Behind the Scenes of Driver Confessional by David L. Winters
Behind the Scenes of Driver Confessional
David L. Winters
Behind the Scenes
When I decided to write a Christian suspense novel about an Uber driver, the obvious first step included registering with the company as a ride-share driver. Fortunately, my Chevy Impala fit well into my new part-time job and the plot of Driver Confessional. Five months later, I had a lot of stories and a central idea about a Christian driver who began each ride with a silent prayer for his passengers.
God taught me several lessons while behind the wheel of my Uber, including humility and the importance of using our jobs to love His world. People from all walks of life take Uber and many are eager to pour out their hearts to drivers. Some of the more humorous stories made good subplots for my novel. A particularly interesting elderly couple exchanged words and a food fight when he strayed from his diabetic diet. His wife of only-God-knows-how-many years smooshed a jelly donut into his surprised face. All I could do was pass the napkins and pray.
Driver Confessional weaves the story of a Christian ride-share driver who stumbles onto the scene of a murder and gets accused of the crime. Antonio and his police detective brother must solve the murder while being chased around Washington, D.C. by the Russian mafia. Secrets are revealed and romance is unwound when Antonio’s brother falls for a family friend. But will the romance end in tragedy as time runs out on Antonio and Rocco.
Snippet: At the elevator, the smaller man tucked the edge of the rug over Marta’s protruding foot and held it there with one of his hands. The elevator seemed to take forever to make it down to street level. In the lobby, the kidnappers moved past the doorman whose head bobbed as he read a book dozily behind the reception counter.
A polite Italian man held the door for the pair as they carried Marta through the exit.
Rocco did a double take. Those two guys weren’t just carrying carpet! He smelled a very familiar perfume emanating from the rug.
“Stop!” he yelled. “Put down my date!”
Question: Since Driver Confessional tells the story of an Uber driver, we would like to hear your most interesting ride in a taxi or Uber. One commenter will be chosen at random to receive a free copy of Driver Confessional.
Author/Speaker David L. Winters writes both fiction and non-fiction titles. His debut, Sabbatical of the Mind: The Journey From Anxiety to Peace relates his experiences racing around the Washington beltway trying to balance work, church and family. He eventually crashed into a five-month sabbatical, learned a lot about God’s love and captured his lessons-learned to help others. The second book in his Driver Series is expected in August 2018 from Brimstone Fiction.
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