Interview with Tonya Kappes
A couple months ago, I reviewed Tonya Kappes' latest book, Cake & Punishment , written under the name Maymee Bell. Since then, she's come out with the first ebook in her new Campers & Criminals mystery series, Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries. I don't know how she found time to answer questions, but she did. Thank you, Tonya. Lesa: Tonya, I don’t even know where to start with questions because you’re such a busy author. Why don’t you tell us about yourself and Maymee Bell? Tonya: Hahhaa!! Yes. I am busy. But we are one in the same. Originally, when I took the contract from Crooked Lane for the Southern Cake Baker Mystery Series, it is a straight cozy. There’s no paranormal in it, which is what I’ve written for so long in my cozies. My granny’s name is Mamie and I love that name. It was in her honor that I decided to use a variation of her name as my pen name. Now I look back and think that I probably didn’t need to do that. Lesa: Would you introduce Sophia Cu...