1–What is the title of your latest release? A TOUCH OF MALICE (Kalli Ballas Mystery #3) 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Monk meets My Big Fat Greek Wedding with a twist! 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I love writing books that take place anywhere in the northeast. I chose a fictitious town in Connecticut named Clearview. It’s more fun to make up a town because then I can do whatever I want with that town. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Yes. Kalli is a germaphobe who doesn’t like to be touched, but she does like wine! I think we would have some great conversations. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Smart. Clever. Reserved. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? Strippers and pole dancing lol. You’ll have to read the book to find out why. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? Oh, I definitely edit as I go along. I plot and write a third of it, then edit that chunk then plot and write the next section and edit that chunk, then plot and…

1–What is the title of your latest release? MURDER ON THE POET’S WALK, A Book Retreat Mystery 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? When writers compete to win a lucrative greeting card contract, things turn murderously ugly. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? This is part of a series, so it had to take place at my fictional resort, Storyton Hall. 4–Would you hang out with your sleuth in real life? Absolutely. Jane Steward is smart, fun, and loyal. She also has access to the best food and hosts tons of fabulous literary events. 5–What are three words that describe your sleuth? Intrepid, intelligent, and loving. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I learned that people who write greeting cards are often paid by the card (and not very much!) 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I edit at the end of each chapter. 8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence? Where to start? I have a sweet tooth and there isn’t a candy in production that I don’t have a close, personal relationship with. 9–Describe your writing space/office! I write at the kitchen table…

1–What is the title of your latest release? MRS. CLAUS AND THE EVIL ELVES, which is book three in the Mrs. Claus cozy mystery series. 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A mere week before Christmas, all is not quite merry and bright at the North Pole. Between rogue reindeer and conniving elves, Santaland seems to have gone sugarplum-crazy. Add a dash of murder to the mix, and suddenly Mrs. Claus is battling not just to find a killer, but to save herself from being put on ice—permanently. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? Choosing Mrs. Claus as my sleuth sort of decided the setting for me. I was excited to have a mystery series unfold in Christmastown, which I’ve come to think of as the ultimate cozy village. 4–Would you hang out with your sleuth in real life? Absolutely. I would love to hang out with April and her elf friends at the We Three Beans coffeehouse in Christmastown. 5–What are three words that describe your sleuth? Intelligent, well-intentioned, and nosy. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? One subject that comes up in Mrs. Claus and the Evil Elves…

Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Author-Reader Match,” where we introduce you to authors you may fall in love with. It’s our great pleasure to present B. A. Trimmer!   Writes: B A Trimmer writes fun romantic murder mysteries set in warm, beautiful places. Think swaying palms, blue oceans, golf resorts, colorful cocktails, and waterfalls. Our heroine will find herself thrown into a wild ride where nothing is what it seems, and danger lurks around every corner. Fortunately, she’s always surrounded by a group of close friends and at least one gorgeous guy. (Even though her friends have their weird quirks, they would never let her down.) And, of course, our heroine will always solve the murder, capture the bad guys, and win her lover’s heart (well, eventually). My latest book, HULA HOMICIDE, is set at the upscale Aloha Lagoon Resort on the gorgeous island of Kaui. Wedding planner Kristy Piper is thrilled with landing a job in paradise. That is, until a groomsman turns up dead, and her hot new photographer is the police’s prime suspect. Suddenly it’s up to Kristy to clear the heartthrob’s name and figure out…

1–What is the title of your latest release? TUTUS, FRIES & DEAD GUYS 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? When ghost whisperer Gianna Mancini finds a dead dance teacher, she strikes out to discover the murderer to save her niece, but the teacher’s ghost has more fun scaring people in mirrors then helping, and the killer will stop at nothing to get Gianna out of the way. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? South Shore Beach is the fictional version of the town I grew up in, Long Beach on Long Island, NY. I haven’t lived there in decades, but I have fond memories of the town. No other place I’ve lived since has been anything like it. 4–Would you hang out with your sleuth in real life? Absolutely! Gianna would be a great friend, and she loves to eat. We’d get along well. 5–What are three words that describe your sleuth? Loyal, determined, brave 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I researched dance terms and competition locations in the real towns based around my fictional one. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done?…

1–What is the title of your latest release? PEPPERMINT BARKED, Spice Shop Mysteries #6, out July 19, 2022 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Just a pinch of murder . . . When her life fell apart at age 40, Pepper Reece never expected to find solace in bay leaves. But her impulsive purchase of the Spice Shop in Seattle’s famed Pike Place Market turned out to be one of the best decisions she ever made. Between selling spice and juggling her personal life, she also discovers another unexpected talent—for solving murder. A Dickens of a Christmas turns deadly . . . In Peppermint Barked, the 6th Spice Shop mystery, Pepper investigates when a young woman working the Christmas rush in her friend Vinny’s wine shop is brutally attacked, on the busiest shopping day of the year. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I fell in love with Seattle’s Pike Place Market as a college freshman, eons ago, and made it my life’s mission to eat my way through it. Best part, it’s constantly changing, so I’ll never finish! When I decided, a book or two into my Food Lovers’ Village mysteries,…

1–What is the title of your latest release? MUDDLED THROUGH: Maine Clambake Mystery #10 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Mud season takes on a whole new meaning in the coastal town of Busman’s Harbor, Maine, when local business owners sling dirt at one another in a heated feud over a proposed pedestrian mall. Vandalism is one thing, but murder means Julia Snowden of the Snowden Family Clambake steps in to clean up the case . . . 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? The Maine Clambake Mysteries center around Busman’s Harbor, a town on Maine’s midcoast. 4–Would you hang out with your sleuth in real life? Absolutely! 5–What are three words that describe your sleuth? Smart, determined, kind 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? For this book I got to learn all about making pottery, the art and the business side. Three fabulous potters patiently answered all my questions. I also learned about the female photographers throughout the history was National Geographic Magazine, which was absolutely fascinating. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? When writing a first draft I never look back….

1–What is the title of your latest release? A FATAL BOOKING, book 3 in the Booklover’s B&B series 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? B&B owner Charlotte and her 77-year-old former spy neighbor are pitted against a tea party poisoner in a deadly game of wits. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I chose Beaufort, NC – which is a real town, by the way – because I wanted this series to take place near the North Carolina coast, but also wanted a historic town that offered the perfect setting for a charming bed-and-breakfast. I have visited Beaufort numerous times, so feel that I’m able to provide a sense of authenticity in the books. 4–Would you hang out with your sleuth in real life? I would definitely enjoy spending time with Charlotte. We could discuss books, among other things! (Charlotte is a former English teacher who now runs a literary-themed B&B). 5–What are three words that describe your sleuth? Intelligent, kind, and courageous. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I learned a lot about motorboats, specifically vintage cabin cruisers, as they do figure into the plot. I’ve never owned or…

1–What is the title of your latest release? BITTER ROOTS 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? The brutal murder of a beautiful vineyard expert and a devastating storm force Virginia winemaker Lucie Montgomery to confront painful changes on the eve of her wedding.  3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? It’s the 12th book in my Virginia wine country mysteries, so I knew exactly where it would take place—at a family-owned vineyard in northern Virginia, a beautiful region of rolling hills and winding country lanes, that is also horse and hunt country. As for how I originally chose the setting, I was living in London in the 1990s and came back to the US with my husband and sons on a home leave trip. A friend decided we needed to see the Virginia vineyards since my husband is French and we had lived on the French-Swiss border for five years where we often explored the vineyards of those countries. When I got back to London my British literary agent learned of the trip and said, “That’s the setting for your next novel.” I agreed to write one book—as I said, BITTER ROOTS is…

1–What is the title of your latest release? DEATH PLANS A PERFECT TRIP, Charlotte Adams number 6, will be released on May 17th!   2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? When her mother, the famous thriller writer, Esme Adams, vanishes, Charlotte Adams, professional organizer and amateur sleuth, races across Europe to save her. As Charlotte keeps one step ahead of the nameless villains, she discovers her mother’s dark history and the source of her own on-going nightmares.  Reader warning: contains travel tips, food, dogs and a touch of romance.   3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place: I had always wanted to set a cozy mystery in Europe and over a couple of years returned to some of my favorite spots (Paris, Lisbon and northern Italy) with a mystery percolating in my busy brain. This book was so much fun to write!   4–Would you hang out with your sleuth in real life? Good question.  I would definitely like Charlotte to drop in and give me a hand organizing and to offer some wardrobe advice. She’d be welcome any time and I would make her favorite cookies.  But I do worry she might…