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“The second Aunt Bessie book will be out soon. Anyone have any questions about it?” Diana Xarissa

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I am currently reading "Bewildered in Florida" and it is bringing back some memories as I went to college in St. Pete. I was wondering...by any chance, was the resort in the book inspired by real St. Pete Beach resort? Your excellent descriptions of the beach scenes, cabanas, the resort's restaurants, etc. have me picturing the "Pink Palace" aka the Don Cesar. 😎
Diana Xarissa The resort in the book was inspired by bits and pieces of different resorts along St. Pete Beach. I travel there every September for a writer's conference that is held at the Tradewinds and Rumfish Resorts, but over the years I've taken some time to pop into some of the other resorts just to take a look around or grab a meal. I have yet the visit Don Cesar, though. I'm going to have to make it a priority this year - I've seen it from the beach many times. It looks lovely!
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I recently read "Aunt Bessie Decides". At one point, you give a brief synopsis of a book Bessie is about to read: "the lady in question was the widow of an enterprising criminal who had left his lovely wife with a notebook full of contacts for whatever emergencies might arise." What book is this referring to?
Diana Xarissa Sometimes I make up the books that Bessie is reading, but in this case, I was referring to Simon Brett's Mrs. Pargeter's books. The first book, A Nice Class of Corpse, came out in 1986 and I'm sure I read it not long after. They've all been republished recently and the series got a new title in 2023!
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I will dearly miss The Markham Sisters series, please tell me is there a new series coming with Janet and Edward's adventures?
Diana Xarissa If you’ve read the last of the Markham Sisters titles (The Zachery Case), I included an introduction to Janet’s new series! The first in the series (The Armstrong Assignment) is available for pre-order now and will be released in March! I have a lot more planned for Janet....
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I want to preorder the next book, Aunt Bessie Wonders, how do I do it?
Diana Xarissa The pre-order is available on Amazon now - Goodreads doesn't allow for links in these comments, but the unique identifier for the book is B07Y282Z33. If you put that into the Amazon search bar, it should find it without any problem!

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