My daily life sure has changed. Six months ago I would wake at a decent hour, enjoyed a casual brunch with my friends on an outdoor patio under hazy sunshine, and then spend the rest of the day going from audition to audition looking for my big break. Nights were meant for networking at film premiers and Hollywood parties. A glamorous life under the bright lights.
These days my life is far less about glamor. I am usually awake by four in the morning, preparing to test the cask strength of the newest batch of Lucky Whiskey. Gone are my causal brunches with friends. While I still enjoy a morning meal, it’s usually eating something fried at the Gett Diner, all by myself. Most of the townsfolks in Gett, Florida aren’t my greatest fans. They still blame me for the incident with the water tower ten years ago.
Unfortunately Brodie Gett, the town’s golden boy, sometimes joins me for a bite to eat, much to my dismay. The Getts have been a thorn in the Lucky family’s side for generations. We’re like the Hatfield’s and the McCoy’s, except for the outright murder part. Though Brodie takes great personal pleasure in annoying me. He always has.
For the rest of my daylight hours, rather than going to auditions, I now dodge alligators and other venomous creatures while making the best damn whiskey in the country. The process of turning grain into something unbelievable takes time and patience. Neither of which I’ve been real good at in the past. Thankfully our head distiller, Roger Kerrick, is on the job. Though I haven’t seen him in a couple of days.
As for my nights, I usually spend them sitting next to my grandfather, listening to his deep even breathing while I sip a dram of whiskey. I’d come so close to losing him. I don’t know what I’d do without him.
I would do anything to protect him.
You can read more about Charlotte in A Shot of Murder, the first book in the NEW “Lucky Whiskey” traditional mystery series, released June 8, 2019.
When it comes to murder, sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good
Ten years after leaving the small town of Gett, Florida, for Hollywood stardom, Charlotte “Charms” Lucky, who has never quite lived up to her surname, returns home to run the Lucky Whiskey distillery while her grandfather recovers from a heart attack.
Making whiskey is harder than Charlotte imagined, especially with longtime rivals and resentful townsfolk interfering at every turn. She’ll need more than a lucky charm to keep the family afloat, especially when she discovers her former high school boyfriend’s pickled corpse in a Lucky Whiskey cask, and her grandfather is arrested for the murder. Charlotte has one shot to clear his name and save the family business, and that is to find the real killer among a town full of suspects.
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About the author
J.A.(Julie) Kazimer lives in Denver, CO. When she isn’t looking for a place to hide the bodies, she spends her time with a pup named Killer. Other hobbies include murdering houseplants and avoiding housework. She spent a few years as a bartender and then wasted another few years stalking people while working as a private investigator before transitioning to the moniker of WRITER and penning over 15 titles.
To learn more about J.A., visit her website at jakazimer.com.
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