Introducing Micah Bender

Recently, my 18th book with Love InspiredSuspense released. My son laughed at me as I dragged him through Wal-Mart justto get a glimpse of my book on the shelf. Even after so many books, it is stillthrilling to see a new book baby launch.

Crime Scene Witness isthe second installation in five surrounding the Bender family. It tells thestory of Micah Bender, the oldest Bender sibling. The first story, HerSecret Amish Past, was released in January. I had actually started writing CrimeScene Witness first. However, I hadn’t written more than a few scenes when I realized I needed to tell Joss’s story first. I put Micah’s story aside for ashort time while I wrote about Joss’s discovery of who she really was. I lovedwriting that book, but I greatly anticipated returning to give Micah his happyever after.

Let me tell you a little about the characters in CrimeScene Witness. As I said before, Micah is the oldest brother. Hegrew up Amish in Sutter Springs, Ohio, but left the community when he was seventeen.More than twenty years have passed since then. He’s now a deputy US marshal. He also holds himself back from becoming emotionally involved with anyone. He's seen too much to risk his heart again.

Lissa Page is a single mother who gave up all herdreams to raise her daughter alone. She works as a crime scene cleaner to makeends meet. I found it an interesting job to research, as I had never thoughtabout what it entailed previously. It is sometimes a gruesome career. It also bringsLissa to the attention of a serial killer.

Then there’s Shelby, Lissa’s five year-old daughter.She was a joy to write. Sweet and sassy, she brings forth Micah’s protective instinctsimmediately.

The next three books regarding the Bender family areset to release at the end of July, September and the end of June, 2024. I’mwriting the last one now.

So I’m curious. What are some of the most interestingcareers you’ve read about in books? What would be one you’d enjoy seeing moreof? As a writer, I’m always on the lookout for new ideas. I’m giving away onecopy of Crime Scene Witness to a commenter.

 

CRIMESCENE WITNESS

Findinga safe haven

is the only way to stay alive

When crime scene cleaner Lissa Page discovers aclue at a murder site, she’s attacked and becomes the killer’s new target. NowDeputy US Marshal Micah Bender must protect the single mother from becominganother victim. But with threats coming from every direction, Micah needs tohide Lissa—and the Amish community he left behind might be the answer tokeeping his witness safe.

 

 

Dana R. Lynn is a USA Today andPublishers Weekly bestselling author who believes in the power of God to touchpeople through stories. She met her husband at a wedding in Pennsylvania andtold her parents she had met her future husband. Nineteen months later, theywere married. Today, they live in rural Pennsylvania and are entering the worldof empty nesters. She is a teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing by day andwrites stories of romance and danger at night. Dana is an avid reader, lovescats and thinks chocolate should be a food group. Readers can contact her orsign up to receive her monthly newsletter at  www.danarlynn.com.