I grew up in a Christian home with wonderful parents who taught me and my brother about the Lord. I accepted Christ when I was eight years old and was baptized into the church. Through the years, I continued to grow and learn and when I was eighteen made the decision as an adult that I wanted to live my life for Him and rededicated my life.
You’re planning a writing retreat where you can only have four other authors. Who would they be and why?
Ouch. That’s a TOUGH question. If I MUST narrow it down to four: Jeffrey Deaver for his amazing plotting brain (although I would ask him to leave his colorful language at home), Brandilyn Collins for her excellent character development and suspense building skills, Cheryl Wyatt for her humor, and Mark Mynheir for his police procedural experience. Ha!
Good choices. Do you have a speaking ministry? If so, tell us about that.
I don’t have a speaking ministry per se. I do go to different groups as requested to speak, though, when I get asked. I’m being asked more and more so that’s a blessing.
What is the most embarrassing thing that has happened to you and how did you handle it?
I’ve had so many, it’s hard to pick just one. Usually what happens is, I’m in a group of people, lost in thought, trying to work through a plot point or something and someone asks me a question and I have no idea what the conversation has been about up to this point and I have to ask someone to fill me.
People are always telling me that they’d like to write a book someday. I’m sure they do to you, too. What would you tell someone who came up to you and said that?
I say, “The best way to do that is to start.” LOL. Then tell the person, assuming they’re interested, how I got started writing.
Tell us about the featured book?
A KILLER AMONG US. Here is the back cover copy:
Kit Kenyon is a first-rate hostage negotiator. Noah Lambert is a good detective with excellent instincts. These new partners have hardly had time to get used to each other when they are thrown into a grisly murder case. As evidence mounts up and more victims are found, Kit and Noah realize they are on the hunt for a serial killer. The problem is, he may be hunting one of them too.
With nail-biting suspense, clever plot twists, and a hint of romance, A Killer Among Us is the latest thriller from Lynette Eason.
Praise for Lynette Eason's Women of Justice series
"My friend Lynette has a hit on her hands with this romantic suspense."--Dee Henderson, bestselling author, the O'Malley series
"A fast-moving tale filled with nonstop action. No chance to catch your breath with this one!"--Irene Hannon, bestselling author, the Heroes of Quantico series
"An exciting ride with characters you will care about."--Margaret Daley, award-winning Steeple Hill romantic suspense author
"Don't read Eason's newest novel late at night!"--RT Book Reviews
"One heck of a thriller. The suspense is high; I was turning pages so fast I had to go back and re-read."--Suspense Magazine
Please give us the first page of the book.
“You don’t want to do this.” Detective Kit Kenyon stared past the barrel of the gun and fixed her eyes on the man before her.
The forty-four-year-old blinked against the sweat dripping into his hazy green eyes. A thick tongue swept out against dry lips, and his gaze darted from her to the door to his wife, who sat on the floor under the window weeping softly.
Melanie, his twelve-year-old daughter, winced at the harsh hand ensnaring her long brown ponytail and never took her terrified gaze from Kit.
“Virgil?” Kit pushed gently. “Right now you haven’t hurt anyone. In fact, you’ve cooperated nicely.” Except for the part where she’d asked him to end this peacefully.
But they were getting there.
“I’ve got a clean shot.” The voice whispered in her earpiece.
She tapped her fingers once against her leg. A signal that said, “Not yet.” She didn’t want anyone dying today if they didn’t have to. Virgil Mann’s eyes were clear. No drugs in his system. And he was listening to her.
She’d been talking to him for over three hours, and it had to be at least a hundred-plus degrees in the cramped single-wide trailer. Breakfast was six hours ago and her stomach growled. Kit ignored it and the humid heat and focused on Virgil. She’d maneuvered the man into such a position where the sniper could see the two of them.
Definite progress.
Much talk along with a lot of give-and-take had resulted in the release of the two youngest children: two-year-old Jessie and four-year-old Nathan. Now she just had to get him to let Melanie and his wife, Anne, walk out of the musty smelling, breath stealing, metal box.
“She told me she was leaving me.” The words came out on a sob. Two fat tears trickled down his grizzled cheeks, and Kit felt an unwanted pang of compassion. He looked like a mad four-year-old who didn’t get his way. The gun in his hand squelched the sympathy.
Finally. For three hours, he’d ranted, raved, listed everything he’d done for his unappreciative family, but hadn’t said a word about what sparked his rage. Now they were getting to the heart of the matter. “Aw, Virgil, I’m sorry. You don’t deserve that, do you?”
Of course he did. Kit was glad the woman had gotten up the courage to do something. She just wished she’d left first and talked later.
The gun wavered. “No, I don’t. I do my best to provide for this family. She told me I needed professional help. Wanted to go to some marriage counselor. Stupid woman trying to tell me what to do. Thinks she knows best.” His lip curled in disgust.
At this, Melanie’s eyes glittered with anger. The girl opened her mouth to say something and Kit quickly intervened. “She shouldn’t have treated you like that. She’s the one who needs help, right?”
I'm totally hooked. How can readers find you on the Internet?
My website is www.lynetteeason.com. I’m also on facebook quite a bit.
My email address is lynetteeason@lynetteeason.com. I love to hear from readers!
On facebook, it’s www.facebook.com/LynetteEasonAuthor and on twitter: www.twitter.com/lynetteeason
Thank you, Lena for having me! I always appreciate stopping by your blog. God bless!
And I love having you.
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