Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt Stop 27 

Patricia Bradley Scavenger Hunt 31 Comments

 

Welcome to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! If you’ve just discovered the hunt, be sure to start at Stop #1, and collect the clues through all the stops, in order, so you can enter to win one of our top 5 grand prizes!

  • The hunt BEGINS on 3/12 at noon MST with Stop #1 at LisaTawnBergren.com .
  • Hunt through our loop using Chrome or Firefox as your browser (not Explorer).
  • There is NO RUSH to complete the hunt—you have all weekend (until Sunday, 3/15 at midnight MST)! So take your time, reading the unique posts along the way; our hope is that you discover new authors/new books and learn new things about them.
  • Submit your entry for the grand prizes by collecting the CLUE on each author’s scavenger hunt post and submitting your answer in the Rafflecopter form at the final stop, back on Lisa’s site. Many authors are offering additional prizes along the way!

I hope you enjoy our Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! I’m Patricia Bradley, and I write suspense with a twist of romance. I’ve found it much easier to kill a character off than to get them together. LOL You can find more information about my books on my book page, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. The newest book will release May 5, 2020, and you can find preorder links here.

Here’s what Standoff, the first Natchez Trace Park Ranger book is about:

The Natchez Trace National Parkway stretches 444 miles from Nashville to Natchez, the oldest town on the Mississippi River. It’s the perfect road for a relaxed pleasure drive. Unfortunately for park ranger Luke Fereday, lately it’s being used to move drugs. Sent to Natchez to infiltrate the organization at the center of the drug ring, Luke arrives too late to a stakeout and discovers the body of his friend, park ranger John Danvers.

John’s daughter Brooke is determined to investigate her father’s murder, but things are more complicated than they first appear, and Brooke soon finds herself the target of a killer who will do anything to silence her. Luke will have his hands full keeping her safe. But who’s going to keep him safe when he realizes he’s falling–hard–for the daughter of the man he failed to save?

I love that the story is set on the Natchez Trace near Natchez, MS, and I’d love to tell you a little about the Trace.

The Natchez Trace

The actual Old Trace

If you had been born in the late 1700s or early 1800s and you were traveling from New Orleans to Nashville, you would have made your way to Natchez, Mississippi and taken the 444-mile long Natchez Trace because it was too difficult to go upriver. The steamboat hadn’t been invented yet.

The modern-day Trace, as it’s usually called, commemorates the historic route created by bison in their quest for salt licks and food. Then came American Indians, pioneer settlers, traders and even General Andrew Jackson’s soldiers as they marched to New Orleans for the War of 1812.

During this time, the Trace was a very dangerous place to travel as bandits and robbers lay in wait along the lonely stretches of the Trace. One of the most notorious was the Mason-Harpe gang who had a hefty price put on their heads. Eventually, the gang members turned on each other to collect the bounty.

Mount Locust, the oldest inn on the Natchez Trace

Mount Locust, the oldest inn on the Natchez Trace

Most travelers traveled in groups for protection. Along the way were inns that were little more than four-room cabins with a dog-trot in the middle. Travelers often slept on the front porches or ground.

Fast-forward two hundred years and the Trace is still harboring evil in the form of murder and cartels running drugs from Natchez to Nashville and beyond. That’s where Luke Fereday steps in. He’s a special agent of the National Park Service Investigative Service Branch, and he’s out to catch the drug runners who killed his friend. Joining him is Brooke Danvers, who has a personal interest in the case.

Here’s the Stop #27 Basics: If you’re interested, you can pre-order Standoff, Natchez Trace Park Rangers on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, CBD or at your local bookstore!

Clue to Write Down: it’s time

Link to Stop #28, the Next Stop on the Loop: Natalie Waters site!

But WAIT! I’m giving away prizes to three entrants! An Advance Reader Copy of Book 1, Standoff, Natchez Trace Park Rangers (unless you want to wait for the final version in May). I’m also offering a copy of two books from my Memphis Cold Case Novels. Justice Betrayed and Justice Delivered.

All you have to do is sign up for my newsletter located on the upper right corner of my blog, or note you’re already a subscriber. You can enter through the Rafflecopter. It’s a one-click entry unless you want extra points by following me on Goodreads! But please note my individual Rafflecopter begins a little earlier and is separate from the final one on Lisa Tawn Bergren’s blog.

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      Patricia Bradley

      Thanks, Mimi! I’m glad for the opportunity to meet you, too! And I hope you’ll come back to my blog! On Tuesdays I have a Mystery Question for you to solve and on Fridays I review a book I’ve read. Good hunting!

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  7. Erika Luther

    I always enjoy these hunts. So nice to see a mix of familiar and new authors. Thanks for the chance to win. 🙂

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  10. Tina R

    Thanks for taking part in the hunt. I love romance suspense. I’m really looking forward to reading “Standoff” and have added it to my TBR list.

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  15. Lisa Hudson

    Doing my best to wait patiently for STANDOFF to be released! I have thoroughly enjoyed all of your previous books. Thanks for participating in the Scavenger Hunt!

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