A Day in the Life with Maggie Crozat by Ellen Byron

“Welcome to Doucet Plantation,” Magnolia “Maggie” Crozat says as she greets the morning’s first tour group. She’s clad in a pink, antebellum-style ball gown and a banana-curled wig. Sweat trickles down her forehead, and she prays that visitors don’t notice the...

My Musing ~ Plantation Shudders by Ellen Byron

Plantation Shudders by Ellen Byron is the first book in the NEW “Cajun Country” mystery series. Publisher: Crooked Lane Books, August 2015 It’s the end of the summer and Prodigal Daughter Maggie Crozat has returned home to her family’s...

A Day in the Life of Taylor Blake by Mary Kennedy

Just when I think I’m getting the hang of being a “southern girl,” something happens that takes the wind out of my sails. Instead of just rolling with the “unexpected.” I find myself getting worried and uptight, reverting to my anxious Type A “northern” personality....

A Day in the Life of Genevieve Girard by Diane Vallere

That jerk! That jerk of a husband of mine. He wants me to sell my tea recipes to an Italian food distributor. How could he? He knows the whole theme of Tea Totalers is French—that was my dream, to own a French-themed tea shop. I thought he understood. I mean, he...

An Interview WIth Lucy Resnick by Karen MacInerney

An interview with Lucy Resnick of the new Dewberry Farm mysteries, conducted by author Karen MacInerney. . . Karen: So, Lucy. Tell me a little bit about yourself. Lucy: Gosh. . . I used to ask questions like that all the time when I was a reporter. It’s a bit weird...