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On Lavender Lane: A Shelter Bay Novel Kindle Edition

by JoAnn Ross (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.4 367 ratings

Book 3 of 9: Shelter Bay

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Former Navy SEAL Lucas Chaffee is settling back into civilian life, refurbishing a farmhouse for an old friend who plans to turn it into a culinary school. Celebrity TV chef Madeline Durand has been publicly humiliated by a philandering husband. So Madeline jumps at the chance to return to Shelter Bay to recover and help her grandmother turn the family farm into a new business.

Little does she know that the man who broke her heart years ago is already on the job-or that he's going to cook up a recipe of passion, patience, and perseverance to win her over.

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"The Shelter Bay novels have been lauded and this one is a worthy entry in the series. The characters, especially the recurring ones, are so likable that the reader can't help getting caught up in the story. . . Engrossing with just enough humor to keep the readers on their toes. I await each new story with anticipation." Fresh Fiction

"Cooking, romance, and a warm, inviting setting work their delectable magic in this tender charmer that introduces new characters (and some serious issues) and reprises previous series players." Library Journal

"Shelter Bay is a town that envelops readers in warmth. This latest entry in the series features a lovely romance that rolls in with the inevitability of the tide. Warning -- it is also a foodie book that will leave you hungry -- and hungry for the next book, too!" RT Book Reviews

ON LAVENDER LANE starts off with embarrassment and sorrow, then begins to mend steadily, weaving in and out of several storylines...an uplifting novel, it's especially appealing if you have fond memories of the healing properties of good food and conversation in the cozy comfort of your grandmother's kitchen.Bon Appétit!" Romance Junkies

"Tear-jerking tale of a commitment-shy professional cook learning to love a former Navy SEAL in idyllic rural Oregon, the third in Ross's Shelter Bay series. . . Ross's concern with social issues like spousal abuse and post-traumatic stress broadens this savory romance into more substantial literary fare." Publishers Weekly

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JoAnn Ross is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Shelter Bay series. She’s written more than 100 contemporary romance and suspense novels and has been published in 26 countries. Ross lives with her husband and three rescue dogs in the Pacific Northwest.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005GSYYUS
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley (January 3, 2012)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 3, 2012
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 891 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 397 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #662,094 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #3,639 in Sisters Fiction
- #10,367 in Military Romance (Kindle Store)
- #12,073 in Women's Domestic Life Fiction

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I wrote my first story -- a tragic romance about two star-crossed Mallard ducks -- as a second grade writing assignment. The paper earned a gold star. So I kept writing.

I've since written over a hundred novels and have been published in twenty-seven countries. Two of my titles have been excerpted in Cosmopolitan magazine and as a New York Times, U.S. Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller, I'm also a member of the Romance Writers of America's Honor Roll of best-selling authors.

I'm currently writing small town series for HQN set on Washington State's Olympic Peninsula. Honeymoon Harbor is inspired by a Victorian seaport peninsula town my husband and I fell in love with over thirty years ago and visit often. Readers who enjoyed my Shelter Bay series will feel right at home in Honeymoon Harbor.

The Inheritance, a women’s fiction novel set in contemporary Oregon wine county and WWII France—published in September 2021 in hardcover, trade paperback, and audio—was an Amazon editors’ best pick, and will be available as a mass market paperback March 28, 2023.

I live in the Pacific Northwest—where my high school sweetheart and late husband of fifty-seven years proposed to me at the seawall where my Shelter Bay books are set when I was eighteen—with our still active, very vocal senior Siamese cat, Paws. Having joined our family when she was twelve years old, Paws pretty much runs the house.

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Kaye M. Rundquist

Fun Read!

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2023

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Great condition. Prompt service. Book is a fun read.

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2012

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This is another wonderful edition to Ms. Ross's on going stories of Shelter Bay. The novels revolve around battle weary vets, trying to put there life back together at home. Shelter Bay is a wonderful little sea coast town in Oregon, and I want to live there! Our hero is Lucas Chaffee, a homecoming SEAL medic. He is mourning the loss of his father, while trying to get his life back after his tours in war torn countries, and the lives he couldn't save. Maddie, his teen-age love, is returning to Shelter Bay after a very humiliating betrayal on the internet by her husband. Maddie is a Culinary school trained chef. We come to find out Maddie and Lucas were best friends, and then young lovers. Lucas fears she will give up all her plans, to stay with him. He manufactures a heart breaking scene which sends Maddie away. Now after several years, they're back, each with there own sorrows. Lucas knows after their fist meeting he can't go on without her. It is so refreshing to find a character (male) who is not afraid of commitment and love. We meet new characters from this small town America in every novel, and each one has their own story. I can't wait for the next. I really would have liked 4 1/2 stars!

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ddcarse

Lavender Lane follows true to the heart....with the Shelter Bay Series!!!

Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2013

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JoAnn Ross didn't let me down with this book in the Shelter Bay Series. Madeline who has made herself a well renowned chef, having her own cooking shows and marring a well renowned chef, finds her self back home in Shelter Bay after her husband is found having an affair with a woman (whom is also famous) and a video of their so called loved making put on youtube for the whole world to see. Lucas is home, after loosing his father and find Madeline just as attractive and beautify as usual. He tells here after the first day that he plans to wed her, even though their past hurt her deeply. In order to win her over, he first has to explain why he broker her heart those ten years ago instead of marrying her as she had planned.

I must say, the Shelter Bay Series has kept my attention through each one and JoAnn still brings in the last book characters so you know what is going on in their lives as well. It's a must read that keeps going....and although you don't need to read the first of the series to know what is going on...as JoAnn tells about each previous character, I would highly advise to read them....in order....as she has a way of keeping your interest with each book.

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Betsy B.

Love this writer !! Stayed up reading as characters well developed!

Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2022

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Ordered these for beach reading. Completed both by night four!! Should have preferred not!

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NH Wifey

Not as good as the previous books in the series

Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2013

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I like this book but there was not as much plot as in the first 2 books in the series. The addition of the battered woman's shelter seems to be just thrown in and not that well developed or brought to a satisfying conclusion (what happens to Phoebe and the farmer?). None the less, I am looking forward to book 4 very much.

Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2014

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You can't go wrong with JoAnn Ross. Lucas is awesome, so full of wonderful hope and deep feelings. Maddy is truly a match for Lucas. It is a heartwarming story, well written, and interesting. The town comes to life and the characters interact beautifully. This character development is Ross's strong point. My favorite part was the "Ex" coming for Phoebe and the ladies subdue him. Good stuff. Highly recommended. Enjoy.

Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2013

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I have read all of the Shelter Bay novels by JoAnn Ross. First, I think she is a very good story-teller, and a good writer. I read a lot of these type of novels each week, and hers are at the top of my list. While "On Lavender Lane" lane is not my favorite Shelter Bay story, it does tie into some of the more interesting story lines, and I am glad I read it. "One Summer" and "Moonshell Beach" are more interesting. "The Homecoming" is my favorite in the series. "On Lavender Lane" is a bit predictable, and the grandmother turned out to be the best character. I wish the story was about her. I think it would be GREAT fun if the author wrote a series on the older women of Shelter Bay, from the time of their youth. They seem like such interesting, beautiful women. I'd love to read some stories from the '40's and 50's. Cool!

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Lynne

On Lavender Lane: A Sheltor Bay Novel

Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2013

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The book Lavender Lane by JoAnne Ross is a great book. My husband and I grew up in the Oregon and Washington area and going to the Oregon coast for vacations was a good part of it. We went to many of the places mentioned (Or not mentioned...as Ainsleys candies were identified only by its white paper bags that were dispensed for the sale of salt water taffy!!!) We were even there for the Columbus Day Storm and the Mount St. Helens volcanic explosions. Every once in a while, a passage would come up that we could both identify. The story line was great and the interaction of caring people was a draw for many of the books in the series. Thanks so much.

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sue

On Lavender Lane

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 6, 2012

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Anything JoAnn Ross writes is a winner in my eyes she never disappoints, her stories are very poignant. I have been reading her for a long time, excellent.

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pauline collins

On lavender lane

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 7, 2014

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Loved the book my only criticism would be that the shelter bay novels are not numbered and again I have read the answer s before know ing the question s. However I still enjoyed the book.

Mr. Philip J. Ravenscroft

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 9, 2014

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Must have been good, did not hear a word from her...

CH

May Contain Spoilers.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 2, 2013

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I like romance, truly I do, but while this book started with promise, it soon veered into the realms of unreality and even more, into troubling relationship tropes.

Let's start with the unreality of this small coastal town. Despite being small, it is apparently some sort of retirement town for helpless overachievers.
All the men we are introduced to are former servicemen, but not just any old soldiers, no, these men are ALL former marines or Navy SEALS. Oh, there was one fisherman, but we didn't get to meet him, we were just told about him. These former elite soldiers went on to great things, apparently. One became a pulitzer winning photo journalist, another a bestselling writer, a third inherited millions. One characters father wasn't just an architect, it was an internationally renowned architect, who was even consulted by Picasso himself on building his museum!

The women were even worse. If you enjoy feeling like an underachiever, this is the book for you.

The main character is a TV celebrity chef. Her grandmother is a former adventurer who enjoys (or enjoyed) travelling through the Amazonian jungle and the like, looking for cooking ingredients (yeah, didn't make a lot of sense to me either). We also have a former Russian ballerina and someone who's parent and step-parent are jetting all over the world with a Drs Without Boarders type organisation. A former accountant or bookkeeper just isn't good enough for Shelter Bay, no, they have a former CPA (think, UK chartered accountant).

Even the character who left an abusive relationship, left an abusive millionaire. Middle or working class abusers just aren't good enough for this book, `cos it's not like those men also possess the tenacity to track you down.

By the mid point in the story, I had started giving my friend a running commentary of all the unbelievably accomplished characters in this book, certain that things could get any more unrealistic, but of course they did because next, an A-list movie star (with a bestselling horror writer husband) wants, of all places in America, to hold her movie premier in this supposedly sleep town. This had absolutely nothing to do with the story, not even in a marginal way, so I'm not really sure why such things were included.

Then we have the problem of tragedy. Seriously, that town in jinxed. One character had lost both her parents, another his sister and father, another his wife and child, another her husband. Despite all the servicemen (sorry, the `elite' servicemen) living in the town, apparently the community never lost one of its elite servicemen, even although they were in war and combat situations. Normal friends and family however, they drop like flies.

And perhaps for that very reason, almost every female of fertile age is pregnant. I guess they have a problem keeping population numbers in this sleepy town up, so maybe they give massive tax breaks for large families or something?

We're also told a lot about these characters, but what we are shown doesn't match what we are told. The MC is supposed to be a control freak... who constantly and consistently lets other people make decisions for her. That's not exactly how I understand a control freak. The hero is supposed to be patient (and we're told this an awful lot) except that I didn't see one example of him EVER being patient. He says he'll give the MC time, except he doesn't. He says they'll be fiends rather than lovers, except he's still constantly pressing for a relationship... They go from meeting again to sleeping together in under a week. Yes, he's VERY patient *eye roll*.

Then we had storylines that just seemed tacked on. The secondary romance with the abused woman only seemed to be there to add some tension, then the climax of that plot line was over in 1 page, and we never even got to find out how the abused wife felt. We'd been told about her feelings before, followed her to Shelter bay, seen her blossoming romance then bam! That's it. She had fulfilled her purpose of bringing a maniac to town, then she was no more, not even mentioned in passing.

The absolute worst thing about this book however, is that apparently the way to get over a broken heart or an abusive relationship, is to jump straight into another. I mean, within a week of the breakup/leaving. Because having a man is the answer to all of life's problems, apparently. Never mind taking time to mourn the loss of even an imperfect relationship, or the time to heal from years of abuse; taking the time to find out what you want from life, learning from past mistakes and growing as a person. Nope, finding a new man means that none of that is necessary.

We never got to see the MC accomplish her dream of building a restaurant and cookery school. I would have liked to see that and think that this whole story would have been far better, if spread out over the 4-6 months that it was supposed to take her.

I love romance truly I do, but this had more in common with a fairytale than a romance.

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