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FALLing For Ireland...
I spent two weeks in Ireland at a hotel set on sixty-some acres. I walked all morning, taking photos and plotting my third mystery in my mind. After lunch, I wrote down my ideas, then typed them. It was nice to have no distractions so I could concentrate on the characters in the book. I made up backstories for each one.
What I didn’t do was figure out who the murderer was. I know one of them, but what’s a mystery with just one death, right? Actually, I did come up with who was killed and who did it and why. But then I changed my mind and threw out that plot line.
When I flew home, I still wasn’t sure. I’ve been back a week and I don’t yet know. I decided to start writing the book and see what happens. If one of the characters gets under my skin I’ll kill him or her off. I do so love writing murder mysteries!
My copies of A Willing Murder arrived. The back cover blurb has a word missing. Oh joy!
I loved writing that book. It kept moving from romance to murder, from nice people to some really bad ones. I liked Arthur so much that I’m going to make him a regular character. I had a lot of fun with the strong personalities of Sara, Jack and Kate. Poor Jack. He wants Kate but she ignores him.
On 6 September I drive to St. Petersburg, Florida, for Bouchercon. This is the big conference for writers of mysteries. For the first time ever, I get to go to the panels and listen rather than talk. Fabulous! A dream come true.
If any of you are there, please find me. I have free copies of Willing and As You Wish to give away. Not many, but some.
In October I’m driving to Tennessee to a Fujifilm summit. It’s about my beloved camera equipment. Some of the executives from Japan, where Fujifilm is made, will be there. I can’t describe how much I look forward to this! GO FUJI!
A Willing Murder is already adored!
"Fans of Deveraux and the cozy mystery genre will find common ground in this twisted tale of forgotten graves, small-town grudges, and new friends."
-Kirkus Reviews.
"You’re hooked from the first page! Come for the murder-mystery, but stay for the charming characters!"
-Goodreads
Sara Medlar is a household name in romance, with millions of books sold. But lately, retirement has been boring her and she’s found herself back in her hometown of Lachlan, Florida, remodeling the grand old mansion she’d admired as a child. It’s much too big for her alone, but she’d die before letting anyone in town know that.
Then Sara’s niece Kate is offered a job in Lachlan—a start in what could be a very successful career in real estate. She accepts immediately, but with so little saved up, she’ll have to approach her estranged yet incredibly famous aunt for a place to stay while she gets herself settled. But when she arrives at Sara’s home, she finds she’s not the only long-term houseguest. Jackson Wyatt already has his own room, and though it’s impossible to deny his good looks and charm—he’s clearly got her aunt wrapped around his finger—she’s also never met anyone who irritates her quite like Jack does.
However, when two skeletons are accidentally uncovered in the quiet town, this unlikely trio is suddenly thrust together by a common goal: to solve a mystery everyone else seems eager to keep under wraps. United by a sense of justice and the desire to right old wrongs, Sara, Kate and Jack will have to dig into Lachlan’s murky past to unravel the small town’s dark secrets and work to bring the awful truth to light
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It will be released on September 18th, 2018.
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Photos From Ireland
Here are some photos from my recent trip to Ireland. I am always adding more on Facebook, so be sure to follow me there.
The grotto by my hotel
I chased butterflies around, trying to get them to hold still for me!
This is titled "The Gold Room" from my hotel. Beautiful, isn't it? Like a step back in time!
That’s where I am now. Willing is about to come out, A Justified Murder is scheduled, and I have a plot for A Forgotten Murder — minus a murderer but that’s okay. I like being surprised.
I will be back to you with another newsletter before I head out on the 2019 World Cruise!
I hope you are happy. I am.
Jude
