Dana R. Lynn is a USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling author who believes in the power of God to touch people through stories. She met her husband at a wedding in Pennsylvania and told her parents she had met her future husband. Nineteen months later, they were married. Today, they live in rural Pennsylvania and are entering the world of empty nesters.
She is a teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing by day and writes stories of romance and danger at night. Dana is an avid reader, loves cats and thinks chocolate should be a food group. She is a Selah Award winner, a Daphne Du Maurier Award winner, a Maggie Award winner, and has been a Holt Medallion finalist.
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What inspired you to write your latest book?
I was inspired to write my latest book by a conversation I had with a friend several years ago while riding on a train to a writing conference. We were brainstorming, and as often happens when you are hungry and tired, our ideas kept getting stranger and wilder the longer we talked. One idea, however, stuck with me. What if an Amish girl fled her home in the middle of the night to avoid a looming marriage proposal, but was forced to return because a killer was after her? It may sound ridiculous, that was the spark that grew into Miriam Troyer’s backstory in HUNTING THE AMISH WITNESS, book 20 in my Amish Country Justice series.
Can you share a bit about your writing process? Do you have any rituals or routines that help you stay creative?
Years ago, an editor told me that when I become stuck in one scene, rather than staring at a blank page, I should move on and write a different scene. I took that advice to heart. In every book I write, I tend to write three or four chapters, then I skip to the end and work backwards for a few chapters. I go back and forth, connecting the threads. Often, this leads to new characters emerging as a threat, or new red herrings. Even when I have the book plotted out, I tend to work in this manner.
What has been the most surprising or rewarding aspect of your writing career so far?
There are many rewarding aspects of my writing career. The one I didn’t expect, however, is the many great relationships I have forged with other authors, industry professionals, and readers. Some of my readers have become dear friends. And for an introvert like me, the joy of having a group of like-minded people who think like me is amazing.
Melanie Swanson was convicted of a crime she didn’t commit. Her memories of the time in question are fragmented. Released after four years, she finds she’s not truly free, as someone will stop at nothing until she’s dead.
Lieutenant Jace Tucker believes Melanie’s guilty, until the attacks keep coming and the facts stop adding up. It was his testimony that put her away. Can he right the wrong and find the real guilty party, before the woman he’ s falling for winds up dead?
On the run from her husband’s killer, Maggie Slade has become an expert at hiding with her one-year-old twins. She finally found a place where she feels safe, when she’s attacked again.
Lieutenant Dan Willis has been searching for Maggie Slade since she disappeared during a case more than a year ago. A new tip leads him to her in time to rescue her and her twins. But the danger won’t stop coming until the truth about her husband’s murder is brought to life and the person behind the attacks is brought to justice. Maggie finds it difficult to trust, but she is willing to risk anything to protect her babies, even if it means putting herself, and her heart, at risk.
Madelyn Blake has worked hard to get where she is professionally and to be present to her twin daughters. An abusive relationship has taught her to be wary. It has also shaken her trust in God. When she becomes the target of a killer who enjoys using fire and explosives, her entire life is put on hold.
Trevor Stone appears to be a shy, mild-mannered man, but he has seen the worst of people. Still, he retains his unwavering faith that God is in control of everything. As a technician in a bomb squad unit, he has honed his ability to keep calm and clear thinking in life and death situations. When his former best friend is in danger, Trevor puts all his skills to work to keep her and her adorable little girls safe and stop the killer.
As the danger escalates, Maddie and Trevor struggle with their growing feelings for each other while trying to outwit a killer who is always one step ahead of them. Will they survive and get a second chance at love?
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