Bio: Marji Laine is a graduated
home-schooling mom of four with two college students staying in the nest for a
little longer. She and her hubby of 34 years also share their
Welcome back, Marji. Why did you become an author? My mom asked me over a decade ago, “If money and time weren’t issues, what would you do?” I answered, “WRITE!” I surprised myself, because I had a successful scrapbooking and stamping business with 5 annual retreats. But Mama wasn’t surprised, and it was at that point that my career began.
If you weren’t an author, what would be your dream job? I do love to help other authors publish their books, and I love teaching, but writing is like a vacation to me!
If you could have lived at another time in history, what would it be and why? I really like the time I’m in. I might have enjoyed living earlier in the twentieth century or being a fly on the wall during the Exodus. I can be a history buff, but I don’t want to actually go there.
What place in the
How about a foreign country you hope to
visit? My ancestry is from
What lesson has the Lord taught you recently? We’re studying the life of Joseph right now, and I’m loving how the Lord wastes nothing. Also, my daughter has given me food for thought: When my emotions focus on the negative, demand proof. I have loved doing that.
Tell us about the featured book. I am
so honored to have been invited to join in the Ever After Mystery series. We
were challenged to take a fairy tale and rewrite it to craft a mystery set
sometime in the 1920s. I placed mine in downtown
Please give us the first page of the book.
Always be prepared for anything.
Josephine Jacobs could almost hear her mom’s reminder. But how could she have prepared for fisticuffs in the middle of an elegant event? She crouched next to her serving station in the modern chrome kitchen as yet another crash of pans made her flinch.The guests of the elegant affair on the other side of the swinging door must be hearing all of this. Maybe the band in the Century Ballroom drowned it out. Josie poked her head above the counter.
“Haven’t you seen the paper, Goose? I’m a giant in my field.” TG Taggert, the host of the gala, grabbed the smaller man by his white chef’s collar and shoved him against a shelf full of cookware.
He pushed off the unit and shoved a fist toward Mr. Taggert. “You’re not going to get away with this.”
Mr. Taggert reached to the side and then backhanded the man across the face.
Josie ducked at the violence.
“You don’t have any say, my friend.” Taggert’s voice had an ugly sound. Another crash followed Mr. Taggert’s shout.
Josie peeked out again. How could she not? If nothing else, she wanted to make sure the fight wasn’t moving closer to her.
The chef’s nose showed blood. “I’m not your friend. And they aren’t your beans.”
Beans? She hadn’t been paying attention when the fight broke out, but really. Beans?
Mr. Taggert gathered the chef’s collar in a meaty fist again. “They are my goose-laid, golden eggs, Ganderson. What do you think you’ll do about it?”
The chef’s face looked positively blistered, but he didn’t explode. “I’ll kill you before I let you take my recipes and sell them in your horrible cans.”
Mr. Taggert threw his head back and laughed. Almost a pleasant sound. He patted the chef on the cheek he’d just hit as though the man were a good dog.
“Face it, Goose, you made a gamble. You went up against the big guys, and you lost. Fair and square.” Then he turned his back on the man.
How can readers find you on the Internet? My website is http://.www.MarjiLaine.com. I have info there about my books and about publishing as well as a contact form. And I’m always chatting back and forth with my newsletter group members. A link to join my newsletter is on my website as well.
Also,
And today is the beginning of a fun blog hop mystery about my book! Wanna find out WHO SPILLED THE BEANS? Check out my blog tomorrow, but today, the story begins on Liz Tolsma’s blog: https://liztolsma.com/2021/07/26/who-spilled-the-beans/
Thank you, Marji, for sharing your story
with my blog readers and me. You know I love your writing. I’m eager to read
this book. And I’d love to feature each book in the series. I’ve already
featured The Last Gasp.
Readers, here’s
a link to the book.
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12 comments:
The castles in Germany are amazing. I went in the early 1990's. Germany is a great country to visit. Maybe you should take a "business trip" to scope out the setting for a new mystery romantic suspense book!
I hope "A Giant Murder" is such a hit, that you win a RITA award!
LOL! I should totally go there for research! I'm sure I would find LOTS of places to "hide the bodies!"
Thanks so much for your well-wishes! I really enjoyed writing a mystery in history this time! So much fun!
Germany is an amazing place to visit. I would love to read this book.
Melanie Backus, TX
This book sounds awesome!
Elly -Indiana
This story sounds captivating and special. Travel is such a wonderful experience. Anne in NM.
I was going to pass, UNTIL I read the first page, lol, now it's a MUST READ! Thank you for the chance to win a copy.
Wendy in Nebraska
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Thank looks really good! I love Mysteries!
Abigail in VA
What a creative and unique novel. A real treasure. Pearl- NM.
I love the cover and sounds good. Blessings from WV.
Thank you ladies for your comments. I wish I could respond to each one of them.
Wendy, I'm so glad you liked the first page! This was SUCH a fun book to write. It just spilled out with all sorts of unexpected turns. I hope you LOE it!
Abigail, LOL! My tagline is "I love a good mystery!"
Thanks so much, Pearl. I can't take credit for the concept. My publisher, Celebrate Lit came up with the idea of setting up a mystery series based on fairy tales in the 1920s. I don't know where they come up with such clever ideas!
Thank you, Lucy! My publisher had the covers hand-drawn - so cool!
Enter me!!
Nichols SC.
The mystery based on Jack and the Beanstalk is a book I would really enjoy!
Beth from IA
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