Patricia Bradley crée des récits de suspense empreints d'une sensibilité romantique, offrant des histoires qui tiennent les lecteurs en haleine avec des rebondissements inattendus. Son approche de l'écriture met l'accent sur des intrigues captivantes et des dynamiques de personnages convaincantes. Au-delà de sa fiction, Bradley est une éducatrice dévouée, partageant son expertise à travers des ateliers d'écriture et des cours en ligne, formant la prochaine génération d'auteurs. Elle apprécie profondément ses lecteurs, interagissant activement avec eux via son blog où elle présente d'intrigants mystères à élucider.
Investigative Services Branch (ISB) ranger Ainsley Beaumont arrives in her hometown of Natchez, Mississippi, to investigate the murder of a three-month-pregnant teenager. While she wishes the visit was under better circumstances, she never imagined that she would become the killer's next target -- nor that she'd have to work alongside an old flame.
In a desperate search for her kidnapped niece, Carly Smith comes face to face with her sister's killer and must decide whether to trust her ex-boyfriend, officer Logan Donovan, when he steps in to help.
When ISB Ranger Madison Thorn arrives in Natchez to investigate a white-collar scheme, she has no idea she will be thrown back into the violent crimes division--or that it will get so personal. She'll have to work with her childhood-enemy-turned-handsome-charmer to unravel the clues before it's too late.
After being forced to kill an FBI agent gone rogue in self-defense while working in the violent crimes unit for the Investigative Services Branch, ranger Madison Thorn is comfortable with her move to the fraud and cyber division. At least numbers don't lie. So she's less than thrilled when a white-collar crime investigation in Natchez, Mississippi, turns violent. She could also do without being forced to work with former-childhood-enemy-turned-infuriatingly-handsome park ranger Clayton Bradshaw.
When ISB Ranger Ainsley Beaumont returns to her hometown of Natchez, Mississippi, to investigate the murder of a teenage girl, she doesn't suspect she'll become the murderer's next target. Can former a FBI sniper--and Ainsley's former flame--overcome his past mistakes on the job in order to protect her?
It's Elvis Week in Memphis, and homicide Detective Rachel Sloan isn't sure her day could get any stranger when aging Elvis impersonator Vic Vegas asks to see her. But when he produces a photo of her murdered mother with four Elvis impersonators--one of whom had also been murdered soon after the photo was taken--she's forced to reevaluate. Is there some connection between the two unsolved cases? And could the recent break-in at Vic's home be tied to his obsession with finding his friend's killer? When yet another person in the photo is murdered, Rachel suddenly has her hands full investigating three cases. Lieutenant Boone Callahan offers his help, but their checkered romantic past threatens to get in the way. Can they solve the cases before the murderer makes Rachel victim number four?
A ten-year-old murder case. An obsessed stalker. Can Natchez Trace Ranger Samuel Ryker keep his colleague and one-time love Emma Winters from the clutches of a man determined to make her his own?
The book explores the historical advocacy for gender equality in the context of women in journalism, tracing its evolution from Abigail Adams' plea to John Adams. It delves into the tensions and challenges faced by women in the field as they fought to integrate gender equality into their work. Through this lens, the author highlights the struggles and achievements of female journalists, illuminating their pivotal role in advocating for women's rights throughout history.
In an effort to get her security consulting business off the ground, Kelsey Allen has been spending a lot of time up in the air, rappelling down buildings and climbing through windows to show business owners their vulnerabilities to thieves. When she is hired to pose as a conservator at the Pink Palace Museum in order to test their security weaknesses after some artifacts go missing, she's ecstatic. But when her investigative focus turns from theft to murder, Kelsey knows she's out of her league--and possibly in the cross hairs. When blast-from-the-past Detective Brad Hollister is called in to investigate, Kelsey may find that he's the biggest security threat yet . . . to her heart. Crackling with romantic tension and laced with intrigue, this suspenseful story from award-winning author Patricia Bradley will keep readers guessing--and looking over their shoulders.
The book delves into the pivotal role of newspapers in shaping perceptions of race, color, and slavery during America's early years. Through a thorough analysis of revolutionary-era journalism, it reveals how the patriot press utilized slavery as a metaphor, effectively articulating and spreading ideas about free African Americans and enslaved individuals. This investigation highlights the complex interplay between media and societal attitudes, offering a profound understanding of the period's racial dynamics.