Reader Friday ~ Over the Edge

Patricia Bradley Reader Friday 50 Comments

Today I am at the American Christian Fiction Writers conference in Nashville so I may be a little slow getting back to your comments.

I recently read Brandilyn Collins’ book Over the Edge, and I’m here to tell you, I could not put it down! Here’s the back cover copy and then I’ll be back to tell you why I liked it.

Back Cover Copy:

Torn from the front lines of medical debate and the author’s own experience with Lyme Disease, Over the Edge is riveting fiction, full of twists and turns—and powerful truths about today’s medical field.

Janessa McNeil’s husband, Dr. Brock McNeil, a researcher and professor at Stanford University’s Department of Medicine, specializes in tick-borne diseases—especially Lyme. For years he has insisted that Chronic Lyme Disease doesn’t exist. Even as patients across the country are getting sicker, the committee Brock chairs is about to announce its latest findings—which will further seal the door shut for Lyme treatment.

One embittered man sets out to prove Dr. McNeil wrong by giving him a close-up view of the very disease he denies. The man infects Janessa with Lyme, then states his demand: convince her husband to publicly reverse his stand on Lyme—or their young daughter will be next.

But Janessa’s marriage is already rocky. She’s so sick she can hardly move or think. And her husband denies she has Lyme at all.

Welcome to the Lyme wars, Janessa.

Brandilyn Collins had me on the edge of my seat the whole I time was reading Over the Edge. Can you imagine someone purposefully infecting another person with such a horrible disease, one that wasn’t even recognized as a disease? To be so sick and someone tells you that it’s all in your mind? And then be taunted by the person who did it? Just as in the story, early on in the treatment of Lyme’s disease, insurance companies routinely denied coverage of longterm antibiotics to treat it, so the battle was two-fold.

It was hard to guess who the culprit was and her portrayal of someone with Lyme’s is based on her own battle with the disease and is so realistic. If you haven’t read this book, you are missing a treat!

You can buy Over the Edge at Amazon , B&N, and CBD.

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  1. Mary Hart

    I’ve read this book-and it was hard to put down! My brother & sister-in-law both have lyme disease. He is a chiropractor & keeps up with the studies that are done on it.

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  2. Christine Battaglio

    I’ve also read this book. It’s a good story about a bad disease and a callous husband and doctor. I like Brandilynn Collins’ writing.

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  3. Vickie Watts

    I have read this book and love Brandilynn Collins’ books. She always writes with empathy for her characters, but this book was absolutely spellbinding with its attention to detail and how bad the bad guy is. Betrayal by a loved one! Great book!

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  4. MJSH

    Sounds like an interesting book. Treatment of Lyme is a tough one and I really came into the medical scene when it was thoroughly being investigated so it would be eye-opening to read about the early years of the disease’s detection and treatment.

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  5. Stella Potts

    This sounds like a riveting story. My niece (by marriage) contracted Lymes and almost died before it was diagnosed. Scary disease.

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  6. Phyllis

    It just goes to show everyone that Doctors may be doing their best, however, they are only human. I look forward to reading this next book

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  7. Beverly Duell-Moore

    I read a book she wrote about Lyme Disease. Is this the same one or a new one? If, this is a new one, I haven’t read it yet. It sounds like a great to read.

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  8. Judy

    Just wanted you to know I just finished “Coroner” & it was sooo good! Definitely not easy to put down. Had to request from local library, then wait until they put their newly purchased book on the shelf. But well worth the wait! Thanks for the recommendation. And how I have enjoyed your books!!!!

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  9. Lual Krautter

    I’ve read other books by Brandilyn and they were full of suspense and very riveting! Would love to enter a giveaway and win a print copy of this one! Thanks for sharing about this important topic, how to overcome in difficult situations and have victory in the Lord! God bless!

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      Patricia Bradley

      Thanks, Lual! Brandilyn is a very talented writer. I’ve talked with her this week and she wanted me to express her thanks for all the nice comments. She is the emcee here at ACFW and so busy!

  10. Edward Arrington

    Hope you’re enjoying the ACFW. This book sounds like a great read. If I can ever catch up, I need to get my hands on some of her books to read.

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      Patricia Bradley

      Be sure to fasten your seatbelt, Edward…she writes very suspenseful books! And I’m having a blast at ACFW. It’s at Opryland this year and I’ve gotten lost at least twice every day. lol

      1. Edward Arrington

        Pat, I understand getting lost at Opryland. I can typically find my way around anywhere, but Opryland is different. I was there once back in the mid -80s. It was fairly easy to get around. Then my wife and I went there for a Southern Gospel Music New Years Eve Celebration two years, I think maybe 2013 and 2014. They had added on and renovated so much that I never did figure out where the original part was located. That place is complicated even with a map.

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        Patricia Bradley

        Not to mention that the map which is supposed to be color-coded to the carper is WRONG because they just changed the carpet. lol But it’s been a great time here, Edward. Just finished a panel with Steve James and Brandilyn Collins!!!! Fan girling here. Thanks for stopping by.

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  11. Trixi

    I love suspense with a medical twist…this one sounds fasinating!

    Hope you have lots of fun at the ACFW, Patricia!! I’ve seen pictures up on Facebook already with some other authors and it makes me a bit jealous…lol! What a great time for authors to get together and learn new things 🙂

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      Patricia Bradley

      Trixi, ACFW is one of the best conferences around…I wish every writer could experience ACFW. There are also other great conferences for writers–we even have one in my area as well. The MidSouth Christian Writer’s Conference is in Memphis, and we have a great line up of workshop leaders if you ever get a chance to come. It’s only a day and a half long, so it isn’t very expensive.

  12. Janet Estridge

    We have her books in the Church Library. Our readers either love them or hate them. If they hate them , then I’ll get an ear-full of why they shouldn’t be in the library and if they love them, then they will ask when is the next book coming out? Such is life in the Church Library but I wouldn’t have it any other way.

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  13. Trixi

    Patricia, I should have asked this sooner. But is Brandilyn a Christian author? I see her books in my Overdrive digital library and am interested in checking out “Over the Edge” because of your recommendation. Thanks for answering 🙂 I see she has a lot of her books I can borrow!

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  14. Trixi

    Awesome, thank you so much Patricia! Definitely reading it than 🙂 Love suspense with a medical twist. You may have just introduced me to a new-to-me author!

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