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## Bradleyville Series Book 1 ## "A course-changing event in one's life can happen in minutes. Or it can form slowly, a primitive webbing splaying into fingers of discontent, a minuscule trail hardening into the sinewed spine of resentment. So it was with the mill workers as the heat-soaked days of summer marched on..." City girl Jessie, orphaned at sixteen, struggles to adjust to life with her barely known aunt and uncle in the tiny town of Bradleyville, Kentucky. Eight years later (1968) she plans on leaving—to following in her revered mother's footsteps of serving the homeless. But the peaceful town she's come to love is about to be tragically shattered. Threats of a labor strike rumble through the streets, and Jessie's new love and her uncle are swept into the maelstrom. Caught between the pacifist teachings of her mother and these two men, Jessie desperately tries to deny that Bradleyville is rolling toward violence and destruction. ** ### Review "By far, one of the best books I've read this year. Brandilyn Collins makes writing seem incredibly easy as she bares her heroine's soul for readers to struggle and identify with." **--RT BookReviews, 4 1/2 stars gold** * * * ** 2001 Holt Award Finalist** * * * **2001 RT Book Reviews Best Novel Nominee** ### From the Author **Dear Reader**: As you can see from the covers, the three Bradleyville Series novels are not part of my Seatbelt Suspense® lineup. These are in the **contemporary/romance genre**, set in a small town in Kentucky, and depicting the lives of three women in three generations. (One in each book.) These books are written to draw you in through the deep and eclectic characterizations, and the unfolding of the characters' lives. The series consists of *Cast a Road Before Me, Color the Sidewalk For Me*, and *Capture The Wind For Me.*