Here’s the scoop about Patti Lacy’s newest Christian novel.

“Since leaving Louisiana, Sally Stevens has held her childhood secrets at bay, smothering them in a sunny disposition and sugar-coated lies. No one, not even her husband Sam, has heard the truth about what happened to her and her best friend, Ella Ward, when they were twelve years old. Now a teacher in Normal, Illinois, Sally has nearly forgotten her past.

Then Shamika, one of her students, is violently attacked, and memories of segregation, a chain-link fence, and a blood oath bubble to the surface like a dead body in a bayou. Lies continue to tumble from Sally’s lips as she scrambles to gloss over the harsh reality of a betrayal that refuses to stay buried.

Finally cornered by the Holy Spirit and her own web of lies, Sally—and Shamika embark on a quest to find Ella in post-Katrina New Orleans. With the help of friends, family, and God, Sally can glimpse a life free of the mire of deceit and truly begin to live with joy. But will she pay the price for a lifetime of deception?”

When Patti Lacy left the Louisiana swamps for college, she returned to Baylor University, where as a girl she’d lived in the boys’ athletic dormitory. Her “big brothers” entertained her with magic tricks and wild tales that planted the love of stories in her heart. Patti graduated from Baylor with an education degree that allowed her to continue the passion and tradition inspired by her schoolteacher parents and husband.

The Lacys moved to the Midwest in 1995, where Patti heard an Irishwoman’s amazing story of betrayal and forgiveness. Ten years later, the Spirit’s urgings culminated in a new career path: novelist. Kregel Publications released Patti’s debut novel, An Irishwoman’s Tale, in 2008. What the Bayou Saw continues Patti’s quest to explore secrets women keep and why they keep them. The Lacys live in Normal, Illinois, and have two grown children and a dog named Laura. They attend Grace Church, where Patti facilitates a Bible study and the family supports Ministry & More, an organization offering the true Bread of Life to clients. To contact Patti, visit her website at www.pattilacy.com.”

Thanks, Patti. It sounds like one of those stories that plunges deep into the heart.–Lyn