Sometimes the best way to know a person is by asking questions, where you can learn more about what makes them tick. Let’s see who we have today.

What is your name?
– –  Claire Weatherly.

How old are you?
– –  Early 30’s.

What is your profession?
– –  I own a gift shop called, Heavenly Treasures.

Do you have a significant other?
– –  Yes!

What is his name?
– –  Jakob Fisher.

What is his profession?
– –  He’s a detective with the Heavenly, PA police department. He grew up Amish.

Any children?
– –  No.

Do you have any sibling(s)?
– –  No.

Cats, dogs or other pets?
– –  No.

What town do you live in?
– –  Heavenly, Pennsylvania.

Do you rent or own?
– –  I live with my aunt Diane. She owns and runs Sleep Heavenly, a Bed and Breakfast in our town.

What is your favorite spot in your house?
– –  The parlor. It’s this wonderful room that overlooks the Amish countryside when the windows are open to the sunlight. At night, it’s where my aunt’s guests often visit with one another. I love to go in there and read, or talk to Aunt Diane and the guests.

Who is your best friend?
– –  Esther Miller (nee, King). She’s Amish.

Amateur sleuth or professional?
– –  Amateur.

Whom do you work with when sleuthing?
– –  I like to help my boyfriend (the detective) talk things out when he’s working a case. But when he’s busy, I tend to poke around myself…just to help.

Favorite meal?
– –  Aunt Diane’s pot roast and noodles! So delicious!

Favorite dessert?
– –  Fresh from the oven chocolate chip cookies!

Favorite hobby?
– –  I like to make candles and decorate picture frames when I have some free time.

Favorite vacation spot?
– –  After a less than ideal life before moving to Heavenly, I’m pretty content to be home.

Favorite color?
– –  Yellow. It’s happy.

Favorite author?
– –  Laura Bradford. Without a doubt. I got my hands on an advance copy of her upcoming women’s fiction novel, Portrait of a Sister (out June 26th) and it’s fabulous!

Favorite sports team?
– –  I’m not exactly what you’d call a sports enthusiast. . .

Movies or Broadway?
– –  Broadway—if I could go with Jakob.

Are you a morning or a night person?
– –  Both.

In two to three sentences, what is a typical day in your life like?
– –  I start my day in the kitchen with Aunt Diane, helping prepare breakfast for the inn’s guests. Then it’s off to my shop where I meet some of the nicest people from all over the country. At night, I help Aunt Diane with dinner and then read away the rest of my night in the parlor. On a rare night off from dinner-duty, I love to spend it with Jakob, walking in Amish country.

You can read about Claire in Plain As Day, an Amish Mysteries E-short. The first book in the series is Hearse and Buggy.

The national bestselling author of A Churn for the Worse returns to the Amish community of Heavenly, Pennsylvania, where shop owner Claire Weatherly must unravel the perplexing ties between a lost piece of jewelry and the disappearance of a cherished author.

When a mysterious rattling sound confounds the guests at Heavenly’s local inn, Detective Jakob Fisher steps in and cleverly deduces the noise’s source. But the necklace he discovers sparks an even larger mystery when Claire realizes it’s connected to the writing of a popular author who’s vanished and left her fans clamoring for a new book.

Determined to track down the necklace’s owner, Claire vows to follow the clues wherever they lead—even if it means finding someone who might not want to be found . . .

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Just Plain Murder, the next full-length book in Laura Bradford’s Amish Mysteries series, will release on December 4th. Visit Laura’s website at laurabradford.com and/or her Facebook page for more updates as they become available.

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About the author
Laura is the national bestselling author of several mystery series, including the Emergency Dessert Squad Mysteries, the Amish Mysteries, and the brand new Tobi Tobias Mysteries. Her first women’s fiction novel, Portrait of a Sister, will release in June 2018. When she’s not writing, Laura enjoys making memories with her family, baking, and being an advocate for those living with Multiple Sclerosis.

To learn more, visit her website at laurabradford.com, or hang out with her on Facebook. She can also be found occasionally tweeting at @Bradfordauthor.

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