So, I& #39;m going to have a little fun with my debut #cozymystery #ASpellForTrouble and share some of the characters from the #EnchantedBayMystery series from Crooked Lane Books. A line or two about them + a pic that I think provides a good idea of what they look like.
First up is the main character, Alex. Her full name is Aleksandra Daniels. She& #39;s Polish-American, grew up in Connecticut with her police detective father. No siblings and her mother drowned in the ocean when she was young. She lived/worked in NYC before moving to Bellamy Bay, NC.
This gorgeous woman is actually Olga Buława, Miss Poland 2018 (I hope she doesn& #39;t mind me using her pic!). With her dark hair, green eyes and attractive features, she& #39;s a nice match for the character I created. Alex is 27, Miss Buława may be a bit younger.
When Alex comes to town, after not seeing her family since she was a child, she discovers a secret. Her response?
By the way, Bellamy Bay (THE enchanted bay) is a fictional town based loosely on the location of #SneadsFerry. It& #39;s halfway between #Wilmington, #NC and #Jacksonville, NC (a military town). It looks a bit like this... #beaufortnc #newbern
Alex meets her cousins, Minka and Kamila. Minka is 25 with curly blonde hair, blue eyes and a bubbly personality. She works in her mother& #39;s apothecary. She probably looks like this...
She loves being magical. When it comes to her powers, she& #39;s like...
Alex& #39;s other cousin, and Minka& #39;s older sister is Kamila. She& #39;s 29, blonde, athletic and a police officer in Bellamy Bay. She also has magical abilities, but doesn& #39;t practice. She looks a bit like... MMA star, Ronda Rousey.
Instead of magic, Kamila would rather be on the shooting range, like...
Alex& #39;s aunt + Minka and Kamila& #39;s mother is Lidia Sobieski. She has a bit of a temper but lovers her family dearly. The polish word for aunt is "ciocia" (pronounced cho-CHAH). Sometimes Alex calls her aunt, Ciocia Lidia. In fact, there are a few Polish works spread throughout.
When it comes to magic, Aunt Lidia is like...
Alex moves in with her aunt and cousin, Minka. They live in a house similar to this one... Just envision a yard blooming with flowers, a koi pond and a vegetable and herb garden...
There& #39;s also a fountain, kind of like this...
Of course, there are the hunks of Bellamy Bay (3) ...the first one is Jack (looks a lot like the actor, Jason Lewis). A transplant from New York, he is as by-the-book as you& #39;d imagine a police detective in a #cozymystery to be. Surprise - he and Alex bump heads during the story!
Actor Rome Flynn, looks a lot like the character, Harrison in A Spell For Trouble. He has a small role in this book, but we get to learn more about him in book 2 (working on it now/publishes Spring 2020!).
There are always important supporting characters... First, there is Pepper Bellamy, our nosy local reporter who refuses to let secrets - er - sleeping dogs lie.
And lastly, there& #39;s Celeste, our local barista and grad student who has a secret of her own to reveal... She has a major role in book 2!