Welcome to the Blog Blitz and Giveaway for The Sleuth's Dilemma by Kimberly Rose Johnson, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
ABOUT THE BOOK
Title: The Sleuth's DilemmaSeries: The Librarian Sleuth #2
Author: Kimberly Rose Johnson
Publisher: Mountain Brook Ink
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Release Date: February 1, 2019
Anna loves her job as a high school English teacher until everything goes sideways. The one bright spot in her life is Titus Gains, the school counselor, who is there for her at every turn.
Titus’ boss complicates his ordered world when she tasks him with running a meeting that changes everything. How had he not noticed Anna earlier? Someone is out to destroy her, and he can’t let that happen.
As the head of the English department, part of Luke Harms’ job is to make sure everything runs smoothly. Things went haywire when Anna was put in charge of the big writing contest. Entries are missing, Anna appears to be in danger, and her job is on the line. Luke is investigating and wants to make things right for this woman he’s starting to care about.
Can a trio of school officials along with Nancy Daley, the town sleuth, stop the saboteur before it’s too late? And will Anna choose the right man, or lose them both?
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INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR KIMBERLY ROSE JOHNSON
What are some songs that you listened to or inspired you while writing your book?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Can
you tell us a little about yourself?
Sure.
I’m a wife and mom. My babies are all grown up now though. I have been writing
for approximately twelve years and was first contracted in 2012 by Heartsong
Presents. For the past five years I have been writing for Mountain Brook Ink as
well as publishing on my own. Last year my book Designing Love won the RWA Faith Hope and Love Readers Choice award
in the short novel category. That was a career high for me. J
What do you do besides writing?
All sorts of things. J I love walking in the evenings with my husband. I read,
dream of traveling as well as take the occasional trip, and watch Hallmark
movies among other shows like NCIS.
Do
you have images you can share that come close to how you picture your
characters? Do you like to find visual inspiration for your characters before
or during your writing process?
I
would direct you to the cover of my books for images of my characters. I don’t
actually pick a model and write my characters based on that model. I like the
freedom creating my characters without being tied down to a specific model.
That being said, I don’t have a clear image of my characters in my mind. They
are fuzzy. I’ve heard that our brains, or maybe it’s our subconscious, can’t
create faces it has never seen, which lines up with hazy mental images.
When
I’m done writing, I look at my character’s description and based on the
personality I’ve given her I try and find a model that best matches her for the
cover—my publisher asks me to submit cover model images. I tend to do things
backward. LOL
What are some songs that you listened to or inspired you while writing your book?
I don’t listen to music when
writing, although in the middle of the summer while writing a Christmas book,
I’ve been known to play Christmas music to get into the spirit of Christmas.
Although I am a musician and
performed vocally and taught piano for many years, I rarely listen to music
anymore. I still love it, but I spend my workday writing and it interferes with
my thoughts. I have to be able to hear myself think. I put the radio on in the
car, but only if I’m alone, which isn’t often. I have a very hard time
understating what people are saying when there is any kind of noise going on,
so music makes conversation nearly impossible.
What
message would you like readers to ultimately take away from the book?
I
hope readers are entertained and finish the story feeling satisfied. I don’t
intentionally write messages into my books, although they are there. J
What
can we look forward to coming from you in the future?
The
third book in The Librarian Sleuth Series releases in November. I also have a
Christmas novella releasing around that same time.
Thanks
for having me on your blog!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Award winning author Kimberly Rose Johnson married her college sweetheart and lives in the Pacific Northwest. From a young child Kimberly has been an avid reader. That love of reading fostered a creative mind and led to her passion for writing. She especially loves romance and writes contemporary romance and romantic mystery that warms the heart and feeds the soul.
Kimberly holds a degree in Behavioral Science from Northwest University in Kirkland, Washington, and is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers.
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