{"id":7487,"date":"2011-10-21T10:18:14","date_gmt":"2011-10-21T14:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/?p=7487"},"modified":"2011-10-21T10:18:14","modified_gmt":"2011-10-21T14:18:14","slug":"the-comforts-of-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/21\/the-comforts-of-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Giveaway: The Comforts of Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by <strong><em>Jodi Thomas<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>THE COMFORTS OF HOME<\/strong><\/span> will be hitting the stands on Nov. 1, 2011 and I\u2019m very excited to see my people of Harmony, Texas come alive.\u00a0 In my mind they already are and sometimes I feel like they\u2019re so real that I could pack my bag and go down for a visit any time I liked.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7489\" style=\"margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; border-width: 1px; border-color: black; border-style: solid;\" title=\"comfortsofhome\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/comfortsofhome.jpg?resize=220%2C355\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"355\" \/>With writing it\u2019s always been that way for me.\u00a0 I don\u2019t really feel like I create characters, I feel like I just meet people and get to know them.\u00a0 If I\u2019m lucky they tell me their story.\u00a0 When I meet people who read and love my books I always like to hug them.\u00a0 After all, we have friends in common.<\/p>\n<p>In <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>THE COMFORTS OF HOME<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 I wrote about people who probably live all around us but we never take the time to know.\u00a0 One was Ronelle Logan.\u00a0 She\u2019d lived and worked at the post office without anyone noticing her.\u00a0 She solved the funeral home\u2019s crossword puzzles before she handed over the magazines, but no one complained.\u00a0 Tyler Wright, the funeral director, just brought her a huge crossword puzzle book.\u00a0 He was a kind man who tried to help everyone he came across.\u00a0 In the lives of these people now and then, wonder happens, brightening the world around.<\/p>\n<p>I had a great time writing this book and hope you all will enjoy the journey through this story with me.\u00a0 Step into Harmony and enjoy <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>THE COMFORTS OF HOME<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for reading.<\/p>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<p><em><strong>Jodi Thomas<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JodiThomasAuthor\">www.facebook.com\/JodiThomasAuthor<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Comment to enter to win a copy!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7492\" style=\"border-width: 1px; border-color: black; border-style: solid;\" title=\"jodi\" src=\"http:\/\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/jodi.bmp\" alt=\"\" width=\"149\" height=\"162\" \/>About Jodi<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>Jodi Thomas<\/strong><\/em> is the <em>NY Times<\/em> and <em>USA Today<\/em> best-selling author of 34 novels and 11 short story\u00a0collections. 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