What are your favorite suspense stories or who are your favorite storytellers?
I love stories that are basically police procedurals as that is what I write, and I write them because I like to read or watch them. I do watch a lot of British TV, and I love some of the series set in small towns with quirky detectives such as Vera and Shetland. I also love Unforgotten. Great show.
What do you consider the best ratio for inspirational romantic suspense?
For me there will be an equal balance of romance and suspense in a book, neither one overshadowing the other. I try for this balance in my books, but if I am guilty of having more of one than another it would be suspense.
What’s your favorite part of writing these stories?
You might think after my last answer that I would say creating a riveting and edge-of-your-seat suspense plot, and I do enjoy that a lot, but my favorite part is developing real characters that readers can relate to and who need to change to find their happily ever after in life. This almost always involves a spiritual struggle in my books.
I just love it when I see the suspense plot, the romance, and the spiritual message all come together in that ‘aha’ moment that changes the character’s life, and they realize they are deserving of a wonderful life no matter their past or their struggles. I just sit back and sigh with joy when that happens.
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Seconds to Live
Homeland Heroes
Bethany House Publishers
Suspense, Romance
When cybercriminals hack into the US Marshals’ Witness Protection database and auction off witnesses’ personal details to the highest bidders, the RED Team led by FBI Agent Sean Nichols begins a high-stakes chase to find the hacker. But before he can even get started, the first witness is targeted and barely escapes with her life. Sean believes Phantom, an obsessed hacker who previously outwitted the top minds in the field, is behind the attack, and Sean needs this witness’s help, as she’s the person who has come closest to discovering Phantom’s identity.
Trouble is, she’s a witness under the care of US Marshal Taylor Mills, and Sean is reluctant to work with the captivating marshal who knows his deepest secrets. But Phantom claims he knows where the witness is hiding and will kill her, so to stop the hacker, Sean and Taylor must work through their personal pain and learn to trust each other … The seconds are ticking down before someone dies.