While Blueberry Bay may be a figment of our imagination, I've lived and worked in several of the places my sleuth-heroine Lisa Heywood finds herself. In life, I'm a poet and songwriter as well as a novelist, editor, and former journalist and publicist.
My cozy mysteries are published by Sunrise Song Press, right here on the Downeast-Acadia coast.
This series, launched in 2023, has a cozy animal focus with a glimmer of magical realism. Lisa, the amateur sleuth of the Blueberry Bay Cozy Mysteries, is a young professional woman transplanted from New York City to this small town when she inherits her Great-Aunt Tilly's fabulous, run-down Greek Revival mansion. Lisa plans to open a B&B there. The house, built in 1820 by wealthy War of 1812 privateer captain Joshua Barton, is full of mysteries — and like the town, hidden dangers alongside the joys of natural beauty and sweet community.
Lisa is accompanied by her clever, fun Havanese dog, Ziggy Starnose. Other recurring characters include Jim, the contractor hired to rehab the house and just maybe a potential love interest; his daughter Pearl, who's especially good at communicating with Ziggy; crusty retired-detective-next-door Jacques; and Soleil, the live-in housekeeper and cook.
Speaking of cooking, I look forward to regularly feeding your appetite for new mysteries!
Warmly,
Faye