Interviews

Q: Let me start with asking you to tell us a little bit about yourself.
A. I grew up in Texas, but the only remnant in my speech is a tendency to say “y’all” instead of “you guys.” I’m a design engineer and a university professor, but I would really like to be an inventor when I grow up.

Q: When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?
A. It’s been coming on gradually. I wrote a few short stories in high school, just because it sounded like fun. But if I had to point to one event, it would …

Q: Can you briefly describe your new novel, Lights Out?
Lights Out kicks off my new series introducing readers to a team of elite characters who work for a private security agency. The Strategic Neutralization and Protection Agency’s mission is to take care of potential threats before they become an issue. So when an Egyptian spy disappears under the CIA’s watch, they know time is critical to find him, find out what he’s doing, and if necessary—take appropriate action to stop him. Jack Hudson is the team leader on this assignment and finds himself face-to-face with the woman who betrayed him, …

Q: Crosshairs is the third installment in the Natchez Trace Park Rangers series. Can you please provide a brief summary of this book?
A: Investigative Services Branch (ISB) ranger Ainsley Beaumont arrives in her hometown of Natchez, Mississippi, to investigate the murder of a pregnant teenager. While she wishes the visit was under better circumstances, she never imagined that she would become the killer’s next target—nor that she’d have to work alongside an old flame.
After he almost killed a child, former FBI sniper Lincoln Steele couldn’t bring himself to fire a gun, which had deadly and unforeseen consequences for his best …

Q: Deadly Target is the second book in your Rocky Mountain Courage series. Can you please provide a brief summary of this book?
A: A crime psychologist turned podcaster agrees to assist a county detective, who also happens to be her ex, in finding the answers to a cold case that has suddenly grown warm. As they dig deeper, the danger grows and the stunning truth—once revealed—changes their lives forever.
Q: Each of the books in this series focuses on a different resident of Grayback county. Deadly Target features Erin Larson. Can you please tell us a little more about her character?
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Q: Can you briefly describe your new book, Labyrinth of Lies?
A: Detective Cate Reilly and Zeke Sloan—the man who once stole her heart—are reunited when she goes undercover at an exclusive girls’ school and discovers no one is who they seem to be . . . and that danger waits at every turn.

Q: Labyrinth of Lies is the second book in the Triple Threat series. What is the underlying connection for all of the books in this series?
A: Each book features a different Reilly sister, all of whom are involved in truth-seeking professions that put them in the line of …

Q:  Dark Intercept is the first of three novels in the Shepherd series. Can you give us a brief overview of the series?

A:  The Shepherds series follows Navy SEAL Jedidiah Johnson, a man haunted by a strange event in his youth that shook his faith and put his life on a new trajectory. Now medically retiring after an injury, he is called back into action when his estranged childhood best friend David reaches out for help in locating his kidnapped daughter, Sarah Beth. This begins Jedidiah’s journey into the world of spiritual warfare, fought in the shadows by the …

Q:  Where did you come up with the idea for the plot of Trace of Doubt?

Great question! The plot came from a what-if moment. What if a teen loved her older pregnant sister so much that she’d confess to murdering her brother-in-law, a crime she didn’t commit?

Q: Can you tell us about some of the research that went into writing about ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­the legal situations involved in Trace of Doubt, especially as it relates to what it’s like for ex-convicts (particularly women) to work toward rebuilding their lives?

A: The research focused on women’s prisons in Texas. Many have solid programs to …

Q:  Hostile Intent is the gripping conclusion to your Danger Never Sleeps series. What ties the four books together?

The four books are tied together by four friends. Three who met in the military and one who was already friends with the Acceptable Risk heroine, Sarah Denning. The military is an underlying theme throughout your series.

Q:  How did you become so well versed in military careers?

A:  Research, research, research. Seriously, I know people in the military, and they were more than generous with their time in allowing me to pick their brains. One friend even read different scenes and gave me …

Q: What is the craziest, most risk-taking thing you’ve ever done?
A: Moving to Hawaii wasn’t crazy, but it was risky—the biggest risk I’ve ever taken. It was a big change, a big expense, and I couldn’t be certain that I would like it. As it turns out, I love it here, and am glad that I made the move.

Q: Tell me two things about yourself that would surprise your readers.

A: For a time, after college, I worked in a sports medicine clinic, taping ankles for high school football players.
1. I love to swim in the ocean. The other day, I …

Q: Let me start with asking you to tell us a little bit about yourself.
A. Robin’s mantra is to be grateful in everything—even the bumpy parts of the rides. That includes either writing for fiction or non-fiction readers. It also spills over to speaking to audiences on healing after tragedy. She’s an award-winning author in both fiction and nonfiction categories. She took the world by storm with her debut mystery novel, Ladies of the Fire (Elk Lake Publications, 2020) and it was a finalist for a Selah award in the Debut Novel category. Her nonfiction book, God’s Best During Your …