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Patricia is offering 1 copy of her just released novel GONE WITHOUT A TRACE to 1 randomly chosen commenter. The winner will be announced here on Friday, July 10th between 5-6 PM EST. To be entered in the Giveaway, please leave your contact information within your comment.
Back cover blurb for GONE WITHOUT A TRACE:
The
past is repeating itself—and time is running out
It’s been more than two years since homicide
detective Livy Reynolds’s cousin disappeared from Logan Point. Unlike most
people in her hometown, Livy has never believed that Robyn left voluntarily.
When Dallas private investigator Alex Jennings contacts her concerning a
senator’s missing granddaughter who was last seen in Logan Point, Livy notices
eerie similarities between the two disappearances. With self-doubt plaguing her
after killing a teenager in the line of duty and an almost instant dislike of the
self-assured PI, she’s finding this investigation an uphill battle. But with the
prospect of finding her cousin on the horizon, she’ll have to find a way to
work with Alex—before it’s too late.
Award-winning author
Patricia Bradley keeps you on the edge of your seat with a case—and a
relationship—that is anything but certain.
Wanting And Getting That Special Desire
by Patricia Bradley
This
is my third visit to Elaine’s blog and I love interacting with her readers.
Actually, I’m one of them. Reading the weekly posts where everyone is
encouraged is one of the bright spots of my week. And sometimes I really need
those bright spots.
Have
you ever really wanted something so badly that you would almost sell your right
arm to get it? I have, even prayed the Jabez prayer. You know the one found in
1 Chronicles 4:10—
“Jabez
cried out to the God of Israel, "Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge
my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be
free from pain." And God granted his request.”
When
God answered my prayer to be published, I quickly learned that blessing me and
enlarging my territory was wonderful, but it also meant a lot of hard work.
Everything changed when I received a contract. Writing quit being something I
did when I had time. I now had to make time to write. It was my career, and I
had just signed a contract to write three books. The realization almost
overwhelmed me, and a mountain of doubt overshadowed me. Who was I to think I
could write two more books in a year and a half?
A
few things had to go. Good things. Like the knitting ministry I started at our
church, and a couple more ministries I was involved in. But I learned something—sometimes
the good things in life get in the way of God’s best for us. I also learned I’m
not indispensable. To remain in a position that I don’t have time for and that
God has no longer called me to do, robs someone else of the opportunity to
serve Him.
Something
else I discovered—writing under an editor’s deadline is much different than
writing under my own self-imposed deadlines. If I didn’t meet my deadlines, no
big deal. I could just extend them. Not so much with an editor’s deadline.
There
is a plus to that, though. Since my first book came out, when I tell someone I
can’t do something because I have a deadline, they actually accept my “no”.
Before, it was like, you’re home all day, you have the time. And when you say, “but
I’m writing”, it was like—but it’s only writing…like it wasn’t anything
important. Ever had that to happen to you? It is important to make people
realize it’s not just writing, even if you don’t have a contract. It’s
something God has given you to do.
One
last thing. I am now on the other side of that contract that went on to include
a fourth book, and that mountain of doubt I faced is behind me. Some days words
flowed like a river. Others were more like pulling teeth, and believe me—there
were more teeth-pulling days than river-flowing. But I learned to rely totally
on God. Every word I write comes from Him.
So
go ahead and dream big. What God brings to you, He will bring you through.
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Author's Bio:
Patricia Bradley lives in North Mississippi and loves to write suspense. Patricia’s romantic suspense books include the Logan Point series—Shadows of the Past, A Promise to Protect, and Gone Without a Trace. She has also written two sweet romances for Harlequin Heartwarming, Matthew’s Choice which is available on Amazon and The Christmas Campaign, available in November. Her workshops on writing include two online courses with American Christian Fiction Writers and workshops at the Mid-South Christian Writer’s Conference in Collierville, TN. When she has time, she likes to throw mud on a wheel and see what happens.
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Patricia Bradley lives in North Mississippi and loves to write suspense. Patricia’s romantic suspense books include the Logan Point series—Shadows of the Past, A Promise to Protect, and Gone Without a Trace. She has also written two sweet romances for Harlequin Heartwarming, Matthew’s Choice which is available on Amazon and The Christmas Campaign, available in November. Her workshops on writing include two online courses with American Christian Fiction Writers and workshops at the Mid-South Christian Writer’s Conference in Collierville, TN. When she has time, she likes to throw mud on a wheel and see what happens.
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