Kent Wyatt was born and then he died. Wait a minute, I’m getting ahead of myself. (Whew! I’m glad I put that part in because, for a second there, I thought I was dead.) Now that you know the beginning and the ending of my story, let’s go a little closer to the middle…
Actually, my novels are “our” novels, produced by the team of Kent and Rebekah Wyatt. My wife, Rebekah, will always be quick to tell you she is not a writer, but she contributes greatly to the finished product of our books. Rebekah (whose official title in the Wyatt Republic is Minister of Household and Finance) is a voracious reader of Christian Fiction. In the Wyatt writing world, she serves as (among other things) editor, researcher, manager, financial planner, contributor to the story board, plot, and characterization, and of course the final word on all things romantic. So, when you see our characters behaving like ladies and gentlemen instead of blowing snot, passing gas, and belching—thank Rebekah. (Disclaimer: the second half of this sentence was not Rebekah approved.)
Kent and Rebekah’s novels have been semi-finalists in the American Christian Fiction Writers Genesis contest and a Finalist for the Romance Writers of America Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense. Kent serves as Vice President of the American Christian Fiction Writers NW Arkansas Chapter, and Rebekah is the treasurer.
So how did such a partnership ever get started? I mean really, a man and a woman, together, they’re so different. Whoever came up with such an idea? Oh. Sorry, God. Great idea by the way. (Disclaimer: the preceding portion of this paragraph was not Rebekah approved). Of course such an unlikely alliance could only begin in somewhere remote and mysterious—like the flatlands Northwest Kansas.
I was born there. Rebekah was dropped there, like a tornado drops a rare orchid in the middle of a wheat field. Both our early days were, like most young lives, bizzare in their own ways. Mine full of the mundane misadventures of the son of a firmly planted fourth generation farmer, and Rebekah’s comprised of the exotic escapades of a traveling evangelist’s daughter. When we were in our early teens, we met and fell madly in opposite directions and both skinned our knees. For the few months that her family stayed at our farm, we rode horses and performed magic shows together, but then Rebekah’s family was off to the next ministry opportunity. Over the years, we both strayed from God’s plan in our own ways and then were thrown together again in our late twenties. In a few months, we were married. God has rescued us from our own imprudence, grown us in our understanding of His plan, and bound us together for His purpose. We love Him greatly because He has saved us exceedingly. Our prayer is that through our stories we might introduce others to THE ONE who longs to do the same for them.
To understand how this whole writing thing began, there is one thing you need to know about Rebekah: She is a faithful helpmate to her husband and selflessly supports his dream far better than he deserves.
There are two things that you need to know about me: I was born a writer, but I became a cop.
As a child on the lonely plains of Kansas, I always enjoyed reading and telling stories to the other kids. When I was thirteen years old I read R is for Rocket by Ray Bradbury, and I decided I wanted to write stories like that, ones that haunted you and made you think. John Boy Walton became my hero, and I was going to change the world with my pen. Over the years, I learned that I wasn’t Ray Bradbury, but God had given me a writing voice of my own and He could use that if I would let Him. The only problem was I didn’t have enough life experience so…
When I was seventeen years old, a car almost ran my mother and me off the road. With my terrified mama holding onto the dash beside me, I pursued the other vehicle in my 1973 Mercury Montego and forced it to pull over. It was the town drunk doing what he did best. He came at me, and I knocked him down and picked him up by his belt and threw him in the back seat of his car to sleep it off. My mother decided that I should be a police officer. She knew that writing nonsense was never going to get me anywhere.
In 1983 she saw an ad in the paper saying a small town nearby was looking for a police officer. She convinced me to apply. But all the time I was being a cop, the bite I received from the writing bug became infected and grew septic.
I fed the fever over the years with short stories, award winning poetry and a humorous newsletter that I put out for a growing email list. Another life changing event was when I read This Present Darkness by Frank Peretti. It helped get me back on track with my faith and introduced me to Christian Fiction. I had found the direction God wanted me to go with my writing.
Foolish fans encouraged me by saying that they loved my newsletters and re-read them when they wanted a good laugh. Many even said I should write a book. With my law enforcement career and my family to raise, I could never commit to writing fulltime. So, I satisfied myself with learning the craft and producing short works.
After 32 years, I ended my law enforcement career. I still have many friends walking the thin blue line, and I have a deep love for the profession. But God seems to be telling me it is time to fulfill my other destiny. Now, with God’s help, maybe my writing can change the world after all. Where are my old reruns of The Waltons? Look out, Ray Bradbury, something Wyatt this way comes.
You can find Kent on the web at the following locations:
Website: https://www.kentwyatt.org/ (free stories both real and imagined)
Christian thriller
No one would suspect the gentle, eccentric Professor Ruben Welch of leading a secret network of Christian believers dedicated to confronting a hidden evil. But artificial intelligence sees what human eyes miss, exposing Welch to enemies who never should have found him.
Now Welch stands between a cold, calculating assassin, a ruthless troubleshooter, and a legendary female agent. Each serves a rival faction, yet both share the same goal—destroy Welch and everyone who follows him.
The troubleshooter unleashes a traitor and engineers a deadly virus designed for one purpose: infiltrate Welch’s group and wipe them out.
Years ago, Shifra Federov served as Mossad’s most accomplished honey trap. During that mission, she met Welch—the only man who saw the woman she longed to become instead of the weapon she pretended to be. Now she must decide where her loyalty truly lies.
As the virus moves closer to its target, the assassin begins having unsettling conversations with a young girl no one else can see. Is God speaking, or is something far darker at work?
With time running out, Welch forms an unlikely alliance. But can he trust his new partner? Even if his plan succeeds, he avoids betrayal, and he stops the virus, he may still have to sacrifice himself to save the people he loves.
HEA, standalone, with no cliffhanger. AMAZON
Little seeds we sow today grow into tomorrow’s harvest. But what if the destructive weeds choking our society took root decades ago? And what if someone still had a chance to pull them out?
In 1988, an American warship accidentally shoots down an Iranian civilian airliner. By 2014, someone is murdering entire families in middle-class neighborhoods across Colorado Springs. Lieutenant Darrell Jacobs, one of the few amputees to return to police work with a mechanical hook, must stop the killer before more innocent lives are lost.
Bioelectronics genius Callie Williams has followed Darrell’s remarkable story for years. She believes God has brought him into her life to test her revolutionary prosthetic arm. But Darrell isn’t the man she expected. Physical scars remind him of the past, while emotional wounds have driven him away from the God he once trusted.
Darrell also carries dangerous enemies. One hides within the fragments of his lost memories. The other waits in the questions he refuses to ask God. Both intend to finish what they started.
As faith, love, and justice collide, Darrell and Callie must confront a brilliant social engineering mastermind whose deadly agenda transforms homeland security into an entirely new battlefield. When the truth comes to light, they’ll discover that locked doors offer no protection against the enemy already inside.
HEA, stand alone, with no cliffhanger. AMAZON
Amelia’s brother, Gabriel, hears what others can’t. His autism gives him extraordinary auditory abilities, allowing him to pick up sounds most people never notice. When he overhears two men plotting murder in a park, he and Amelia barely escape with their lives. They could have walked away, but Amelia refuses to abandon the mysterious stranger who saved them.
In a matter of hours, the artisan jam maker finds herself caught in a deadly world of espionage. Government agents recruit Amelia and Gabriel to help dismantle a powerful organization using genetic testing to carry out an antisemitic agenda. Did God give Gabriel his remarkable gift for a moment like this? They’ll need every advantage they can find because another player has entered the game—and the enemy’s plan promises destruction on a terrifying scale.
As the mission unfolds, Amelia grows to trust—and care for—the enigmatic man who rescued them. Yet even his exceptional skills may not prepare him for the dangerous twists ahead.
The deeper Amelia and Gabriel venture into the operation, the more they realize the conspiracy threatens far more than their own lives. It strikes at the very foundation of humanity and forces every member of the team to confront what they truly believe about faith, sacrifice, and the value of human life.
Talisa’s sister, who has special needs, has disappeared.
Now Talisa doesn’t know whom to trust. Should she believe the handsome psychiatrist she hoped would help her cope with the deaths of her parents? Or should she believe her sister’s friend, a man who claims God gives him visions through the eyes of people in danger?
The man she thought could heal her may be a killer.
The man she trusted like family may be a deceiver.
The gift she believed in may be nothing more than a lie.
Now the only person who can help her is the one man she cannot forgive.
Humor and suspense collide as Talisa discovers how little she truly knows about the people around her—and about herself. Can she see beyond deception, uncover the truth, and finally embrace the love that could set her free?
Journey to Gilead, Oklahoma, an Ozark community on the shores of Lake Gallant. There you’ll meet Talisa, who battles depression; Sawyer, the psychiatrist who may hold the answers—or hide deadly secrets; Luke, a quick-witted sheriff who outsmarts liars with deception of his own; Janie, Talisa’s sister, who struggles to communicate; and Teddy Baskins, the enigmatic man who may possess an extraordinary gift—or may simply be the world’s most convincing fraud.
Prepare for a wholesome Christian suspense filled with mystery, humor, unforgettable characters, and twists that will keep you guessing until the very end.