Janet Dean's Blog, page 5

Spring is in bloom

I'm sorry I missed wishing you a blessed Easter. I hope your weekend was special! We enjoyed friends, family, dyeing eggs with grandkids and meaningful church services Good Friday evening and Easter morning. Praising God for His Son and the beauty of His world! The birds are singing. The days are longer. Our spring flowers, trees and bushes are loving the rain and cool weather. Everything in our neighborhood is either green, budding or blooming. Daffodils, hyacinths, forsythia, creeping phlox, bleeding heart, ornamental fruit trees, magnolia bushes are splashes of color, eye candy for those weary of winter. Enjoy!

Blessings,
Janet

Chance to win 23 prizes!!!

Come to Seekerville today, Wednesday April 20 to chat with Barbara Vey. Leave a comment for a chance to win one of 23 prizes given away throughout the day!

http://www.seekerville.blogspot.com/

How did Barbara Vey go from a ho-hum job in the insurance industry to being Publishers Weekly's spokesperson for romance? Read her story on Seekerville (www.seekerville.blogspot.com), Wed, April 20. Learn what readers tell Barbara about the books they love to buy and how to get your story reviewed on Barbara's Beyond Her Book blog, where she recently attracted more than 22,000 visitors in one week.

Thanks!

Janet

For a chance to win Wanted: A Family and a marketing consultation with Cathy Shouse!

Please visit Seekerville today and leave a comment. www.seekerville.com Blessings, Janet

For a chance to win Wanted: A Family visit these blogs

I'm at Petticoats and Pistols today talking about old Victorian houses and postcards. Leave a comment for a chance to win my March release Wanted: A Family.

www.petticoatsandpistols.com

Try again on Monday, March 7 when I post at Seekerville. I'll be talking about using character weaknesses and strengths to plot our books.

www.seekerville.blogspot.com

Blessings, Janet

My author copies arrived!

I was thrilled to find my author copies on my porch Monday. I ripped open the box and held my fourth book in my hands for the first time. And that means I'm able to mail out autographed copies to winners of the book. .Love Inspired Historicals have gone to a matte finish cover and a narrower stripe across the top. Let me know how you like the new look.
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Wanted: A Family releases March 8 so be on the lookout for it in the Walmart, K-Mart or bookstore near you! It's also available online at eharlequin.com and Amazon.com on March 8. .Sign up for a chance to win the book on http://www.goodreads.com/ I put a clickable link to the site right of this post. . . Shelter of Hope

The ramshackle Victorian house is all that widowed mother-to-be Callie Mitchell has left. But she's going to make that house into a true home—a home where she and her baby will be safe and happy…and where women in need can find refuge. And if that means trusting stranger Jacob Smith to help with the repairs, then so be it.

Jacob came to town with a handful of old postcards and one goal in mind—to find the mother who'd abandoned him years before. He never planned to stay…and he certainly never planned to care for Callie. Yet as they rebuild the house together, Jacob and Callie also build the family they've always wanted. .Blessings, Janet

For a chance to win one of January's Love Inspired Historicals

I'm thrilled that my editor, Tina James is coming to Seekerville Monday, January 10! She's talking about Love Inspired Historical going from two to four releases a month starting now. This is very good news for readers and more opportunities for historical writers. Check out her post and leave a comment for a chance to win one of the four January romances.

Blessings, Janet

A winner for Wanted: A Family!

Joanne Sher is the winner of my March release, Wanted: A Family ! Congratulations Joanne! I will mail an autographed copy as soon as I get my author copies, hopefully by the end of January.

Blessings, Janet

Wanted: A Family has a cover!!

I'm so excited to have the cover of Wanted: A Family, my March 2011 release that I had to share!!! I hope you like it as much as I do!

The tag line:
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She'll stitch together a home filled with love.
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Here's a peek at the story:
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The ramshackle Victorian house is all that widowed mother-to-be Callie Mitchell has left. But she's going to make that house into a true home—a home where she and her baby will be safe and happy…and where women in need can find refuge. And if that means trusting stranger Jacob Smith to help with the repairs, then so be it.
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Jacob came to town with a handful of old postcards and one goal in mind—to find the mother who'd abandoned him years before. He never planned to stay…and he certainly never planned to care for Callie. Yet as they rebuild the house together, Jacob and Callie also build the family they've always wanted.
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Leave a comment before the end of the year and I'll put your name in a drawing for a chance to win Wanted: A Family. I'll send an autographed book to the winner as soon as I receive my author copies.

Blessings, Janet

For a chance to win a copy of Courting the Doctor's Daughter and a Barnes & Noble $10 gift card

Visit Seekerville Monday, November 8 and leave a comment on Cathy Shouse's "Show Up For Your Dreams!" post. Cathy has some savvy advice for writers or anyone pursuing their dream.

http://www.seekerville.blogspot.com/


We'll have two winners. :)

Blessings, Janet

For a chance to win The Substitute Bride

Visit me at Pepper Basham's blog today, Wednesday, October 20 and leave a comment for a chance to win.

www.pepperbasham.wordpress.com

Hope to see you there!

Blessings, Janet