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Praise for Jodi Thomas and her novels
“Compelling and beautifully written.”—Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“A masterful storyteller.”—Catherine Anderson, New York Times bestselling author
“Thomas sketches a slow, sweet surrender.”—Publishers Weekly
“A large helping of suspense, vibrant (if eccentric) characters, and Texas humor to spice it up.”—Booklist
“Tender, realistic, and insightful.”—Library Journal
“[Thomas’s] often beautiful turn of phrase and eloquent writing impart truths we spend lifetimes gleaning for ourselves.”—All About Romance
“Compelling and beautifully written.”—Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“A masterful storyteller.”—Catherine Anderson, New York Times bestselling author
“Thomas sketches a slow, sweet surrender.”—Publishers Weekly
“A large helping of suspense, vibrant (if eccentric) characters, and Texas humor to spice it up.”—Booklist
“Tender, realistic, and insightful.”—Library Journal
“[Thomas’s] often beautiful turn of phrase and eloquent writing impart truths we spend lifetimes gleaning for ourselves.”—All About Romance
About the Author
Jodi Thomas is a certified marriage and family counselor, a fifth generation Texan, a Texas Tech graduate, and writer-in-residence at West Texas A&M University. She's the New York Times bestselling author of the Harmony series, including Welcome to Harmony, Somewhere Along the Way, and The Comforts of Home, as well as the McLain series and the Whispering Mountain series. She lives in Amarillo, Texas.
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on October 7, 2014
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You’ve read about Harmony in Jodi Thomas’ previous novels, now learn the story of how it all began…
Harmon Ely wanted to build a town. After 10 years of running his trading post, he figured it was about time for some company, so he placed an ad looking for workers, promising 40 acres and a house for anyone who will stay for two years to help build the town.
Haunted by a troubled past, Clint Truman spends his days in the saloon where he drinks away his bitter memories. Once a soldier in Terry’s Texas Rangers, he’s better known now for being little more than a drunk brawler. After losing everything that ever mattered to him, life has left him hardened and angry. With his life spiraling out of control, it seems his options are running low, so when Clint’s offered a job to haul supplies and defend a new town in Texas, he knows he has to go. There’s just one catch- he needs to bring a bride.
Patrick McAllen has run away from home, for good. His father had beaten him nearly to death for previous escape attempts, and made it clear that the next time there would be no beating- he would find him, and he would kill him. But Patrick remains hopeful. With sadness, he says goodbye to his brother Shelley, taking along his neighbor’s daughter, Annie, to be his bride. Together they plan to build a town for Harmon Ely, and a future for themselves. Yet still his father’s warning weighs heavy on Patrick’s mind, as his past threatens to follow him all the way to Harmony.
Captain Gillian Matheson is trying to get to his wife Daisy. After sending him a cryptic letter asking him to meet her at a trading post run by Harmon Ely, he fears the worst and is determined to set off at once to join her.Read more ›
You’ve read about Harmony in Jodi Thomas’ previous novels, now learn the story of how it all began…
Harmon Ely wanted to build a town. After 10 years of running his trading post, he figured it was about time for some company, so he placed an ad looking for workers, promising 40 acres and a house for anyone who will stay for two years to help build the town.
Haunted by a troubled past, Clint Truman spends his days in the saloon where he drinks away his bitter memories. Once a soldier in Terry’s Texas Rangers, he’s better known now for being little more than a drunk brawler. After losing everything that ever mattered to him, life has left him hardened and angry. With his life spiraling out of control, it seems his options are running low, so when Clint’s offered a job to haul supplies and defend a new town in Texas, he knows he has to go. There’s just one catch- he needs to bring a bride.
Patrick McAllen has run away from home, for good. His father had beaten him nearly to death for previous escape attempts, and made it clear that the next time there would be no beating- he would find him, and he would kill him. But Patrick remains hopeful. With sadness, he says goodbye to his brother Shelley, taking along his neighbor’s daughter, Annie, to be his bride. Together they plan to build a town for Harmon Ely, and a future for themselves. Yet still his father’s warning weighs heavy on Patrick’s mind, as his past threatens to follow him all the way to Harmony.
Captain Gillian Matheson is trying to get to his wife Daisy. After sending him a cryptic letter asking him to meet her at a trading post run by Harmon Ely, he fears the worst and is determined to set off at once to join her.Read more ›
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A Place Called Harmony is a must read for fans of Jodi Thomas and her Harmony series. I loved it. It was fun to see how the place where her modern-day series takes place got its start. The ancestors of the main characters of the Harmony series helped to build the town.
The Trumans, McAllens and the Mathesons meet after taking a man up on his offer to help build a town. We see them from the beginning and how they grow to be friends for life. Not only that, we see how each man meets his wife and begins a new journey together. I loved all three stories. These are good people who’ve survived tragedies and still trust that life can get better with the mates they’ve been fortunate enough to find.
A Place Called Harmony is a romantic adventure. It’s truly an American pioneer story and I recommend it. Included at the end is an excerpt from the next book in the Harmony series: One True Heart. It will be out in April 2015. I can’t wait to read it!
*I received a review copy in exchange for my opinion
The Trumans, McAllens and the Mathesons meet after taking a man up on his offer to help build a town. We see them from the beginning and how they grow to be friends for life. Not only that, we see how each man meets his wife and begins a new journey together. I loved all three stories. These are good people who’ve survived tragedies and still trust that life can get better with the mates they’ve been fortunate enough to find.
A Place Called Harmony is a romantic adventure. It’s truly an American pioneer story and I recommend it. Included at the end is an excerpt from the next book in the Harmony series: One True Heart. It will be out in April 2015. I can’t wait to read it!
*I received a review copy in exchange for my opinion
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LOVED THIS STORY. could not put the book down...Jodi Thomas is a fabulous story teller. I felt happy, sad, mad, loved, awed....Once again Jodi Thomas brought a story to life for me...I felt I could see the dust and dirt. I could smell the filthy soldiers and cowboys. I could feel the heart ache and pain of the characters. Jodi has a style of writing that makes you feel like you are there as the story un folds. I love the Harmony series and the way she brought the town to being and giving a background to many of the characters in her pervious books is just utterly enjoyable. If you have not read one of the Harmony series book this book could be a stand alone, read first or last...no matter what you will be happy you read it...the only hard part was getting to the end and knowing you have to wait till 2015 for another Harmony story !!!!!!
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The idea of romance set against the backdrop of the inception of a town on the frontier of Northern Texas after the Civil War had vast appeal. It didn't hurt that it was written by an author I've had my eye on to try out her stuff for a while. From the beginning, this story that is really several stories all in one ran me through all my emotions and left me so satisfied in the end.
From what I can gather, this book is a late written prequel to an existing series about the people of the modern day small Texas town of Harmony. This prequel is about the town's beginnings and about the three main founding families- Trumans, McAllens, and Mathesons. Each of these couples get their story told separately and then the stories wove together when they met up to start the town. This book can read as a standalone, a beginning to series or a mid-series flashback to how it all started.
The first couple, the Trumans, had probably the farthest to come and I don't mean physical distance. They began as a drunken man beaten down by life that is given one last chance by the sheriff. He is offered the opportunity for work with a man who wants to found a town in the wild northern Texas area. The job comes with pay and forty acres of land if he sticks it out for two years. Truman is all set to take it until he learns he must have a wife. This is solved when the sheriff chooses a woman recently released from prison with no other option. Truman lays it out there for her with all honesty- he'll never love again, he'll provide for her and keeper her safe, and the silent, mysterious woman takes him up on it along with adding that he can never force himself on her or ask about her past.
The second couple, the McAllens, are young, adventurous and running away from abusive homes.Read more ›
From what I can gather, this book is a late written prequel to an existing series about the people of the modern day small Texas town of Harmony. This prequel is about the town's beginnings and about the three main founding families- Trumans, McAllens, and Mathesons. Each of these couples get their story told separately and then the stories wove together when they met up to start the town. This book can read as a standalone, a beginning to series or a mid-series flashback to how it all started.
The first couple, the Trumans, had probably the farthest to come and I don't mean physical distance. They began as a drunken man beaten down by life that is given one last chance by the sheriff. He is offered the opportunity for work with a man who wants to found a town in the wild northern Texas area. The job comes with pay and forty acres of land if he sticks it out for two years. Truman is all set to take it until he learns he must have a wife. This is solved when the sheriff chooses a woman recently released from prison with no other option. Truman lays it out there for her with all honesty- he'll never love again, he'll provide for her and keeper her safe, and the silent, mysterious woman takes him up on it along with adding that he can never force himself on her or ask about her past.
The second couple, the McAllens, are young, adventurous and running away from abusive homes.Read more ›
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