Author Discovery: Patricia Bradley

 I remember when I first saw Patricia Bradley's name doing the rounds on my Goodreads friends' feed, and thought, ok, another romantic suspense author to try.  So, I took a chance and the result...another author on my to-read-list.

I'm glad that I discovered Patricia Bradley in the middle of her career.  I have one book to read to be caught up on everything she published to date.

Why do I enjoy her stories:

💜  Her stories are captivating and has me on the edge of my seat.

💜 From small towns, to cold cases, to Park Rangers, her series are all different but still delivers the captivating mysteries to solve and great characters with their own problems to solve.

💜 The stories has more of a focus on the suspense/mystery thread than the romance, but the romance is realistic and will be well liked by fans of romance.

💜 Her heroes are strong and swoon-worthy, but still gets hurt and find themselves in dangerous situations.

💜 Her stories keeps me interested, guessing and she always has a twist which catches me by surprise.

💜 I will give up sleep to finish her stories.

If you enjoy Romantic Suspense, please take a chance on this author.

Read on for some interview questions with the author:

Interview with the author:

1. Tell us, in two sentences, about you.

I live in the northeast corner of Mississippi with my two rescue kitties, Suzy and Tux. And I write Christian romantic suspense/murder mysteries…which sounds like an oxymoron.

2.  Who had the most influence in your life?

 Jesus. He changed everything about me.

3.  What is your greatest accomplishment to date?

 Family wise, my two girls, one here on earth and one in heaven. Career wise, my published books—I’m getting to live my dream life.

4.  What is the biggest mistake you have made?

 And you think I’d tell you? If I did, I’d have to…

5.  What do you love about the characters you create?

 They are flawed, just like me and everyone I know. J

6.  Why do you enjoy writing?

 Who said I did? Seriously, I can’t not write. If I did everyone around me would suffer…

7.  What genre do you enjoy reading?

 Suspense, romantic suspense, mysteries, cozies…

8.  Which authors is on your auto-buy list and give a short reason why.

There are so many: Elizabeth Goddard, Lynette Eason, Carrie Stuart Parks, Susan Sleeman…I’m stopping there, but there are many more. I like their stories. They often keep me up reading until two in the morning unless I start them earlier in the day.

9.  Have you discovered any new authors lately whose backlist you would like to read?

Luana Erlich is not a new to me author, but I have her backlist on my sagging TBR table and she’s next up!

10.  Why should readers read your books - what do you hope they learn from reading your stories?

 I hope they learn that Christians have problems just like everyone else, but that they solve problems differently that others. And that evil will not win!

11. Which of your books would you recommend a reader to start with?

It depends on what you’re looking for. J The Logan Point Series is my first and is set in a small town and that is the connecting factor. They’re all stand-alones. The Memphis Cold Case Novels are about cold cases, and my Natchez Trace Park Rangers series features both law enforcement rangers and interpretive rangers. Whichever series a reader chooses, I’d probably start with the first book in the series although all of them can be read out of order.

12. Anything else you want readers to know about you?

I love my readers and have created two blog series for them. The first drops into my website blog on Tuesdays and it’s my Mystery Question blog. In it, there are always four scenarios (usually about dumb criminals) and readers are asked to decide which crime I made up. The other is on Fridays and I review a book I’ve recently read. And I always have an encouraging meme on the blogs.

13.  Final preference questions:

13.1 - kindle/paperback/audio –

Kindle or paperback—it doesn’t matter. I just can’t keep my ADHD mind focused on the audio books, although all of my books are available for audio.

13.2 coffee/tea –

Coffee in the morning, hot tea in the afternoon.

13.3 sweet or savory –

Depends on my mood. I’m addicted to both.

13.4 rain or sun –

Definitely sun.

13.5 morning person or night owl –

Morning…but I can get a second wind and stay up past midnight.

13.6 favourite reading spot

In bed—bedtime is the only time I have to read.

 

About the author:

Patricia Bradley is a Carol finalist and winner of an Inspirational Readers’ Choice Award in Suspense, and three anthologies that included her stories debuted on the USA Today Best Seller List. She and her two cats call Northeast Mississippi home--the South is also where she sets most of her books. Her romantic suspense novels include the Logan Point series and the Memphis Cold Case Novels. Crosshairs, the third book in the Natchez Trace Park Rangers series, released November 1, 2021 and the fourth book, Deception releases in late spring, 2022. She’s already hard at work on the first book in her new series set in the Cumberland Plateau around Chattanooga!

Writing workshops include sessions at the American Christian Fiction Writers Conference, workshops at the Mid-South Christian Writer’s Conference, the KenTen Retreat where she was also the keynote, Memphis American Christian Fiction Writer group, and the Bartlett Christian Writers group. When she has time, she likes to throw mud on a wheel and see what happens.
 
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