

She also listened closely to her editors, writing partners and critique groups. Her writing career takes the blame for that.īateman did not expect to take the Christian literary market by storm.

Though, the author will be the first to tell you that her church never gets nearly as much of her time and dedication as it deserves. Bateman also tries to stay active in the music ministry at her church. She has a husband and four children who consume a considerable amount of her time. Besides series like Kansas Home and Mahoney Dairies, Bateman has been known to upend the Christian literary market by producing unexpected stories like ‘Thirsty’, a Christian novel with vampires. Laini’s not sure if she should give Joe the benefit of the doubt or just set her sites on Mark and fuhgetaboutit.Tracey Bateman is an American author that writes Christian fiction. To make things worse, Nana Pantalone makes it clear Laini isn’t the kind of girl she has in mind for her grandson. But things spin out of control when she meets the family, including “the uncles,” who seem to confirm Mark’s suspicions. Their relationship is moving along, so when new guy Officer Mark Hall implies that Joe’s family is tied to the mob, Laini doesn’t want to believe it.

To compromise, Joe brings in help on the project, while Laini continues to bake the goodies that keep his customers lining up. When Laini Sullivan lands a job designing Nick Pantalone’s coffee shop, there are two problems: one, Nick’s nephew Joe hates all of her ideas and two, Laini has to admit he’s right–she’s a disaster at design. She has been married to her husband Rusty for 18 years, has four kids, and lives in Lebanon, Missouri. Tracey loves Sci-fi, Lifetime movies, and Days of Our Lives (this is out of a 21 year habit of watching, rather than enjoyment of current storylines. She became a member of American Christian Fiction Writers in the early months of its inception in 2000 and served as president for a year. She learned to write by writing, and improved by listening to critique partners and editors. There are two other books in the Drama Queen Series, Catch A Rising Star (#1) and You Had Me At Goodbye (#2) Tracey Bateman published her first novel in 2000 and has been busy ever since. Is introducing That’s (Not Exactly) Amore
