Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Author-Reader Match” where we introduce you to authors you may fall in love with. It’s our great pleasure to present Jessica R. Patch!
Writes:
Jessica R. Patch writes bestselling, award-winning thrillers and romantic suspense. If you enjoy books that give you Criminal Minds vibes, jaw-dropping twists, and leave you with thoughts like, “What just happened?” “How did I not see that coming?” then the FBI: Strange Crimes Unit series is going to be your jam. With a hurricane approaching the Outer Banks coastal setting, a wicked serial killer collecting prized specimens on his private island, and a personal connection to the Religious Behavioral Analyst on the specialized FBI taskforce, THE GARDEN GIRLS is going to give you all the feels, keep you on the edge of your seat and leave you with a hopeful ending where justice is served and light shines in the darkness.
About:
A lover of the horror genre (pointing to you Scream franchise), all things true crime, and tacos, Jessica loves penning thrillers that blend elements of crime fiction, psychological suspense, and horror—but let’s leave out the creepy kids crawling on walls and supernatural horror. Jessica loves being an empty nester with her husband of almost 30 years, and daily walks with her fur baby (a sweet Shetland sheepdog) who she talks through her plot twists with. He’s no help, but at least he listens. She enjoys travel, especially to tropical destinations and bingeing documentaries on any and every streaming service she has, which is all of them. When she’s in bed at night scrolling through her phone, she’s collecting recipes to dishes she will probably never attempt or reading in the thriller/suspense/mystery/horror genre.
My ideal reader match for The Garden Girls…
- Loves thrillers where FBI agents track serial killers
- Enjoys coastal settings and weather disaster plots
- Isn’t a huge romance fan, but doesn’t mind a light one that is back-burner
- Loves books with unexpected twists
- Binges shows like Criminal Minds and Law & Order
- Fans of no spice and no profanity
If we’re compatible with The Garden Girls, you’ll want to go back and read Book 1 Her Darkest Secret and then Book 2 A Cry in the Dark, even though they can all be read as standalones, then move on to my romantic suspense books! You’ll always find:
- Creepy villains with twisted motives
- Humorous banter and dialogue to break intense moments
- A whodunit
- High-stakes and fast pacing
- Hopeful endings where light shines in the darkness, so you’re not left utterly depressed
THE GARDEN GIRLS by Jessica R. Patch
On a remote Outer Banks island, a serial killer collects his prized specimens. And to stop him, an FBI agent must confront his own twisted past.
FBI agent Tiberius Granger has seen his share of darkness. But a new case sets him on edge. It’s not just the macabre way both victims—found posed in front of lighthouses—are tattooed with flowers that match their names. There’s also the unsettling connection to the woman Ty once loved and to the shadowy cult they both risked everything to escape.
Bexley Hemmingway’s sister has gone missing, and she’ll do anything to find her—including teaming up with Ty. That may prove a mistake, and not just because Ty doesn’t know he’s the father of her teenaged son. It seems the killer is taunting Ty, drawing everyone close to him into deeper danger.
As the slashing winds and rain of a deadly hurricane approach the coast of North Carolina, the search leads Ty and Bex to an island that hides a grisly secret. But in his quest for the truth, Ty has ignored the fact that this time, he’s not just the hunter. Every move has been orchestrated by a killer into a perfect storm of terror, and they will need all their skills to survive…
Suspense | Romance Suspense [Love Inspired, On Sale: April 23, 2024, Trade Paperback / e-Book, ISBN: 9781335463074 / eISBN: 9780369748584]
Dark, disturbing but also redemptive tale
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About Jessica R. Patch
Jessica R. Patch is known for her dry wit and signature twists whether she’s penned a contemporary romance or romantic suspense. When she’s not hunched over her laptop (or in physical therapy because she’s been hunched over her laptop), you can find her cozy on the couch in her mid-south home watching way too much Netflix with her family, going on “adventures” in the name of book research, and collecting recipes to amazing dishes she’ll probably never cook. Sign up for her newsletter “Patched In” on her website. Jessica is represented by Rachel Kent of Books & Such Literary Management.
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