Margaret Daley launched her Men of the Texas Rangers series with Saving Hope, now available from Abingdon Press.
Synopsis
When a teenager goes missing from the Beacon of Hope School, Texas Ranger Wyatt Sheridan and school director Kate Winslow are forced into a dangerous struggle against a human trafficking organization. But the battle brings dire consequences as Wyatt’s daughter is terrorized and Kate is kidnapped.
Now it’s personal, and Wyatt finds both his faith and investigative skills challenged as he fights to discover the mastermind behind the ring before evil destroys everyone he loves.
Enjoy meeting Wyatt and Kate!
Wyatt Sheridan, Texas Ranger in Company B
Brief physical description Eyes like quicksilver, Wyatt, a Texas Ranger, dressed in brown cowboy boots, tan slacks, white short-sleeve shirt, a black tie, a white Stetson and a gun in a holster at his belt has a silver star pinned on his shirt over his heart. He is over six feet tall with medium length brown hair and speaks in a Texan drawl.
Actor/famous person
Hugh Jackman
Strengths and weaknesses
Wyatt is protective (especially with his family) and believes in justice. He has a hard time trusting with all that he has seen through his work as a Texas Ranger. He has a code he lives by and fights hard to keep it. But sometimes doing that, he is inflexible. His mother is quirky, and he tries to tolerate her as best he can but sometimes it is hard. She flits from one man to the next and doesn’t like being alone. It takes all Wyatt’s patience to deal with her.
Your inspiration for the character
I needed a strong character to be the Texas Ranger in this story. The inspiration for the character was my vivid imagination and the code of a Texas Ranger.
Background to the story
Wyatt’s wife was murdered by an escape convict. Wyatt blames himself for her death and has trouble dealing with that guilt. If he hadn’t talked her into going to the lake that week, she would be alive. He was left alone to raise his baby daughter and felt at a loss.
Kate Winslow, director of the Beacon of Hope Program
Brief physical descriptionMedium height, she had shoulder length hair and brown eyes. She came from a wealthy background but refused to do what her family wanted.
Actress who might resemble her
Keira Knightley
Strengths and weaknesses
Kate cares about the underdog. She wants to make a difference. She won’t play by her parents’ rules and is constantly at odds with her mother who wants to disown her. Kate has a strong faith that she hopes she can impart to the teenage girls she works with.
Your inspiration for the story
In this story I needed a strong heroine who would fight for the teenage girls she cared for and match Wyatt’s strength. Kate fit that in my mind.
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Background to the story
As a teenager Kate went on a mission trip and befriended a girl who ended up being sold into sex slavery by her parents. Kate felt as if she should have done something and has been replaying it over and over since the incident. Guilt and compassion drive Kate. She couldn’t save her friend, but she would try to save the girls in her program.
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March 19, 2012 at 10:23 pm
thanks for the interview. I have read this book and really enjoyed it and hope many read it and pass it onto parents of teens and then to the teens to help them be educated about how easy it is to be recruited.
March 20, 2012 at 1:27 pm
Thanks, Ausjenny, for stopping by.