About the Book

Book: Dangerous Detour (Discipleship Series, Book 2) Author: Gail Pallotta Genre: Christian Romantic Suspense Release Date: March 11, 2025

Four people face a winter storm in the wilderness. Two have lost their way. One has lost his purpose and one has lost his soul. Headed home for Christmas vacation, Ruthie, a quiet professor, crosses paths with Moose, a football coach, on an icy, blocked road in Western North Carolina. Amid a winter storm, they unknowingly take shelter in a killer’s hideout. Escaping under fire, they flee into a frozen, snow-covered forest. Trying to find their way out and shake the murderer, they dodge bullets each day until the temperature drops and the world turns quiet. Then, they set up camps to survive in the wilderness. Even though they grow attracted to each other, neither admits it until each of them suffers a frightening injury. Finally, they head to a house Ruthie sees in the distance. Will they meet a new friend, or a foe?

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About the Author

Award-winning author Gail Pallotta’s a wife, mom, swimmer and bargain shopper who loves God, beach sunsets and getting together with friends and family. She’s a 2017 Reader’s Favorite Book Awards winner and a TopShelf 2020 Book Awards Finalist. She recently received a Top Author Certificate for her new book, Hidden Danger. She’s published seven books, poems, short stories and two-hundred articles. Some of her articles appear in anthologies while two are in museums.

More from Gail

People often refer to modern times as the post-Christian era. We’re blessed with wonderful ministers, missionaries and other Christian leaders. Unfortunately, many people never attend a church or any Christian gathering. Yet church goers see others on a daily basis—in a long line in the grocery, at a restaurant, a company or organizational meeting. How can we, Christians who have no formal ministerial training, help spread the Gospel? Some clergy say unchurched neighbors who watch Christians get up and go to church every Sunday grow curious about Christianity. A man (I’ll call him Joe) recently wandered in a store looking at the merchandise and humming a hymn. A stranger asked Joe about the song. Joe ended up talking to the man about his faith and his church. Another person was asked how he and his wife had stayed married for so many years. He said, “We go to church together.” That’s a loaded statement with so many churches going in different directions. However, the conversation led to a discussion of a Jesus-centered church. The teaching and sermons there apply what Jesus taught about living a godly life rather than re-shaping his Gospel to suit our advantage in worldly situations. It’s often little opportunities we take advantage of that speak to a person. All of the above stayed on my mind for a long time. Usually, when something nags me, I write about it. Thus, a Discipleship Series began. Dangerous Detour is book two.

Interview with the Author

Do you read books in this genre? If so, who do you like to read?

Yes, I enjoy lots of books in the mystery / suspense genre. My favorite author is James Scott Bell. I’ve read many of his books and especially liked his Romeo series.

What helps you to write? Do you eat snacks, listen to music?

When I’m stuck in a scene, or have written a long time and need a break, I snack. I usually go for nuts, popcorn, or almond butter. I also like to have tea handy to sip when I’m writing.

What is your favorite hymn and why?

“How Great Thou Art” sung by Elvis Presley. It reminds me God’s power is greater than anything in the world and nothing is impossible with God.

What inspired you to write this book?

Many refer to modern times as the post-Christian era. We’re blessed with ministers, missionaries and other Christian leaders. Unfortunately, many people never attend a church or any Christian gathering. Yet church-goers see others on a daily basis. Thus, we’re encouraged to be disciples for Christ. But how do we do this?

I recall hearing about a man humming a hymn while wandering around a store. After a stranger asked him about the song, the man talked to the stranger about his faith and his church. Another person was asked how he and his wife had stayed married for so many years. He said, “We go to church together.” That man’s conversation led to a discussion of a Jesus-centered church.

If we give a Christian or Biblically-based answer to a question, it can start a conversation. All of the above stayed on my mind for a long time. When something nags me, I often write about it. Thus, a Discipleship Series began. Dangerous Detour, is book two.

Share with me a few of your favorite things.

I’m a tea and herbal coffee drinker. Desserts—pecan pie and anything chocolate. When I’m not writing, I like to spend time with my family and friends. I also enjoy good books, movies and music. At every opportunity, I go to the beach, watch the ocean and walk in the sand.