On Sunday, the travel section in the local paper featured a story about Ireland. Sigh. Eire. Just a bit too far for me to visit from Hawaii ... but Hawaii and Ireland have much in common - islands being lush and green. Magical little people. And gorgeous golf courses.
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| Ode to Waterville along the Ring of Kerry |
You can imagine I was delighted to receive an email from Irish author Anya Wylde - her Regency Murder Mystery, THE WICKED WAGER, will be free from Amazon from November 1 - 5 at this link. Of course I invited her for a cozy chat. From her Amazon bio,
Anya Wylde lives in Ireland along with her husband and a fat French poodle (now on a diet). She can cook a mean curry, and her idea of exercise is occasionally stretching her toes. She holds a degree in English literature and adores reading and writing.
Anya Wylde lives in Ireland along with her husband and a fat French poodle (now on a diet). She can cook a mean curry, and her idea of exercise is occasionally stretching her toes. She holds a degree in English literature and adores reading and writing.
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| Blarney Castle - hubby kissed the stone! |
Kim: We love international travel here at SOS Aloha! Eire - what is your favorite sight, sound, and smell?
Anya: In Ireland what you see is emerald green landscapes, what you smell is the cold ocean breeze, and what you hear is the rain and the wind. I love all three because it makes me feel at home.
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| Indian curries Image by kspoddar from Wikipedia |
Kim: Curry! What is your secret ingredient? What is the recipe for a delicious murder mystery?
Anya: A delicious mystery or a good curry has one thing in common and that is garam masala. In other words both contain a good blend of assorted spices. My recipe for a delicious murder mystery is as follows:
To make the Marinade
Take a few oddball characters and throw them together in a controlled environment for a set period of time.
To make the curry
Light the flame and create a heated situation where the raw and tender characters start steaming and simmering in frustration.
Throw in the spices and stir. This will further agitate the characters.
Next kill off the parasite (victim) and let the curry come to a boil.
Wait until the characters are soft and falling apart. Then add some soothing cream or yogurt and reveal the murderer.
Remove the cinnamon stick that is the murder from the mix, and you are left with a smooth environment, a happy ending, and a delicious satisfying curry.
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| Castle Bromwich Hall - ancestral home for the Duke of Arden Image by trueman from Wikipedia |
Kim: Tell us about THE WICKED WAGER?
Anya: The Wicked Wager is a farcical Regency comedy. It has plenty of romance and a bit of murder mystery. Richard, a reformed rake, wants to marry Emma but her uncle the Duke of Arden wants the couple to wait a year. Richard wants to speed up the wedding, and for that purpose he concocts a seemingly simple plan. The plan starts falling apart from the very beginning and reaches a head when a murder is committed. Richard becomes a suspect which is a tad inconvenient. His dreams of walking down the aisle turn into nightmares of dangling from the noose.
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| Gretna Green was Richard's original plan ... Image by Niki Odolphie from Wikipedia |
Mahalo, Anya, for joining us at SOS Aloha! I am intrigued by your debut book ... and plan to download it to read it on the beach! Since the ebook is free through November 5, I am giving away a Hawaiian - Irish - Vegas souvenir to one randomly selected commenter (this will require creativity). To enter the giveaway,
1. Leave a comment about wagers - do you play cards? roll the dice? scratch lottery tickets? Even for fun? My kids play poker with their dad ... but no money changes hands!
2. This giveaway is open to all readers.
3. Comments are open through Saturday, November 3, 10 pm in Hawaii. I'll post the winner on Sunday, November 4.
Mahalo,
Kim in Hawaii
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| Hawaiians prefer the California Hotel and Casino when they wager on the ninth island - Las Vegas. californiahotellasvegas.org |
Thanks for the link, I just downloaded the ebook.
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Just the lottery when the jackpot is really high like 50 million.... But otherwise, I don't gamble.
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I do occasionally buy lottery tickets and I like to play blackjack.
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ReplyDeleteNo wagers
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No, i suck at playing cards even easy games. I buy a lotto ticket every once in a great while but never won anything!
ReplyDeleteI would play cards for fun at times but no money is involved :)
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