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J.R. Mathis

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Susan Mathis was born in and grew up in an extremely small town in Alachua County, Florida where her family has lived for more than 100 years. When Susan was still very young, James (J.R) Mathis was born in a somewhat bigger small town about 100 miles south of where she lived. Within a decade, James' small town would become part of Orlando, the biggest tourist destination in the United States. He was not amused. That is how, while Susan was running barefoot, swimming in lakes full of alligators and feeding chickens, James was sitting in his bedroom reading books faster than his father could bring them home from the library.

Were James and Susan to write their love story, it would definitely be an enemies-to-lovers trope. They met in the libr ...more

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	The Penitent Priest (Father Tom #1) by J.R. Mathis (Goodreads Author), Susan Mathis 4.34 avg rating — 2,846 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Honeymoon Homicide (The Mercy and Justice Mysteries #1) by J.R. Mathis (Goodreads Author), Susan Mathis 4.07 avg rating — 1,572 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Reluctant Rector (Father Tom #1-3) by J.R. Mathis (Goodreads Author), Susan Mathis 4.40 avg rating — 484 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Framed Father (Father Tom #2) by J.R. Mathis (Goodreads Author), Susan Mathis 4.43 avg rating — 259 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Redemptive Return (Father Tom #3) by J.R. Mathis (Goodreads Author), Susan Mathis 4.25 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Buried Bride (Father Tom #4) by J.R. Mathis (Goodreads Author), Susan Mathis 4.50 avg rating — 74 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Defining Decision (Father Tom #5) by J.R. Mathis (Goodreads Author), Susan Mathis 4.51 avg rating — 69 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Maligned Marine: A Contemporary Small Town Sleuthing Couple Murder Mystery (The Mercy and Justice Mysteries Book 2) by J.R. Mathis (Goodreads Author), Susan Mathis 4.74 avg rating — 65 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Silent Shooter (Father Tom #6) by J.R. Mathis (Goodreads Author), Susan Mathis 4.47 avg rating — 68 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sister's Secret: A Contemporary Small Town Family Secrets Mystery (The Mercy and Justice Mysteries Book 3) by J.R. Mathis (Goodreads Author), Susan Mathis 4.63 avg rating — 62 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Things I Learned Writing My Novel #2--Writing is a skill that needs to be learned.

Would you trust your child to a surgeon who said, "I have no formal training as a doctor, but my mother told me I was special and could do anything I wanted to, so I got a scalpel and a set of scrubs and started walking around this hospital. Now, what seems to be the problem?"

If the answer is anything other than no, we need to talk.

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Series by J.R. Mathis

Father Tom (12 books)
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The Mercy and Justice Mysteries (22 books)
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“Father Tom,” the Archbishop said, “you need to remember that you represent the Church all the time. Even if this interview has nothing to do with the Church or your activities as a priest, people will see you as a priest. Anything you said, anything this reporter chooses to highlight, will be seen by people as being done by a priest of the Catholic Church. I don’t mean to come across as hurtful, but no one will care that your wife was killed before you became a priest.”
― J.R. Mathis, The Penitent Priest

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“ruefully.”
― J.R. Mathis, The Penitent Priest

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“Loss isn’t something we get over. It’s how we learn to handle it. Some people suppress it, others replace it, and others allow their losses to consume them. It’s those last who have the hardest time.”
― J.R. Mathis, The Penitent Priest

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