Paul Madison PI – Behind the scenes

A behind the scenes look at the two main characters in the Paul Madison PI cozy mystery series.

You know about “insta-love” romances, right? The type of romance where two people look into each other’s eyes and fall instantly in love. Insta-love can happen in a cozy mystery series too. As an author, I wanted to capture that instant attraction between Paul Madison and Kathleen O’Brien and also give their romance the solid foundation it needed to carry them through the emotional twists and turns of Paul Madison PI cozy mystery series.

During the hospital scene in the first book, Paul Madison P.I., in walked a beautiful, red-haired, green eyed, young doctor who literally took Paul’s breath away. So began the insta-love story between two of the main characters.

Paul Madison

A tall, handsome, idealistic, determined, private investigator. Paul wants to right the wrongs and make his part of the world a safer place. Paul’s character is more emotional than practical when it comes to dealing with the crime boss in the series. He thinks with his heart first and his private investigator common sense second. Paul cares deeply for those he loves and that can cloud his better judgment.

Dr. Kathleen O’Brien

A tall, beautiful, smart, independent, medical doctor. Kathleen finds herself walking in her murdered medical examiner father’s footsteps. Dr. O’Brien’s goal is to find answers and make sure justice is served. Kathleen is the more practical of the two characters. She wants to analyze all the pros and cons before taking action, especially when it involves risking their safety.

What brings these two main characters together is their need to heal from past tragedies.

Paul’s Grandfather was shot and killed, as was Kathleen’s father, they believe, by the same person. The physical attraction between the two is intense. The respect each has for one another is apparent. But the need to make peace with the past is the key motivator keeping this dynamic couple together and moving forward.

Paul and Kathleen are the ultimate power couple. Both powerful in their feelings for one another and powerful in their determination to bring the bad guys/gals to justice.

The characters of Paul and Kathleen were introduced in Book 2, The Couponer’s Club Murder, in the Oscar the Doxie Detective series.
The Paul Madison books became the prequel to the Oscar series. With that in mind, I basically had a blueprint for what needed to be written in this new Chicago based private investigator series. I also knew how the Paul Madison series had to end before I even wrote the first word. From that aspect, I wanted to make all the characters come alive on the pages so the readers would feel the deep-rooted emotions that seemed to be steering their adult lives.

After writing this cozy mystery series about Paul Madison and Kathleen (Katie) O’Brien, they have become two of my most favorite characters ever!

You can find the Paul Madison PI cozy mystery series on Amazon in Paperback – Kindle – Kindle Unlimited
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Amazon bestselling author Sharon Michaels loves writing cozy mysteries filled with suspense, mature characters, smart animals, a bit of paranormal and, later in life romance. Her short reads are sweet, clean, and fun.

You can find a list of Sharon’s short, sweet cozy books on this page:
https://sharonmichaelsauthor.com/cozy-fiction/