Ann B. Ross Author Luncheon April 21, 2011 

On Thursday, April 21, 2011

Burry Bookstore and Black Creek Arts Council

are co-hosting an author luncheon featuring

New York Times Bestselling Author Ann B. Ross

from 12 noon until 2:00 pm

New York Times Bestselling Author Ann B. Ross

will be speaking, reading, and signing copies of

all of her novels including her new novel

due out April 5, 2011 – Miss Julia Rocks the Cradle

Tickets are $40.00 and include

a copy of Miss Julia Rocks the Cradle,

lunch catered by Bizzell’s Food and Spirits,

and the opportunity to hear Ann speak, read,

answer questions, and personalize her books

The event will be held in the Gallery at Black Creek

116 West College Avenue, Hartsville

Please visit Ann’s Website at http://www.missjulia.com 

Miss Julia Rocks the Cradle

For nearly a decade, Ann B. Ross has thrilled readers with her sassy and charming Southern sleuth, Miss Julia. In the Southern Pines Pilot last year, Kay Grismer gushed: “Only one word is needed to describe [Miss Julia’s] creator, North Carolina author Ann B. Ross. And that word is ‘amazing.” Beloved writer Fannie Flagg deems Miss Julia “one of the most delightful characters to come along in years.” Miss Julia and the kooky antics of the town of Abbotsville are back in the twelfth installment of Ross’s bestselling series, Miss Julia Rocks the Cradle.

Life never stays dull for long in Abbotsville, especially in Miss Julia’s domain. Even though she has promised her husband, Sam, to stay out of trouble, trouble always seems to find Miss Julia. A dead body has been discovered in the tool shed of one of the local teachers, Miss Petty, and she was taken from the school in the back of a police car. The closest neighbor to the scene of the crime is the sleezy Thurlow Jones, and although Miss Julia has no interest in getting tangled up with Mr. Jones again, she can’t help but wonder why he is so desperate to throw suspicion on poor Miss Petty, who Miss Julia feels is innocent.

To top it all off, Hazel Marie’s twins arrive during a severe blizzard, so Miss Julia finds herself muddling through midwifery with nothing but a flashlight and feminine intuition. As usual, Miss Julia goes from a boring day spent reorganizing her closets to a woman smack-dab in the middle of a lot of trouble.

Ann B. Ross once again delivers a hilarious ride with Miss Julia and her Abbotsville cohorts.