Lucas Chafee and Madeline Durand had a summer romance as teenagers while spending the summer in Shelter Bay, Oregon. It ended with Lucas breaking Maddy's heart and both of them going on with their lives, not seeing each other again until circumstances bring them back to Shelter Bay years later.

Lucas, a former Navy SEAL, came back to the place he considers home to put his father to rest. They had planned to restore an old farmhouses together when Lucas returned to civilian life so, with his plans now up in the air, he accepts an offer from Sophia, a family friend to turn her outdated farm kitchen into a commercial kitchen that would suffice as restaurant kitchen and cooking school. Lucas never imagined that taking the job would put him in close contact to his teenage love Maddy again, but since it has, Lucas doesn't intend to let her get away. But, getting Maddy to trust him or give him a chance after her recent betrayal and his infidelity ten years ago may be the hardest thing he's ever done.

On Lavender Lane is the third book in author JoAnn Ross's Shelter Bay series. This is another fascinating story in an intriguing, engrossing series with compelling and passionate characters. It's set in a small, picturesque town that anyone would be thrilled to call home. The town of Shelter Bay comes alive with the vibrant, descriptive pictures that the author paints and the genuine, lifelike emotions of the characters.

On Lavender Lane is a charming story that weaves strands of humor, uncertainty, love, family and friendship with important, real life issues such as domestic abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder into a heart-warming, romantic narrative that you won't want to put down. 5 Angels!

Reviewed by: Tammy