Audio narration by Julia Gibson (good!) I didn't read the book, so beware of misspelled names. I haven't read the whole series, selecting only this book because I liked the sound of the plot. Lately I've been trolling for books with children playing strong and credible secondary roles. In this c...
I received The Comforts of Home by Jodi Thomas through First Reads. While I had not reads any of the previous Harmony Series books I enjoyed the book and it's characters. I love Ms. Thomas ability to create characters I care about (who grow and change throughout the story) and small towns that I...
I tagged this as Native American romance, but it's ties to that are slight; Sage McMurray's mother was Apache, which is mentioned a couple of times but really isn't in her character or the story.Mixed feelings here. Drummond Roak was interesting because of his angst and the lone Marlborough man i...
I loved this book. This book is about Sage who was rasied by her 3 brothers. She met Drummond years ago and still sees him as a boy. Drummond has been in love with Sage since he first met her even though he's a few years younger than her. He's only problem is getting her to belive that he's the m...
Probably my least favorite book of the Whispering Mountain series. Emily is a little cold and unfriendly, which makes her hard to like. Lewton is alright for a hero, a nice guy, but I think he is a little boring. Something between me and Lewt didn't quite click, and I'm not sure what it was about...
Chance of a Lifetime (Harmony #5)by Jodi Thomas. The Harmony novels are “Jodi Thomas all the way—super characters [and] lots of riveting subplots.”* Now the New York Times bestselling author takes us back to Harmony, Texas, where big dreams are brewing—and anything and everything is possible… Emi...
Another visit to Harmony!This time we meet 4 new people, 2 sisters Abbi and Dusti and two guys who were childhood friends Kieran (a redheaded scott) and Austin Hawk. I always get a bit unsettled meeting the new characters as I am still wanting updates on all the other people we have already met a...
Reviewed by JenBook provided by the publisher for reviewReview originally posted at Romancing the BookJodi Thomas is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. I love how she writes across genres, so I get the best of both worlds. With Promise Me Texas, we’re in the American west in the late 18...
Four novellas taking place in the late 19th century West make up this collection. All four were slightly above average. Jodi Thomas, Jo Goodman and Alison Kent were all familiar to me and represented themselves favorably here. Kaki Warner was a new author to me and I enjoyed her entry and will lo...
A chance to start fresh in a new town called Harmony.Harmon Ely has put the word out that he needs good men to help build his town. Eventually, Patrick McAllen runs away with his new wife Annie and quickly followed by his brother Shelly. And Clint Truman struggles to put the past behind him and l...
3.5 starsI have to admit I'm kind of disappointed in this one. Mostly because I loved Bailee's story and this was just ok.Moving along we now follow Sarah and Sam on their journey...The Bad News(For me!)Were the things I didn't like:SarahSarah annoyed me to no end. I can't even begin to count how...
Four all-new stories featuring the kind of cowboys that set women's hearts to quivering... "Easy on the Heart" by Jodi Thomas, USA Today bestselling author of When a Texan Gambles "Coming Home" by Patricia Potter, USA Today bestselling author of Cold Target "Tombstone Tess" by Emily Carm...
Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Jodi Thomas creates an epic story of a land, a family, and an unforgettable love in this searing tale of passion, perseverance, and a strong woman's fight for her heart's desire.
Captain Walker Larson received the shock of his life when a beautiful stranger boldly walked into his office—claiming to be his wife. His father may have bought Lacy Larson for him in a wife lottery, but Walker had no desire for a bride—even one as captivating as the one standing before him. So h...
Reverend Daniel McLain desperately needs help in bringing guidance and peace to the mid-19th-century Western town of Jefferson, Tex., and with twin toddlers running him ragged, he can't get focused. He appeals to his late wife's family and expects the assistance of an elderly aunt. Instead, poor ...
Nineteenth-century Texas was alive with lovers and scoundrels, drifters and dreamers. It was a land brimming with wild, glorious passions—passions USA Today bestselling author Jodi Thomas tenderly evokes in this exquisite new novel…Fleeing trouble in Pittsburgh, young Kara O’Riley has no choice b...
It was love at first sight. When Wolf Hayward and Molly Donivan gazed into each other's eyes in a crowded train station during the Civil War, they knew they were meant to be--and sealed their commitment with a passionate kiss. He promised to find her after the war--until he realized she was the ...
After being away for two years with his Texas Ranger duties, Travis McMurray returned home for a month off. He was met by his sister, Sage, and roped into taking her to the town's annual barn dance. While there, Travis literally backed into a girl who called herself Molly and was wearing a red wi...
Texas Princess (A Whispering Mountain Novel)
Unless a man had cattle to feed and water. Oh, the glorious life of a rancher. Sloan Sullivan sighed, his breath creating vapor in the frigid air that stung when drawn into his lungs. His right leg had been injured when a horse fell on him several months ago and now protested the extreme temperat...
The first few evenings he’d cleaned out an old office that stood apart from the rest of the bungalows. The front of the building was lined with dirty windows with a long counter separating the lobby area from the back storage and living quarters. A tiny, windowless bedroom and bath ran across par...
He never yelled at her or hit her. And he never stopped talking no matter how hard she tried to show him that she wasn’t listening. Days passed, the last of the cottonwood leaves fell, the wind howled of winter at night and still he talked. She couldn’t stop observing his ...
Now for those of you who would like my stories all together we have One Texas Night. I rarely call the folks in my stories characters. To me they come alive and tell me their stories. May they come alive for you as well in these four short adventures. In the first story, “Amarillo by Morning,” I ...
The train that had pulled out of Fort Worth at midnight was sitting on the tracks, still waiting for a report from the team of workers sent out to fix a broken spot on the rails. Stitch stayed back with the wagon while Abe visited with the conductor. &nbs...
Her diet consisted of health food bars for the meals and a pound of chocolate a day for snacks. Except for an occasional cup of coffee, her drink of choice was wine. Which she drank from noon until bedtime. Jubilee reached the point that she swore if her sister commented o...
Most of his anger was turned inward. He’d made a fool of himself. He’d acted on impulse, not reason. Al his life he’d prided himself on holding back. His brothers might re up and act, but he thought things through rst. Only this time—this time he’d kissed Miss Liberty Mayeld, a senator’s daugh...
She deliberately set her chin in defiance. He stood with his arms folded across his chest.A blue jay hovered low over the ground and made his presence known with his distinct, harsh call, which seemed to mimic the screams of a hawk.“I apologize,” Laurel and Hunter said in unison.“Ladies first.” H...
Somehow Wilkes and she had discovered something totally new. She had no doubt they’d both been rattled to the core by that one kiss last night.They’d stepped on an uncharted planet at the same time. This new feeling wouldn’t be all that unusual for her, she’d had a very sheltered life, but Wilkes...
O’Daniel had time to turn down the wick on her night-light. She needed to be alone with her thoughts. She wanted to remember every detail of what she and Jacob had shared on the porch. The way he’d kissed her so tenderly took her breath away, and the way his hand had warmed over her breast made h...
As she stood, every muscle screamed in pain. She gently touched her face. The swelling of her lip seemed less than yesterday. However, her half-closed eye still throbbed. She knew without looking in a mirror that her face was a mass of black and blue. The air was still and carried the warmth of s...
He had an IV in his hand and bandages covering the back of his head. For a while he lay very still and tried to remember what had happened. He recalled every detail of his father’s funeral yesterday. The preacher had said his old man must have been on a fast train to heaven, but somehow Beau doub...
He tossed his hat on the seat and headed toward her door. She glanced at the clock glowing from her VCR beneath the TV. Nine o’clock. Probably time for his final rounds, she decided. How did she get on his list? It must read something like “lock up office, check on fights at bars, drop in on path...
He’d spent the day entertaining Logan and Jimmy at the school picnic, which had turned inside to a noisy gym once the rain had started. Logan had played so hard, he’d fallen asleep in the car on the ride home. Micah had carried him inside and tucked him in bed, checked with Mrs. Mac and had heade...
She’d tried to sleep most of Sunday after she’d made it home from the hospital, but today she had far too many things to do. Only, the house seemed to call to her as the shadows grew long. Memories lined the walls of the old place that had been in the Truman family for more than a hundred years. ...
She couldn’t help wondering why she was taking a chance with a cowboy at this stage in her life. If she were healthy, if she had years to live, it would be one thing, but Laceys never lived past forty and she was now less than three years away. She’d told Tori about the do...