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Pat Lunsford has sold two articles to magazine publishers while putting together a portfolio of her short stories, requested by yet another magazine publisher. Having just started out in writing, she seems to have gotten off to a running start.

Family and business have always come first to Pat. Now that she is semi-retired, she is devoting most of her time to writing. Having been in the produce business for more than thirty years, traveling around beautiful farm lands through all of the southern states, meeting some of the most fascinating people, she has much to share.

Writing small articles and stories is something Pat really enjoys, but her novel, Lord of The South, is her passion. She is currently seeking a publisher/agent.
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Pat Lunsford has sold two articles to magazine publishers while putting together a portfolio of her short stories, requested by yet another magazine publisher. Having just started out in writing, she seems to have gotten off to a running start.

Family and business have always come first to Pat. Now that she is semi-retired, she is devoting most of her time to writing. Having been in the produce business for more than thirty years, traveling around beautiful farm lands through all of the southern states, meeting some of the most fascinating people, she has much to share.

Writing small articles and stories is something Pat really enjoys, but her novel, Lord of The South, is her passion. She is currently seeking a publisher/agent.

Lord of The South, can be viewed in its entirety at: www.freewebs.com/plnsfrd

Lord of The South
Author Pat Lunsford
wc 82,000
plnsfrd@aol.com

Synopsis

What could a wealthy young man from a high profile family, possibly have in common with a middle-aged black servant, an old British chauffeur, three hard-working black ladies in a small town restaurant and a sixteen-year-old girl?

Set in 1950’s Deep South, Lord of The South, full of rich imagery, exposes the lives of people from completely different backgrounds, cleverly bringing them together. Like most Southern novels, Lord of The South, envelopes all that is special about the region and its people.

Gallen Hollingsworth, the protagonist, wants to attend college, but doesn’t want to leave the man he loves and respects above all others, the man who raised him, Jake Johnson, a black servant.

Gallen leaned against the pine, staring at the stream. “I was just thinking about how much I’m going to miss you when I go away to college.”
“Yeah, me too,” Jake said with a grimace. “I’m gonna miss you too, kid.”

Amos Hollingsworth, Gallen’s father, the wealthiest crime-lord in the south, believes Gallen has been in school long enough.

“All you need to learn now is in those files in my office, Gallen.”
“But Father, Harvard University has offered me . . .”
“I’m offering you a goddamned multi-billion dollar ENTERPRISE!”

Jake intervenes when Gallen is attacked by his father.

Jake lunged forward, pinning Amos to the wall, “Sir, I can’t let you do that!”
Amos elbowed him, raising the stick to Gallen, “You think this ignorant black bastard is going to stop me?”
Jake grabbed the stick, struggling to get it away from him. “You can’t keep hittin’ him in the head like that; you’re gonna KILL him!”

The limousine chauffeur is Gallen’s most trusted friend.

“What has happened?”
“He’s going to kill Jake. I’m getting him out of here.”
“And where will you go, Gallen?”
“I have a friend in Sheldon. She lives alone in a big house and owns a restaurant.”

Jake takes over the restaurant kitchen, interacting with three black ladies with strong personalities.

“Oh get on back to that greasy ole grill, Jake; we knows our jobs!”

Melody Anderson is only thirteen when she seeks employment at the restaurant.

“Anybody can see she ain’t gonna work. Look at her; she looks like a dime-store doll standin’ there!”

Two years later, Gallen returns with all the power and authority that once belonged to his father. We go back in time to that tearful night when he left Jake, returning to the mansion. He soon realizes the only way to be free of his father, is to overthrow him, taking his place as the most powerful crime-lord in the south.

Gallen merges back into their lives, which now includes Melody. Approaching eighteen, having developed into a beautiful young lady, he becomes obsessed by her as their relationship evolves into an emotional roller coaster.

“Cut it out!” he yelled, pushing her roughly against the seat, drawing back quickly when she spat in his face.
“Don’t touch me!”

Meanwhile, Gallen and Jake ride an emotional roller coaster of their own.

“If you think I’m gonna stand by and watch you kill a young man just because he’s somehow linked . . .”
Melody entered the room. “What’s . . .?” Jake spun around.
“GET OUT!” She jumped against the door with wild eyes, scrambling out of the room. Jake grabbed Gallen with both hands, panting, nostrils flared, eyes wild, lowering his voice but not his tone when he said, “I didn’t raise no cold blooded killer!”

Gallen is attacked by vicious adversaries who would like nothing more than to see him dead.

“So you’ll be seeking revenge?”
“You’re damn right,” Gallen said calmly before shouting, “With a goddamned PASSION!”

Gallen begins mistreating Melody, as he exposes himself to the greedy practices and perilous consequences that are saddled with his ambitions of becoming … Lord of The South.
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