Partner, mother, daughter, sister, author, descendant of Mother Shipton the Nostradamus of Great Britain, Jude (Pittman) Atkins is all of these. Jude and her partner John live in Calgary.
An inveterate gypsy Jude was born in Alberta, spent her teens in California and Washington, settled in Texas with her four daughters - Judi-Ann (1965-2004), Tami, Billie and Roxanne and now lives back in Alberta near one of her grown daughters and two of her grandchildren. It was while studying journalism in Fort Worth, Texas that Jude began work on the Indian Creek Texas mysteries. Anna's Secret and Betraying Mikki have both been published by Cerridwen Press and Jude is currently at work on Deadly Paradise, the third novel in her Indian Creek series.
Despite his personal problems and loneliness, Kelly makes a wonderful detective. He comes across as being such a smart person that the reader learns to trust his every instinct. Anna’s character is full of secrets that keep popping up at a fast rate, arousing mixed feelings for the loud-mouthed old woman. ...They are some of the most colorful characters I've ever had the pleasure of reading. We do not know who the culprit is until well into the book, which quite adds to the suspense. Ms. Atkins is brilliant with the actual storyline and the deftly plotted novel uncovered such proceedings that managed to scare the hell out of me. Anna's Secret is an absorbing book. . . . Ms. Atkins deserves accolades for combining a spine-tingling story carefully with Texas style humor and family dynamics. The Texas series starts with a bang with Anna's Secret and I sure hope I would re-visit these characters in the upcoming installments. Don’t miss this one! BRAMBLE NYMPH, LITERARY NYMPH REVIEWS
I couldn't wait to get my hands on Betraying Mikki because I loved the earlier book in the series featuring the ever-resourceful Kelly McWinter. Kelly is as efficient as ever, facing the challenges that creep up causing the readers to hold their breaths at times. Mikki is a dear with her fantasies of lifelong love and family. She twists the reader’s gut with her innocence. Stella was the surprise package of this first rate mystery and I thoroughly enjoyed her highhandedness. Ms. Atkins successfully puts in plenty of satisfying plot twists and turns to keep the reader involved at all levels. Her simple language and fluent narration create clear images in the reader’s mind about the characters and the proceedings. The story never loses its foothold in spite of having a boatload of intriguing secondary characters. The identity of the elusive villain hell-bent upon deadly rampage is well and truly hidden, stumping this reader many a time.
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Reviewed by ROMANCE REVIEWS TODAY
BETRAYING MIKKI is full of surprises. Author Jude Atkins knows how to handle characters and build drama and suspense. Will there be another death, or will all survive? I was almost to the end before I figured out who murdered Alex. Pick up BETRAYING MIKKI, then sit back and enjoy a tightly plotted whodunit. Vi Janaway, Romance Reviews Today
The King has ordered the marriage of lovely Marta Shipton, only daughter of the Earl of Gresham, to a Russian Prince and in despair she sobs her heart out to the young steward who has been her friend since childhood.
Judith Pittman's ancestor, Mother Shipton, was once a young girl who lived and loved and shared her prophecies in a dangerous and intolerant society. Flames of Prophecy is the fictional story of the girl, Lady Marta Shipton, who grew up to be the famous prophetess, Mother Shipton.
