Murder Marks the Page by Karen Rose Smith Book 1 A Tomes & Tea Mystery Series

Apr 3

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Meet Karen Rose Smith, author of the contemporary cozy mystery series: Tome and Tea Mysteries which is a spin off of her 10-book Daisy Tea Garden Mysteries. This spin-off is about her daughter Jazzi.

Buy Karen’s new book: Murder Marks the Page by Karen Rose Smith - released March 26, 2024 by Kensington Cozies https://amzn.to/43KnAq3

Author Chat Questions

0:00 Intro
0:11 Do you want to tell about you?
1:00 Are you started out writing poetry in college and that's where you met your husband?
1:13 Ss he a poet as well?
1:31 What kind of romance do you write like sub genres?
2:40 Do you never thought about writing romantic suspense?
2:54 Let's talk about your new book Murder Marks the Page.
5:22 How you envision the murders and everything happening in this series versus?
6:20 If readers come in brand new and they haven't read Daisy's Tea Garden is there anything they should know before else before they jumping into this novel?
6:45 Why did you choose to go with adopted versus step or half or any other?
8:03 Where'd you go to college?
9:00 Is Jazz's birth mother or her Daisy make an appearance in the series?
9:59 Does Bri like just is that like part of her main identity is she always like just telling people everywhere she goes?
10:39 Doesn't Jazzy like dating or she does like dating she's picky?
11:39 Is somebody that chips like handsome right but he's like he's kind of a jerk?
11:52 What's Dawn dating status?
12:37 What girls they do between 22 and 25?
13:07 Is Don's dad an accountant or he helps them with the books and the finances?
13:43 Are Jazzy probably make more of an appearance in this series?
14:08 Is Bell Tower Landing modeled after any vacation spot you like or a place nearby you or something Pennsylvania?
14:34 Is this the off season and it's cold out?
14:55 How hour drive if Daisy wants to pop on home?
15:10 Did you Jazzy's personality model her a little bit after yourself?
16:29 How does Dawn feel about amateur sleuthing?
16:58 What's your favorite tea and do you like going to afternoon tea?
17:37 Can you give us just an overview of all of your different series mystery?
18:17 What are your writing plans for 2024?
18:30 Is Daisy's Tea Garden done?
18:48 Let's just talk about your hair.
19:22 Comments from readers.
20:18 Where readers can find you?