Authors Laurie Buchanan and Christine DeSmet talk all things Sean McPherson and writing and other authorly sort of things.

In the village of Fairhaven--nestled between Washington state's Bellingham Bay and the Cascade Mountains, home to writers' retreat Pines & Quill--friends and family have gathered for the union of Sean McPherson and Emma Benton. Sean has been working with the FBI and local police to help solve crimes, particularly murders bearing the mark of crime boss Georgio "The Bull" Gambino. Emma, who has just learned to walk again, has begun to feel at home and hopes to one day raise a family.

But just as the festivities begin and corks fly, an explosion shatters everything, killing one and injuring others. From Bellingham to San Francisco and New Orleans, the chase is on to discover who's dead set on ensuring the newlyweds don't live happily ever after.

The writers currently in residence at Pines & Quill include a vineyard owner, a Bryn Mawr College professor, a special education teacher accompanied by her seeing-eye dog, and an intuitive who can't--or won't--identify the killer. Gambino has a knack for finding people in even the most inaccessible places to do his bidding. Could one of the writers be on his payroll?

A cross between Dr. Dolittle, Nanny McPhee, and a type-A Buddhist, Laurie Buchanan is an active listener, observer of details, payer of attention, reader and writer of books, kindness enthusiast, and red licorice aficionado. Her books have won multiple awards, including the Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Gold Winner, the International Book Award Gold Winner, the National Indie Excellence Awards Winner, the Crime Fiction/Suspense Eric Hoffer Awards Finalist, and the PenCraft Award for literary excellence; they've also been a finalist for the CLUE Suspense/Thriller Book Awards. Laurie and her husband live in the Pacific Northwest in Boise, Idaho, where she enjoys long walks, bicycling, camping, and photography--because sometimes the best word choice is a picture.

Christine is a novel author, screenwriter, writing coach, and developmental editor for writers. For years she taught writing and orchestrated conferences and retreats through the University of Wisconsin-Madison Continuing Studies. She writes the Fudge Shop Mystery Series and the Mischief in Moonstone series.

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