Field of Danger, 2

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Tags: Field of Danger | Love Inspired Suspense

Another Friday, another excerpt from Field of Danger. The excerpts will be short, but I hope they will be enjoyable tidbits. With each, I’ll also post a tidbit about the book itself and how I came to write it.

The book is set in Caralinda, Tennessee, in the fictional Bell County where Ray Taylor is sheriff and our Hero, Daniel Rivers is one of his deputies. Geographically, the county is located between Robertson and Sumner counties – although in reality those two counties are adjacent.

I have friends in the area, and I became fascinated with the lay of the land. Unlike some farming areas, the country here is not flat. Instead, it pitches and undulates like an endless green sea. In this photo, a tobacco barn sits in the valley of one of those waves, smoke seeping from every seam.

I knew I had to set a story here . . .

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Giving in, Daniel cleared his throat and turned back to Aunt Suke. “I have to take y’all to the station to take your statements. If Ray agrees, we’ll secure the house–” The radio on his belt interrupted them as Martha’s sharp drawl spat out words that made them all go pale.

“All units respond. Shots fired. I repeated, shots fired.” She rattled off the address, then added, “Get the lead out, folks. He’s got them penned down.”

April’s voice cracked, and Daniel sprang for the car, ordering her to stay with Aunt Suke. The two other officers guarding the house raced to their cruiser, ready to pull out behind him. Daniel slammed the car door, barely hearing April’s last words.

“That’s my house.”

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