Why Mary Alford and Robin Patchen Ensure Good Triumphs Over Evil in Their Books (Episode 71)

On this episode of “The Romantic Side of Suspense,” my guests are Mary Alford and Robin Patchen. Among other topics, we discussed how good and evil are played out on the pages of our books. “We see enough of the other kind of stories where the bad guy doesn’t get his in the end,” Robin said. “I like what they call whole stories, where good is good and bad is bad and good wins. I like to write whole stories.” “We live in a very fallen world, and it’s nice to get away from the reality that evil doesn’t always get punished right now,” Mary said. “It’s good to have books where the hero and heroine have everything worked out in the end, the bad guy gets punished and there’s usually a happily ever after at the end of the story.” Mary is a USA Today bestselling author. Her titles have been finalists for several awards, including the Daphne du Maurier, the Beverly, the Maggie, and the Selah. She and her husband live in the heart of Texas in the middle of 70 acres with two cats and one dog. Connect w/Mary Website: https://maryalford.net/ Facebook: @ MaryAlfordAuthor/ Twitter: @maryalford13 Robin is a USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of Christian romantic suspense. She grew up in a small town in New Hampshire, the setting of her Nutfield Saga books, and then headed to Boston to earn a journalism degree. Working in marketing and public relations, she discovered how much she loathed the nine-to-five ball and chain. After relocating to the Southwest, she started writing her first novel while she homeschooled her three children. The novel was dreadful, but her passion for storytelling didn’t wane. Thankfully, as her children grew, so did her writing ability. Now that her kids are adults, she has more time to play with the lives of fictional heroes and heroines, wreaking havoc and working magic to give her characters happy endings. When she’s not writing, she’s editing or reading, proving that most of her life revolves around the 26 letters of the alphabet. Connect w/Robin Website: https://robinpatchen.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RobinPatchen/ BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/robin-patchen Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5187882.Robin_Patchen Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Robin-Patchen/e/B00A289790/ Listen to the podcast for more from our interview, plus teasers for Among the Innocent and Lineage of Corruption.