Earlier tonight, I shared an interview with Sara R. Turnquist, as her debut novel winked out a bit of curiosity, leading me to draw together a conversation to gain a better grounding of who she is as a historical fiction author. The same wicked curiosity attached itself to me as soon as I read the synopsis for The Saffron Crocus! I have a slight tendency to find wicked sweet joy in discovering new Mystery and Suspense authors – as try as I might, one of my most favourite stories to devour are mysteries! I have shifted a bit in sorting out that my ‘top favourites’ are truly Cosy Mysteries + Cosy Historical Mysteries with a slight bent towards Traditional Suspense novels and a few exceptions to my rule of ‘not reading’ hard-boils! Laughs. A girl can change her mind, eh?! As I had mentioned earlier, sometimes I find a book I am genuine interested in reading isn’t yet available in print or audiobook editions, thereby a quick way to satisfy my curiosity is to seek out more information about the story and/or the author whose penned the book itself! Being a tour hostess for Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours (or HFVBTs for short) held a bit of an advantage with this lovely historical new release, as I opted to host the author with a conversation in lieu of a review! Except to say, I *missed!* my tour stop completely! I was marked down to host Ms McMahan on the 5th of June – I barely remember that day as it was the first of two illnesses that struck me down and left me miserable for over a fortnight! I honestly can barely recollect half the month! As July came into view, I felt for sure it would be a better month for me, and in regards to my personal health it has been – mother nature on the other hand has been a trickster! By long and far, this is the most severe weather I have ever experienced for the month(!) of July! Growing up in ‘storm central’ with the […]
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Author Interview | The lost conversation between Jorie & #historicalfiction novelist Alison McMahan!
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