MORNINGS ON MAIN:
A Small-Town Texas Novel
by
Jodi Thomas
Genre: Mainstream Romance
Publisher: HQN
Publisher: HQN
Number of Pages: 320 pages
AVAILABLE APRIL 10, 2018!
AVAILABLE APRIL 10, 2018!
Jillian James has never had a place to call home. Desperate to make some quick cash before moving on again, she agrees to help an elderly woman close her beloved quilt shop.
Connor Larady’s grandmother has owned the shop all her life, but lately she has struggled with Alzheimer’s. Connor’s seventeen-year-old daughter has spent her whole life in Laurel Springs, Texas, and she feels restless. When Jillian moves to town, she represents travel, adventure and excitement.
Weaving together the story of three generations of women looking for a place to belong, Mornings on Main asks us to consider how we make our memories—what we remember, what we forget, what becomes part of our story—and remind us that it’s not where we live, but how we live that counts.
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Sunnie Introduction
EXCERPT FROM
MORNINGS ON MAIN
By Jodi Thomas
A long slice of light shone into
the dark shadows of the quilt shop. For a moment, Jillian thought she was in
the wrong place. No soft ribbons of florescent bulbs twenty feet above. No laughter
from the quilter’s corner. No smell of coffee drifting from the tiny kitchen.
Only a long-legged girl dressed
in black, staring at her as if Jillian had just interrupted a demonic ritual.
The backward lettering of A
Stitch in Time circled across the front window. Right place. Jillian was in the
quilt shop. Squaring her shoulders, she moved forward.
“Hi,” Jillian managed as she
widened the opening of the door. She wasn’t sure if she was trying to see the
invader better or simply wanted to enlarge her escape route.
The strange girl swung one leg
so it bumped against the side of the counter in a heartbeat rhythm. Her hair
was so light it appeared white, and hung straight past her shoulders.
A dozen bracelets, all appearing
to be made out of rusty bolts, clanked on her arms as she turned toward the
back of the store.
“Dad!” the intruder yelled.
“Someone’s drifted in.”
Rows of lights began to click
on, starting from the back and finally reaching the front. All the beautiful
colors of the store returned, but the escapee from the Addams Family remained.
Her black peacoat, with batwing shoulder pads, was ripped in several places.
Black eyeliner extended almost to her ears and charcoal, lace gloves covered
her hands.
Jillian studied the girl
carefully. On the bright side, the coat and leggings matched. Both black and
ragged. She appeared to be wearing three blouses, the last one a lace
nightgown. Silk, holey as if moth-eaten, and spotted with what looked like
bloodstains. Her skirt, with several chains hanging off it, reminded Jillian of
a midnight plaid kilt.
They both turned as footsteps
stormed from the back. “Sorry,” Connor Larady shouted. “I usually have the
place all opened up by this time.”
He didn’t seem to notice the
girl still perched on the counter. “I’ll have a key made for you so you won’t
have to wait for me if I’m running late.”
When Jillian turned her gaze to
the girl, Connor finally acknowledged the goth in the room. “Oh, I’m sorry,
Jillian, this is my daughter. Sunnie, this is the lady who is helping Gram
organize the shop.”
Jillian offered her hand, hoping
the strange girl wouldn’t try to suck her blood. She was so thin and pale she
probably hadn’t eaten in days.
The girl reluctantly took
Jillian’s offered hand, but her handshake was limp.
If there was a prize for someone
born with the wrong name, Sunnie Larady would win. Stormy might be better. Or
Scary.
She slid off the counter. Six
feet of pure adolescent rebellion. “I need to get to school, Connor.” She said
her father’s name louder than the rest of the sentence.
“Right.” Connor turned to
Jillian. “Will you be all right here? Gram should be dropped off any minute.”
“I’m fine. I’ll watch for her.”
Jillian smiled at Sunnie. “Nice to meet you.”
The girl shrugged and walked
out.
With millions of books in print, Jodi Thomas is both a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over 45 novels and 14 short story collections. Her stories travel through the past and present days of Texas and draw readers from around the world.
In July 2006, Jodi was the 11th writer to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. With five RITA’s to her credit, along with National Readers’ Choice Awards and Booksellers’ Best Awards, Thomas has proven her skill as a master storyteller.
Honored in 2002 as a Distinguished Alumni by Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, Thomas enjoys interacting with students at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas, where she currently serves as Writer in Residence.
When not working on a novel, or inspiring students to pursue writing careers, Thomas enjoys traveling with her husband, renovating an historic home, and “checking up” on their grown sons and four grandchildren.
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