PAT BARNHART Pat prefers Barnes & Noble or the library to beaches or theme parks and considers 'tanned' a condition more appropriate for leather than skin. Her love affair with story has been life long (she was reading at age two) and in 1997 culminated in the birth of two novels and the gestation of a third. The first of the three, "Throwing Bones" is now available; "Vanderville" is available now as well. She's hard at work on the next novel about her life as a world traveler, horse trainer, restaurateur, and innkeeper. "THROWING BONES: And Other Adventures of an International Drug Smuggler" This stuff really happened. The drug smuggler known as ‘The Boxer’ actually beat the US Government at every turn. The mysterious man sent to capture him actually existed, too, but not quite as you will experience him. When government agents were timid, Boxer was brazen. When obstacles were thrown down in his path, he hurdled them. And when he returned home with paper sacks full of money, he was welcomed by his wife, children, and banker. "Throwing Bones" is an artful blend of fact and fiction that will leave you amazed, curious, and a little jealous. The events, places, and people are real, only thinly disguised for legal purposes. You won’t want to put it down, but when you do, you’ll have a smile on your face, and maybe a question or two. "VANDERVILLE" Take one large hunk of charismatic man, add a slice of murder, some simmering childhood memories, throw in a generous portion of steamy sex, and you have a pot boiler that satisfies your hunger for a good story. 'Traveller' is a man who cannot sleep within four walls. He doesn't want to own anything and doesn't’ want to be owned by anyone. Even though psychologically damaged by his mother, he returns home to Vanderville, Georgia to see her before she dies. He’s too late and finds himself obligated to solve her murder. Along with Traveller, you will meet a southern buffet of characters; some you will want to know and others you will want to climb into the pages and _______(you fill in the blank – hug, strangle, slap, shake really really hard?). Will love help Traveller overcome his nightmarish past? Will he find his mother’s killer? Will he stay in Vanderville or continue to wander in search of solace, adventure, and peace? Read Vanderville, the first in a series of 'Traveller' novels, learn the answers to these questions, and fall in love with America’s newest hero – Travis McCoy, aka Traveller. www.writingdownpat.com www.stonepatch.com __________________________________________________________ To purchase this book and any others listed on this website, please click on any of the following: AMAZON BOOKS AMAZON BOOKS (UK) BARNES & NOBLE WALDENBOOKS