Ransom Canyon
From New York Times bestselling author Jodi Thomas comes the first book in a compelling, emotionally resonant series set in a remote west Texas town–where family can be made by blood or by choice Rancher Staten Kirkland, the last descendant of Ransom Canyon's founding father, is rugged and practical to the last. No one knows that when his troubling memories threaten to overwhelm him, he runs to lovely, reclusive Quinn O'Grady…or that she has her own secret that no one living knows.Young Lucas Reyes has his eye on the prize–college, and the chance to become something more than a ranch hand's son. But one night, one wrong decision, will set his life on a course even he hadn't imagined.Yancy Grey is running hard from his troubled past. He doesn't plan to stick around Ransom Canyon, just long enough to learn the town's weaknesses and how to use them for personal gain. Only Yancy, a common criminal since he was old enough to reach a car's pedals, isn't prepared for what he encounters.In this dramatic new series, the lives, loves and ambitions of four families will converge, set against a landscape that can be as unforgiving as it is beautiful, where passion, property and pride are worth fighting–and even dying–for.
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From New York Times bestselling author Jodi Thomas comes the first book in a compelling, emotionally resonant series set in a remote west Texas townâwhere family can be made by blood or by choice
Rancher Staten Kirkland, the last descendant of Ransom Canyonâs founding father, is rugged and practical to the last. No one knows that when his troubling memories threaten to overwhelm him, he runs to lovely, reclusive Quinn OâGradyâ¦or that she has her own secret that no one living knows.
Young Lucas Reyes has his eye on the prizeâcollege, and the chance to become something more than a ranch handâs son. But one night, one wrong decision, will set his life on a course even he hadnât imagined.
Yancy Grey is running hard from his troubled past. He doesnât plan to stick around Ransom Canyon, just long enough to learn the townâs weaknesses and how to use them for personal gain. Only Yancy, a common criminal since he was old enough to reach a carâs pedals, isnât prepared for what he encounters.
In this dramatic new series, the lives, loves and ambitions of four families will converge, set against a landscape that can be as unforgiving as it is beautiful, where passion, property and pride are worth fightingâand even dyingâfor.
âJodi Thomas is a masterful storyteller. She grabs your attention on the first page, captures your heart, and then makes you sad when itâs time to bid her wonderful characters farewell. You can count on Jodi Thomas to give you a satisfying and memorable read.â
âCatherine Anderson, New York Times bestselling author
âThomas sketches a slow, sweet surrender.â
âPublishers Weekly
âCompelling and beautifully written, it is exactly the kind of heart-wrenching, emotional story one has come to expect from Jodi Thomas.â
âDebbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author
âTender, realistic, and insightful.â
âLibrary Journal
âExtremely powerful and gripping writing.â
âRoundtable Reviews
âThis book is like once again visiting old friends while making new ones and will leave readers eager for the next visit. A pure joy to read.â
âRT Book Reviews
âThis is terrific reading from page one to the end. Jodi Thomas is a passionate writer who puts real feelings into her characters.â
âFresh Fiction
I dedicate this book to my dear friend DeWanna Pace. We met in a writing class and spent the next twenty-five years helping each other follow our dreams.
I miss her, but know sheâs Heavenâs blessing now.
Contents
Staten
STATEN KIRKLAND LOWERED the brim of his felt Resistol as he turned into the wind. The hat was about to live up to its name. Hell was blowing down from the north, and he would have to ride hard to make it back to headquarters before the full fury of the storm broke. His new mount, a roan heâd bought last week, was green and spooked by the winter lightning. Staten had no time to put on the gloves in his back pocket. He had to ride.
When the mare bucked in protest, he twisted the reins around his hand and felt the cut of leather across his palm as he fought for control of both his horse and the memories threatening as low as the dark clouds above his head.
Icy rain had poured that night five years ago, only he hadnât been on his ranch; heâd been trapped in the hallway of the county hospital fifty miles away. His son had lain at one end, fighting for his life, and reporters had huddled just beyond the entrance at the other end, hollering for news.
All theyâd cared about was that the kidâs grandfather was a United States senator. No one had cared that Staten, the boyâs father and only parent, held them back. All theyâd wanted was a headline. All Staten had wanted was for his son to live.
But, he didnât get what he wanted.
Randall, only child of Staten Kirkland, only grandchild of Senator Samuel Kirkland, had died that night. The reporters had gotten their headline, complete with pictures of Staten storming through the double doors, swinging at every man who tried to stop him. Heâd left two reporters and a clueless intern on the floor, but he hadnât slowed.
Heâd run into the storm that night not caring about the rain. Not caring about his own life. Two years before heâd buried his wife, and now he would put his son in the ground beside her because of a car crash. Heâd had to run from the ache so deep in his heart it would never heal.
