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Sarah Loudin Thomas

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Sarah Loudin Thomas grew up on a 100-acre farm in French Creek, WV, the seventh generation to live there. Her historical fiction is often set in West Virginia and celebrates the people, the land, and the heritage of Appalachia.

Sarah holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Coastal Carolina University and is the author of the acclaimed novels The Right Kind of Fool–winner of the 2021 Selah Book of the Year–and Miracle in a Dry Season–winner of the 2015 Inspy Award. She has also been a finalist for the Christy Award, ACFW Carol Award, and the Christian Book of the Year Award.

Sarah’s career includes six years in the PR Department at Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC, and she served as the inaugural director of Jan Karon’s Mitford Museum in Hud ...more

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Average rating: 4.0 · 15,228 ratings · 2,569 reviews · 16 distinct works • Similar authors

	These Tangled Threads 3.79 avg rating — 3,053 ratings — published 2024 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Miracle in a Dry Season (Appalachian Blessings, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 2,618 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Appalachian Serenade (Appalachian Blessings, #0.5) 3.97 avg rating — 1,506 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Finder of Forgotten Things 4.09 avg rating — 1,164 ratings — published 2021 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Right Kind of Fool 4.19 avg rating — 1,069 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sound of Rain 4.06 avg rating — 966 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Until the Harvest (Appalachian Blessings, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 677 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Tapestry of Secrets (Appalachian Blessings, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 622 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Silence Sings 4.20 avg rating — 601 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	These Blue Mountains 3.92 avg rating — 494 ratings — published 2025 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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NEW RELEASE – These Empty Places

My TENTH full-length novel will release on May 5, 2026 (yes, Cinco de Mayo!). I’m astonished and amazed that this dream of being an author has come so vividly true for me. I hope you enjoy this third North Carolina novel inspired by little known aspects of the great flood of 1916.

When their worlds are upended, two women brought together by their loss discover what truly matters most.

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“Other people's expectations can make you do all sorts of things against your better judgment.”
― Sarah Loudin Thomas, The Finder of Forgotten Things

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“Maybe that's how I'll know I've found true love--when I find a man who will eat burnt biscuits and dry pork chops.”
― Sarah Loudin Thomas, Appalachian Serenade

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Here is October's poll. The two books with the most votes will be our October Books of the Month!

The Hesitant Heiress (The Everstone Chronicles, #1) by Dawn Crandall

The Hesitant Heiress by Dawn Crandall

30 votes 39.0%

After a Fashion (A Class of Their Own, #1) by Jen Turano

After a Fashion by Jen Turano

11 votes 14.3%

Healer of Carthage (The Carthage Chronicles, #1) by Lynne Gentry

Healer of Carthage by Lynne Gentry

10 votes 13.0%

Miracle in a Dry Season (Appalachian Blessings, #1) by Sarah Loudin Thomas

Miracle in a Dry Season by Sarah Loudin Thomas

9 votes 11.7%

The Midwife by Jolina Petersheim

8 votes 10.4%

A Woman of Fortune (Texas Gold, #1) by Kellie Coates Gilbert

A Woman of Fortune by Kellie Coates Gilbert

5 votes 6.5%

Mercy Killer by James H. Pence

4 votes 5.2%

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Sarah’s Quotes

“We live in a world where joy and empathy and pleasure are all around us, there for the noticing.”
― Ira Glass

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“Sometimes God gives you strength to do without because, for whatever reason, he knows it's better for you not to have your heart's desire.”
― Sarah Loudin Thomas, Appalachian Serenade

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“Maybe that's how I'll know I've found true love--when I find a man who will eat burnt biscuits and dry pork chops.”
― Sarah Loudin Thomas, Appalachian Serenade

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“Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden or, Life in the Woods

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“I turned my face more exclusively than ever to the woods, where I was better known.”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden or, Life in the Woods

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