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Winter's Camp

Winter's Camp, August 2015
Ransom Canyon Prequel
by Jodi Thomas

HQN Books
Featuring: James Randall Kirkland; Millie
50 pages
ISBN: 1460385993
EAN: 9781460385999
Kindle: B00U77QXI4
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"Jodi Thomas packs quite a bit of story in this novella..."

Fresh Fiction Review

Winter's Camp
Jodi Thomas

Reviewed by Sandra Wurman
Posted August 10, 2015

Novella / Short Story | Romance Historical

WINTER'S CAMP is the novella that acts as a prequel for RANSOM CANYON. WINTER'S CAMP sets the stage for this new series by Jodi Thomas. Everyone knows that it took men and women of great inner strength to civilize and tame what was a vast area of undeveloped land. There were no towns to speak of, in fact, they often popped up around forts. These amazing folk needed some basics to get their new lives started. And James Randall Kirkland was no different. He had survived the war and now was going to follow the dream he had of owning his own ranch. First thing James had to do was file a claim for the land that just fit what he envisioned. With the money he had saved up he was going to proceed with his plans. His laundry list of needs was long and so he went shopping at camps set up by traders. Texas had a great appeal for many folk -- some good, others not necessarily. Rule number one was watch everyone and trust no one. James is going to find something that will turn out to be very valuable to him and his dream at that trading post. Probably going to be the smartest barter he will ever make. Taming the wild is going to have a new meaning for this ex-military man. Jodi Thomas packs quite a bit of story in this novella, which turns out to be the true introduction in her new series Ransom Canyon. WINTER'S CAMP is a great opening act for what is sure to be another winning series by this very talented author. Jodi Thomas has a great love of things western. Any fan of Thomas is going to find WINTER'S CAMP definitely the price of admission. And then set off for the next installment entitled RANSOM CANYON.

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SUMMARY

New York Times bestselling author Jodi Thomas has captivated readers around the world with her sweeping, heartfelt family sagas. To introduce her brand- new series, Jodi tells the story behind the unforgiving Texas landscape and how one man claims Ransom Canyon—and a timid beauty—for his legacy… A wanderer’s life was all James Randall Kirkland had known since he was an orphaned boy in San Antonio. And while years of adventure had satisfied his younger self, now he’s longing to put down roots of his own and is prepared to go it alone. But when he sees the Apache slave woman with the startling blue eyes, the course of his journey is changed forever. Ever since the Comanche raided her village and took her for their own, Millie hasn’t known any kind of freedom. After years of being outcast, beaten and traded from tribe to tribe, she’s unprepared for James’s patient tone and gentle ways. Still, as her handsome savior slowly earns her trust, Millie struggles between desire and fear, sure it’s just a matter of time before James tires of her and her burgeoning feelings are nothing but another wasted memory.


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