BOOK TOUR

I'm so excited to be a stop on the blog tour for author 

Daryl Wood Gerber

and her new book

GRILLING THE SUBJECT

Book 5 in the Cookbook Nook Mysteries

Things heat up for bookstore owner Jenna Hart in the latest Cookbook Nook mystery from the Agatha Award-winning author of Fudging the Books.
 
As the Wild West Extravaganza rides into Crystal Cove, California, Cookbook Nook store owner Jenna Hart is ready to indulge her appetite for grilled and barbecued treats and maybe even try the Texas skip. But when the body of one of her father’s neighbors is found the next morning smoldering in a bonfire, the rodeo revelry is extinguished. 
 
Sylvia Gump had acquired plenty of enemies with her practice of illegally encroaching on her neighbors’ properties—including Jenna’s dad, who was off fishing by himself and has no alibi for the murder. Now it’s up to Cary Hart’s dutiful daughter to clear his name before the real killer turns up the heat and rakes someone else over the coals...

INCLUDES RECIPES

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An Interview With Author

Daryl Wood Gerber

LKBR:  Thank you for being here today!

DWG: I’m thrilled to be here.

LKBR: When did you first know you wanted to be an author?

DWG: When I was nine, and then again at twelve, but I had a teacher who told me to put that dream on hold. Bad teacher.

LKBR: What was your inspiration for the Cookbook Nook Mystery series?

DWG: I was in a cookbook store in Occaquan, Virginia to promote my Cheese Shop Msytery series (that I write as Avery Aames) and I fell in love with the shop. It was so fabulous, packed with cookbooks, fiction related to food, and darling kitchen items. So much fun.

LKBR: Do you ever get writer’s block? If you do, how do you work through it?

DWG: I put my rear in the chair and write “something.” A poem, a letter. I do research. I rewrite something that needs rewriting. Anything to make me “work” even if my brain is in the off mode.

LKBR: Do you have a favorite place to do your writing?

DWG: I write everywhere, in my kitchen, my office, outside, at Starbuck’s. I just have the hours when I should be writing and so I do it, wherever I might be.

LKBR: What is your writing schedule like? Do you write a certain number of hours a day, or go by word count?

DWG: I write hours because the word count just not might add up on certain days. I start around 8:30 to 9 in the morning (after breakfast, exercise, and walking my dog Sparky). I work until noon. I take a break, read, research, eat. Then I do a bit of PR or social media. And then I get back to work around 2 or 3 until about 5 or 6. Then I walk Sparky again.  J

LKBR: What is the hardest part of writing? What is the easiest part?

DWG: Hardest is coming up with a really “hot” idea. I wrangle with that all the time. Is this the story to write? Will anybody like it? And the muddy middle. When writing, the beginning and end seem “easy.” But that middle, where all the clues and pacing reside? Tough!  I love writing dialogue. That comes easily to me because I was an actress and I “hear” voices.

LKBR: Do you have plans for a new series?

DWG: I do, but it’s a secret. I also have a few stand-alones I intend to publish.

LKBR: What book are you reading?

DWG: Krista Davis’s THE DIVA SERVES HIGH TEA and a few research books.  (Secret).

LKBR: What are three things you want your readers to know about you?

DWG: I love telling a good story. I do my best to write the most entertaining story I can. I wish I could encourage beginning writers to keep at it – take classes, believe in yourself, don’t give up!

LKBR: Thank you so much for letting us get to know you better!

DWG: It is always a pleasure to be here. I love blogs that invite not only fans but other authors to tune in!

MY REVIEW

Be prepared to get your mystery senses fired up over this delicious read!

Ever since read book one, FINAL SENTENCE, the Cookbook Nook Mysteries have been one of my very favorites.

Getting back to Crystal Cover is like going back to visit old friends. The characters in this series are so richly written, it’s hard to believe they’re fictional! The family, and the friend dynamics are something we all should be graced with in our lives.

GRILLING THE SUBJECT is another fabulous installment of this great series. A fun, fast, intriguing read. I read this is one setting, breaking only for food and drink. (These books make me hungry!) Filled with twists, turns, and all around “Whats?”, I didn’t even come close to guessing whodunit.

Author Daryl Wood Gerber certainly knows what it takes to give readers the best time they can have. She sure has a real fan in me!

Don’t forget to check out the back of the book for some great recipes!

The fun isn't over. 

Daryl has shared a yummy recipe with us!

 “Barbecue” Quiche

Ingredients

 1 unbaked pastry shell (8 inches)

 1 teaspoons chili powder

 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese

 4 eggs, lightly beaten

 1 cup half-and-half cream

 3/4 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese    

 1 cup chopped zucchini

 1/4 cup chopped yellow onion

 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce

 1/2 teaspoon salt

 1/2 teaspoon pepper

 Salsa and sour cream, if desired

Preheat oven to 400°

Line un-pricked pastry shell with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake at 400° for 5 minutes. Remove foil; bake 5 minutes longer.

Sprinkle chili powder and cumin over shell; sprinkle with cheddar cheese.

In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, cream, Monterey Jack cheese, zucchini, onions, salt and pepper. Pour evenly over cheddar cheese in the pie shell.

Cover edges of quiche loosely with foil; place on a baking sheet. Set in oven.

Bake at 400° for 35-40 minutes or until a knife or toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

Yum!

How many of you are ready to try this?

More about Daryl

Bio:

Agatha Award-winning and nationally bestselling author DARYL WOOD GERBER ventures into the world of suspense with her gripping debut novel, GIRL ON THE RUN. Daryl also writes the bestselling Cookbook Nook Mysteries. As Avery Aames, she pens the bestselling Cheese Shop Mysteries. Fun tidbit: as an actress, Daryl appeared in “Murder, She Wrote”. In addition, she has jumped out of a perfectly good airplane and hitchhiked around Ireland by herself. She absolutely adores Lake Tahoe, where GIRL ON THE RUN is set, and she has a frisky Goldendoodle named Sparky. Visit Daryl at www.darylwoodgerber.com.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/darylwoodgerber

Twitter: @darylwoodgerber

Website: www.darylwoodgerber.com

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