FEATURED AUTHOR: MAGGIE TOUSSAINT

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Caterer River Holloway has talents beyond her to-die-for cooking. She is also known among friends and family on Shell Island as a “finder” of things. Which is why a desperate mother begs River to track down her grown son, Chili Bolz, who’s seemingly vanished.


Deputy Lance Hamlyn, a newcomer to Shell Island, has hit a dead-end in trying to locate the missing man. Familiar with River’s reputation, he attempts to team up with her, hoping that her inside track with the locals might aid his investigation. But the simple missing person case begins to boil over into something far more frightening when Chili’s mother falls victim to a brutal assault. Worse, her dying words to River seem to incriminate more than one of River’s friends in both kidnapping and, now, murder.


While Deputy Hamlyn conducts the formal criminal investigation, River uses her time between catering events to do some sleuthing of her own. Her efforts are hampered by the unexpected return of her absentee boyfriend, who has his own reasons for wanting her to stay safely in the kitchen. With the number of suspects growing longer than her food shopping list, River soon finds herself caught in an unsavory recipe for disaster. She must locate the missing Chili and discover who killed his mother before her own goose is quite literally cooked! 


Maggie Toussaint serves up a fun and captivating read in Seas the Day, the first in her Seafood Caper Mystery series! Complete with Southern recipes.



Book Details:


Title: Seas the Day


Author: Maggie Toussaint


Genre: culinary cozy mystery 


Series: A Seafood Caper Mystery


Publisher: Henery Press (April 22, 2020)


Print length: 280 pages

On tour with: Great Escapes Virtual Book Tours

LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT INTERVIEW WITH MAGGIE TOUSSAINT


A few of your favorite things: highlighter pens, birds in flight, wellness, clean underwear (thanks, Mom!).
Things you need to throw out: nothing! I love all my stuff.



Things you need in order to write: quiet, morning time, caffeine, inner voices.
Things that hamper your writing: noise, interruptions, focus issues.



Things you love about writing: world building, quirky characters, getting even (in fiction) with those who’ve done bad things.
Things you hate about writing: hard to see your mistakes, throwing out scenes that go nowhere but I love, volatility in the publishing industry and associated cutbacks.


Easiest thing about being a writer: sharing my love of writing with family, friends, and fans.

Hardest thing about being a writer: owning your creative time and not letting it get frittered away doing Other Things.



Things you love about where you live: scenic natural beauty of Georgia coast, you can see for miles here, no tall buildings or crowds, no lines in the stores.
Things that make you want to move: I am far from kids and grands-would enjoy being closer; increased hurricane risk in fall.

Things you never want to run out of: tea! Chocolate! Excedrin! Automobile gas!
Things you wish you’d never bought: red onions, cumin (allergy), clothes that fit wrong.


Words that describe you: curious, creative, helping nature, loyal.
Words that describe you but you wish they didn’t: has a hard time saying no to extra activities.

Favorite music: I love classic rock, yoga music, classical music, and a lot more.
Music that make your ears bleed: for me, it’s the volume of music. Too loud and I get dizzy.

Favorite beverage: I’m sure you can guess by now—tea!

Something that gives you a pickle face: bathroom scale numbers.

Favorite smell: citrus anything.

Something that makes you hold your nose: flowers (so sad because I love to look at them).

Something you’re really good at: finishing what I start.

Something you’re really bad at: air math.


Last best thing you ate: roasted Brussels sprouts.

Last thing you regret eating: no regrets.

Things you always put in your books: a strong sense of community.

Things you never put in your books: onscreen violence.

Things to say to an author: I love your book.

Things to say to an author if you want to be fictionally killed off in their next book: I gave your book a one-star rating because I don’t read that kind of book.

Things that make you happy: family, nature, yoga, singing.

Things that drive you crazy: people who say one thing and do another.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

Southern author Maggie Toussaint became a cozy mystery author after getting her feet damp in romantic suspense and dystopian fiction, with twenty fiction novels and two nonfiction novels to her credit. A three-time finalist for Georgia Author of the Year, her work won three Silver Falchions, the Readers’ Choice, and the EPIC Awards. She’s past president of Mystery Writers of America-Southeast chapter and an officer of LowCountry Sisters In Crime. She lives in coastal Georgia, where secrets, heritage, and ancient oaks cast long shadows.

Connect with Maggie:
Website  |  Blog  |  Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Goodreads

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FEATURED AUTHOR: MAGGIE TOUSSAINT

ABOUT THE BOOK

Justice for the dead and solace for the living is Baxley Powell’s creed, but she faces uncharted territory in this sixth book of the Dreamwalker Mystery Series. The Suitcase Killer has struck again, only this big city menace is now a problem for Baxley’s hometown. As that investigation heats up, a local woman is reported missing. The sheriff orders Baxley to work the missing person’s case.

Listening to the dead is familiar ground for Baxley but finding a missing young lady isn’t in her skill set. Besides, her dreams rarely follow a timeline. With the clock ticking, can this crime consultant discover a way to reach the living?

Her main source of help in the afterlife, a mentor named Rose, is unavailable. Instead, Baxley must rely on her wits and her Native American boyfriend, Deputy Sam Mayes, to find leads. Each shared dreamwalk and energy transfer binds them closer together, creating another issue. Mayes wants to marry Baxley but it isn’t that easy. They’re hampered by their community roles in opposite ends of the state.

Baxley juggles the pressure of two high-profile cases, a determined suitor, and expanding her limits. One thing is certain. Without her extrasensory sleuthing, the missing woman will die.


Book Details:

Title: Dreamed It

Author: Maggie Toussaint

Genre: Paranormal cozy mystery

Series: Dreamwalker Mystery Series, book 6

Publisher: Camel Press (August 13, 2019)
Print length: 248 pages

On tour with: Great Escapes Book Tours


IFs ANDs OR WHATs INTERVIEW WITH MAGGIE TOUSSAINT

Ifs


Q: If you could live in any time period which would it be?
A: I live in a small town in coastal Georgia and have been working on my ancestry. My research has been hampered by fires. Our town of Darien was torched during the Civil War (illustrated in the movie Glory) and our County Courthouse has been torched three times. That means a lot of records were destroyed. Consequently, we can only go back so far until the lineage becomes anecdotal and different factions of our family favor this ancestor or another. What a mess. I’d like to go back to the early 1800s and see for myself! One ancestress lived to be 100 years old, dying in 1834. How’d she do that in that timeframe? Why didn’t I inherit her bone structure or immune system?

Q: If you could step back into a moment or day in time, where would you go?
A: I would like to revisit my childhood and spend more time with my dad. His life was cut short by a heart attack and I barely got to know him as an adult. He made and repaired many of his fishing nets, cooked like a dream, and is the only person I know who read the entire World Book Encyclopedia set from cover to cover. I also remember him doing the crossword puzzles in the newspaper, and I think of him often as I work my crossword puzzles.

Q: If you could time travel for an infinite period of time, where would you go?
A: First, I hope time traveling doesn’t involve motion sickness! I’d do it if it were smooth like an express elevator ride. I would like to watch Alexander Graham Bell make the first telephone call on March 10, 1876. Did you know some people started using the word “ahoy” as the first word of their phone greeting at first, until Thomas Edison suggested in 1877 using the word “hello” and it caught on?

Q: If you had to do community service (or already do volunteer work), what would you choose?
A: I volunteer monthly at the Old Jail Art Center, which is also a satellite location for our Visitor Center. I enjoy doing this as I am often asked to share information about our current attractions and about our past.

Q: If you could live anywhere in the world, where in the world would it be?
A: I’d want a tropical island with lots of fresh vegetables, few bugs, and no hurricanes. I’d also need a doctor on that island for emergencies.




Ands


5 things you need in order to write:  
    •    peace and quiet
    •    computer
    •    iced tea
    •    chocolate
and
    •    electricity

5 things you love about writing:
    •    creating twists and turns
    •    allowing the characters to stretch and grow
    •    holding the finished product in my hand
    •    getting to meet amazing readers
and
    •    sharing my experience with beginning writers

5 things you love about where you live: 
    •    it is home and generations of my family have lived in this remote coastal area
    •    I can’t go anywhere without bumping into someone who knows me or is related to me
    •    We have fresh from the ocean seafood
    •    It doesn’t get very cold in the winter
and 
    •    I am close enough to see my sister regularly

5 things you never want to run out of:
    •    toilet paper!
    •    fleece clothing!
    •    clean underwear!
    •    hats!
and
    •    sunscreen lotion!   

5 things about you or 5 words to describe you:  
    •    amateur photographer
    •    yoga enthusiast
    •    classic rock and roll fan
    •    arts and crafts addict
and
    •    flower garden admirer

Whats

Q: What’s your biggest pet peeve?
A: People driving inappropriately. What part of sharing the road don’t they understand?

Q: What’s the loveliest sight you’ve ever seen?
A: The smile of a child.

Q: What’s your favorite time of day?
A: I love mornings. The day is fresh like a blank sheet of paper, just waiting to be filled with explorations, visits, and great meals.

Q: What’s one thing you never leave the house without?
A: Sunglasses! It’s really bright here in coastal Georgia. You’d think that my aging vision would make everything dim, but that’s not the case. I have really dark sunglasses.

Q: 
What book are you currently working on?
A: I’m polishing book 2 of my next series and going through the final edits of book 1, Seas the Day, which releases in April 2020. The Seafood Caper Mysteries is a culinary cozy set on a coastal island.

Q: What’s your latest recommendation for:
Food: cauliflower pizza
Music: anything by Dean Evenson (soft and soothing music)
Movie: Men in Black, International
TV: I’ve enjoyed every show and movie Nathan Fillion has been in. If you haven’t seen The Rookie, it’s good and entertaining
Netflix/Amazon Prime: a zany choice, but compelling: The Santa Clarita Diet
Miscellaneous: I love writing with Gel pens

Q: What books do you currently have published?
A: I have 20 books out now, but for brevity’s sake will include only the Dreamwalker Mystery Series in order of their publication.
Gone and Done It
Bubba Done It
Doggone It 
Dadgummit 
Confound It 
Dreamed It 


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Southern author Maggie Toussaint writes cozy and paranormal mysteries. Dreamed It, book six in her Dreamwalker series just released. She has another Dreamwalker novel (All Done with It) coming in 2019 as well as a new culinary cozy series, Seas the Day, coming in April 2020 from Henery Press. Her work won two Silver Falchions, the Readers’ Choice, and the EPIC Awards. She’s finaled three times for Georgia Author of the Year. Maggie also writes romantic suspense and science fiction. She’s past president of Southeast chapter of Mystery Writers of America and a board member of LowCountry Sisters In Crime. She lives in coastal Georgia, where secrets, heritage, and ancient oaks cast long shadows.

Connect with Maggie:

Website  |  Blog  |  Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Goodreads  |  Linkedin  |  Pinterest  |  Bookbub  |  Amazon


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