem and Clancy

09-30-2011 Friday Fun Video: George Clooney gets married!

09-27-2011 New blog: Roadtrip across America with photos -- part 5

09-23-2011 Friday Fun Video: Social media and how NOT (!!) to make a book trailer.

09-20-2011 New blog: Roadtrip across America with photos -- part 4

09-19-2011 Super news! On Lavender Lane, Shelter Bay #3 (out January 3rd), has sold to the Rhapsody, Doubleday, and Book-of-the-Month Club book clubs!

09-13-2011 New blog: Roadtrip across America with photos -- Part 3

09-07-2001 New blog: Our roadtrip across America with photos -- Part 2

08-30-2011 New blog: Our roadtrip across America with photos -- Part 1

08-27-2011 "Like" my page on Facebook for exclusive fan zone On Lavender Lane excerpt.

08-26-2011 The blog is back with a Friday Fun video of the hysterical movie trailer for Hysteria. Enjoy!

08-20-2011 Fresh Fiction selects One Summer to be a Fresh Pick!

08-02-2011 Winners of the Find Gabe contest are -- ta dah!! -- Heather Slocumb, Colleen Conklin, Ericka Waidley, Dee Bynun, and Stacy Schooler!

07-29-2011 One Summer spends its third week on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists.

07-21-2011 One Summer spends its second week on the New York Times bestseller list.

07-18-2011 One Summer lands on Publishers Weekly bestseller list!

07-14-2011 One Summer hits both the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists!

07-11-2011 Happy Happy! One Summer is featured in Eloisa James' B&N must-read super blog about lonely warrior heroes!

07-05-2011 One Summer is now in stores! Enter the FIND GABE drawing for free stuff and
books by sending me a message telling me where in the world you spotted the book. Details in this month's welcome letter above the video.

07-03-2011 One Summer bookclub discussion questions.

07-03-2011 New Shelter Bay jigsaw puzzles!

07-02-2011 Want to see first draft art for One Summer's cover? You can now read my newsletter online!

07-02-2011 Winners of this month's newsletter drawing are: Kathleen, from Blue Earth, MN (love that town's name!); Mary Alice, from Finley, TN; and Christine, from Seattle, WA.

06-26-2011 Want a pretty ONE SUMMER bookmark? Just send a self-addressed, stamped business-size envelope to JoAnn Ross, 7205A Martin Way East, #110, Olympia, WA, 98516-5535.