Mid-Missouri Authors

Book Signing Event: Join Me This Saturday!

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As you probably know, “Answer My Call”, Book 2 of the Morgan’s Landing series, released a week ago today. I’m happy to announce my first book signing event in connection with this new release.

From the feedback I’ve received so far, those of you who pre-ordered received your books last week. If you haven’t gotten your copies, let me know and I’ll try to do some checking for you to see if there’s an issue.

I’d love to see you Saturday and sign your copy if you like. It would be great to have you stop by just to “talk books”. So, if you are within driving distance, grab some friends and join me.

That’s this Saturday, September 26th at Bloom & Bindings, 315 Main Street in Boonville, Missouri from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM. The event is found on the Facebook page for Bloom & Bindings as well, so you can invite friends from there.

If you’re enjoying “Answer My Call”, let me know how you like it by leaving a comment below and by all means, give it a review on all the platforms so that those pesky algorithms get the idea that I’m worth their efforts to promote. Just click the banner at the top of this post and it will take you to all the links for that, plus info on the entire Morgan’s Landing series.

As always, I ask that you please share this post on all your social media. That’s how you can help more readers find my books. Follow me at my Midwest Storyteller pages on Facebook and Instagram and you can share from there as well.

I look forward to seeing you Saturday!

Happy reading, Everyone!

My Early Surprise!

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I heard a shuffling on my porch today and my first thought was, Could it be? Then, since it had been raining, I ran to the rescue. Yes, it was the first shipment of the paperback version of “Answer My Call”!

Those of you who pre-ordered might get your copies early as well, so be on the lookout for them.

I do know that my paperback versions are coming in three separate shipments and that the hardcovers will most likely arrive last. If you ordered the hardcover version, you might not receive yours as soon as someone who ordered paperbacks. They are on the way, though, so don’t be discouraged.

I can’t wait to see you at upcoming book signing events, and I’ll be posting those here at Midwest Storyteller soon.

I’m looking forward to hearing from all my readers as you let me know how you like “Answer My Call”, so leave your comments here as well as on my Midwest Storyteller Facebook page.

If you don’t live close enough to get your copy from me personally or attend a signing event, you can always order online. Just click on the banner at the top of this post and it will take you to all the info on all the books in the Morgan’s Landing series and provide the links you need.

Be sure to share this with all your family and friends. You are the primary way I have of getting the word out about my books. And, leave a review on Amazon, Ozark Hollow Press or any of the other book review websites. That really helps Morgan’s Landing get noticed.

Happy reading, Everyone!

Return to Morgan’s Landing!

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Book 2 in my “Morgan’s Landing” historical romance series is now available for pre-order!

Return to Morgan’s Landing and 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.

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

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.

Now, 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?

I’m excited! Are you? Leave a comment with your thoughts on “Hear My Whisper” and what you may be anticipating in “Answer My Call”

Book Signing & Mini Market

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Ready for some book talk and a sneak peek at “Answer My Call”, the sequel to “Hear My Whisper”?

Central Merc Book Signing https://midweststoryteller.com/

I’ll be back at Central Merc Coffee House in Jamestown, Missouri this Saturday. Stop by to see me and get your copy of “Hear My Whisper”, Book 1 in my Morgan’s Landing Series.

Already have a copy (and one for a friend)? In that case, let’s chat! I’d love to year your thoughts on the book and what you think might lie ahead for the Lansing family in “Answer My Call”, the sequel which releases September 15th. You’ll get a sneak peek at the cover and a chance to pre-order!

See you Saturday! Grab a friend and make it a fun day. Central Merc will have an indoor Mini Market and you can get a bite to eat and a latte, too.

More on “Answer My Call” tomorrow, so be sure you’re subscribed to Midwest Storyteller.

Local Authors Showcase!

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Are you looking for an opportunity to get your book into the community? Maybe you’ve written a book, but are unsure of the next steps?

That’s okay! Local Authors Showcase is designed to meet authors and ask them questions about their books and the process of getting their titles published.

I will be there, along with around 35 other authors. If you love books, you’ll love this! Please share and bring a friend.

Please check out this event and other great things going on at Missouri River Regional Library’s website HERE and Facebook page HERE.