Mornings on Main

February 15, 2018
Laurel Springs, Texas, is a sleepy little town run by Connor Larady, who holds the positions of mayor, newspaperman, dutiful grandson, and bedraggled father of a rebellious teenage girl. He's keeping it together and doesn't realize what his life has been lacking until drifter Jillian James shows up looking for work. Jillian has no intention of staying in Laurel Springs for longer than it takes to track her estranged father, whom she believes once came to Laurel Springs before she was born. But after several months of living in the local B&B, Jillian begins to develop relationships with the townspeople that make leaving impossible. A gentle, contemporary romance that takes place in a charming, small Texas town is Thomas' niche, but her latest departs from her previous rancher-family sagas. Rather than creating the usual rural western atmosphere, Thomas portrays a town blighted by the death of manufacturing yet holding on by the strength and charm of its citizens.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2018, American Library Association.)