Welcome to the Blog Tour for Mountain Abduction Rescue by Darlene L. Turner, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
About the Book
Title: Mountain Abduction Rescue
Series: Crisis Rescue Team #3
Author: Darlene L. Turner
Publisher: Love Inspired Suspense
Release Date: August 22, 2023
Genre: Christian Romantic Suspense
A wildfire threat…
becomes a missing person search.
A serial arsonist is out for revenge in the Canadian Rocky Mountains—and kidnaps park warden Hazel Hoyt’s son and his camping troop. Now Hazel must team up with the man who broke her heart, firefighter Mitchell Booth, to find the missing boys as wildfires blaze around them. But someone has no intention of letting the pair get off the mountain alive…
From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.
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About the Author
Darlene L. Turner is an award-winning author and lives with her husband, Jeff in Ontario, Canada. Her love of suspense began when she read her first Nancy Drew book. She’s turned that passion into her writing and believes readers will be captured by her plots, inspired by her strong characters, and moved by her inspirational message. You can connect with Darlene at her website where there’s suspense beyond borders.
Author Interview
Welcome back, Darlene! Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions and giving my readers a chance to get to know you and your new book Mountain Abduction Rescue.
To start, can you share 5 random facts about this book?
- Hazel Hoyt comes from a large family and they all work in parks within Canada.
- Hazel’s son was creative in giving his mother “breadcrumbs” to try and locate him and his friends.
- A Pulaski is a special tool used by wildfire firefighters to create a firebreak. It combines an axe and an adze in one head.
- Mitchell is the firefighter first featured in my book, Explosive Christmas Showdown.
- A park warden in Canada is the equivalent to a park ranger in the United States.
What was the inspiration behind this story?
I have always loved the magnificent Rocky Mountains, so I thought it would make a great setting to base Mountain Abduction Rescue on (although my park/town are fictional). Plus, I wanted to write a story featuring a strong and determined female park warden from a large family.
Can you share a little bit about any research that went into writing this story?
I researched Canada parks and park wardens, wildfire firefighting, what to do when you encounter a cougar, serial arsonists, plus more.
What does your writing routine look like?
I normally start with a concept and then create my characters with occupations that coincide with the story. After that I brainstorm the storyline and ask the “what if” questions, create the romantic conflict, etc. I’m a pantser, so I then just start writing! I normally write in the mornings until mid-afternoon. Then in the evenings work on social media.
If you had to describe your main character(s) in this story in just three words each, what would they be?
Hazel – strong, determined, stubborn
Mitchell – loving, gentle, protective
What was the most challenging part of bringing this story to life? The most rewarding?
Most challenging – the mother/son relationship. Not being a mother, I had to tap into being an aunt and use those feelings. Especially in the scene where the dog is digging in an area where her son’s bandana.
Most rewarding – that same scene! Even though I struggled writing it, it felt good when I re-read it. I hope I got it right!
What do you hope readers will take away from the book?
That God’s mercies are new every day and we need to trust that He knows best for our journey. Also that we need to forgive those who we feel have wronged us.
Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions. Before you go, where can readers follow along to see what’s coming next?
Thank you! Readers can check out my books on my website and also join my newsletter at https://darlenelturner.com/.
Tour Giveaway
(4) winners will win a $25 Amazon egift card!
Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight August 14, 2023 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on August 21, 2023. Winner will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US/CAN only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.
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ReplyDeleteEnjoyed the interview with Darlene. It's always fun to learn more about both author and book this way.
Gives some insight into this fabulous story.
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I'm interested to know what kind of breadcrumbs Hazel's son left.
ReplyDeletefun interview! thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteI'm very interested in checking this out.
ReplyDeletethis sounds like a fantastic read!
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ReplyDeleteMarion
I loved the Q & A. Sounds like a good book.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a great book!
ReplyDeleteWildfires can be so scary. I hear of them happening out west all the time and what just happened in Hawaii was such a nightmare. We don't have a lot of wild fires here in WV compared to other places but they do happen. We had one last fall that some idiot had set and sadly a forest ranger lost his life because of it.
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