Pat Mehaffey


Biography

Pat Capps Mehaffey received a degree from Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. She had no interest in writing until her retirement after 30 years of employment as a bank officer.
Pat has been a member of Abilene Writers Guild, Writer’s Bloc of Granbury and Cisco Writers Club and participates in two critique groups.
Her published credits include two inspirational books of daily devotionals titled Lessons for Living and Strength Sufficient for the Day. Her short stories have appeared in Cup of Comfort, Rocking Chair Reader, Passager, Quotable Texas Women, The Noble Generation, This Path, From the Porch Swing, The Upper Room, and several issues of Guideposts.
Under a Comanche Moon is the first in a trilogy featuring Jane McGregor and her family, pioneer settlers in Texas. The second book, Shadows of the Comanche will be available in 2013.
A third book of daily devotionals, Out of the Darkness, will be published soon.
Pat, and husband Howard, toiled and rejoiced in equal parts while living in a big house on a big lake for many years. They currently reside near Fort Worth, Texas and enjoy the urban conveniences and proximity to family.

Books

Shadows Of The Comanche    by Pat Mehaffey
Price: $2.99 USD. 35750 words. Published on February 19, 2013. Fiction.

The McGregor family, homesteading land on the Texas frontier, faced perils from man, animals and the weather. Through it all, Jane must deal with her strange gift of “second sight” inherited from her grandmother, which causes her to “see” and communicate with shadows or spirits of long-dead Comanche who possessed the land many years ago.
Lessons For Living: Meditations For The Heart And Mind    by Pat Mehaffey
Price: $2.99 USD. 31380 words. Published on November 11, 2012. Nonfiction.

This book contains no new words, no magic formulas or revealed secrets. It represents an accumulation of learning covering many years of attending church, studying God's word and communing with the Holy Spirit. I pray that some hearts may be touched, some Questions answered, some puzzles made clear through my sharing of personal events and experiences.
Strength Sufficient For The Day    by Pat Mehaffey
Price: $2.99 USD. 41210 words. Published on November 9, 2012. Nonfiction.

Pat Capps Mehaffey, an ex-banker, retired to a lake home. In the serenity of this location, she began writing Christian meditations, devotionals and stories. This is her second published book of devotionals. Her stories and articles have appeared in a variety of publications.Pat’s books reflect many years of attending worship services, Christian seminars, retreats and studying God’s inspired word.
Under A Comanche Moon    by Pat Mehaffey
Price: $2.99 USD. 31040 words. Published on September 28, 2012. Fiction.

"Mama," Jane's voice quavered, "I hear Injuns up on the roof. Can they come down the chimney?" So began one of the many dangers faced by Jane McGregor and her mother, Caroline, in Comanche County, Texas in 1872. A band of Comanche Indians captured two small neighbor children. Jane's father, Robert, and other area ranchers, had to find them and negotiate their release -- avoidin

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