Behind the Book: Building Sadie Whitfield When readers first meet Sadie Whitfield, she’s standing at one of the biggest crossroads of her life. She doesn’t know it yet. She believes she’s taking a quick trip to Normal, Kentucky to track down a rare book before heading back to New York. It’s supposed to be a […]
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Behind the Book: Designing Boone’s Book Nook
If you’ve been following my books for a while, you already know one thing about me. I love places that feel like characters. Some authors begin with a plot. Others begin with a murder. I almost always begin with a place. Long before I knew exactly how the mystery in Bound by Secrets would unfold, […]
Behind the Book: Creating Normal, Kentucky
If you’ve read my Camper & Criminals Cozy Mysteries, then you already know Normal, Kentucky has a personality all its own. It’s quirky, welcoming, a little unpredictable, and the kind of place where everybody knows your name before you’ve introduced yourself. When I decided to create Boone’s Book Nook Mysteries, I never considered building […]
Behind the Book: The Inspiration Behind Bound by Secrets
One of the questions I’m asked most often is, “Where did the idea for Bound by Secrets come from?” Like most of my books, the answer isn’t just one thing. It wasn’t a single moment or one perfectly formed idea. Instead, it was a collection of dreams I’d been carrying around for years that finally […]