Jodi Thomas is the pen name of Jodi Koumalats, a bestselling historical romance author. Thomas has won multiple RITA Awards, Career Achievement Awards from Romantic Times, and National Readers’ Choice Awards. Her book To Wed in Texas appeared on both the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists, and her book The Texan’s Touch was placed on USA Today’s list of the top 150 bestselling books in the nation in 1998. In 2002 Thomas was honored as a distinguished alumnus of Texas Tech University; she currently works as Writer in Residence at West Texas A&M University. She lives in Amarillo, Texas, with her husband. |