He’ll do anything to protect a baby in jeopardy…
When a call from a friend in trouble leads Nick Delaney and Deputy Kaitlyn Lanz to a car crash that killed a single mother, they become the baby’s protectors. Now figuring out why someone is after the child is the only way to save her. But they must find answers soon…or this baby’s first Christmas might just be Nick’s and Kaitlyn’s last.
ISBN-13: 9781335403223
Thank you for inviting me and my book Christmas Protection Detail to be a part of your celebration. Here’s a bit about the book for your enjoyment.
#1 What was the inspiration for this book?
This is the third book in my Bristle Township series. I knew that I wanted to write Nick Delaney’s story. He’s a wealthy man who lives a carefree life and I needed to shake him up a bit. I also knew that I wanted to pair him Sheriff Deputy Kaitlyn Lanz. From the moment these two met in the first book in the series, Buried Mountain Secrets, the sparks flew. And then again in the second book, Secret Mountain Hideout. I needed something to bring these two together, something unique that neither of them had any experience with. A baby! From there the story exploded on to the page as these two had to learn to put aside their differences and work as a team to protect an innocent child.
This is the third book in my Bristle Township series. I knew that I wanted to write Nick Delaney’s story. He’s a wealthy man who lives a carefree life and I needed to shake him up a bit. I also knew that I wanted to pair him Sheriff Deputy Kaitlyn Lanz. From the moment these two met in the first book in the series, Buried Mountain Secrets, the sparks flew. And then again in the second book, Secret Mountain Hideout. I needed something to bring these two together, something unique that neither of them had any experience with. A baby! From there the story exploded on to the page as these two had to learn to put aside their differences and work as a team to protect an innocent child.
 | #2 How long did it take to finish writing this book? I began plotting this book at the top of October 2019 and then I sent the proposal, which is the first three chapters and synopsis, to my editor on November 15. I heard back from my editor the first week of January 2020 with approval to finish. At that point, I started writing the rest of the book and turned in the complete on March 16, 2020. |
#3 Do you have a favorite character in the book?
My favorite character alternated between Nick and Kaitlyn. I always enjoy developing characters and love the ones I'm working with in each book. Kaitlyn was a bit stuffy and judgmental of Nick based on her perceptions and his public antics. It was great fun to reveal the real Nick through the story and blow Kaitlyn's expectations to smithereens. It was also a delight to watch how Nick navigated learning how to take care of a baby all the while dismantling Kaitlyn's defenses.
My favorite character alternated between Nick and Kaitlyn. I always enjoy developing characters and love the ones I'm working with in each book. Kaitlyn was a bit stuffy and judgmental of Nick based on her perceptions and his public antics. It was great fun to reveal the real Nick through the story and blow Kaitlyn's expectations to smithereens. It was also a delight to watch how Nick navigated learning how to take care of a baby all the while dismantling Kaitlyn's defenses.
#4 What do you hope your readers will take away with them when they read this book?
I hope readers will take away the sense that until we look past the surface to what lies at the heart of another, we can't really know them. It takes courage to let down walls, to dig deep and to let others in, but it is so worth the risk.
I hope readers will take away the sense that until we look past the surface to what lies at the heart of another, we can't really know them. It takes courage to let down walls, to dig deep and to let others in, but it is so worth the risk.
| #5 What made you choose some of the specific locations in this book? The location of Bristol Township was established in the first book of the series, Buried Mountain Secrets. But I wanted for Nick and Kaitlyn to be stranded somewhere unfamiliar. I pulled up a map and picked a place that was perfect for a survivable plane crash. I read everything I could about the area. It’s always a fun challenge learning about new places and having to describe the setting without having actually been there. |  |
#6 How did you name your characters?
I don’t have some mysterious naming process. I just run through names in either baby naming sites or specific heritage sites until a name pops out at me that fits the character I’m building.
I don’t have some mysterious naming process. I just run through names in either baby naming sites or specific heritage sites until a name pops out at me that fits the character I’m building.
#7 Tell us something funny that happened involving this book?
One of my beta readers of the first book adamantly wanted Deputy Kaitlyn Lanz to fall for Ian Delaney, Nick's oldest brother. She argued with me that they belonged together and told mutual friends that Ian and Kaitlyn were perfect for each other. I disagreed. It was Nick Delaney who created sparks with Kaitlyn in each of the first two books. I knew they had to have their own story. When my friend read the beginning of Christmas Protection Detail, she conceded that Nick and Kaitlyn were a perfect match. She also begged me to write Ian’s story, which is coming out next fall!
One of my beta readers of the first book adamantly wanted Deputy Kaitlyn Lanz to fall for Ian Delaney, Nick's oldest brother. She argued with me that they belonged together and told mutual friends that Ian and Kaitlyn were perfect for each other. I disagreed. It was Nick Delaney who created sparks with Kaitlyn in each of the first two books. I knew they had to have their own story. When my friend read the beginning of Christmas Protection Detail, she conceded that Nick and Kaitlyn were a perfect match. She also begged me to write Ian’s story, which is coming out next fall!
This verse is one I hold dear whenever I’m afraid, and I used it as the verse for Christmas Protection Detail because Nick and Kaitlyn had to be reminded of this very thing.
My next book comes out in April 2020. Alaskan Rescue is the story of Alaskan State Trooper, Hunter McCord, and his canine, Juneau, who rescue Alaskan Husky breeder, Ariel Potter, from a mountain cliff and soon realize someone is trying to kill her. Dog and man do everything in their power to keep Ariel safe but end up losing their hearts to the gusty and beautiful Ariel.
I’d like to giveaway a copy of a backlist book, Murder Under the Mistletoe, to a commenter.
In the opening of Christmas Protection Detail, Kaitlyn and Nick are decorating a tree.
They each provide a special ornament.
Do you have a special ornament that is a must for your Christmas tree?
In the opening of Christmas Protection Detail, Kaitlyn and Nick are decorating a tree.
They each provide a special ornament.
Do you have a special ornament that is a must for your Christmas tree?
 Terri Reed | Terri Reed’s romance and romantic suspense novels have appeared on Publisher’s Weekly top twelve, Nielsen’s Bookscan top fifty, Amazon Bestseller and featured in USA Today. Her books have been finalists in Romance Writers of America RITA contest, National Readers’ Choice Award, Inspirational Reader’s Choice Award and finalists three times in American Christian Fiction Writers The Carol Award contest. Her novel A Family Under the Christmas Tree was adapted into a Hallmark movie retitled Picture a Perfect Christmas. Contact Terri @ P.O. Box 19555 Portland, OR 97224 |
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