Thursday, February 23, 2017
Fatality by Firelight and Cat Latimer
Hi there!
Can I ask you a question? Do
you ski? The mountains of Colorado are
famous for awesome snow. Big name resorts like Breckenridge and Aspen bring in
winter sports enthusiasts from all over the globe. But here in Aspen Hills, we
have Little Ski Hill. Not as many runs as the big dogs, but it's fun and less
than thirty minutes out of town.
I’m Cat Latimer,
owner/operator of Warm Springs Writers Retreat. We’re located on Warm Springs
Avenue in the old Victorian my ex-husband left me in his will. Getting the
house was an inheritance I never expected. One reason was because Michael and I
didn’t part on the best of terms. I figured once the divorce papers were filed,
I’d never hear from him again. And besides, the guy was in terrific shape. He
ran, he skied, he worked out. Dying young wasn’t on his life plan but
apparently someone else had another plan. I’m still not sure what really
happened there.
But I’m getting off topic.
Anyway, Shauna, my BFF and a freaking wizard in the kitchen, and I run the
writers retreat. We thought having a ski day to kick off the retreat would be a
great way to introduce the gang to Colorado and specifically, Aspen Hills. Writers don’t get out of their head very
often so doing something physical helps motivate the muse. Besides, it would be an awesome teambuilding
activity to bring the group together.
Not to mention the fact, it
was a great way for me to get in a day of skiing that I can write off as a work
expense. And the fact that my boyfriend, Seth, came along as driver and to help
with the guests, wasn’t too shabby either.
Well, it was a great day. Seth
and I raced down the mountain more times than I could count. Of course, he won
most of the runs. Then we found the group gathered in the ski lodge’s bar
rather than out on the slopes. And our romance writer decided to live out one
of her tropes, falling in love with the local bad boy. But this bad boy had
already set the date with a local bartender. One with some powerful contacts.
Yeah, nothing could go wrong
with a day of fresh air and relationship building. I really need to think about
my bright ideas a little longer before hitting the go button.
Anyway, I’ve got to get the
gang poured into the van and back down the mountain. I think writing tomorrow
is going to be the last thing on anyone’s mind.
~ Cat
Lynn Cahoon is the author of
the NYT and USA Today best-selling Tourist Trap cozy mystery series. Guidebook
to Murder, book 1 of the series won the Reader's Crown for Mystery Fiction in
2015. She's also pens the recently released, Cat Latimer series. A STORY TO KILL,
book 1, came out in mass market paperback September 2016.She lives in a small
town like the ones she loves to write about with her husband and two fur
babies. Sign up for her newsletter at www.lynncahoon.com
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Welcome Lynn!
ReplyDeleteHi Kay! I'm so excited to be part of the Killer Characters family.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, you're probably tired of seeing my name... I'm so happy that you are here! I am eager to continue getting to know Cat, Seth and all of the fun characters in Cat's life. Thank you for taking my mind off politics and everything else currently going on around the world. konecny7(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteOh and I live in Utah, about 15 minutes away from great skiing... I tried it once and never went back. I prefer to stay indoors where it's warm, curled up with a good book and a mug of steaming hot coffee or cocoa.
DeleteHi Marci!! Love seeing you here. I stay off the news channels too. I'm thinking if I need to know, it will show up on Facebook. :)
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