Bio: Patricia Bradley is the author of Standoff, Obsession, Crosshairs, and Deception, as well as the Memphis Cold Case novels and Logan Point series. Bradley is the winner of an Inspirational Reader’s Choice Award, a Selah Award, and a Daphne du Maurier Award; she was a Carol Award finalist; and three of her books were included in anthologies that debuted on the USA Today bestseller list. Cofounder of Aiming for Healthy Families, Inc., Bradley is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and Sisters in Crime. She makes her home in Mississippi.
USA Today bestselling author Patricia Bradley kicks
off her new Pearl River series with Counter Attack. Infusing
heart-stopping suspense, sweet romance, and headstrong characters, Counter
Attack is the perfect read for romantic suspense
fans.
Can you
please provide a brief summary of your novel, Counter Attack? Just as Alexis Stone steps into her role as the interim chief deputy for
Russell County, Tennessee, a serial killer known as the Queen’s Gambit Killer
finds another victim—in her hometown. Alex does not plan on staying in Pearl
Springs. 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 ignore
the calling card the killer has left behind—a white pawn and a note with a
chess move printed on it.
Nathan Landry has done well for himself as
the chief of police for Pearl Springs. He can’t believe it when his high school
sweetheart, 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 closes
in, Nathan and Alex must work together to bring the killer to justice before it
is too late.
What do
you hope readers will gain from reading Counter Attack? I think Alexis is a good example of someone learning to trust because
she’s afraid of commitment. She lost her parents young, her grandfather has a
bad 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 course
of the story, she learns no one is self-sufficient. She learns to trust Nathan
and accept his help and his love.
Counter Attack is the first book in your Pearl River series. What inspired the idea for this series? For the series as a whole, I wanted to write a story set in the mountains around Chattanooga about a woman who works for the sheriff’s department of a small Tennessee county. The story idea for Counter Attack came as I read a newspaper report about a serial killer in Louisiana at around the same time I read the book The Queen’s Gambit. And then “what if” started playing in my mind.
What can readers expect in the next two
books in the series? The
second book involves a thirty-two-year-old woman who witnessed the murder of
her parents as an eight-year-old. She was whisked her away to Montana and has
no memory of her early childhood or the murder. Her search on one of the DNA
sites brings the killer to Montana, and she flees to Pearl Springs to find her
family only to have the killer follow her there. Mark Lassiter saves her life
and is drawn into the cold-case murder of her parents.
The third book will feature Deputy Allison
Quinn, who discovers an assassination plot to kill a candidate who is running
for governor when the campaign stop comes to Pearl Springs. She will cross
swords with a TBI agent assigned to protect the candidate.
What would you say is the element or theme
that connects the books in the Pearl River series? The closeness that
small towns have and how in Pearl Springs it’s God first, followed by family.
What do readers have to look forward to in
future books of the series? Brave heroes and heroines in the small
town of Pearl Springs on the banks of the Pearl River who encounter and outwit
very smart criminals.
What type of research was required for Counter
Attack? First,
I had to refresh my knowledge of chess since it’d been many years since I’d
played. I also connected with a fabulous chess master who talked me through the
different moves the killer would use to taunt police. I also dipped my toe into
the dark web, and that was an eyeopener. For one thing, the dark web isn’t all
bad. Many people in countries where their emails are monitored use it to
communicate with the outside world. But of course, that wasn’t how I planned to
use it, so I had to investigate the way criminals use the dark web.
Your two protagonists, Alexis Stone and
Nathan Landry, reconnect in Pearl Springs. How were these two characters
connected in the past? Alexis and Nathan were high school sweethearts, but
their relationship was doomed from the beginning. He has a heart for the small
town of Pearl Springs while she wants the bright lights and opportunities of a
big city.
What do you love most about writing
romantic suspense? I
love the fast pace of the story with all the twists and turns and the way the
romance allows the reader to get a glimpse of who the characters are and what
they want.
What are you working on next? Right now, I’m
working 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 can
trust, especially with his heart.
How can
readers connect with you?
Website:
https://ptbradley.com/
Blog:
https://ptbradley.com/blog/
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/patriciabradleyauthor
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/PTBradley1
Amazon:
https://amzn.to/2S6DKGY
Bookbub:
https://www.bookbub.com/profile/patricia-bradley
Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7789445.Patricia_Bradley
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/ptbradley1/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/ptbradley/
Thank
you, Patricia, for sharing Counter Attack with my blog readers and me. I
love your suspense novels.
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link to the book.
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9 comments:
This looks really good!
Abigail in VA
Love Patricia Bradley books. Always a good read. Blessings from Lucy in WV.
Patricia Bradley books never disappoint me. Looks to be a great series.
Beth from IA
Thank you so much for hosting me on your blog. It's a great place to meet readers!
Patricia Bradley does suspense like nobody’s business! Her characters are always easy to relate to and her settings are always interesting. I just finished one of her Natchez Trace novels and highly recommend that series, or really any of her series.
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Patricia is one of my favorite authors Thanks for sharing!
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