Synopses & Reviews
~"Thomas knocks it out of the park again" --Publishers Weekly (starred review) and#160; New York Times bestselling author Jodi Thomas returns to the town of Harmony, Texas, where life has a way of making better plans than anyone ever imaginedand#133;and#160; Sisters Abby and Dusti Delaney have spent their entire lives on Rainbow Lane, but they dream of something bigger. So when a poker tournament comes to town, Dusti is determined to win enough money to leave. Enlisting expert Kieron Oand#8217;Brian to teach her the game, sparks begin to fly as they play their hands. But Kieron refuses to stand in the way of her dream, even if it means losing her forever...
After a year of traveling, Ronny Logan is settling into a home on Rainbow Lane, but thatand#8217;s all the settling sheand#8217;ll be doing. Ronny refuses to fall for anyone, regardless of the chemistry she has with her neighbor Austin Hawk. Yet something undeniable begins to grow between the two lonersand#151;if only they can let their barriers fall and open their hearts...
Review
Praise for the novels of Jodi Thomas “You can count on Jodi Thomas to give you a satisfying and memorable read.”—Catherine Anderson, New York Times bestselling author
“Thomas sketches a slow, sweet surrender.”—Publishers Weekly
“Tender, realistic, and insightful.”—Library Journal
“Ive never met a Jodi Thomas book that wasnt absolutely dog eared from being read many times.”—Fresh Fiction
“Filled with amazing people.”—Romance Reviews Today
Review
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Thomas knocks it out of the park againand#8230;.Ronny Logan and Austin Hawk are looking for peace out by Rainbow Lane. They both have reasons to crave solitudeand#8212;heand#8217;s recovering from injury, she from grief and a yearand#8217;s traveland#8212;so theyand#8217;re surprised to enjoy each otherand#8217;s company. Ronny also becomes friends with neighbors Dusti and Abby Delaney, sisters who are counting on a poker tournament to make their dreams come true. As Dusti gets poker lessons from flirtatious Kieran Oand#8217;Toole, tournament organizer Reagan Truman waits for rodeo rider Noah McAllen, her longtime love interest, to and#8220;grow up and man up.and#8221; Thomas is a master at creating damaged yet appealing characters, and their expressions of loveand#8212;as siblings, as friends, as partnersand#8212;are intense and beautiful. Their paths to happiness are interwoven in an intricate tapestry with the tournament as backdrop, combining in an epic tale of the kind of love that lasts foreverand#8221; and#8211;
Publishers Weekly (starred review) on
Betting the Rainbow
Praise for the novels of Jodi Thomasand#160;
and#8220;You can count on Jodi Thomas to give you a satisfying and memorable read.and#8221;and#8212;Catherine Anderson, New York Times bestselling authorand#160;
and#8220;Thomas sketches a slow, sweet surrender.and#8221;and#8212;Publishers Weeklyand#160;
and#8220;Tender, realistic, and insightful.and#8221;and#8212;Library Journaland#160;
and#8220;Iand#8217;ve never met a Jodi Thomas book that wasnand#8217;t absolutely dog eared from being read many times.and#8221;and#8212;Fresh Fictionand#160;
and#8220;Filled with amazing people.and#8221;and#8212;Romance Reviews Today
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 AandM University. She lives in Amarillo, Texas. Her recent novels includeand#160;Can't Stop Believing, Chance of a Lifetime, Wild Texas Rose and Just Down the Road.