COUNTER ATTACK - Patricia Bradley - One Free Book
Bio: PatriciaBradley is the author of Standoff, Obsession,Crosshairs, and Deception, as well as the Memphis Cold Casenovels and Logan Point series. Bradley is the winner of an Inspirational Reader’sChoice Award, a Selah Award, and a Daphne du Maurier Award; she was a CarolAward finalist; and three of her books were included in anthologies thatdebuted on the USA Today bestseller list. Cofounder of Aiming forHealthy Families, Inc., Bradley is a member of American Christian FictionWriters and Sisters in Crime. She makes her home in Mississippi.USA Today bestselling author Patricia Bradley kicksoff her new Pearl River series with Counter Attack. Infusingheart-stopping suspense, sweet romance, and headstrong characters, CounterAttack is the perfect read for romantic suspensefans.
Can youplease provide a brief summary of your novel, Counter Attack? Just as Alexis Stone steps into her role as the interim chief deputy forRussell County, Tennessee, a serial killer known as the Queen’s Gambit Killerfinds another victim—in her hometown. Alex does not plan on staying in PearlSprings. Her dream is to become the first female police chief of Chattanooga,and she is determined to stay on her chosen career path. But she can’t ignorethe calling card the killer has left behind—a white pawn and a note with achess move printed on it.
Nathan Landry has done well for himself asthe chief of police for Pearl Springs. He can’t believe it when his high schoolsweetheart, Alex, comes back to town. His feelings for her have not changed,and he is more determined than ever to protect the woman he loves.
As the danger mounts and the killer closesin, Nathan and Alex must work together to bring the killer to justice before itis too late.
What doyou hope readers will gain from reading Counter Attack? I think Alexis is a good example of someone learning to trust becauseshe’s afraid of commitment. She lost her parents young, her grandfather has abad heart, and the only way to protect her heart is to not give it to anyone.She prides herself on her independence—she doesn’t need anyone. In the courseof the story, she learns no one is self-sufficient. She learns to trust Nathanand accept his help and his love.
Counter Attack
is the first bookin your Pearl River series. What inspired the idea for this series? For the series asa whole, I wanted to write a story set in the mountains around Chattanoogaabout a woman who works for the sheriff’s department of a small Tennesseecounty. The story idea for Counter Attack came as I read anewspaper report about a serial killer in Louisiana at around the same time Iread the book The Queen’s Gambit. And then “what if” started playing inmy mind.What can readers expect in the next twobooks in the series? Thesecond book involves a thirty-two-year-old woman who witnessed the murder ofher parents as an eight-year-old. She was whisked her away to Montana and hasno memory of her early childhood or the murder. Her search on one of the DNAsites brings the killer to Montana, and she flees to Pearl Springs to find herfamily only to have the killer follow her there. Mark Lassiter saves her lifeand is drawn into the cold-case murder of her parents.
The third book will feature Deputy AllisonQuinn, who discovers an assassination plot to kill a candidate who is runningfor governor when the campaign stop comes to Pearl Springs. She will crossswords with a TBI agent assigned to protect the candidate.
What would you say is the element or themethat connects the books in the Pearl River series? The closeness thatsmall towns have and how in Pearl Springs it’s God first, followed by family.
What do readers have to look forward to infuture books of the series? Brave heroes and heroines in the smalltown of Pearl Springs on the banks of the Pearl River who encounter and outwitvery smart criminals.
What type of research was required for CounterAttack? First,I had to refresh my knowledge of chess since it’d been many years since I’dplayed. I also connected with a fabulous chess master who talked me through thedifferent moves the killer would use to taunt police. I also dipped my toe intothe dark web, and that was an eyeopener. For one thing, the dark web isn’t allbad. Many people in countries where their emails are monitored use it tocommunicate with the outside world. But of course, that wasn’t how I planned touse it, so I had to investigate the way criminals use the dark web.
Your two protagonists, Alexis Stone andNathan Landry, reconnect in Pearl Springs. How were these two charactersconnected in the past? Alexis and Nathan were high school sweethearts, buttheir relationship was doomed from the beginning. He has a heart for the smalltown of Pearl Springs while she wants the bright lights and opportunities of abig city.
What do you love most about writingromantic suspense? Ilove the fast pace of the story with all the twists and turns and the way theromance allows the reader to get a glimpse of who the characters are and whatthey want.
What are you working on next? Right now, I’mworking on the second book in the series, working title Counter Strike.Mark Lassiter, Russell County’s K-9 officer in Counter Attack,gets his own story involving a cold case and a woman he’s not sure he cantrust, especially with his heart.
How canreaders connect with you?
Website: https://ptbradley.com/
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Thankyou, Patricia, for sharing Counter Attack with my blog readers and me. Ilove your suspense novels.
Readers, here’s alink to the book.
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