Lynette Eason is the USA Today bestselling author of Life Flight and Crossfire, as well as the Danger Never Sleeps, Blue Justice, Women of Justice, Deadly Reunions, Hidden Identity, and Elite Guardians Series. She is the winner of three ACFW Carol Awards, the Selah Award, and the Inspirational Reader’s Choice Award, among others. Her more than sixty novels offer the perfect balance of fast-paced thrills with just the right blend of romance that keeps readers longing for more.
In this interview, Lynette talks with us about her new Romantic Suspense novel, Critical Threat, the third volume in the Extreme Measures Series.
FF: Critical Threat is the third volume in your Extreme Measures Series. What inspired the idea for this series?
Honestly, I never really know how to answer this question. I simply do a lot of brainstorming with different authors and friends, throw it against the wall, and see what sticks. There wasn’t any one thing that I can say inspired the series. Just a lot of great ideas during a brainstorming session that turned into this series.
FF: What is the connecting element for all the books in this series?
The four friends who all met as teenagers in juvie on the West Coast.
FF: Your main protagonists, FBI Special Agent Grace Billingsley and prison psychiatrist Sam Monroe, must work together to stop a serial killer. What is the relationship between them?
Grace is a behavioral analyst. She’s actually also a psychiatrist but uses her skills in a somewhat different way than Sam. Their relationship is one of mutual respect, lots of attraction, and a desperate desire to find a serial killer before he finds them first.
FF: Sam’s father, Peter, plays a key role in Critical Threat. Can you please tell us more about his character?
Peter is a serial killer. He’s been in prison for a while, and Sam is very happy to never speak to the man again. Of course, as the story plays out, he has to not only speak to him but ask for his help.
FF: Are there any particular themes that play out in Critical Threat?
I think the theme of forgiveness is a big one. It’s one that tends to show up on a regular basis in my books. Maybe because I need it on a regular basis. And also, not judging people. You never know what people are going through, so it’s better not to judge based on appearance. Actually, it’s best not to judge at all.
FF: You have several sources that you utilize to verify the accuracy of your books. Can you please tell us about some of your sources?
I have so many wonderful resources, but two of my main resources are my FBI buddies. One of them is a former agent, who is now retired. He reads each one of my stories and gives me feedback. For the medical stuff, I have two physician friends; and for the military stuff, I have yet even more friends. Friends are a great thing to have.
FF: You have written over sixty romantic suspense novels. How do you come up with the ideas for your novels?
I tend to brainstorm with people and see what works. My editor is a fantastic brainstormer—and she knows what she wants to buy—so I often hash things out with her too.
FF: What do you love most about writing in the romantic suspense genre?
That the good guys always win in the end.
FF: Can you please tell readers when they can expect the final volume in the Extreme Measures Series?
Countdown, the final book in the series, is set to release August 2023.
Critical Threat
Extreme Measures Series #3
Lynette Eason
Revell
Genres: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: January 3, 2023
ISBN-10: 0800737342
ISBN-13: 978-0800737344
Book Summary:
FBI Special Agent Grace Billingsley tracks serial killers, using her skills as a psychiatrist and behavioral analyst to get dangerous people off the street and safely behind bars. But prison psychiatrist Sam Monroe knows that just because a killer is incarcerated doesn’t mean they’re not a threat. His own father, Peter, is a serial killer–in prison but certainly not out of Sam’s life, as much as he wishes he was.
When bodies start showing up with Peter’s MO, Sam and Grace are both called in to consult. They’ve met before–and though Grace thought they’d made a real connection, Sam ghosted her. They’ll have to get past the awkwardness and mistrust to solve this case–especially because it’s about to get personal.
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