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Candice Sue Patterson is our guest on the show this week, here to talk about her new book, The Keys to Gramercy Park. It's a fabulous dual timeline novel set in New York City involving counterfeiting. We chat about what it was like to write dual timeline, the end of the Doors to the Past series, and I ask the tough questions, like if she's ever split wood! Patrons get to hear about her foray into the cake decorating world.
The Keys to Gramercy Park by Candice Sue Patterson
Secrets Sealed Within a Wall Come to Light in Lower Manhattan
Walk through Doors to the Past via a new series of historical stories of romance and adventure.
Investigative historical journalist Andrea Andrews is tired of waiting tables to make ends meet. If she could find and write the next breakout story, she could secure a promotion with Smithsonian Magazine as their writer-at-large. But not much happens in lower Manhattan out of the ordinary until she discovers post-Civil War counterfeit bills hidden in the wall of her historic district apartment.
Politics have always been Beau Davidson-Quincy’s passion, despite his family’s real estate empire. His clean image and single status make him a target in the media as he prepares to build his campaign for New York governor. He has nothing to hide until a cute waitress unravels a mystery that could destroy his family’s reputation.
Two centuries earlier, wounded Civil War veteran Franklin Davidson lost everything—his house, his wife, his standing in society. In his darkest moment, he’s awarded a position with the newly formed Secret Service to combat the spread of counterfeit U.S. currency. His life and new home in Gramercy Park are the envy of his peers, but nothing is as it seems. Secrets are meant to be kept, and Franklin will take his to his grave.
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Candice Sue Patterson studied at the Institute of Children’s Literature and is an active member of American Christian Fiction Writers. She lives in Indiana with her husband and three sons in a restored farmhouse overtaken by books. When she’s not tending to her chickens, watching her kids play sports, or helping children discover a love for reading as an elementary librarian, she’s working on a new story. Candice writes Modern Vintage Romance. She is represented by Linda S. Glaz of Hartline Literary Agency.
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She says, "Not only do I love spending time with the fictional people in my head, I also love to get lost in a good book. I’m a Sunday school teacher, a hobby farmer, a sucker for Hallmark movies, and my kitchen is open 24-hours. I love to travel. Some of my most memorable vacations include hiking all the way to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, white water rafting, horseback riding in Wyoming, and traveling the entire coast of Maine.
When I’m not on a deadline, I can be found reading, binge-watching Chesapeake Shores, internet shopping, or enjoying the outdoors. Like Anne Shirley, 'I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.'"
Visit Candice's website.