Bradley sits down for a question-and-answer session with dru’s book musings so that we can get to know him better.
What is your full name?
Bradley Hudson Cole
How old are you?
Forty.
What is your profession?
I’m President and Chief Executive Officer at the Bellissimo Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Do you have a significant other?
Do I ever.
What is her name and profession?
My wife’s name is Davis Way Cole, and after a career in law enforcement, she now works indirectly for me as an undercover security operative at the Bellissimo.
Do you have any children?
Davis and I have four-year-old twin daughters, Bexley Anne and Caroline Quinn.
Do you have any siblings?
I’m an only child.
Are your parents nearby?
Much to my mother’s chagrin, we do not live close to each other. I was born and raised in Tyler, Texas, where my father died when I was young, and where my mother still lives in the house I grew up in.
Who is your best friend?
Hands down, my wife.
Do you have cats, dogs, or other pets?
We have a goldendoodle, Candy, a loyal companion and best friend to our daughters. It’s as if Davis and I have triplet girls—Bex, Quinn, and Candy—all sporting blonde curls. We also have an Old English sheepdog, Cotton, who is challenging on several levels. One, his size, weighing in at just under one hundred and fifty pounds. Two, his peculiarities, for example, running headlong into walls several times a day. And three, his antics. Most recently, he reduced a $9,000 sectional sofa to rubble in under an hour.
What town do you live in?
Biloxi, Mississippi.
What type of dwelling do you own or rent?
Davis, the girls, the dogs, and I live on the twenty-ninth floor of the Bellissimo hotel tower in the President’s Residence.
What is your favorite spot in your home?
It depends on the time of day. I’m quite fond of our kitchen table, overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, enjoying early-morning of coffee with my wife while the rest of the house sleeps. I very much enjoy the hour I spend in Bexley and Quinn’s shockingly pink playroom at the end of my work day. And after the girls are tucked in, I am most comfortable and at peace in the sitting room adjacent to the master bedroom, catching up with my wife.
What is your favorite meal and dessert?
Texan by birthright and at heart, I love authentic Mexican food. I’ve yet to meet an enchilada I didn’t immediately become fast friends with. Not surprisingly, my favorite dessert is sopapillas, warm from the fryer and drizzled with honey.
Do you have any hobbies?
College football. Hook ‘em Horns. And I play work golf. By that, I mean I enjoy the game immensely and would play more often if I could. As it is, the only time I can squeeze in a round is when it’s a work related outing with high-rolling casino patrons, accountants, visiting entertainment acts, or too often, politicians.
What music do you listen to?
Elevator.
What is your favorite color?
I don’t know that I had a favorite color before I met my wife, but established one right away when I did. The color of her hair, which is just this side of red, is unduplicated in anything found in nature. It’s somewhere between copper, rose gold, and caramel. She often wears it in what I call a Pebble’s ponytail, gathered high on her head and out of her way. Yet golden pink whisps escape.
What is your favorite vacation spot?
Given that I live and work at a resort, I prefer less populated locales when we can get away, but with young daughters, that’s almost impossible. Our most recent family vacation destination was The Peppa Pig Theme Park in Winter Haven, Florida, earning it a place high on my list of Never Again Vacations.
Are you a morning or night person?
Unfortunately, I’m both. A job hazard.
What is your idea of a really fun time?
Sunset.
If you were to write a memoir, what would you call it?
Life with Davis
Amateur or professional sleuth and whom do you work with?
I’m neither. I’m a no-longer-practicing attorney. Although I’m married to a professional who seldom conducts investigations in anything close to a professional way. But with a bachelor’s (one of two) in Criminal Justice and a background in law enforcement, she’s still recognized as one. I’ll say this: she gets the job done every time. I worry that the day will come that her ends don’t justify her means, but so far, so good.
What is a typical day in your life like?
I don’t remember a typical day. I’m not sure I remember the definition of a typical day. I can tell you my typical schedule. Five thirty wakeup, at my desk by seven, where I assume firefighting duties putting out casino fires until the end of my work day, which could be anywhere between five and eight in the evening. All subject to atypical events at the drop of a hat.
Double Dose, A Davis Way Crime Caper #11
Genre: Humorous
Release: January 2023
Format: Print, Digital, and Audio
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Read Double Dose as directed to learn:
- Working Mom Davis Way Cole’s secrets for fostering positive relationships with school administrators at her twin daughters’ preschool.
- Casino Spy Davis Way Cole’s reasonable explanation for why she’s never been asked to chair an event for the Welcome to the Casino Neighborhood Club in Biloxi, Mississippi.
- Wife Davis Way Cole’s tips and tricks for delivering devastating news to her husband.
- Daughter Davis Way Cole’s best practices when it comes to interpreting absolute gibberish communication from her aging mother.
- Celebrity-Double Davis Way Cole’s advice when it comes to talking her celebrity boss into putting on some clothes already for Pete’s sake.
- Team Leader Davis Way Cole’s managerial methods of persuading colleagues to dive right into a situation she’s been told to leave alone.
- Employee Davis Way Cole’s step-by-step guide for hogtying her bald boss when he’s out of control.
- Tech-Savvy Davis Way Cole’s cyber shortcuts when cloning a halter-wearing psychobabbler’s phone, then using it to set up a makeshift computer on the television in her living room.
- Dog Mom Davis Way Cole’s recommendations for training smart and loyal (though occasionally gassy) canines.
- Superwoman Davis Way Cole’s suggestions for surviving the single longest day of her life, which, she can tell you right now, would’ve been way shorter without the rabbit.
About the author
Gretchen Archer is a Tennessee housewife who began writing when her three children, seeking higher educations, ran off and left her. She lives on Lookout Mountain with her husband and a misbehaving sheepadoodle named Kevin. She’s the bestselling author of the Davis Way Crime Caper series.
Giveaway: Gretchen has generously offered to give away one print copy of Double Dose. To enter, please leave a comment below. One entry per person and the giveaway is limited to U.S. residents only. Giveaway ends January 14, 2023. Good luck everyone!
All comments are welcomed.
WOW 🤩! This new book 📕 sounds super duper exciting and very intriguing! Gretchen Archer is a new author to me, and after reading this awesome synopsis of the book, I am on the edge of my chair to read it! Thank you so much dear Dru Ann and Gretchen for the chance to win! 😊📚
Hi, Beverly! Do you have Kindle Unlimited? You can start the series there with Double Whammy. If you don’t have Kindle Unlimited, message me. You can find me here: https://www.facebook.com/crimecapers
How awesome to hear from you sweet Gretchen! No I do NOT have Kindle….. I only read paperback books 📚! Thanks! 😊
Sounds like a fun book. I had not heard of this series. I grew up in Tyler, Texas, so it’s interesting to see a character from there.
I grew up in East Texas, Sharon, and my grandmother always said, “You kids are going to send me to Tyler.” Something I bet you understand. And, of course, the roses. 🙂
I love this series! I can’t wait for the audible version. I laugh, really laugh, at all the rich dialogue. I hope you are already thinking about the next book.
Audio releases on 2.28.23, Pam!
Sounds interesting. Being from the south, I love books with Southern settings. Can’t wait to read it.
I hope you love it, Rita!
This is an excellent Interview, Dru Ann & Gretchen. The Davis Way Crime Caper Series is one of my all-time favorites & I highly recommend it! Be ready for laugh-out-loud entertainment, unforgettable characters, and intriguing plots, and you’ll want to read it straight thru from beginning to end without stopping!
Thank you, Lisa! And Kevin thanks you too!
Sounds like a good book.
I sure hope so!
I LOVE this series! It pulled me in from the 1st paragraph of book 1. I can’t wait to read this latest installment!!
Thank you, Peggy!
I’ve not read this series but it sounds great!!!
You can start The Davis Way Crime Capers with Double Whammy in Kindle Unlimited!
It took me two days to read your new book because…well…life. But I stayed up until 2am finishing it because I had decided nothing was going to stop me. Still laughing.
xo
I am thrilled I recently discovered Gretchen Archer. She immediately became my favorite author of all time! Wish she had more books, but very excited this one has just been released! I just started re-reading the series while waiting for Double Dose to be released. I have never read a book more than once!
Sniff.
Sniff sniff.
xo
I love this series!! I’m looking forward to reading this latest book. Thanks for all the great reads.
Thank you for reading, Patty!
Dru terrific interview! Love the series.
Dru’s the best, right?
This sounds amazing! I love mysteries and series books!
Yay for mysteries and mystery series!
I can understand leaving Tyler for the Gulf coast. Absolutely! Do they have good Tex-Mex in Biloxi?
Way more influenced by New Orleans and the long-standing seafood trade than Tex-Mex. Although I see pictures of my friend Beau Sandy and her family at a Mexican restaurant in Biloxi all the time. I’ll ask her and let you know. Tacos forever.
Love the interview!
It’s nice to hear from male characters every once in a while, right?
Bradley thanks you!
Love your books!
Thanks for giving a limited Mobility older fan a chance to escape reality!
Thank you for reading!
What a fun interview. Nice to see Bradley in the spotlight for a change. He’s a true prince of a human being to be married to Davis! I’ve read everything in this series and would love to have a print copy of this newest book so I could read it sooner rather than later. I usually wait for my library to add a copy as I’m a retired widow on a budget. Thanks Gretchen Archer for many wonderful hours of fabulously written entertainment.
Toy, after all these books and all these years, I love seeing your name when you like a post or comment on my author page. I have this image of you in my head every time I see your name. And speaking of your name, I need to write you in as a character one of these days. Thank you for the continued support. xo
Gretchen’s series has been my favorite in this genre since I read the first chapter of Book 1. Then by Book 2 I started with vision problems so started reading print and Kindle versions with enlarging the print and using a magnifying glass. Then by book 5 I started gettin books in Digital format to listen as audio was best and then my hearing started to wane! Such is life of this elderly person! But I don’t give up and I got every book in this series finished – TWICE. As I sure didn’t want to miss anything! I’ve been thinking and I’m gosh darned hoping and praying that maybe by the time the next book releases it will be on the “big screen” and I mean the cinema not an 88 inch tv screen. If there is a person who doesn’t feel that these books could and should be made into hysterical capers as full length movies they must have had their minds on something else while reading or really they haven’t read them or need to reread them. “When” this series becomes movies I’ll be the one in the first row of my closest theatre with my hair color matching Davis, and a Bradley Cole look alike at my side! Let the movies begin. Fingers crossed!!
It sounds like a really interesting book. Thank you for sharing.
Good luck!
i love the cover of the book. It makes me want to read it.
My cover artist, Stephanie Savage, thanks you, Karen!
Sounds like a great character-driven series. I will have to check out the first book in KU.
Please do! Double Whammy by Gretchen Archer. (As opposed to Double Whammy by Carl Hiaasen.) (Titles aren’t copyrighted, you know.)
What a fun introduction to this book and your style of writing. It will be on my need to get list!
I love being on Need to Get lists! Thank you, Tanya!
Sounds like my kind of book. Thanks for the chance.
Thanks for introducing me to a new author, sounds good!
Such a fun interview. I laughed out loud when I read the answer to the music question. LOLOL Love Davis, Bradley and the gang. Excellent series. One of my favorites! I am always recommending it to my friends. I’m thrilled there is a new book out. YAY!!!
fun interview
I just dipped into the first of the series via my trusty e library. Delightful! Would love to win one and will read and buy in the series either way. Dru does it again! Thanks a lot!
This is actually my first book of the series! I’m working on finding a copy of each book so I can read the entire series.
**** WINNER ****
Double Dose is Toy Dupree
Congratulations!