WELCOME WENDY LYN WATSON

Since starting this blog I have met many wonderful people and some of those people are very talented authors.  I have always loved to read and never could have imagined in my wildest dreams I would be doing what I am today.  Authors to me now are kind of like rock stars were to me a long, long, long time ago.  It takes a unique talent to put thousands of words together into a story that brings many people a tremendous amount of joy to read those words after they are published. Wendy Lyn Watson is one of those truly unique people, I devour her words like a big hot fudge sundae, and then like the urchins in Dickens' novel "Oliver Twist" I am saying "please... may I have some more."

Her latest book SCOOP TO KILL was released on Tuesday and it quite the tasty treat.

I am pleased to welcome Wendy Lyn Watson to Dollycas's Thoughts today.

Thanks for having me guest post today!

With the first two Mysteries a la Mode (I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM and SCOOP TO KILL) on the shelves, I’m frantically putting the finishing touches on the third book in the series, A PARFAIT MURDER (June, 2011). 

Obviously, I don’t want to give too much away, but I thought I’d give Dollycas’s readers a little sneak peak.

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The third book in the series finds ice cream entrepreneur Tally Jones sitting pretty: she’s got a man in her life, business is picking up, and no one has been murdered for several months! But when the Lantana County Fair gets underway, Tally’s life is as topsy-turvy as a carnival Tilt-a-Whirl. Her cousin’s ex (#2) rolls back into town,disavowing paternity of his 17-year-old daughter; Tally’s spitfire Grandma Peachy visits, bringing her own brand of trouble; and Tally’s sucked into a nasty allegation of cheating in the fair’s Creative Arts Competition.

Writing this third book has been a hoot. I have a soft spot in my heart for county fairs. I love everything from the haunted houses to the funnel cakes, from the butter sculptures to the prize pigs. What’s more, the fair turns out to be an amazing location for a murder. There are so many fascinating places and methods for murder on hand, so many potential witnesses and yet enough chaos for a bad guy to get away clean . . . oh boy!

As a child, one of my favorite fair treats was fresh lemonade. Strawberry and Raspberry Lemonade were an even bigger thrill. These days, I don’t get to the fair all that often, but I found this great recipe for raspberry lemonade that conjures the sounds of the carousel and the scent of cotton candy all year long.

Raspberry Lemonade
From Cooksillustrated.com
10-12 medium lemons, well scrubbed, halved “pole to pole,” sliced thin
1 1/2 cups frozen/thawed raspberries
1 1/4 cups sugar
5 cups cold water

Combine lemons, raspberries, and sugar in a large, deep bowl or saucepan. Mash with a potato masher or wooden spoon until the lemons give up their juice, the sugar is dissolved, and the liquid becomes syrupy (about 4 minutes). Working in two or more batches, strain the lemon mixture through a large sieve set over a bowl or saucepan, pressing the solids to release as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids. Pour the liquid into a serving pitcher, stir in water, and chill well. Stir again before serving; garnish with curls of lemon peel, lemon slices, or fresh raspberries. (Makes about 1 1/2 quarts.)

How about you? What’s your favorite fair food?

Wendy

Thank you so much Wendy for stopping by to visit, I hope you'll return again soon and I will have the lemonade ready.  If you want to read my review of SCOOP TO KILL just click here.

Be sure to check out Wendy's website at

http://www.wendylynwatson.com/

She is also part of the Fatal Four Book Tour 

with Maggie Sefton,  

Hannah Reed, Jenn McKinlay in Texas.

September 30 at 7 p.m.
Barnes & Noble, Round Rock

October 1 at 6:30 p.m.
Murder By The Book, Houston

October 2 at 2 p.m.
Barnes & Noble, San Antonio
(La Cantera Parkway)


October 3 at 2 p.m.
Barnes & Noble, Fort Worth
(S. University Drive)