When Rescuing His Secret Child came out, I got a lot of letters from readers about my valiant little soldier, five-year-old Zander. They were really wonderful to read and I wish I had space here to answer them all. I’m sorry I couldn’t find a way to sneak Zander into this book, but as his daddy Nick reports, he now has a little sister.
Many of you asked how I’d come up with Zander. Well, my secret writing weapon is my twelve-year-old daughter. She was only six weeks old when I sold my very first book and grew up watching me write around her. She has a brilliantly creative mind and is one of the very best people to bounce ideas off of.
She helped name baby Fitz from The Littlest Target and Eve from Protective Measures, and it was her idea for K-9 dog Queenie to play “doggie doggie who’s got the phone?” in Standing Fast. For this book, I asked her to help me invent another child character and so Willow was created.
I hope one day she writes her own stories.
Thank you again for all of your amazing letters. They encourage me so much and spark so many wonderful ideas. You can message me online at www.maggiekblack.com or find me on Facebook and Twitter under MaggieKBlack.
Thank you for sharing this journey with me.
Mags