Welcome to the Blog Tour & Giveaway for Burying Daisy Doe by Ramona Richards, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
Hi Ramona! Thank you for
taking the time to answer my questions and giving my readers the chance to get
to know you and your new book- Burying Daisy Doe a little bit
better! I like to start these interviews the same way with something fun
to break the ice: can you share 5 random facts about yourself that we will NOT
find in your bio?
1.
I love collecting art
from local artists, and I miss going to art crawls and local galleries. I also
have some nice science fiction-based pieces as well. One of my favorites
portrays a musketeer rising from the pages of a book.
2.
One of my bucket list
items is to drive the Lincoln Highway from east to west.
3.
The only decorating I do
for Christmas is to hang a simple nativity plaque on my front door, but I leave
Christmas ornaments dangling about the house (from doorknobs, etc.) all year
long.
4.
I despise talking on the
telephone, and I will not answer unknown numbers or unplanned business calls.
5.
I have a weakness for
strawberry…anything.
Let’s talk writing! You started writing
at a young age, getting your first typewriter at age 10, do you remember any of
those early stories?
Absolutely! In fact, I still have a few of them in a box. The
early ones were clear rip-offs of juvenile mysteries: Robin Kane, Hardy Boys,
Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden. I started writing historical romances in junior
high, probably influenced by Georgette Heyer, and science fiction in my late
teens. It was all a learning ground.
You have experienced many great
opportunities and taken on many various roles in your life… how have all of
those experiences made you a better writer?
All of life is fodder for writing. The different experiences
taught me to see things from alternate points of view and that people react
uniquely to any one event.
What drew you to the suspense genre?
This goes far enough back that I’m not quite sure. Mysteries and
suspense books have always fascinated me. As a reader, those and science
fiction have always been my reading “candy.” I read a lot of gothic novels as a
teen. I’m a bit of a sucker for a good damsel in distress . . . especially one
that can get out of trouble on her own.
What type of research goes into creating
these stories?
It depends on the story. For Daisy,
I did a lot of research into the history of bootlegging, money laundering and
counterfeiting, cold case investigations, and interagency cooperation on large
multi-location criminal activity.
Can you tell us a little
bit about Burying Daisy Doe?
Every small town has one unsolved case
that haunts its memory, festering for generations below the surface with the
truth of humanity’s darkness. Star Cavanaugh is obsessed with the one that tore
her family apart.
Over sixty years ago, Daisy Doe was
murdered and discarded outside Pineville, Alabama, buried without a name or
anyone to mourn her loss. When Star’s father tried to solve the case, he was
also killed. Now a cold-case detective with resources of her own, Star is
determined to get to the bottom of both crimes. But she’ll have to face an
entire town locked in corruption, silence, and fear—and the same danger that
took two other lives.
The only people in town she can trust
are her grandmother and the charming Mike Luinetti, and both of them trust a
God Star isn’t sure she believes in. Can Christians so focused on the good
really help her track down this evil?
What do you hope readers will take away
from the book?
I hope they will take away a sense of hope, that
Star’s journey through the book reminds us that God is always with us on our
paths, no matter how thorny or rocky they get.
Thank you again for taking the time to
answer these questions. Before you go, are there any other projects you are
currently working on that you can share?
Kregel (Daisy’s publisher) has asked for a
proposal on book 2 of the series, and I’ve worked on that, as well as two other
series—and a romance! I love the romance I’ve written and I hope it finds a
publisher soon. It’s a delightful love story . . . but, of course, there’s a
mystery and a lot of intriguing involved.
Hi Ramona! Thank you for
taking the time to answer my questions and giving my readers the chance to get
to know you and your new book- Burying Daisy Doe a little bit
better! I like to start these interviews the same way with something fun
to break the ice: can you share 5 random facts about yourself that we will NOT
find in your bio?
1.
I love collecting art
from local artists, and I miss going to art crawls and local galleries. I also
have some nice science fiction-based pieces as well. One of my favorites
portrays a musketeer rising from the pages of a book.
2.
One of my bucket list
items is to drive the Lincoln Highway from east to west.
3.
The only decorating I do
for Christmas is to hang a simple nativity plaque on my front door, but I leave
Christmas ornaments dangling about the house (from doorknobs, etc.) all year
long.
4.
I despise talking on the
telephone, and I will not answer unknown numbers or unplanned business calls.
5.
I have a weakness for
strawberry…anything.
Let’s talk writing! You started writing
at a young age, getting your first typewriter at age 10, do you remember any of
those early stories?
Absolutely! In fact, I still have a few of them in a box. The
early ones were clear rip-offs of juvenile mysteries: Robin Kane, Hardy Boys,
Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden. I started writing historical romances in junior
high, probably influenced by Georgette Heyer, and science fiction in my late
teens. It was all a learning ground.
You have experienced many great
opportunities and taken on many various roles in your life… how have all of
those experiences made you a better writer?
All of life is fodder for writing. The different experiences
taught me to see things from alternate points of view and that people react
uniquely to any one event.
What drew you to the suspense genre?
This goes far enough back that I’m not quite sure. Mysteries and suspense books have always fascinated me. As a reader, those and science fiction have always been my reading “candy.” I read a lot of gothic novels as a teen. I’m a bit of a sucker for a good damsel in distress . . . especially one that can get out of trouble on her own.
What type of research goes into creating
these stories?
It depends on the story. For Daisy,
I did a lot of research into the history of bootlegging, money laundering and
counterfeiting, cold case investigations, and interagency cooperation on large
multi-location criminal activity.
Can you tell us a little bit about Burying Daisy Doe?
Every small town has one unsolved case that haunts its memory, festering for generations below the surface with the truth of humanity’s darkness. Star Cavanaugh is obsessed with the one that tore her family apart.
Over sixty years ago, Daisy Doe was murdered and discarded outside Pineville, Alabama, buried without a name or anyone to mourn her loss. When Star’s father tried to solve the case, he was also killed. Now a cold-case detective with resources of her own, Star is determined to get to the bottom of both crimes. But she’ll have to face an entire town locked in corruption, silence, and fear—and the same danger that took two other lives.
The only people in town she can trust
are her grandmother and the charming Mike Luinetti, and both of them trust a
God Star isn’t sure she believes in. Can Christians so focused on the good
really help her track down this evil?
What do you hope readers will take away
from the book?
I hope they will take away a sense of hope, that
Star’s journey through the book reminds us that God is always with us on our
paths, no matter how thorny or rocky they get.
Thank you again for taking the time to
answer these questions. Before you go, are there any other projects you are
currently working on that you can share?
Kregel (Daisy’s publisher) has asked for a
proposal on book 2 of the series, and I’ve worked on that, as well as two other
series—and a romance! I love the romance I’ve written and I hope it finds a
publisher soon. It’s a delightful love story . . . but, of course, there’s a
mystery and a lot of intriguing involved.
(1) winner will receive a $20 Visa card and a signed copy of Burying Daisy Doe and Murder in the Family!
Be sure to check out each stop on the tour for more chances to win. Full tour schedule linked below. Giveaway will begin at midnight December 8, 2020 and last through 11:59 PM EST on December 15, 2020. Winner will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.
Giveaway is subject to the policies found here.
Follow along at JustRead Tours for a full list of stops!
*NOTE: This post contains affiliate links.
I enjoyed the post. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing! - JustRead Tours
ReplyDeleteLove that cover. Sounds like a great read. Thank you for the interview!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a good read.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great read.
ReplyDeleteMarion
I enjoyed learning about Ramona and her novel. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds very intriguing. I'm looking forward to reading this.
ReplyDeleteSounds like such a good book!
ReplyDeleteLooks like an interesting book.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the contest.