Spotlight - Murder is Binding - Giveaway

Today I'd like to shine a spotlight on Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett. This book is the first in the Booktown Mystery series and the Kindle version is currently on sale for only $1.99. If you like e-books now is the perfect time to pick up this book and start the series!

From the back cover:

Stoneham, New Hampshire, was a dying town until community leaders invited booksellers to open up shop. Now, its streets are lined with bookstores-and paved with murder...

When she moved to Stoneham, city slicker Tricia Miles was met with friendly faces. And when she opened her mystery bookstore, she was met with friendly competition. But when she finds Doris Gleason dead in her own cookbook store, killed with a kitchen knife, the atmosphere seems more cutthroat than cordial. Someone wanted to get their hands on the rare cookbook that Doris had recently purchased-and the locals think that someone is Tricia. To clear her name, Tricia will have to take a page out of one of her own mysteries-and hunt down someone who isn't killing by the book...

For more about Lorna Barrett and her alter egos Lorraine Bartlett and LL Bartlett, check out the following links:

http://www.LornaBarrett.com/
https://www.facebook.com/LornaBarrett.author

http://www.LLBartlett.com

http://www.LorraineBartlett.com

http://www.LLBartlett.typepad.com

http://astore.amazon.com/llbartlettcom-20

******************************************************************************

Would you like a goodie bag filled with with bookmarks, postcards, and buttons? Leave a comment on this post telling us if you've read any of the Booktown Mysteries and what you'd think about living in a town filled with bookstores. Leave your comment no later than Monday, April 13, 2015 EST along with an e-mail address for a chance at this giveaway.

Introducing J.A. Lang & Chef Maurice with a Review & Giveaway

I'm so pleased to welcome J. A. Lang to the blog today. J.A. writes the Chef Maurice Mystery series. A prequel (Chef Maurice and a Rather Fishy Tale) was released last November, but the first full novel, Chef Maurice and a Spot of Truffle, was just released this week.

 

Kathy: Chef Maurice is a great new character. He is reminiscent of Hercule Poirot, Monsieur Pamplemousse and Charly Poisson, yet with a style completely his own. Are you a fan of these other characters?

JAL: I’m a huge Poirot fan. I’m currently collecting (well, amassing!) all the Poirot books in paperback, then after that it’ll be time to start on Miss Marple. I haven’t read the other two, but I like their surnames!

Kathy: I love food themed books, indeed, food themed almost anything (TV, film, clothing, ...) Do you consider yourself a foodie?

JAL: I think my friends and family would definitely class me as a raving foodie, seeing as I have food on the mind pretty much all the time! Whenever I plan a holiday, the first thing I look up is restaurants and local food producers. It’s a great way to get to know a region.

Kathy: Do you enjoy cooking yourself? How would you rate your cooking? 

JAL: I love cooking, though I wish I had more time to try more recipes and new cuisines. Rating my cooking? Eek! I attended culinary school in London a few years back, so I guess I should claim some level of competence, though my guests will have to be the judge of that! 

Kathy: I love Hamilton! How did you decide to tell some of the story from his point of view?

JAL: Good question, I don’t remember making any particular decision – I think he just turned up, butted me with his snout, and demanded to tell his part of the story! 

Kathy: What first drew you to cozy mysteries?

JAL: I grew up reading Nancy Drew and Agatha Christie, so cozy mysteries seemed the natural follow-on. I like the definition of cozies as ‘books to curl up with by the fire on a rainy Sunday afternoon’ – and who wouldn’t be drawn to that?

Kathy: Do you write in any other genres?

JAL: Not currently, but I’m reading a lot of period mysteries, especially Victorian ones, at the moment, so watch this space!

Kathy: Tell us about your series.

JAL: The Chef Maurice Mysteries are a series of culinary cozies set amidst the rolling hills of the Cotswolds, in which Chef Maurice, proprietor of a little French restaurant called Le Cochon Rouge, discovers a sudden appetite for solving crimes, leading to trouble all around for his friends, kitchen staff and, not least, the local constabulary...

Kathy: Do you have a favorite character? If so, who and why?

JAL: I’ve got a soft spot for all of them, though of course Chef Maurice loves to hog the limelight!

Kathy: Did you have a specific inspiration for your series?

JAL: I live in Oxford, near the Cotswolds, so the setting was an obvious choice. Otherwise, the characters just turned up one night in my head when I was trying to get to sleep, and that was it... 

Kathy: What made you decide to publish your work?

JAL: I love the creative freedom of being able to have the final say about my books, whether it be the story itself or things like the design of the cover. Or perhaps it just means I’m a little bit of a control-freak!

Kathy: If you could have a dinner party and invite 4 authors, living or dead, in any genre, who would you invite?

JAL: Agatha Christie, Terry Pratchett, Colin Cotterill, Anthony Bourdain. Though I don’t know if they’d all get along!

Kathy: What are you currently reading?

JAL: A collection of Sherlock Holmes short stories and Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss. 

Kathy: Will you share any of your hobbies or interests with us?

JAL: Oh dear. I think cooking, eating, reading and writing pretty much covers all my interests (and uses up all my time!) at the moment. I also love travelling, so long as there’s good food, good weather and, ideally, good wine. 

Kathy: Name 4 items you always have in your fridge or pantry.

JAL: Tinned tomatoes. Soy sauce. Olive oil. Carrots. 

Kathy: Do you have plans for future books either in your current series or a new series?

JAL: The second Chef Maurice book, Chef Maurice and the Wrath of Grapes, will be out this July. I think you can guess what this one might be about...

Kathy: What's your favorite thing about being an author?

JAL: The freedom to set my own hours and work from anywhere I can plug in my laptop. And as a culinary cozy author, eating and cooking surely counts as research, right? *grin*

*********************************************************************************

Review

Chef Maurice and a Spot of Truffle by J.A. Lang
The First Chef Maurice Culinary Mystery

Are you hungry for a new culinary hero? Look no further than Chef Maurice, the man who whet my appetite in his prequel Chef Maurice and a Rather Fishy Tale. Take missing mushrooms, murder, and kidnapping. Heat with some messy romance and bungling break ins. Stir in some village characters and unsavory suspects. Add a dollop of humour and you have a recipe for a delightful mystery. While Chef Maurice and a Rather Fishy Tale was an amuse bouche Chef Maurice and a Spot of Truffle is a full course meal.

Chef Maurice is in trouble. He's running out of mushrooms and his supplier, Ollie Meadows, hasn't been seen in days. When Chef Maurice goes to Ollie's home he finds the delivery for his restaurant and he also finds a large bag of white truffles. Not quite the rare Alba truffles of Italy, these appear to have been grown in England-but how...and where? Chef Maurice is on the hunt with the help of his new business companion, Hamilton. However, it's not truffles they find, but the body of Ollie Meadows-murdered!

Chef Maurice is my new gastronomical hero. A man as determined to cook and eat a magnificent meal as to solve a mystery put before him. My favorite character, however, has to be Hamilton , the pig. Although I was a bit concerned when he entered the story (one must take pause when a chef adopts a live pig) the relationship that develops between Hamilton and Chef Maurice is a joy to witness. We also get to hear a little of the story from Hamilton's point of view-a decided treat, as is the commentary from the cow!

I am enamoured of this new series which delivers unique characters in a charming setting with a realistic restaurant background.

*******************************************************************************

 
For a chance to win this fabulous prize pack click on the following link to be taken to J.A. Lang's giveaway: http://www.jalang.net/chef-maurice-giveaway/

Contest open to US and UK residents over 18 years old.

Contest will end on April 30, 2015 at 11:59 PM GMT, and the winner will be chosen at random and notified by email.

Guest Post - Wrapped in Family - Review & Giveaway

Nothing better than friends and families and there are no families or friends closer than Southern families and friends. That’s especially true in Demise in Denim.

Mamma and KiKi were sisters. At birth the muses tangoed over auntie’s crib turning her into Savannah’s dance diva and they wrapped mamma in a blanket with little elephants resulting in this campaign and me getting the name Reagan.

Friendship means being there for each other when the chips are down, like when Walker Boone is wanted for murder.

            I looked at my ’57 red Chevy convertible parked at the curb. “Might as well put a target on my back trying to get away from the cops in this thing.”

           Reagan shoved her helmet at me. “Take Princess.”

          “A scooter? You want me to ride a pink scooter named Princess?”

            “Better than that being your nickname in the big house.”

And there are all kinds of friendships…friendships between guys…

                      “Dawg,” Big Joey said to me as I slip onto a stool next to his, everyone in the place giving Joey space. “Know you’d show.”

          Big Joey was built like a Mac truck, muscles buffed to jet black, gold tooth, ponytail and main man of the Seventeenth Street gang...my former home and forever family. He was my brother in every sense of the word except parental commonality.

Friendships between girls…

                        Footsteps skittered across the floor over our heads and I tore up the steps, with Auntie KiKi right behind me. We turned the corner at the top and faced a big guy with alcohol-infused breath and wild-looking bloodshot eyes that I could make out even in the dark. The guy took a swing at me and missed. KiKi threw the rest of her martini in his face and I added an added a cocktail shaker uppercut to his jaw.

                       “I give up! I give up!” The guy stumbled back against the wall and slithered down to the floor as I switched on the hall lights.

So who’s always there for you? Who always has your back come hell or high water? Let me know and I’ll give away two Demise in Denim lunch totes from the answers.

Hugs, Duffy Brown

**************************************************** 

Review 

Demise in Denim by Duffy Brown

The 5th Consignment Shop Mystery



I'm a stickler for reading book series in order. That being said, I don't always read the e-book only special editions that periodically pop up in a series. I did, however, read Dead Man Walker, an e-book short story released this February. (You can check out my review here.) I am so glad I did for the whole story of Demise in Denim started back in Dead Man Walker. We found our victim, got some suspects, learned some amazing truths, and found out why Boone is on the run! Plus we got the story from his point of view-a great way to discover what he's really thinking-especially about Reagan. So, although you can read Demise in Denim without reading Dead Man Walker, or indeed any of the previous books in the series, you'll really appreciate and get much more out of the book if you're up to date.

Now Duffy Brown really left me hanging at the end of Dead Man Walker and I was anxious to discover what would happen next. While I was, of course, interested in the mystery-who killed Conway Adkins-I was, and still am just as interested in the relationship between Reagan and Boone. The sparks between them, the will they/won't they combine to make one combustible book. To keep both police and killer, as well as the media away from Walker on the lam, Reagan pretends to hate him and wish him ill, which causes the ire of Walker's supporters, most of whom you'd rather not cross.

Demise in Denim is filled with Duffy's trademark humor and I laughed my way through Reagan's misadventures while rooting for Boone's name to be cleared so he can continue what he started at the end of Dead Man Walker.

Even though I am more focused on the relationship between Reagan and Boone, don't get the idea that there isn't a solid mystery here as well. Duffy Brown gives us a complex mystery with a multitude of suspects, all with great motive and some with evil intentions (aside from murder). There are red herrings and mysterious goings on all rolled up in a fast paced bundle of fun.

********************************************************************

Don't forget! Leave a comment on this post telling us who always has your back come hell or high water. along with your e-mail address no later than 11:59 pm Sunday, April 12, 2015 for a chance to at a lunch tote!

Currently Reading...

I'm currently reading A Fright to the Death by Dawn Eastman. This book is the 3rd in the Family Fortunes Mystery series and was just released yesterday! Clyde and Mac are together at last and driving to Chicago for a flight to Mexico to escape their well meaning, but always there families, as well as Michigan's winter weather, for some alone time. Fate has other plans, however, as an incoming storm has closed the airport. Fortunately, Mac knows of a romantic castle nearby. It's no warm getaway, but it's still a getaway. Until they discover the castle, which is supposedly haunted, is booked solid for members of a knitting retreat-and that both of their mothers, along with Aunt Vi, are in attendance! With no extra rooms it's decided they'll share-Mac with his mother and Clyde with hers. So much for that romantic getaway. They meet the other guests, including Clarissa, one of the not so liked owners. As the blizzard hits, the power goes out, and Clarissa is found dead. With the phone lines also dead, Mac and Clyde take charge of the investigation as they believe her death was no accident!

Shopping Challenge Results

You may remember a shopping challenge I made for myself on March 28th. (You can refresh your memory here, if you'd like.) Briefly, I would wander throughout a bookstore and buy 5 books, only one being a mystery. I chose the following genres: Mystery (I just have to have one), Local History, New Age/Religion, Food, and TBD. The TBD turned out to be Psychology. So, what did I get?

The Mystery: Marked Fur Murder by Dixie Lyle. The 3rd in the Whiskey, Tango, & Foxtrot Mystery series. I love this truly unique, funny, paranormal series and was happy to pick out the latest addition which was released this April.

Local History: The Glory Days of Buffalo Shopping by Michael F. Rizzo. A neat book with lots of photos and graphics regarding stores and shopping in Buffalo, NY's past.

New Age/Religion: Isis in America by Henry Steel Olcott. This book was originally published in 1895 as Old Diary Leaves Volume 1. It's part of Olcott's memoirs and this book talks about his dealings with Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, one of the most fascinating figures in the early days of Spiritualism in America. (Religion and Utopian Societies of the mid 19th century is one of my interests.)

Food: Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat by Bee Wilson. This book explores how cooking tools have transformed how we consume and think about food.

Psychology: Whispers: the Voices of Paranoia by Ronald K. Siegel. This book explores paranoia by looking at various case studies encountered by this psychiatrist.

Now, to find time to read these fascinating choices! What about you? Have you tried my challenge? What books did you choose?

The Glassblower's Interview with Review & Giveaway

I'm pleased to welcome Joanna Campbell Slan back to Cozy Up With Kathy. Joanna and I last spoke about her Jane Eyre Chronicles. You can check out that interview here. Today we're talking about her newly released short story.

Kathy: Even though I visited Versailles (many, many moons ago) I was totally unfamiliar with the story behind its mirrors. Were you aware of any of the history before you began writing The Glassblower's Wife?

JCS: No, I wasn't. Now I really want to go back and view the Hall of Mirrors with new eyes.


Kathy: I love reading fiction that's based on historical truths. The research behind such books must be quite thorough. What were your favorite research methods for this book?

JCS: I love the Internet. In particular, it's useful to follow links at the end of any particular article. Sometimes those links are more important than the article itself. I've also learned to print out my research because website get taken down. I also really enjoyed reading Daphne du Maurier's book because it was based on her own family's journey.


Kathy: You write a mystery series set in 19th century England. Why the change to a short story in 17th century France?

JCS: My sister stumbled over a reference to the Doge and the glassblowers. I found the idea totally captivating, so I pursued it. History was one of my favorite subjects in school. Oddly, once you start delving into a time period, you find yourself seeing more and more linkages. For example, I recently read a book about Madame Tussaud, the wax portraitist, and there were many references to Versailles in it. That book showed me how the palace was used by the King and Queen. In turn, that enhanced my understanding of the importance of the Hall of Mirrors. Everything builds on the foundations of the past—and everything in life is linked to a million other happenings. Nothing occurs in a vacuum.


Kathy: Aside from length, how does writing a short story differ from penning a full length novel?

JCS: A short story gives you less time to develop the characters and the setting. You can't go on as many tangents. Each word has more weight. I had thought about expanding The Glassblower's Wife, but everyone who read it loved it just as it was. There seemed to be a certain impact that might have been diluted if I'd made the story longer.


Kathy: Was there a specific inspiration for this story?

JCS: My sister stumbled across a reference to the Doge and his assassins. Then I found the scholarly article suggesting that the glassblowers were Jews. Again, it was a building process. But that's often how I write. From an idea, I cast a wide net and see what I dredge up. Often there are really interesting tidbits that lead me to new ideas, and on and on.


Kathy: Do you have any future plans for any of the characters in The Glassblower's Wife?

JCS: I must admit, Ruth Telfin is a fascinating person, isn't she? I do wonder how her relationship with Esther will grow and evolve. Hmmm….


Kathy: Will you share any other upcoming books?

JCS: I have a full agenda for my work this year. I have three-quarters of a Kiki Lowenstein Mystery written. That book is Glue, Baby, Gone. My Beta readers will be getting it soon, and I rely on them to help me decide how to finish it. Then I want to write a textbook that authors can use. Its working title is Wow the Crowd and Sell Your Books. I also want to start a new mystery series set pre-WW1. The central character is a real woman, the first woman to die in WW1, but I shall be fictionalizing much of her life. I haven't decided what to call the first book in that series. Stay tuned!


******************************************************************************

Review

The Glassblower's Wife by Joanna Campbell Slan

In 17th Century France King Louis XIV is creating his palace in Versailles with its magnificent Hall of Mirrors. At that point in time creating mirrors was a very specialized and secreted skill, of which very few glassblowers could craft. Indeed, the Doge of Venice moved all of the glassblowers to the island of Murano, making them captives so that only he was able to benefit from their skills and allow Venice to hold a monopoly on producing mirrors. However, 18 were smuggled out and moved to France and commissioned to make the 357 mirrors for King Louis' Hall of Mirrors. The Doge was not one to be crossed, however, and he sent an assassin to kill each of the Dix-Huit, as they were known.  

 The Glassblower's Wife gives life to these Jewish craftsmen. We meet Rabbi Saul Telfin, master glassblower, and his wife Ruth, as well as the assassin, and see how the Hall of Mirrors was completed. Joanna Campbell Slan weaves an intriguing short story around this little known nugget of history. Although the story is short, the she still manages to give us richly developed characters.

Looking for a quick read that will also give you some historical knowledge? Look no further than The Glassblower's Wife by Joanna Campbell Slan.

*******************************************************************************

For a chance to win an e-book copy of  The Glassblower's Wife leave a comment about this post no later than 11:59pm EST Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Be sure to include your e-mail address so that I may contact you should you win. Also be sure to enter the Rafflecopter Contest for a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card!


a Rafflecopter giveaway

Interview of Deceit

I'd like to welcome Jan Fields to the blog today. Jan writes the Vineyard Quilt Mystery series, the first of which, Threads of Deceit, was just released this past Wednesday!

Kathy: I love the idea of an antiquities bounty hunter. How did you get the idea of one?

JF: I'm a huge Indiana Jones fan, and I wanted to bring a little of that to a cozy. Obviously we can't stay true to the genre and have her rushing around the world, dealing with International bad guys, and dodging booby traps -- but what if you took a female Indy and gave her a reason to keep a low profile? How would her natural tendency to get into trouble manifest? Those questions fueled my characterization of Julie Ellis.


Kathy: Wine is now produced in all 50 states in the US, a wonderful fact for wine lovers like me. I'm lucky enough to live in the midst of 3 distinct viticultural regions in New York. Can you tell us about Missouri wine country?

JF: The location for the series is not one I chose personally, but I do love the unexpectedness of it. I know I don't immediately associate Missouri with wine, so that was something my editor told me about and it just delighted me. And I like the fact that it's a wine making that's very influenced by the German traditions.


Kathy: I love all types of wine, but admit that Gewürztraminer is my favorite. Do you have a favorite wine?

JF: I'm really not a wine enthusiast. If you pour me a glass, I can tell if I like it or not. But I must say, the wines from the German traditions tend to be my favorites.


Kathy: I've always wanted to learn how to quilt, but never have. Are you a quilter?

JF: I come from an extended family of quilters. I have an aunt who is brilliant at it. I have made exactly two quilts. One I made for my college roommate many years ago, and the second was a tiny quilt I made from worn flannel shirts for my daughter when she was born. I thought of it as being wrapped up in her Daddy's love since they were all shirts of his -- he's a flannel kind of guy.


Kathy: What first drew you to cozy mysteries?

JF: Cozies offer so much opportunity for characterization because character really plays as much a part as the mystery itself. Folks want to follow the puzzle, of course, but -- even more -- they want to get to know these people. And that gives me a chance to play with humor as well. I have never fallen in love with a book or a man that didn't make me laugh, so I like that cozies offer me the chance to be funny as well as mysterious and adventurous.


Kathy: Do you write in any other genres?

JF: I write kids’ books as well as adult cozies. My kids’ books are mostly action-adventure with a touch of mystery and often a little fantasy as well. I like to genre mix.


Kathy: Tell us about your series.

JF: The Vineyard Quilt Mysteries are about a very adventurous woman trying to fit into a very quiet, slightly quirky place. Julie Ellis has run into some trouble as an antiques bounty hunter and she needs to lay low, along with her business partner and best friend Hannah. They Julie discovers an opportunity to run a quilter's inn for a distant relative, and she drags Hannah along. The inn would surely be the perfect place to hide, except that Julie isn't good at hiding. She is good at finding herself in the midst of mystery, adventure, trouble, and maybe a dab of romance now and then.


Kathy: Do you have a favorite character? If so, who and why?

JF: In this series, I love Hannah, Julie's friend. Her sense of humor is very dry, and she's someone who calls things as she sees them. Julie doesn't fool her -- and she doesn't let Julie fool herself either. I admire Julie's fearlessness, but I relate more to Hannah, plus Hannah loves to bake and so do I.


Kathy: Did you have a specific inspiration for your series?

JF: Indiana Jones, for sure, was an inspiration. And when I created the character of Inga, I very much pictured the kind of gothic, foreboding female character who is mysterious and a bit ominous. I’m a packrat when I write, always digging through a zillion different little bits of inspiration to build a book.


Kathy: What made you decide to publish your work?

JF: I’ve been a writer for all of my adult life. My degree is in journalism, and I’ve written for newspapers and magazines. I’ve even done writing for a toy company – I wrote the text on the packages and wrote some stories to go with dolls. Since writing is my job, I’m always open to new opportunities and options. I got into the Annie’s novels because I had done some other writing for them, and they approached me when they decided to do cozy novels. I’d never written fiction for adults, but I said I was willing to try. And I loved it. I’ve done books for them in several series, but this Vineyard Quilt Mystery series is very special since it’s going to sell in bookstores. The other books I’ve done for them have sold through their subscription service.


Kathy: If you could have a dinner party and invite 4 authors, living or dead, in any genre, who would you invite?

JF: Depends upon how much of a ruckus I wanted. But in terms of folks I’d enjoy chatting with, I’d invite Stephen King because he’s so good at characterization. You have to be, if you’re going to write horror. It just doesn’t work if you can’t make the reader care about the characters. And he’s blunt – I like that. I’d also invite Neil Gaiman, because he’s brilliant and very kind, and there’s always the chance his brilliance is contagious. And I’d invite Agatha Christie and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (since I can bring folks back from the dead) so I could tell them how much their mysteries meant to me when I was young.


Kathy: What are you currently reading?

JF: I do book reviews for a children’s magazine: DISCOVERY GIRLS, so I’m always reading books for middle grade girls. I’m just finishing up Meg Cabot’s first book for a new series: FROM THE NOTEBOOKS OF A MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCESS. It’s really adorable. I would probably try to sneak Meg Cabot into my pretend dinner party because she’s just so fun. I’m also reading Seanan McGuire’s fantasy novel: POCKET APOCALYPSE for another review venue. I love Seanan McGuire’s work across the board – she’s so good at mixing action and humor.


Kathy: Will you share any of your hobbies or interests with us?

JF: I spend so many hours writing that I don’t have time for a lot of hobbies these days. I can sew and crochet and tat and embroider. When I was younger I designed soft toys for a while, so I sew pretty well. I also draw a bit and right now I’m learning pyrography. My husband makes cutting boards and other wood-working projects, and I bustle around and collect the scraps to make bookmarks. I love bookmarks, and I burn pictures on them with a simple wood-burning tool like we all messed around with as kids.


Kathy: Name 4 items you always have in your fridge or pantry.

JF: Oatmeal. I just love oatmeal – it’s my ultimate comfort food. And chocolate, because I’m not entirely sure I’d be a writer without chocolate. And Earl Grey tea. I don’t drink coffee but tea fuels my morning wake up. And cheese. My daughter and I are both crazy for cheese, and we buy fantastic artisan cheeses locally. Yum.


Kathy: Do you have plans for future books either in your current series or a new series?

JF: I actually just signed eight contracts for more cozy novels. I’m going to be working on a fantastic series that will be available through Annie’s subscription service. I can’t spill a lot of details about it but it’s going to be probably the most kooky group of characters I’ve worked with so far, and it lets me play with my Southern roots a bit. And there are other series that are all in the hush-hush stage, but I’m pretty much open to anything Annie’s would like me to do. I’ve come to love cozy writing.


Kathy: What's your favorite thing about being an author?

JF: I love that it has let me be home for every day of my daughter’s life. It was a tough juggle when she was tiny, but it’s allowed me to have a job and be the kind of mom I really wanted to be. I know a lot of folks don’t have that option. Writing lets me make money from something I would be doing anyway, which is tell myself stories. From the time I was a little girl, I’ve always told myself stories – stories to change the world around me or stories to explore the world around me. In stories, I can be the best kind of me. And I’m incredibly blessed that folks have enjoyed those stories and let me make it my career.



Jan Fields

author@janfields.com
http://www.janfields.com

GHOST LIGHT BURNING [ABDO/January 2015]
WELLSPRING OF MAGIC [Annie’s Publishing/April 2015] EMERALD DRAGON [Annie’s Publishing/May 2015]