Rebecca Lee Smith has been everything from a tax collector to a stay-at-home-mom to an award-winning professional actress and director. She loves writing small-town cozy-ish mysteries that make use of her southern roots.Channeling an inner strengthRebecca lives in the mountains in east Tennessee. She says some of her favorite scenery is where the Appalachian and the … [Read more...] about Behind the story of The House on Crow Mountain by Rebecca Lee Smith
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Friday Fotos – anthurium and talking to plants
Talking to plants - does it make a differenceI’ve always loved the look of anthurium. With those broad leaves and their bright color, they just seem to say, “I’m tropical and fun.” Okay, so plants probably can’t talk, at least, not to us. But my mother used to say it was good to talk to your houseplants. That way of thinking has stuck with me, so I find myself sometimes … [Read more...] about Friday Fotos – anthurium and talking to plants
Guest post for Death by Leprechaun by Jennifer S. Alderson
Who-dunnit Is More Important Than WhyCharacters are the heart of the Travel Can Be Murder novels, a series of cozy mysteries that follow tour guide Lana Hansen to intriguing locations around Europe. They come alive for readers – according to many Amazon and Goodreads reviews – something I am very proud of.That is why I like to murder my victim later in the book, … [Read more...] about Guest post for Death by Leprechaun by Jennifer S. Alderson
Behind the story of Railroaded 4 Murder by J.C. Eaton
J.C. Eaton is the pseudonym for the married writing teams of Ann I. Goldfarb and James E. Clapp. Ann has eight published YA time travel mysteries, and Jim is a former tasting room manager for a large upstate New York winery. Railroaded for Murder is the eight Sophie Kimball Mystery.Railroaded for Murder is all in fun“The Sophie Kimball Mysteries are set in a … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Railroaded 4 Murder by J.C. Eaton
Friday Fotos – Foster Botanical Garden flowers
Foster Botanical Garden flowers—should've made notesOnce upon a time, about eight months before Covid-19, we were traveling. Our trip took us to New Zealand, Australia, several South Pacific islands, and Hawaii. During the trip, which is where I got my Foster Botanical Garden flowers photos, I was determined to capture the memories with photographs of every little thing. I … [Read more...] about Friday Fotos – Foster Botanical Garden flowers