Get to Know the Author: Anne Patrick

First, my apologies that this weekly post may seem to have vanished off the face of the earth. It hasn't really. I simply got distracted with a trip to Salt Lake City to visit my sister and kind of let this series slide while I was gone. But it and I are both back now! So today we resume our Get to Know the Author series with romantic suspense author, Anne Patrick. JDP: Welcome, Anne! Did your mother read to you as a child?Anne: Oh yeah!  She passed her love for mystery and suspense on to me, which in turn fueled my very active imagination.  It was my mother who encouraged me to write my adventures down instead of acting them out.  I usually got into less trouble this way :-).JDP: Do you remember a favorite book from your childhood? Anne: A teacher reading Escape from Witch Mountain, by Alexander H. Key, was the first to really inspire me to read.  I still think often about this book and  those two mysterious orphan children, with extraordinary powers, and their black cat named Winkie.  Come to think of it, as much as I enjoyed this book it's a wonder I didn't grow up to be a writer of the paranormal.  Hummm....JDP: Name a favorite author as an adult.  Anne: Hands down, it's inspirational romantic suspense author Dee Henderson.JDP: Share a book you've read multiple times.Anne: Dee Henderson's O'Malley series.  I've read each at least twice.JDP: Kindle, Nook, or good old hard copy?  Anne: After playing with my aunt's Kindle I have plans to buy my own.JDP: What's your favorite place to read?  Anne: Same place where I write, my faithful rocking chair.JDP: What are your three favorite reading genres.  Anne: Inspirational, Romantic Suspense and Mystery.JDP: What's the last book you read?  Anne: Tess Gerritsen's Ice Cold.JDP: What are you're reading now? Anne: Irene Hannon's Against All Odds.JDP: What's next on your reading list? Anne: Next on my TBR list is In Harm's Way by Irene Hannon.JDP: What you would like to read more of? (author, genre, etc) Anne: Dee Henderson.  Did I mention I love her books! :-)JDP: You may have mentioned it once or twice. LOL! If you like her that well, I guess I'd better check her books out! Share a favorite book that you've read in the last 12 months.  Anne: The book that stands out the most is The Shack by William P. Young.  It came out in '07 but there was so much controversy connected to it I put off reading it.  I'm glad I read this amazing book.More about Anne! : Anne Patrick has penned more than a dozen novels of Romance, Mayhem & Faith, including the award-winning and best-selling Journey to Redemption & Fire and Ash.  Her works continue to receive 4 & 5 star reviews from readers and reviewers.  Anne has an alter ego by the name of Kinzie Monroe, who writes Inspirational Romance.  Anne, you might say, is the dark side of Kinzie.  Anne's books may be darker in subject matter, but they all carry messages of hope and faith.  Born and raised in Oklahoma, she now makes her home in Kansas.To learn more about Anne, please visit her website or blog. She loves to hear from her readers! Publishing Credits:Journey to RedemptionDark AllianceReservations for Two (by Kinzie Monroe)Lethal DreamsTies That BindOut of the DarknessFire and AshNo Greater Love (Kinzie Monroe)SabotageChristmas with Hope (short story) – 'Sweet' Christmas AnthologyYou can find buy links to all my works on Anne's website.Summary of Fire and Ash: Fire Investigator Sadie McGregor has been called to her hometown of Emerald Point, Missouri to investigate a suspicious fire which claimed the life of a local college student. By appearance the fire looks like the girl was just careless. What Sadie and Sheriff Quinn Harrington discover will not only affect those close to them, but will rock the entire community of Emerald Point and put Sadie's life on the line.Sadie's life isn't the only thing at stake. Struggling with the guilt of having been responsible for the fire that killed her family, when she was only seven, Sadie doesn't feel she's worthy of God's love and forgiveness. Will Quinn be able to prove otherwise before it's too late?