Dear Reader,

Happy new year! Here's hoping yours is filled with all the best things in life—including plenty of time for reading.

I'm thrilled to announce that A Perfect Stranger is now on bookstore shelves. This is the first book I ever wrote, so it's a sentimental favorite. Connie Payne at OnceUponaRomance.net says it's "reminiscent of a Cary Grant/Irene Dunne—Doris Day/James Garner—Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan movie." Doesn't that sound like fun?

To celebrate, I'm offering a special prize for my newsletter subscribers. Here's how to win: send me an e-mail (terry@terrymclaughlin.com) telling me the name of the heroine's landlady. I'll pick one winner at random from the first ten people who respond correctly, and that person will receive a $50 gift certificate to Amazon.com.

Looking for another chance to win? Check out the pretty fleurs-de-lis on the sterling silver bracelet giveaway on my Web site contest page. And I'll be offering lots of other prizes during January at my blog. Stop by soon for a visit!