Once again a delightful entry into a new series by a favorite of mine. Jodi Thomas has the ability to reel me in every time with her enterprising, intelligent and caring cast of characters and RANSOM CANYON has some of the best yet. We are treated to some very interesting, albeit a little quirky, characters that have you laughing out loud at their shenanigans. RANSOM CANYON is supposed to introduce you to another town created by Jodi Thomas and have you just dying to return. I, for one, am looking forward to a long lovely relationship with this town.

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Basically the town of Ransom Canyon was built by the Kirkland family whose ancestor settled what was once just a vast wasteland. But the first Kirkland had a vision and a dream and knew his future was as a landowner and rancher. RANSOM CANYON is Staten Kirkland's story. His father is a senator and has no use for the family ranch so it falls onto Staten to keep the Kirkland legacy going and succeeding. Staten's life has suffered great loss -- first with the passing of his beloved wife from illness and then the senseless accident that took the life of their son Randall. He just couldn't seem to get his life back on track. In fact, if it wasn't the responsibility of the family business, Staten would be lost. He was convinced his heart would never recuperate from the deaths of his family.

Staten, his wife Amalah, and her good friend Quinn had grown up together in this developing town. Quinn and Amalah were best friends and spent a lot of time together. The loss of Amalah and Randall hit Quinn as hard as it had Staten. Quinn's life had not been an easy one. Where great things were expected of her and her talent, much of her adult life had been about hiding from a great betrayal.

I guess it was only natural that these two would seek each other out for comfort. It was pure providence that Staten and Quinn expand their friendship into something more. But nothing of value comes easy, and in RANSOM CANYON the obstacles can be life changing as well as dangerous. Who said small town living is easy? Certainly not Jodi Thomas.

I had two books sitting on my desk. RANSOM CANYON and WINTER'S CAMP -- both by Jodi Thomas. So I just picked one and started reading. RANSOM CANYON is the first book of this new series. However, WINTER'S CAMP is the prequel. Candidly, it did not matter one bit that I read them seemingly out of order, but boy did I have a smile on my face when I read the first page of WINTER'S CAMP. No matter what order you read them, Jodi Thomas' new series in RANSOM CANYON is a great read.

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