Misa Ramirez Writing as Melissa Bourbon (or vice versa!)
Melissa Bourbon's PLEATING FOR MERCY, in which a woman opens a custom dressmaking boutique in a small Texas town and solves a murder with the help of her great-grandmother, the shop's resident ghost, in a three-book deal, to Kerry Donovan at NAL by Holly Root at Waxman Literary Agency (World).
Pleating for Mercy Sneak Peak
A Fun, new book trailer for Pleating for Mercy, A Dressmaker's Mystery!
Research at Latte Da Goat Farm
[caption id="attachment_1515" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Thank you to Anne and the goats!"]Latte Da Dairy in Flower Mound, Texas is a small, award-winning goat dairy. Here are pictures from my recent trip there. Nana Cassidy, you see, is a Goat Whisperer, and so it was essential that I see goats in action, learn about cheese making, and be one with the goats. Anne Jones, owner of Latte Da Dairy, was so gracious! [/caption]
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