Ransom Canyon is hard to categorize. It seems to combine a romance novel, a teen novel, and a thriller
and somehow does it really well! I was drawn in emotionally at the start and hooked to the characters throughout.
The story follows several characters in a small town. Staten is a rancher and a widower, and is finding love with Quinn, a lonely woman with secrets. Lauren and Lucas are teens having their own life changing adventures. And Yancy is fresh from prison and discovering he doesn’t have to break the law to survive in Ransom Canyon. When his past comes back to haunt him though, all the characters are affected.
Ransom Canyon is well written and Jodi Thomas really brings her characters to life and gets you invested. This book is the first in a new series by the author so I’m eager to see what happens next!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
A fifth-generation Texan, JODI THOMAS sets the majority of her novels in her home state. With a degree in Family Studies, Thomas is a marriage and family counselor by education, a background that enables her to write about family dynamics. Honored in 2002 as a Distinguished Alumni by Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Thomas enjoys interacting with students on the West Texas A & M University campus, where she currently serves as Writer in Residence. When not working on a novel or inspiring students to pursue a writing career, Thomas enjoys traveling with her husband, Tom, renovating a historic home they bought in Amarillo, and “checking up” on their two grown sons.
That sounds like a great read. I love a good thriller.
This sounds like a good book! I love that it combines so many genres.
I love Jodi Thomas’ books and so does my daughter. We have not read this one yet! Sounds awesome.
You had me at “hard to categorize”. Those are my favorite types of books to read!
I haven’t read any of her work yet, but it sounds like all Texas girls should! I am excited to see the depth of the characters considering the author’s background.
Sounds like a great book. I wish I had more time to read books.
This sounds like a fun one. I need to add a few new books to my line up.
What a spellbinding review of Ransom Canyon. I read Jodi Thomas’s book “Beneath the Texas Sky” several years ago when I got the book at a library book sale. I’m going to add this new book to my “hints for mom for Christmas” list.
It will be awesome to find out more about those characters. This sounds like an awesome book!
I like that it can’t be pinned into one genre. I like those kinds of books…variety is the spice of life. 🙂
A cowboy thriller perhaps? Sounds like an interesting story. I’m always looking for new reads.
This sounds like a really great read! Sounds like something I would enjoy.
This sounds like a great read. I love books that can keep my attention throughout so this sounds perfect.
This book looks so good. The storyline is right up my alley.
I don’t think I have read anything from this author. I will have to check it out.
This sounds great. I love the combo of different genres and I know I would enjoy this book. I will add this to my list of must reads. Now that school started I should have more time to read.
Thanks for the introduction of Jodi Thomas. Never heard of her before but I am very interested in this storyline. I will have to check it out!