And the Winner of a signed copy of LETTERS FROM HOME is....

First, let me thank the author for making this lovely giveaway possible. Thanks so much guys for stopping in and checking out LETTERS FROM HOME by Krisina McMorris! Kristina was so happy to share her words of wisdom with you all and really appreciated the great response. What surprised me most of all, was how few of you are writers! I thought I'd be hearing more about the next great novel you're trying to pen...lol...But, more importantly, you're awesome readers and that's what every writer wants and needs. Thanks again for your comments. Let's get to the good part. The winner of  LETTERS FROM HOME is...

Guest Post and Signed Book Giveaway: Kristina McMorris, author of LETTERS FROM HOME.

GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.  3/19/11

I'm excited to introduce a most talented writer, Kristina McMorris. She's the author of the newly released novel,  Letters From Home. She's going to be talking with you today about the road to getting published and is graciously giving away a signed copy of her novel that released February 22, 2011 by Kensington. It's already getting five stars on Amazon! Let's check out what the book is about...

 In the midst of World War II, a Midwestern infantryman falls deeply in love through a yearlong letter exchange, unaware that the girl he's been writing to is not the one replying.

Chicago, 1944. Liz Stephens has little interest in attending a USO club dance with her friends Betty and Julia. She doesn't need a flirtation with a lonely serviceman when she's set to marry her childhood sweetheart. Yet something happens the moment Liz glimpses Morgan McClain.
They share only a brief conversation—cut short by the soldier's evident interest in Betty—but Liz can't forget him. Thus, when Betty asks her to ghostwrite a letter to Morgan, stationed overseas, Liz reluctantly agrees.

Thousands of miles away, Morgan struggles to adjust to the brutality of war. His letters from "Betty" are a comfort, their soul-baring correspondence a revelation to them both. While Liz is torn by her feelings for a man who doesn't know her true identity, Betty and Julia each become immersed in their own romantic entanglements. And as the war draws to a close, all three will face heart-wrenching choices, painful losses, and the bittersweet joy of new beginnings.

Beautifully rendered and deeply touching, LETTERS FROM HOME is a story of hope and connection, of sacrifices made in love and war—and the chance encounters that change us forever.

It's an intricate, romantic and dare I say, dramatic read. I'm not going to delay her any further. Here's Kristina in her own words, discussing her journey in finally getting that elusive book deal...