Hi! I’m Josie. Josie Prescott. I live and work in Rocky Point, New Hampshire. My company is called Prescott’s Antiques and Auctions. I love it that I get to spend time working with beautiful objects. I also love it that I was able to create the kind of business where I’d want to work. We work hard, but we’re respectful, supportive, open, and friendly. And our reception, Cara, makes killer ginger snaps.
Here’s what my day was like the first time I was on a TV show:
From Blood Rubies:
Ana Yartsin stood beside one of her custom Fabergé egg-shaped wedding cakes, unfazed by the frenetic activity swirling around her. The film crew was larger than I’d anticipated—I counted 22 people, including a uniformed security guard—and they all seemed to be doing things with frantic urgency. A young woman with pink hair and a star tattoo on her neck dabbed at Ana’s cheek with a fluffy powder puff. Someone named Mack called to someone named Vinnie to check the light meter. The security guard, a big guy with a crew cut and a gun on his hip, stood near Ana, his eyes on the move. Timothy Brenin, the producer/director, dashed up to talk to a short man with spiky yellow hair carrying a clip board, then called to Mack that we had another hour of good sun.
Timothy, tall and lean like a greyhound, dressed all in black like the New Yorker he was, approached Ana with a huge smile. I’d met Timothy briefly last week when I’d stopped by to order a cake for my office manager Gretchen’s baby shower. He and Ana had asked me to come back and place the order again, this time on camera. They were in the early stages of filming a TV pilot for a reality show based on Ana’s life, capitalizing on her dual role as a newly minted celebrity pastry chef with an ability to communicate Martha Stewartesque tips for gracious living and a recently divorced young woman ready for a fresh start.
Timothy spotted me and his smile grew even broader. “Good to see you again, Josie!” He turned to Ana. “Why can’t everyone be like her—on time and smiling?”
Okay… so that gives you a feel for that part of my day. Although, hello! Being on camera is not the norm. I spend most of my time researching antiques. As you may know, my stories are memorialized by my pal, Jane K. Cleland. The one she calls Blood Rubies provides a good example of the kind of work I do. In it, I needed to authenticate a purported Fabragé egg and appraise antique snow globes. How cool is that?
Often I go to Ellie’s for lunch. She makes crepes that just can’t be beat. Her restaurant is in a converted chocolate factory across from the gazebo on Rocky Point’s village green The gazebo is where bands play familiar tunes on warm summer nights. I love watching the tide roll in, too, even in winter. I’ll stand on top of a tall dune and feel the rhythm of the sea. After work, I usually cook dinner for my boyfriend, Ty. He’s a big cheese training guru for Homeland Security, and hunky as all get out.
I’m lucky, and I know it. I came to New Hampshire for a second chance and forged a life for myself that I love. I hope you’ll come spend some time in my world. It would be great to meet you.
You can read more about Josie in Blood Rubies, the 9th book in the “Josie Prescott Antiques” mystery series, published by Minotaur. The first book in the series is Consigned To Death.
GIVEAWAY: Leave a comment by 6 p.m. eastern on December 12 for the chance to win a copy of BLOOD RUBIES. The giveaway is open to U.S. residents only.
Meet the author
Jane K. Cleland writes the multiple award-winning Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries [St. Martin’s Minotaur]. The ninth in the series, Blood Rubies, tells the tale of Fabragé eggs, antique snow globes, and obsession.. “Josie” stories have also appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. “Booked for Murder” is coming in January 2015. In addition, Jane chairs the Black Orchid Novella Award and hosts the Writer’s Room, a TV show produced by Lehman College and BronxNet. She teaches at Lehman College, where she is also the Director of the Program for Professional Communications. www.janecleland.com.
Love to read this. That cat on the cover is so cute.
This sounds like a fun story. Would love to win a copy of this book!
What a great story! Sounds like a great adventure!
One of my favorite Antique cozies. Congrats on the new one.
Sounds great! I love the cover! Thank you for the chance!
I love the look into the world of antiques, along with a mystery.
Food and murder cool.
Sounds good, everything you could want in a mystery , food, antiques and murder 🙂
Thank you for the chance to win this cute book!
Can’t wait to read this one! Thank you!
This looks like a good book.
looks great!
Another series to play catch up 🙂
Sounds like a good read—thanks for the chance to win a copy!
Thank you for the chance 🙂
Thank you for the chance to win.
Rubies, Russian eggs, mysteries and New “Hamp Shire”…what more could a girl want? Thanx or the giveaway
The cover is wonderful and the story sounds great!!! Love to read it.
Wow! Cooking show and mystery together. Thanks for the giveaway!
Another new series for me! How will I ever read all these great cozies? I would be happy to have this one.
I’m interested in this latest adventure with Josie.
Sounds great~thank you for the contest!
Thank you for the book reviews and hope to get a winning copy. Merry Christmas!
I’ve not read this series but look forward to doing so.
How have I not read any of this author’s books before? Thanks Dru for your review. If my to be read list keeps growing I’ll need to move into the library to read them all.
What an interesting cover, and the food descriptions are making me hungry! New series for my TBR!
Sounds good and I love the cover. Thanks for the chance to win.
Yes please, this one looks like a winner and I want to be the one that wins it. LOL
Love this series. Read to read the next installment. thanks.
Never heard of this series before. How have I missed it because it looks like something that I would really enjoy. Great post!!
I have so enjoyed this series. Definitely looking forward to the newest book. Thanks for the post!
Mmmmm! Antiques and murder—a classic combo! Thanks for the contest.
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Sounds good
kaye.killgore@comcast.net
Would love to try this series.
Sounds like a good read.
Love this series, looking forward to reading this one.
This the only book in the series that haven’t read! Would love to win!
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This is one of my favorite series. Thank you for a chance to win a copy of Blood Rubies.
I would love to read a book in this series.
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I adore this series and would be thrilled to win a copy. Thank you for the chance!
Looks like a great cozy mystery.
Sounds like interesting work. I’d really enjoy the chance to work with Faberge eggs. Thanks for the chance to win a copy of Blood Rubies.
This one sounds like another winner that I would love to read.
I love a cozy with interesting characters.
Oh thank you so much for the chance to win
Love the cover!
Love the title.
I love this series!
I would love to read this and the others in this series! New to me
Met the author a few years ago and love fact stories based on a relic. Would love to win.
You had me at ginger snaps.
Must add to WishList!!
It sounds like a great book, and I love the pretty cover. Thanks for having the giveaway.
Thank you for the chance to win.
Recently heard Jane on a panel. Now am even more excited to read about those Faberge eggs!
My aunt and I have been reading this “antique” series. We love it! Would love to win a copy to share with her even though I now read mostly digital if not available in hardback or trade paperback. Aunt can still manage the smaller font of the mass market print format! This looks like it is out in hardback right now. HURRAY!
Sounds good! I have my finger’s crossed!
I can’t wait to sit down with this book and read an afternoon away. I LOVE this series. I particularly like how smart and capable Josie is and the fact that her involvement in solving the crimes is not at the expense of the police. One of my pet peeves is a mystery that paints the entire police department as too stupid to do their jobs. Thank you for a truly enjoyable wonderful series.
Sounds like a great, new to me series! Thanks for the chance to win.
Jose Prescott series are the best. Always entertaining.
Great! Can’t wait
I’m a life-long lover of Fabrege eggs, mysteries, and am surrounded by a family of folks just jam-packed with obsessions (& compulsions, if I’m being honest.) what could be more fitting than having a chance to read about all these things & more in “Blood Rubies”? As a red-blooded woman, I’m all about finding out how this relates to jewels! I hope I win a book. I do love books.
Love antiques, love mysteries – this series was made for me!
Love this series and would love to win a copy of this new one!
Looks like another promising good read. Good luck to the winning draw. I love these giveaways and mainly some of the new authors issuing their first in a new series! Good luck to them as well.
This book sounds great, would love to read it.
Antiques are fascinating. I love visiting antique shops and browsing.
Thank you for having this giveaway. I appreciate your generosity and I look forward to reading it.
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