Thank you so much to Writerspace for featuring CROSSING THE LINE! Before we jump into our love of developing and writing secondary characters, we wanted to let you know there’s a giveaway! Woot woot! You can find all of the details at the bottom of this post.
When writing IN THE PENALTY BOX, the first standalone book in the Woodhaven High Series, we created a large cast of characters, including several important secondary characters. This cast included hockey teammates, friends, family, and community members.
One of our favorite secondary characters was Preach Armstrong. And what is super cool, our readers loved Preach just as much! We got feedback from readers asking if Preach was going to have his own story. With that positive combination, casting him as the lead of CROSSING THE LINE was an easy decision.
We were like, “Heck yes!”
And thankfully, our editor, Stacy Abrams, over at Entangled Teen agreed.
As you might remember from IN THE PENALTY BOX, Preach is Brodie “Wind” Windom’s best friend. As we wrote and edited the first book, we saw what a pillar he was to Brodie, and everyone around him, so we started thinking… what if.
And you all know how great stories begin with What if…
We already knew Preach had a great personality, supported his friends through thick and thin, and there was a depth to him that really stood out to us. So of course, we had to find something that would challenge all of that.
And challenge him we did…
Preach’s nearly perfect world comes crashing down in CROSSING THE LINE and he has to navigate several difficult and life-changing situations. His storyline was extra emotional because we’d gotten to know him so well as a secondary character in IN THE PENALTY BOX.
But that’s what makes his fall from grace that much more intriguing. It was a wild ride, that’s for sure. And we absolutely loved getting to write Preach’s story as well as continue the Woodhaven world!
GIVEAWAY TIME! Let us know who your favorite secondary characters are in a comment below and we’ll pick two winners to receive swag packs! This giveaway is open until October 1, 2022 at 11:59PM (EST). Winners randomly selected. Open internationally.
Thank you again to Writerspace for featuring CROSSING THE LINE and thank you for taking the time to read this featured blog!
Kelly Anne Blount and Lynn Rush xoxo
CROSSING THE LINE
Synopsis:
A patch of black ice is all it takes for Ryan “Preach” Armstrong’s perfectly planned future to skid out of control. The car crash shatters his hockey dreams…and injures Woodhaven’s newest student, Grace Milner. As much as this feisty track phenom gets under Preach’s skin in all the best and worst ways, she might just be his path to redemption…
Grace can’t believe that all it took was seriously bad timing and a hot but prickly hockey player to threaten her lifelong dream of joining the Air Force. Now, instead of prepping for the track season and upcoming start of basic training, she has to complete community service with the absolute last person she would ever want to be stuck with—the guy who shattered her future.
When two fierce competitors collide this hard, the only result is heartbreak…or an epic victory as they cross the finish line together.
Pick up your copy of CROSSING THE LINE today!
Yay!! Thank you so much for sharing release day with us!!
I love Peabody and McNab in JD Robb’s books
Hi Colleen. You win! Please message me and we’ll send instructions on how to claim your prize (lynnrush (at) lynnrush (dot) com.
Thanks!!!