You’ll be returning to Morgan’s Landing with Book 2 of the series in “Answer My Call. Click on the photo below to watch now.

Reunite with Julia, Beatrice, and Roderick Lansing. Unexpected newcomers bring shocking revelations, success invites complications, and heroes arrive in the unlikeliest of forms.

Available September 15th. Pre-order NOW!

Here is the link to pre-order physical books from my publisher at Ozark Hollow Press. Get 20% off all copies of Answer My Call when you order at this site through through August 23, 2026 when you use the code: AMCALL20:

https://www.ozarkhollowpress.com/product-page/answer-my-call

Here’s a bit of what you’ll find inside!

“I was hoping you might work your way around to telling me which tree it was and what it did to offend you. If it made you cry like this, I’d be happy to chop it down for you.”

Julia Lansing struggles to build a new normal after the events of Hear My Whisper. The drama that plagued her in Savannah and followed her to Morgan’s Landing has calmed, work at the bakery is good, and her blossoming courtship offers a promising future. She has everything she had hoped for – so why does she feel so unsettled? Amalda Baysinger, Julia’s childhood bully, is concocting new schemes. Rance Morgan, an unwanted admirer, is proving unpleasantly persistent. And now a new neighbor, his wife, and his ailing children are moving into town, bringing with them terrible revelations, questions, and secrets.

Meanwhile, Beatrice and Roderick Lansing must contend with the changes their successes have brought their way. Demands for new and exciting creations and ever multiplying clients and partnerships split their attentions, stretching their time and energies ever thinner. Meanwhile, the summer’s biggest celebration is on the horizon, bringing with it a familiar game they find cruel and distasteful. With the help of the minister, can they finally succeed in bringing an end to this dark practice?

Answer My Call, book two in the Morgan’s Landing series, invites you back to the small town of Morgan’s Landing, Missouri in 1905. Reunite with Julia Lansing as she meets new people and encounters familiar faces in new contexts. Will all of these changes be for the better? Can Julia trust the happiness she has built for herself? Can Morgan’s Landing handle the secrets that, if exposed, threaten the town’s most prominent citizens?

“Oh, no!” some of you are saying, “How did I miss out on Book 1?” If that’s the case (or you’re wanting to share with a friend so they can get caught up), check out the trailer for “Hear My Whisper” by clicking on the photo below.

Here’s more about it –

“And you can be certain of one thing, Abigail. I’m no angel.”

Julia Lansing stumbles into an embarrassing scandal when she’s discovered in a compromising position with a U. S. senator!

Though she’s innocent and it was all a misunderstanding, the shame burns. Matters are made worse later at dinner, when she seeks to hold her mother’s hand for moral support and finds herself holding a strange man’s hand by mistake! With mishaps abounding, how on earth is she meant to survive her trip to Savannah? Returning to her predictable life back home would be ideal—if it weren’t for the handsome Adam Cole. What is she meant to do about him?

Meanwhile, Beatrice Lansing, Julia’s mother, is expanding her business ventures in dress-making. With only a short amount of time to stay in Savannah, she’s striving to showcase her designs and build the network of employees and customers she came to create. Can she make her dreams come true, or will she return to Missouri empty-handed? And why is she receiving telegrams from her husband about explosions and replacing curtains?

Set against the backdrop of Savannah, Georgia and the small town of Morgan’s Landing, Missouri in 1904, Hear My Whisper, book one in the Morgan’s Landing series, invites you to follow Julia Lansing as she navigates the mores of a different city, state, social class, and the newfound interests of a young man (or two or three). Can she make the choice that’s best for her own happiness? Can her family succeed in the pursuit of their dreams? Or will it all come crashing down? 

For those who are a fan of eBooks:

You can pre-order a Kindle version from Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Answer-Call-Morgans-Landing-Book-ebook/dp/B0H8KTGY4L/ref=sr_1_2?sr=8-2

You can pre-order my books from Barnes & Noble here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/search?q=b.%20l.%20Thoma

NOTE: B&N’s prices are, for some reason, slightly higher, so be aware of that.

It’s exciting to know that we’re on the 30-day countdown to September 15th, when your copies of “Answer My Call” will begin shipping right to your door.

Is there anything you’re anticipating to find when you return to Morgan’s Landing? Make a prediction in the comments and in another month, we’ll find out if you were right.

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