I’m so relieved that Intervention is now in stores, because the approach of this release date has filled me with trepidation and anxiety.

The reason is that the story that inspired Intervention is my own family’s struggle. Of course we’ve never had a murder, and the book is definitely fiction, but real events over several years did prompt me to write this novel.

Six years ago I became aware that my daughter (then in her early twenties) had a severe prescription pill addiction that was killing her, and I hired an interventionist to convince her to go to treatment.

After a grueling few hours, my daughter agreed to go. As I put her on the plane with the interventionist, I was hit with the crushing feeling that my daughter was in the hands of a stranger, and anything could happen. That’s when this book was born.

Over the past few years, my family has been in a tornado of relapses and rehabs, with one emergency after another, and grace upon grace. But through all this, God has taught me to pray as never before, and he’s shown me how many other families are experiencing the same thing.

He’s also shown me that many blessings can come from crises such as this. I’ve tried to fold all of those experiences into this suspense novel of desperation and hope. Because I want to help other families, I’ve also added a page to my web site: “Hope for Families of Addicts,” which has tips on dealing with a loved one who has addictions.

I poured much of myself into Barbara, the mother who’s desperate to save her daughter. And my own daughter has given her blessings for me to talk about this, in hopes of helping other hurting families and raise awareness about the perils of addiction.

To see/hear me share my personal story about Intervention, don’t miss my interviews on American Family Radio’s “Today’s Issues” on September 24, 2009, Moody Radio’s “Chris Fabry Live on September 25, 2009, and “The 700 Club” on September 29, 2009.

It was her last hope—and the beginning of a new nightmare.