Goodreads asked Teretha Houston:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Teretha Houston The kernels that grew into the thriller, NOWHERE TO LAND, came from two flights I was on that were more than a little nerve-racking. One aircraft was struck by lightning in midair. The cabin lights went out then popped back on. The pilots were ho-hum about it, but I didn’t expect them to come on the PA and say, “You have five minutes to get right with Jesus.”

On another flight, I was sitting in the window seat next to one of the engines and heard it wind down, then became dead silent in midair. A twin engine plane. One engine dead and the other one was dying too. If you read the book, you’ll know this tiny part of the story actually happened.

With my luck, I think I’m going to catapult myself from place to place like Wile-E-Coyote from the Road Runner cartoon.

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