Hi there, I’m Savannah Webb, owner of Webb’s Glass Shop on Central Avenue in St. Petersburg, Florida.
I’m so excited about our new flame-working class. It begins on Monday. I’ll be teaching six students including my most enthusiastic, troublesome, and absolutely adorable students, the Rosenberg twins, Rachel and Faith. I know they’re at least over eighty but you would never know that by witnessing their shenanigans.
Flame-working adds another glass art to my teaching curriculum. There are so many glass shops and museums in downtown St. Petersburg that it’s becoming known as the ‘Glass Coast’ of Florida.
Getting prepared for this class has been quite a challenge. I took over a storefront right next door and remodeled it to accommodate the student workstations.
Each student needs a torch, gas hook-ups, a good work surface, a sturdy work stool, and plenty of elbow room. After all, molten glass will be involved. In addition, I have installed exhaust venting for each station. The construction workers had to cut small holes into the back wall of the new teaching space.
I’m a little nervous about this class. There are so many things that could go horribly wrong. I need a little good luck.
You can read more about Savannah in Down in Flames, the sixth book in the Webb’s Glass Shop Mysteries, published by Kensington Books. Available at your favorite book vendor on June 25, 2019. If your budget is tight, ask your librarian to order it.
A fatal hit-and-run in front of Savannah Webb’s glass shop proves to be no accident . . .
A highlight of Savannah’s new glass bead workshop is a technique called flame-working, which requires the careful wielding of acetylene torches. Understandably, safety is a top priority. But as Savannah is ensuring her students’ safety inside, a hit-and-run driver strikes down a pedestrian outside her shop.
The victim is Nicole Borawski, the bartender/manager at the Queen’s Head Pub, owned by Savannah’s boyfriend Edward. It quickly becomes clear that this was no random act of vehicular manslaughter. Now the glass shop owner is all fired up to get a bead on the driver—before someone else meets a dead end.
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Cheryl Hollon writes full time after she left an engineering career designing and building military flight simulators in amazing countries such as England, Wales, Australia, Singapore, Taiwan and India. Fulfilling the dream of a lifetime, she combines her love of writing with a passion for creating glass art. Cheryl and her husband George design, create, and produce fused glass, stained glass and painted glass artworks.
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Thanks to Cheryl Hollon for donating a signed copy of Down in Flames along with a recycled beer bottle turned into a cheese tray created by Cheryl and her husband George. Contest ends June 24, 2019 and is limited to U.S. residents. Please leave comment in box below. The winner will be notified by email (so check your spam folder) within 48 hours after giveaway closes and you will have three days to respond after being contacted or, sadly, another winner will be selected. Good luck everyone!
I have wanted to read this, and the tray is so clever! My husband would love it!
Wonderful! Good Luck in the drawing.
This is a fun series. Sounds like another enjoyable read.
Thanks, Sharon. Good Luck!
Great series! Can’t wait to read “Down In Flames”.
So happy to hear that you enjoy them. Good Luck in the giveaway!
Wanting to read this book! Sounds really good!
I hope you get the chance to try the Webb’s Glass Shop Mysteries. Good Luck!
I love this series. Thank you for this chance.
I’m delighted that you enjoy Savannah and her posse. Good Luck!
Beautiful cover for a good series. This one sounds very interesting!
Covers are so important! @Kensingtonbooks always nails it! Good Luck
A captivating and intriguing series. What a beautiful glass work which is a treasure.
Thank you for those kind words. My husband and I enjoy making all types of glass art. Good Luck.
What a wonderful feature and giveaway. The series is special as is the lovely glass tray.
I love writing this series — it gives me a chance to explore other glass arts. Good Luck
Cheryl Hollon always provides her readers with a wonderful book. I have read several and enjoyed each one. Thanks for including her latest book on your blog. The cheese tray made from an old beer bottle is unique. robeader53(at)yahoo(dot)com
How sweet! I do try to provide a few hours of enjoyment with each book. Good Luck in the drawing for the cheese tray.
I love this series and can’t wait to read Down in Flames!
So nice to hear this! Good Luck!
Looking forward to Down in Flames! (And what a cute cheese tray.) rebarger(at)bellsouth(dot)net
Thanks! Husband and I enjoyed making them. Good Luck!
I love this series. Thanks for the giveaway.
Hi Doward! Nice to see your name here. Good Luck!
I absolutely love this series. Thank you for this chance.
Hi Peggy. Thanks for that lovely comment. Good Luck!
I really enjoy this series and all the various glass tidbits I have read about. Thanks for the chance to win!
Such a treat to hear that you enjoy the series. I hope you enjoy this one as well. Good Luck!
Such a fun series! Thanks for a chance to win a copy of Down in Flames.
So glad to hear that you enjoy Savannah and her glass shop. Good Luck!
I love this series and am looking forward to the next installment. I enjoy reading about glass artists, but I don’t have the courage to take on a hobby that involves fire, torches, etc.
I feel the same way about the torches, but I love traditional glassblowing — watching that is. Good Luck!
I haven’t had the pleasure of reading this series yet. Do stained glass workshops ever happen?
The series is based on the workings of an actual glass shop. I hope you give it a try. Good Luck!
This is a fun series & that cheese tray is very cool.
Thanks for that! Good Luck!
Love learning more about glass works with each book in the series.
I love exploring other glass arts as well. Good Luck!
Looks like a fun series to read! Thanks for the chance!
I certainly have fun writing these books. Good Luck!
Thank you for the chance to win a copy of the book and that cool cheese tray. I will check into buying this series. I like glass work.
As you might imagine, I love glass art. Good luck.
I like the idea of the recycled beer bottle cheese tray! Thanks for the giveaway. Cheryl Hollon’s books are great!
What a wonderful way to start the day. Thanks. Good luck.
Hi! I am a fan of this series and would love to win!
Hope you are taking care–sending you more CA hugs!!
Thanks so much for your kind words. Good luck!
**** WINNER ****
Down in Flames + cheese tray is Gloria Browning
Congratulations!