Jack of Harts

I needed Captain William Carter, and Jack before him, to be mentally strong as well as physically strong. The kind of people who had been raised to make the hard decisions when they needed to be made and to know when they were needed. And the kind of people that had a strong moral compass.

Jack was raised in the Assemblies of God, one of the many Christian denominations. But during most of the stories I write, he lost his faith. Didn’t turn away from it, but just lost the certainty that anything existed. Most of his stories have been written after his world ended. After his family and friends died. After his home was destroyed. He lost his sense of safety and faith. But the training of his parents still shows through. And he tries to live up to it, even if he isn’t sure it is true.

William never doubted. He was raised a Puritan, and they were a hardy bunch. Ready for privation and everything that goes with it. And since he deals with magical and otherworldly threats, his faith in God upholds him in his quest to protect people. His faith in God is in fact very central to his quest.

In the end, both main characters, and most of the supporting characters that work with them, are all mentally strong. Resistant to breaking or giving up. They are all heroes of some order. Volunteers who chose to stand up and fight. That makes it fun to write them, and I hope it makes it fun to read them as well