TEXAS BLUE – Guest Post & Giveaway
Today – I’m very pleased to welcome a guest post from Jodi Thomas,
author of TEXAS BLUE.
Take it away Jodi…
I hope all my fans will step into Texas history and enjoy the adventure. From the day I was walking in the Hill Country near Fredericksburg, Texas, the story of the McMurray family has been playing in my head. I am very excited about TEXAS BLUE, the first book in the new generation of the Whispering Mountain Series.
I opened in 1875, with two friends parting ways one stormy night in Austin. Duncan, a Texas Ranger, is off to fight at the border and Lewt, a gambler, plans to find a wife among one of Duncan’s three rich cousins while his friend is away.
Duncan, called Duck when he was a boy, is wild and fearless. He leaves his law practice to join a raid at the border. Lewt has never done anything brave and never plans to. He just wants a respectable wife.
Lewt joins a group of men Duncan hand selected to travel to Whispering Mountain and meet his three female cousins. Though Lewt knows his friend would never introduce a gambler to his rich relatives, he wants a chance for more than just a life in saloons.
I loved blending two stories together. Both men have a great deal to learn about who they are and about what is worth risking your life to keep. Since this is the fifth in my series about Whispering Mountain, it was fun to see the children, Duck and the girls, grow up to be strong independent adults. If you’ve never read any in this series, TEXAS BLUE would be a great place to start. For those of you who love series, you might want to go back to the beginning and start with TEXAS RAIN. I promise you’ll fall in love with the men of Whispering Mountain.
Some books fly and all I can do is hang on for the ride.
TEXAS BLUE was such a book.
It was great fun and I hope you’ll come along on the adventure through Texas with me.
This story will touch your heart… it touched mine.
Happy Reading,
Jodi Thomas
About Jodi
Jodi Thomas is the NY Times and USA Today best-selling author of 31 novels and 8 short story collec-tions. As of July 2006, she was the 11th woman to be inducted in to RWA Hall of Fame. She is also cur-rently serving as the Writer in Residence at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas
GIVEAWAY
Thanks to Jodi, I have a copy of
Texas Blue
for one of my lucky readers.
To enter: Please leave a comment telling me
if you are a Jodi Thomas fan, and if so,
what is your favorite book written by Jodi.
Giveaway ends at Noon Central Time
4/22
I love Jodi's books. So far I have only read her Harmony series books….I fell in love with the characters and couldn't wait to read Somewhere Along the Way and now can't wait to read the upcoming The Comforts of Home! I haven't read any of the Whispering Mountain series books yet but have heard great things about them. Thanks for the contest!
junegirl63(at)gmail(dot)com
I have not read any Jodi's books before. I am always looking for new authors to read and this book caught my eye. It sounds like a good.
rjofus(at)gmail(dot)com
I would love to read this book.
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I haven't ever read any of Jodi's books before. But I love anything historical and I recently moved to Texas! Our front yard has a patch of blue in it and that makes me love the title. I would really love to read this book.
CarolNWong(at)aol(dot)com
I love your historical westerns the most. The characters are so strong and the way you describe the surroundings really draws me into the story. My favorite book is The Texan's Reward.
joderjo402 AT gmail DOT com
I have never read one of Jodi's books, but am always willing to read a new-to-me author.
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The only book of hers that I have read is Tall, Dark & Texan. I did enjoy it and hope to read more of her books.
pbclark(at)netins(dot)net
I have never read her books but Texas Blue looks to make a convert out of me!
kpbarnett1941[at]aol[dot]com
I have read the rest of the Whispering Mountain series, and I really enjoyed them. My favorite is TALL, DARK, AND TEXAN. I am looking forward to reading this next installment in the series.
castings at mindspring dot com
I have read and enjoyed Jodi's books and I would say Texas Rain is my favorite so far.
mce1011 AT aol DOT com
Even if you haven't read the "Whispering Mountain" series, this is a great book to start with and I promise you'll fall in love with the men!
I have never read any books by the author, Jodi Thomas. The cover of this book is so beautiful that it entices me to read the story.
pboylecharley(AT)hotmail(DOT)com
I'm a fan. I guess my favorite book is TALL, DARK, AND TEXAN.
marlenebreakfield(at)yahoo(dot)com
I am a big fan of Jodi's books. My favorite so far is Two Texas Hearts. Love to read this book. Please enter me. Thanks!
ayancey(at)dishmail(dot)net
I've never read any of Jodi's books – but I'd like to!
adrianecoros(at)gmail(dot)com
I haven't read Jodi's books yet, but this one sounds terrific. Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
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