Laura Thomas

🎙️ Fun podcast alert!

📚 Such a great time talking all things books in my author interview with the girls at Redeeming Lit Podcast!

🎙️ We nerded out on Little Women, I fangirled on (you’re welcome, Natalie 😎), and we discussed my latest Christian romantic suspense novel, Captured in Frame!

📚 Check out this episode anywhere you enjoy listening to your podcasts (the link is also below and in my bio). Happy listening, friends! 🎙️🤗📚💖



https://open.spotify.com/episode/2eCIojxszK9m4Pgj64sdCJ?si=kcCVsBMxTN6xZ09RM6Td1Q

“The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

He makes me lie down in green pastures,

he leads me beside quiet waters,

he refreshes my soul.

He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.”
‭‭Psalm 23‬:‭1‬-‭3‬

🌿 A reminder from Bambi in the “green pastures” of our front yard to slow down like no one is watching, to rest awhile, to be soul-refreshed by the One who loves and leads us in the very best paths…

🌿 Amen and Amen.

🎙️Delighted to be interviewed along with these lovely romantic suspense authors on THE ROMANTIC SIDE OF SUSPENSE PODCAST:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2eCIojxszK9m4Pgj64sdCJ?si=kcCVsBMxTN6xZ09RM6Td1Q

Ready to roll…

✏️ The September issue of my monthly newsletter is coming out on Tuesday… and I’m giving away a signed, personalized copy of my new release CAPTURED IN FRAME!

🍰📚💖 Plus, the usual offerings of reading recommendations, a baking recipe, a little soul encouragement, and my writing updates…

✏️ If you aren’t a subscriber yet, go to the link in my comments and pick up your bookish freebie!

🤓 What are you reading this weekend, friend?

🎄 When December arrives, I know it’s time for me to quit dilly-dallying and select some of my favourite books I’ve read this year.

The process is SO RIDICULOUSLY DIFFICULT, but I’ve finally come up with my “Six Sweet Reads in 2023” to share.

This is especially helpful if you need a few recommendations to add to your own reading list, if you have bookish loved ones who need a gift, or if you’re just plain curious about which titles rose to the top of my book stack…

📚 HOMECOMING by Kate Morton

📚 TOM LAKE by Ann Patchett

📚 THE SECRET BOOK OF FLORA LEA by Patti Callahan Henry

📚 ALL MY KNOTTED-UP LIFE by Beth Moore

📚 COLD LIGHT OF DAY by Elizabeth Goddard

📚 ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE by Anthony Doerr

I’d love you to hop over to the blog! {link in the comments} 🤗
Have read any of my six picks?
Let us know if you have a favourite book this year. ⬇️ Happy winter reading, friend! 🤓📚🎄

🎁 IT’S FREEBIE TIME!

🎄 Woot woot! Two of my Christmassy ebooks are free on Amazon until Thursday:

📚 TEARS TO DANCING (Christian teen fiction) is a story of hope when a picture-perfect life is changed forever…

📚 THE CANDLE MAKER (middle grade short novel) is a tale of facing fears while discovering the truth, set in Victorian England on Christmas Eve.

🎄 If you know a young reader or would like to download a free copy for yourself, the links are in the comments ⬇️ … or simply hop over to Amazon lickety-split! Happy reading. 🤓

"God gives God, and we only need to slow long enough to unwrap the greatest Gift with our time: time in His Word, time in His presence, time at His feet." - Ann Voskamp

🎄 On this first Sunday of Advent, may we pause and ponder the glorious Gift of HOPE that is ours in Christ Jesus:

“Now may God, the fountain of hope, fill you to overflowing with uncontainable joy and perfect peace as you trust in him. And may the power of the Holy Spirit continually surround your life with his super-abundance until you radiate with hope!” Romans‬ ‭15‬:‭13‬ ‭

🎄 Oh, that His hope would radiate in us and through us this season… Amen! 🤗❤️✨

🎄 What am I serving up in my December bookish newsletter?

I’m so glad you asked! 😉 I only hop into your inbox once a month, but I pack Laura’s Letters with goodies. This month, it includes:

✨ The recipe to these swoonworthy Peppermint Chocolate Cupcakes

✨ Paperback book giveaway for one of my favourites: Once Upon a Wardrobe by

✨ Christmas novella reading recommendations

✨ Free festive ebooks

✨ A little soul encouragement for the Advent season

🎄 The email elves will be delivering my newsletter on Monday—be sure to sign up! (Link is in the comments ⬇️). Happy December, friends! 🤗❄️📚

🌴 If you’re feeling the cold and hankering for sunshine, sand, and suspense in your reading life, my friend Kristen Hogrefe_Author has a fantastic new novel for you!

I had the privilege of writing one of the endorsements at the front of the book:

🌴 “With an idyllic tropical setting, a deranged drug dealer, and a perilous engagement, Hold Your Breath will have you doing exactly that—right to the end of the book!

Jayne Scott is an ex-model and travel blogger with more than a mere suitcase of life-baggage she carries around… why does she have to find love in all the wrong places?

🌴 Private Investigator Liam Bracken is protective of his broken heart and neck-deep in a narcotics investigation—until Jayna catches his eye and renders him smitten.

Crisp dialogue, flawed characters, and an intimate plot are perfect ingredients for this delicious page-turner, and although I also thoroughly recommend the first book in the series, this one can absolutely be read as a stand-alone title.

🌴 A hiking retreat, an unlikely love match, and a fight to stay alive in paradise—this action-packed adventure has everything for avid fans of Christian romantic suspense.”

📚 Friend, I hope you’ll check out Hold Your Breath at Kristen’s profile or anywhere books are sold! (Amazon link is in the comments ⬇️)
🤓 What are you reading this week? We’d love to know!

"Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude…” A.A. Milne

💕 Walking into a new week with a grateful heart and matching pink plaid hoodies with my little “piglet”!

💕 Do you have a furry friend you’re especially grateful for today? Let us know in the comments! 🤗🐾💕 2020

🧡 Happy Thanksgiving weekend to my American friends!

To add to the celebrations, my publisher, Anaiah Press, has all of our ebooks on a Black Friday sale for just 99 cents all weekend long! 🤯

🧡 For me, that’s my entire Flight to Freedom series of Christian romantic suspense—including my brand-new release, Snow Globe Secrets!

So… why not hop over to Amazon or wherever you buy your ebooks, and stock up for some snuggly winter reading? Enjoy! 🤗📚✨

{“Laura’s Books” link in comments ⬇️}

❄️ Do you love a little behind-the-scenes peek into the workings of a book?

❄️ I’m sharing a few extras about my latest Christmas novella SNOW GLOBE SECRETS over on the blog…

❄️ The why, the who, the when—I’d love you to hop over and join me! The link is the comments below ⬇️… and feel free to ask me anything! 😎🥹😜

🎙️ What a delight to be interviewed on THE ROMANTIC SIDE OF SUSPENSE podcast!

📚 Curious about the challenges and rewards of writing romantic suspense?

❄️ This fun conversation was recorded earlier this year, and includes an exciting excerpt of my novella, The Christmas Cabin. (It even gave me chills!🤣)

🎙️ This podcast is short and sweet, and the link is below ⬇️ in the comments. Enjoy! 🤗
Sarah Smith Hamaker

🎄 Join me THIS SATURDAY at a book signing event at Kennedy's Parable Bookstore with my award-winning Christmas novella, THE CHRISTMAS CABIN, as well as my Christian romantic suspense novels, teen fiction trilogy, and more!
Come on in for books, chocolate, and a little Christmas shopping... 🤗

“Enter with the password: “Thank you!”
Make yourselves at home, talking praise.
Thank him.
Worship him.” Psalm‬ ‭100‬:‭4‬

✨ Making myself at home with God talking praise… this gives me all the warm fuzzies.

✨Yet in the rush of reality, do I make time to slide on my spiritual slippers and settle in for some intentional time with Him to simply give thanks?

✨ I am flawed, forgetful, and fickle… but God is good, gracious, and generous.

✨ So, in awe and adoration, I give thanks now to the One who alone is worthy of my praise!

✨ What are you thankful for today, friend? 🤗

🎄So… my latest Christmas novella released last week, my Christmas tree is now up 😬, and Advent is just around the corner!

Therefore, I am thinking all things Christmas and have partnered with 9 other Christian authors for the perfect Advent giveaway.

Give the prizes away as gifts or keep them for your own family—there’s something for everyone here:

🎁 The Christmas Cabin by Laura Thomas (me—this is the novella that came out last year, and you’ll receive a signed, personalized copy with bookmarks!)

🎁Fulfilled by Erica Barthalow

🎁Share the Joy by Valerie Ellis

🎁Dwell by Rachel Faernbach

🎁Wondering to Bethlehem by Vanessa Myers

🎁Jesus, the Light of the World by Charity Rios

🎁How Do You Wish Jesus a Happy Birthday? by Tamara Menges

🎁Favored, Blessed, Pierced by Eva Burkholder

🎁Mary’s Treasure Advent cards by Erin Greneaux

🎁Nativity Garland by Casey Hilty

*Open to US residents only.
Giveaway runs now until November 17th (midnight eastern), not sponsored or affiliated with Instagram in anyway.
All email addresses will be given to each author and you will be sent a quick welcome email. You can unsubscribe at any time after giveaway ends.

We can’t wait to spoil one winner with these Advent goodies! 🤗

⭐️To enter, simply sign up at the link in the comments below! 👇🏼🔗

🎉 It’s book release day for my latest Christmas novella, Snow Globe Secrets!

"Shootings. Snow globes. Secrets. The walls are closing in…”

❄️ I’m absolutely thrilled to share this festive, suspenseful story with you—the ebook is available everywhere now, with the paperback soon to follow…

🤗 Link is in my bio—or find all the details here:
https://laurathomasauthor.com/project/snow-globe-secrets/

🎉 It’s book release day for my latest Christmas novella, Snow Globe Secrets!

"Shootings. Snow globes. Secrets. The walls are closing in…”

❄️ I’m absolutely thrilled to share this festive, suspenseful story with you—the ebook is available everywhere now, with the paperback soon to follow…

All the details are here:
https://laurathomasauthor.com/project/snow-globe-secrets/

"A bookstore, a snow globe, and a secret to die for.”

❄️ And… here’s the cover reveal for my Christmas novella, Snow Globe Secrets!

I hope you love it as much as I do!

❄️ This latest book in my Christian romantic suspense “Flight to Freedom” series releases November 10th— SO SOON!

I can’t wait to share it with you! 🤗❄️📚🎄

“I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion” Henry David Thoreau

🎃 Hello, November! A month for cozy reading, festive preparations, crisp walks in fallen leaves, and a book release for Snow Globe Secrets…

🎃 What are you looking forward to this month, friend?🍁🍜📚🎄🕯️

📚 Oh my! Such a glowing review from the judges at The Word Guild…

❄️ “… an exciting read, professional in every way, including the plot layering of romance with suspense”

❄️ “a satisfying ending”

❄️ “poetic descriptions peppered throughout”

❄️ “Congratulations on producing a story fit for Hallmark movies.”

📚 Whoa! Hallmark? Such a compliment. I’m so delighted with this feedback for award-winning novella THE CHRISTMAS CABIN, and can’t wait for her little sister, SNOW GLOBE SECRETS, to make an appearance next month!

🤗 P.S. The Christmas Cabin is currently on sale for just 99cents for the ebook on Amazon! Link is in the comments below. ⬇️

Okay, down to business—are you a Hallmark movie fan? Yay or nay? 🍿🎄❤️🧑‍🎄

🎉 Happy book release day to my dear friend, Blossom!
This one is especially for Christian historical fiction lovers:

Set in the early 1900s, this is a stunning stand-alone novella in the “Romance at the Gilded Age Resorts” series.
A forbidden friendship, a compelling faith journey, and an exquisite setting, Savannah and Joseph’s love story—with a touch of Christmas—is utterly delightful!

Grab your copy here:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCJYBVV7
Amazon CA: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CCJYBVV7
Happy reading! 🤓

🍂”Here’s what I’ve learned through it all:
Don’t give up; don’t be impatient;
be entwined as one with the Lord.

🍂Be brave and courageous, and never lose hope.
Yes, keep on waiting—for he will never disappoint you!” Psalm‬ ‭27‬:‭14‬

🍂A little heartwarming encouragement for all who are in a season of waiting… 🧡

☕️ Mug moods…

Hmm does your mug choice change with your mood?

☕️ Maybe with the seasons, for inspiration, or your current work in progress?

When I’m not writing romantic suspense novels 😎, I write for kids. Cue the skinny cappuccino in my Alice in Wonderland mug!

For several years, I’ve been contracted to write Sunday School lessons and devotions for Union Gospel Press. The best is when they send me a copy of the finished magazines (swipe for cuteness!)

☕️ So how about you… what’s your current mug of choice/ hot drink you’re loving right now? We’d love to know! 🍁❄️🎃🫖🤗

🎄 Congratulations to my talented friend on the release of her Christmas romantic suspense book TODAY! 🎉 I devoured an early copy—here’s my review:

❄️ New York City has been on my bucket list for years—now I need to go at Christmas, AND I have a bucket list of things to do while I'm there!

❄️This is an adorable Christmassy read that is part rom-com, part page-turning suspense, with a generous dollop of Hallmark vibes, and a backdrop of festive New York City.

❄️Frannie Frost comes to New York with the expectation of a marriage proposal and a romantic bucket list in her purse—but her plans are doomed from the start.

❄️Andrew Bishop, a former NHL defenseman turned personal protection agent, is asked as a favor to watch out for Frannie—but a simple assignment escalates into a disastrous turn of events, putting Frannie's life at risk.

❄️Oh-so-witty in the city... Better Watch Out is a Christmas must-read!

🎄 With my next Christmas novella coming out in November 😮, I’m all about the early Christmas reads… how about you? 🤗🎄📚

“Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow.
God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6:34‬

🧡 Friends, may we choose joy today,

and trust God with tomorrow

knowing He is in complete control

and loves us more than we can ever imagine! 🧡

🎄CHRISTMAS NOVELLA LOVERS...
My next book, SNOW GLOBE SECRETS, is being published by Anaiah Press on November 10th!

It’s a Christmas novella from my “Flight to Freedom” Christian romantic suspense series and is the sequel to the award-winning Christmas novella, The Christmas Cabin.

🎄 If you enjoy bookstores, family secrets, and page-turning suspense in a winter wonderland—this is for you:

I’m gathering a short and sweet, easy-peasy BOOK LAUNCH TEAM over email. My wonderful team members will receive:

🎁 A digital Advanced Reader Copy of SNOW GLOBE SECRETS for FREE!
🎁 Entry to win a $50 Amazon gift card to spend on beloved books or whatever your heart desires!
🎁 My heartfelt gratitude forever!

If this sounds good to YOU, here’s the link with more detail where you can fill in your name and email address:
https://forms.gle/qCUemCcR9FbhDbky7

✏️ Some beautiful wisdom on the power of words...

Learning from the Literary Device of Juxtaposition A Close Reading of Tish Harrison Warren’s Prayer in the Night

“If you don't see the book you want on the shelf, write it.” Beverly Cleary

✏️ Just making room among the “book siblings” on the shelf for book number 10…

✨ SNOW GLOBE SECRETS will be joining them next month—I can’t wait to share it with you!

✏️ Friend, it took me 25 years to finally get my brave on 😬 and follow my writing dream.

✨ What’s your dream and how can we cheer you on as you take your next brave step?