1–What is the title of your latest release? A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S SCHEME 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? All the world’s a stage, but it may be curtains for bookbinder Quinn Caine’s brother if she can’t bring the lights down on an actor’s killer, in this latest cozy mystery. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? This whole series is a love letter to my adopted hometown, Vienna, Virginia. 4–Would you hang out with your sleuth in real life? There are two of them – a book lover and a rebellious nun – and I’d totally hang with them both. 5–What are three words that describe your sleuth? For Quinn? Observant, loyal, and evolving. For Sister Daria? Hilarious, irreverent, and lonely. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? Well, this nice Jewish girl learned all about the process of becoming a nun. Plus, I learned about book binding. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I edit as I go. 8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence? Foodie implies high end, but honestly a really good fried chicken is an underrated thing of beauty. As are fried pickles….

Canceled plans, social distancing, and masks are a regular part of our lives nowadays. Can we all just give a huge round of applause to the authors, editors, and publishers out there who have kept the books coming even as the world has seemingly shut down? In fact, I’m supposed to be just returning from an Alaskan cruise right now, sharing pictures and memories of what was to be a trip to rival my outstanding trip several years back to Ireland. Thankfully, there are a plethora of phenomenal books out there to keep me entertained (and keep my mind off that missed Alaskan cruise LOL!). Daryl Wood Gerber adds a dash of the paranormal to the cozy mystery, A SPRINKLING OF MURDER, where readers enter a world where fairies exist and they have to complete certain goals to earn their wings. Courtney Kelly loves sharing her belief in the world of fairies with others through her store, Open Your Imagination, where she teaches and sells various items to help with landscaping, including how to design fairy gardens. Her own personal fairy, Fiona, is visible to those who are willing to believe. Can Courtney and Fiona uncover a murderer? Readers will…