Hi All!
Please read to the END because I have a nice long interview to share with Author Diann Mills! What fun! :)
Now, this is book three in this series, FBI Houston. We just right into things right from the start. Special Agent Bethany Sanchez is now working in violent crimes. Her new partner is Special Agent Thatcher Graves. Boom! They are now dropped into the midst of a serial killer case. But are these murders really all from the serial killer? These two have issues, and things to prove, both to each other and others. They clash, but they are a good team as well. I do so enjoy the crime solving aspects, its one of the things I don't get tired of especially in this series.
Carol :)
Now, this is book three in this series, FBI Houston. We just right into things right from the start. Special Agent Bethany Sanchez is now working in violent crimes. Her new partner is Special Agent Thatcher Graves. Boom! They are now dropped into the midst of a serial killer case. But are these murders really all from the serial killer? These two have issues, and things to prove, both to each other and others. They clash, but they are a good team as well. I do so enjoy the crime solving aspects, its one of the things I don't get tired of especially in this series.
Carol :)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
DiAnn is a founding board member of the American Christian Fiction Writers; the 2015 president of the Romance Writers of America’s Faith, Hope, & Love chapter; a member of Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, and International Thriller Writers. She speaks to various groups and teaches writing workshops around the country. She and her husband live in sunny Houston, Texas. DiAnn is very active online and would love to connect with readers on any of the social media platforms listed at her website.
ABOUT THE BOOK
If you would like to read the first chapter of Deadlock, go HERE. Watch the video:
Diann can be reached through the Contact link on her Website
The book link is: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1414389957
1. How did you become interested in
writing?
I can’t remember when I wasn’t in fiction mode.
Before I could hold a pencil, I created stories. After I could hold a pencil, I
wrote stories. The power of the written word intrigued me then as now—the sound of words,
the look of them on the written page, the ways words are used to entertain,
inspire, and encourage others.
2.
What can you tell us about the setting of this novel?
Deadlock,
a
romantic suspense, is set in Houston, Texas. My city.My home. Familiar
landscapes add more authenticity.
3.
Who are the main characters?
Special
Agent Bethany Sanchez steps into the violent crime division of Houston’s FBI. She’s a bit of a
perfectionist, and her own worst critic. However, she has reservations about
her new partner, the same man who put her brother in jail. To make matters
worse, he has a reputation of getting the job done, no nonsense, and a
womanizer. Are the rumors true?
4.
Special Agent Thatcher Graves is ready to work with his new partner, but she’s hard to get to
know. He’s uncertain if he
can trust her, and he has to know she has his back. Recently he made a decision
to become a Christian, but his past party-image stops him from revealing the
changes in his life.
5.
Which of the characters surprised you the most in this story, and how so?
Bethany
refused to give up on her relationship with her family, even though they chose
her felon brother over her.
6.
How did the writing of this story impact you as a person or as an author?
Definitely
the family dynamics. We all have family members who don’t share our beliefs
or values. This deepened my awareness of unconditional love woven with
obedience to God’s principles.
7.
Why is this story important to you?
Three
reasons:
1.
The
complexities of dealing with a depraved mind.
2.
Showing
the cultural differences between Bethany and Thatcher and their friendship
resulting in love.
3.
Creating
an action-packed story about Houston’s FBI, their dedication and commitment
to keeping people safe.
8.
What would you like your readers to take away from this story?
God’s sovereignty in
all situations of life—family, career,
friendships, love, and obeying laws that correspond with God’s principles.
9. Are there some specific lessons you
hope readers will learn and apply to their lives after reading your book?
God is bigger than our problems -
whether that be career, spiritual, or personal. In Deadlock, not only
did professional problems attack my hero and heroine, but family dynamics.
10. When you are not writing, what do you like to
do? Do you have any hobbies?
I enjoy reading,
cooking, gardening, and grandkids! I’m very much into good health and
exercise to keep my body and mind in the best shape possible.
11.
What can you tell us about Deadlock?
Two
murders have rocked the city of Houston. Are they the work of a serial killer,
or is a copycat trying to get away with murder?
That
is the question facing Special Agent Bethany Sanchez, who is eager for her new
assignment in violent crimes but anxious about meeting her new partner. Special
Agent Thatcher Graves once arrested her brother, and he has a reputation for
being a maverick. Plus, their investigative styles couldn’t be more opposite:
he operates on instinct, while she goes by the book.
When
hot leads soon fizzle out, their differences threaten to leave them deadlocked.
But an attempt on their lives turns up the heat and brings them closer
together, and a third victim might yield the clue that will help them zero in
on a killer. This could be the case of their careers . . . if they can survive
long enough to solve it.
Where
can readers find you on the Internet?
Sign up for my blog on my website! I
love to hear from readers!
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