Long lost author

Wow. Can't believe how long its been since I've posted on my blog. Guess with the FACEBOOK wave, blogging has taken a bit of a backseat. At least for me. I do post fairly regularly on my FACEBOOK account, so definitely for routine updates on me and my crazy life, that's definitely the place to stay in touch.

Since last posting here, I've had several books to come out. :) The Nurse Who Saved Christmas, The Doctor's Damsel in Distress, and Flirting with the Society Doctor. :) You can find them on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and such places for download or purchase. I am on a computer where I dont have easy access to covers and links, but will try to come back in the near future and post them. You buy that, right? I mean it has only been almost a year since I last posted here. ;) Seriously, I will try to do better. :)

I still have my Matthew McConnaughey obsession. The man does have a yummy chest and abs after all. I have changed jobs and am back in family medicine, which I love. After a very emotional 2010, life is good again.

Anyway, that's a quick update on me. Hope all is well and God bless!

Writing With The Stars!

You've heard of Dancing with the Stars? Well, now there's Writing with the Stars. The contest is being held very similar to the American Title contest that JANE MILLIONAIRE won back in 2005. My mentee, the very talented Madeline Smyth, is a finalist in this new writing contest! I'm so very proud of her. :)

Help make Madeline's dream of having her novel published a reality by voting for her novel, Aliya Arabesque, at here or by pasting in the following: http://www.rtbookreviews.com/content/writing-stars-vote-first-paragraph-and-last-line It will bring up the link automatically just below the pasted part. You'll need to scroll to Madeline's photo before finalizing (same photo as on her blog at http://www.madelinesmyth.blogspot.com).

Thanks so much! And let's keep our fingers crossed that she wins this awesome contest!!

Officer, Surgeon...Gentleman! available now!

Hi all! Hope everyone is doing fabulous! I blogged over at eharlequin and am giving away a copy of my backlist to one lucky person who leaves a comment. Be sure to stop by and say hello. Click here to go directly to the post. :)

Also, my latest release OFFICER, SURGEON...GENTLEMAN! is now available from eharlequin! I had so much fun writing Cole & Amelia's story and hope you'll check out their story while it's still available. Click here to find out more.

Also, Dr. Di Angelo's Baby Bombshell is currently still available at eharlequin, but hurry to get your copy as they won't be available much longer. Click here for more details.

I'll be in Newark, New Jersey in a couple of weeks at the New Jersey Romance Writers Conference and am looking forward to catching up with friends old and making new!

In November, I'll be in Birmingham for the Southern Magic Readers Luncheon. If you're in the Birmingham area and haven't bought your ticket yet, be sure to check this luncheon out. There's always a fabulous turnout and lots of great authors to lunch with. Lots of fun.

In December, be sure to look for my next release, THE NURSE WHO SAVED CHRISTMAS. This is my first Christmas story and was lots of fun to try to capture the magic of Christmas while writing a Medical Romance. Love the paperback cover, but I haven't seen the hardback version yet, although I should be getting my author copy soon. :)

Officer, Surgeon...Gentleman!

Yea! I got copies of my October release in the mail and LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this cover! This book was a challenge for me to write in many ways as I had to do LOTS of military research. I still worry that I may have gotten things incorrect, but am hoping my readers fall so in love with Cole and Amelia that they'll forgive any OOPS I may have inadvertantly made.

Check it out!

And this is the UK paperback version:

Dr DiAngelo's Baby Bombshell

So excited that this book is finally out! Well, it's currently available in the UK in stores everywhere and it's available online at the Mills & Boon website. It'll be available in the US in just a few days via www.eharlequin.com where it'll be on sale for the month of June.

Dr DiAngelo's Baby Bombshell got a great review at Wendy Marcus' blog. Click here or go to http://www.wendymarcus.blogspot.com/ to read the review. :) Thanks to Wendy & everyone who left fabulous comments about my books! :)

Wendy's blog post made me realize though that I need to spend a few hours doing a major overhaul/update to my website...now where is that manual Lisa prepared me on how to do that...oh Lisa... ;)

Hope you all have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!

Win An Autographed book!

I'm blogging at eharlequin today and tomorrow so hurry on over and leave a comment for your chance to win an autographed book! I'm talking about my upcoming eharlequin release, Dr Di Angelo's Baby Bombshell and high school reunions. :)

Is it really already the end of March???

Lots of exciting things going on in my life! I'm loving my new job working for a Pulmonology group. It's great to be learning so many new things and to be stepping outside my comfort zone and finding out that sometimes that can be a great thing. In April I'm going to the School of Sleep Medicine in Atlanta and am looking forward to expanding my noggin power even more. :)

On the writing front, Cole and Amelia's story (my military medical romance) is now titled Officer, Surgeon...Gentleman. Is that not just the coolest title??? LOVE IT. It's scheduled for a UK release date of August 2010 (hardback) and October 2010 (paperback). I'm not sure on US and other country release dates yet. Sorry. My Christmas story is completed and turned in, also. It's tentatively titled The Nurse's Sexy Santa, but I'm not sure they'll keep that. We'll see. It'll be a October 2010 hardback release and a December 2010 paperback release in the UK. Again, not sure on US and other countries.

As of right now, you can still purchase copies of Playboy Surgeon, Top-Notch Dad. It's listed at eharlequin as Playboy Heart Surgeon, Top-Notch Dad. You can google my name and pull this up, or just click HERE and it'll take you directly to where the book is for sale at Harlequin. Or you can go to Amazon and search "Janice Lynn" and it will pull up the books available! They have the KINDLE version of Dr Di Angelo's Baby Bombshell (June 2010 release) available for Pre-Order already. WOW! :)

Upcoming events are the HEART OF DIXIE Readers Luncheon in Huntsville on May 15th. Tickets are still available, so if you haven't got yours and can be in the area that day, be sure to grab them while you can. The fabulous Julia London will be the guest speaker and there will be a book signing afterwards. I always love the basket raffles at these things! I'll be putting together a JANICE LYNN basket to be given away that day, too! :)

I'm getting really excited about the RWA National Conference being held in Nashville this year. So excited that several of my dear friends are going to be visiting my home state! Especially my pals Anna & Keith Sugden who I'm going to take for a tour of my hometown in exchange for a London tour...not really a fair exchange, eh? ;)

My last day at WMC. Forgive the pics as I cried A LOT that day. Very much miss these folks!!

My children have been busy, busy, busy with lots of plays, concerts, sporting events, etc. Here's a few recent pics:

I'm blogging at www.eharlequin.com at the Medical authors blog on Wednesday and will be giving away goodies! Be sure to stop by & say hello for your chance to win some awesome prizes!!

Updates!!

Hey all! I have lots of news to share! First off, I'm in the process of changing jobs. I'm leaving family practice to join a pulmologist. I think this is going to be a good move for my family, but definitely keep us in your prayers!! Next, I've sold FOUR more books to Harlequin! Yea! I'm very excited about this. Two of these books will be out later this year and the second two will be out in 2011. :) I'm really excited about the two releases for later this year. One is a military medical that I hope I haven't completely botched as I adore the characters! and the other is my first Christmas story. There's just something magical about Christmas and I hope I capture that in this romance. :) The other two, well, I'm having lots of fun with the one. The hero is just something else! and the fourth one is going to be another military romance. So, I am very, very excited about all these things going on! :)

I also wanted to update you on my upcoming appearances. The first coming up on my current schedule is The HEART OF DIXIE Readers luncheon. This is a fabulous opportunity for readers and booksellers and librarians to meet authors, have lunch with them, and then attend a booksigning afterwards. I always have lots of fun at these and hope if you're in the Huntsville, Alabama area (or can travel!) that you'll attend! :) I've posted the information below with links. :)

Heart of Dixie's 12th Annual Romance Reader's Luncheon

Join us May 15, 2010 for our 13th Annual Luncheon as we welcome

New York Times Bestselling Author Julia London!

Questions? Contact the Luncheon Coordinator at Luncheon@heartofdixie.org.

My next scheduled booksigning/appearance is at the RWA National Conference that's conveniently being held in Nashville at the Opryland Hotel! This is the last week of July and the booksigning in the last Wednesday in July (the 28th!) This is a HUGE booksigning with hundreds of all your favorite romance authors attending. (Expected authors include greats like Nora Roberts, Debbie Maccomber, Heather Graham, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Linda Howard, etc!)

Also, my current release, PLAYBOY SURGEON, TOP-NOTCH DAD is currently still available at www.eharlequin.com. Be sure to order your copy while still available. :)

Another thing I'd like to share is that a very special book has been released. My friend DANA TAYLOR's book PRINCESS ROBIN is now available at Amazon. I first read this book years ago while Dana was writing it and knew immediately it was a special book. Years later, the characters are still with me and I'm so pleased that she's sold this story!! If you love an adventurous, fiesty heroine and a hero to die for, PRINCESS ROBIN is a book you won't want to miss!! :)

Playboy Surgeon, Top-Notch Dad is released!

Woo-hoo! I'm excited. One of my favorite books has just been released. Why one of my favorites? Because I was feeling particularly inspired while writing this book and will always love the hero. Oz is just that kind of guy. :) Of course, I purposely chose the name Oz because just the name makes me think of fantasy worlds where anything is possible.

So, to tell you about Playboy Surgeon, Top-Notch Dad, well, it's a February 2010 US release via eharlequin and is a February 2010 release in the UK as well. :) http://www.eharlequin.com/storeitem.html?iid=20812&cid=264

Playboy Heart Surgeon, Top-Notch Dad
by Janice Lynn
Single mom Blair Pendergrass guards her heart fiercely—especially against men like her new boss, notorious playboy and heart surgeon Dr. Oz Manning. Heart healer? Heartbreaker, more like!Vulnerable Blair is exactly the sort of woman Oz usually runs a mile from. He doesn't have much faith in relationships, and he's not about to start making promises to Blair and her adorable little girl—however much he wants to!But might this beautiful nurse be the one to make Oz finally believe in forever?

And here's a copy of my Dear Reader letter:

Dear Reader,

Ever met someone you just knew was bad for you, yet you couldn't seem to avoid no matter how hard you tried? As if fate had stepped in and crisscrossed your paths to throw you together?

Having lost her faith in love, Blair Pendergrass is frustrated that no matter where she turns, revered heart surgeon Dr. Oz Manning is there. He's a through and through playboy and certainly not what she wants or needs in her life. But whether Oz is saving someone's life or playfully tossing spaghetti at her, she just can't resist him and soon finds herself falling for a man she knows she can never have and shouldn't want.

Needless to say, I fell in love with Oz. He's such a fun hero during a time when Blair most needs to learn to laugh again. We all need someone in our lives who can make us smile even during days when we can't see the light at the end of the tunnel. May all of you be loved by that special someone who has that smile-giving ability.

I love to hear from readers. Please e-mail me at Janice@janicelynn.net or visit me at www.janicelynn.net to find out my latest news.

Happy reading!

Janice

December already?

Wow! Time sure has gone by quickly this year. Quick catch-up on me.

I'm blogging over at eharlequin about Christmas ornaments on December 7th but the post is already live. Here's a quick picture of some of the homemade & special ornaments on my family tree.

My kids have been busy. James is playing basketball and the season is going full swing. So far they've won all their games. Jessie & Jacob recently were in The Crucible. Jessie played Reverend Parris and Jacob played Farmer Nurse. Farmer Nurse got out of costume before I got his picture, but here's one of Reverend Parris.

And prior to this Reverend Parris celebrated his 18th birthday, which his mother has mixed feelings about.

I gave my grandmother a copy of The Nurse's Baby Miracle (my October release!) as it's dedicated to her and 10/30 was her 61st wedding anniversary. And then there was Halloween.
In October, Abby & I went to see our pals Kath & Annie. While there we went to the Statue of Liberty and the Cape May lighthouse, among other fabulous things.
Abby & I on the beach in Cape May with the light house behind us. We went to the top of the lighthouse. The view was amazing!
Kathleen Long & I at the Statue of Liberty.

Oh, and the hardback version of Playboy Surgeon, Top-Notch Dad came out this month. :) The paperback comes out in February in the UK & the US. :)

Blog update

Hi all! A quick update on my blog schedule. Tomorrow I'm blogging at eharlequin Actually, I've already posted my blog and look forward to lots of commiseration and empathy. ;) On Monday November 16th, I'll be blogging at Love is the best Medicine In my last post, I'd mistakenly said I'd be at Love is the Best Medicine on the 9th, but I'm actually at eharlequin instead.

Also, I got my latest book cover! Squee!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm not sure if you can tell from the photo, but he has great eyes!!!

My Favorite Hero-Dr Caleb Burton

Hi all! My hero from MILLS & BOON PRESENTS...The Nurse's Baby Miracle has wrote a letter to his heroine and it's posted over at eharlequin . This is my breast cancer walk book & it's dedicated to my sweetheart of a grandma whom I love dearly. :) I'll be stopping by throughout the day at eharlequin (work willing!) and will be giving away a free book tomorrow night to one person who leaves a comment prior to when I do the drawing tomorrow night. So get yourself over to eharlequin and give poor Caleb some advice on how to win Natalie back or just say hello.


Also, I'll be blogging at http://www.writersatplay.com/ on Wednesday and giving away prizes there, too. And on Monday November 9th, I'll be blogging at Love is the Best Medicine and you guessed it, I'll be giving away more prizes!!!! Be sure to stop by and say hello!

The Nurse's Baby Miracle by Janice Lynn

I finally got a copy of this book to hold in my hands! Yea!!!

The Nurse's Baby Miracle by Janice Lynn

Yea! I've been waiting for what seems like forever for this book to be released! It holds such a dear place in my heart and is so appropriate to be released during October. The Nurse's Baby Miracle is set at a 3 day 60 mile breast cancer fundraiser walk in Atlanta. If you've been reading my blog a while, you'll likely recall that I participated in a 3 day 60 mile breast cancer walk. The air there just sizzled with excitement and I always knew I'd write a book set at a walk. The story just had to be the right story and the characters just had to be the right characters, though. Not just any would work for a setting so near and dear to me. Caleb and Natalie are those characters and theirs is a love story that I hope you will love as much as I do. :)

The story is available readily overseas at most everywhere, but here in the US the easiest place to get your copy is by ordering it from Amazon. Right now it's available for around $14. There are 3 stories in the book and an introduction from the fabulous Penny Jordan--yes, THE PENNY JORDAN, and yes, I get a little light-headed every time I see that cover with her name and my name. WOW. Totally a pinch worthy moment. She's so fabulous!

Free Books!

Oooh, that got your attention, didn't it? LOL. Can't say as I blame you. Free books always gets my attention. Books are something I'm passionate about. Anyway, I'm blogging over at http://medicalromance.blogspot.com/ and will be giving away books to two winners this week. If you have a moment, stop by and say hello.

Life has been busy with getting the kids back to school, working in my garden, finishing up a book, and all the normal routine life things. Time sure does go by fast, but not so fast as to not have a little fun along the way. Here's a few pictures from things I did over the summer.

Eek. Internet is particularly slow tonight so will have to add more pics later. This was from our trip to the Hiwassee River in East Tennessee where we floated down the rive on inner tubes. My youngest and I got to see a bald eagle swoop down and catch a fish. That was very cool! And the scenery as you can see was just gorgeous!

More RWA pictures!!

My friend Lindsey Brookes is quite stylish with her Possum Purse. Yes, I did make it for her. Yes, really. I'd tell you not to ask, but well, you would anyway, right? Let's just say it was a gift to make her smile--and it definitely got folks' attention at conference. Despite my 10 year old suggesting I quit my day job to stay home and make possum purses to sell on ebay, I have no plans to do so, which leaves Lindsey's purse as an one of a kind original Janice Lynn creation--which should have Prada breathing a sigh of relief. ;)Kathleen Long, Lindsey Brookes, & Janice Lynn with the Possum Purse in the lobby lounge. These ladies are two of my bestest buds in the whole wide world! Anna Sugden and Terri "the perfect" Garey (yes, I'm ducking because I know I'm in trouble for saying that--you can tell I'm scared, right??? ;) Terri Garey, Anna Sugden, Lindsey Brookes, & me at The Golden Network reception! Yes, I love my pal Julie Linker even though she is absolutely gorgeous & kept me up talking until like 2 in the morning while some guy eavesdropped!! My daughter absolutely LOVES Julie's young adult books!! and so do I! Hey, Terri, here's your sign! ;) Yet another reason why I love my friends!!! Big lips and bunny ears. That says it all, doesn't it?? No, really, we're on the right floor.

The fabulous Nora Roberts!!!!!!!!!!! A legend and awesome advocate for the romance industry!

2009 RITA/GOLDEN HEART photos

Lillian Darcy made the Medical Authors very proud with her Rita nominee!

Since she won the 2008 Best First Book RITA, Terri Garey presented the award for the 2009 winner! Kathleen Long's name on the big screen!

Lindsey Brooke's Golden Heart moment! Okay, the second of her Golden Heart moments because I didn't catch the first nominee when it flashed across the screen. Her Series Contemporary nominee was the very first one to go up on the screen. :)Shoshana Brown is a darling young adult author who I know from From the Heart Romance Writers! She won!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Another pal also won--Kim Law who is a co-member of the Music City Romance Writers. :)
The very beautiful (shall I say "Perfect"? Yep, I shall, but I'm going to duck while saying it. LOL! ) Terri Garey. Lisa Childs, Lindsey Brookes, & me! on the back row of the VIP seating section of the RITA/GOLDEN HEART award ceremony. :)

Me and RITA nominee for best series romantic suspense Kathleen Long!

I'm currently on my way to North Carolina for a weekend on the river. Will be back online Sunday and will post more pictures. :)

RWA photos continued...

While at conference I attended some fab workshops. The best of the bunch (no, I'm not biased--much. ;) was moderated by the great Anna Sugden and given by Beth Andrews, Kathleen Long, and Harlequin Blaze Senior Editor Brenda Chin. Before the Rita/Golden Heart Award ceremony a bunch of us went to a restaurant in the hotel to eat. Unfortunately it took forever to get our food. I was supposed to be downstairs at 7:15 and I didn't leave the restaurant until 7!!! On the plus side I had absolutely no time to stress over make-up and hair--although perhaps I should have, eh? LOL.

Lisa Paitz-Spindler & Leslie Dicken at the restaurant.

Terri Garey & Lindsey Brookes with Beth Andrews in the backgroun. :)

I'll post photos from the RITA/GOLDEN HEART ceremony tomorrow. :)