I’ve known Suzanne for a couple of years now, she was part of the Struggling Writers group over on eharl  and while Suzanne wasn’t struggling in quite the same way as most of us, because she’d had a few published works under her belt, she still shared in th teeth gnashing for getting that story down on paper. What’s more she served as a mentor to many of us, sharing her experiences and knowledge.

Simple put Suzanne has a good heart, something that’s evident to anyone who’s visited her (non-writer focused) Chicken’s in the Road, her blog about making the transition from living in the suburbs to moving, with 3 kids in tow, to the family homestead in the heart West Virginia and setting up her own self-sufficient farm. I check her blog out everyday because i know I’ll come away with a smile on my face, and more likely than not, with a new bit of knowledge.

But I’m getting off topic, Suzanne is a very talented writer, and she’s here to talk about her newest release.

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Something supernatural this way comes…. 

As I developed the idea for my “Haven” series, I wanted to create a tiny town where an unusual event could trigger a wave of paranormal activity.  What more fundamentally earth-shattering event is there than an earthquake?  And what more perfect place could such a series be set but in the wild and preternaturally beautiful mountains of West Virginia ?  First came SECRETS RISING and A HERO’S REDEMPTION.  Thanks to the welcome those two books received from readers, two more went right into the works with PROTECTED IN HIS ARMS out the first of December and HIGH-STAKES HOMECOMING next May. 

PROTECTED IN HIS ARMS takes Marysia O’Hurley, a secondary character brought to the fore from SECRETS RISING, on a rollercoaster, clock-ticking ride to save a kidnapped child with the help of one wildly sexy and determined lawman.  U.S. Marshal Gideon Brand knows a little girl could die without the help of the beautiful and genuine psychic.  Trouble is, Marysia doesn’t believe she’s a psychic and pursuing the link between the tragic plane crash that took her husband’s life and a missing child is the last thing she wants to face…until the bullets start flying and she isn’t only Gideon’s only hope, he’s hers, too.  Anything can happen in Haven….and quite often does. 

Romantic, emotional, chilling and otherworldly…. Welcome to Haven, WV. 

This book was a gigantic leap of faith for me (and, I must say, for my editor) as it included a plane crash, mafia hitmen, high level federal judges, U.S. Marshals, paranormal activity, and more, all set in the wilds of West Virginia.  In the midst of writing this book, I was pretty sure I’d lost my mind.  But it was the most fun I’ve ever had with a book and I hope readers will find it wildly fun, too. 

You can read an excerpt from PROTECTED IN HIS ARMS here.http://suzannemcminn.com/books/ 

Buy the book here (please, LOL).  While the book won’t be in stores for another week or so, it is shipping from Amazon now!http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0373276125/authorsuzan0d-20/ 

And please visit my daily farmhouse journal for wacky farm animals, recipes, country living stories, a fabulously fun forum (check out the forum!), and more at www.suzannemcminn.com.  I write from my 40-acre farm in the wilds of