Tracy Weber
Many readers wonder if characters are modeled after their creators. I can't speak for other authors, but there is a little piece of me in all my main characters. In this case, Jules Cannon, my immature sleuth in Destined for Trouble, shares the same taste is fashion as I do (and that's pretty much where the similarities end).
Basically, Jules wears much of what I personally own in
my closet. She wears a lot of brightly colored shifts, shorts, and skorts. And
flip flops—always flops. We’re both Gulf Coast beach gals (okay, another similarity) and our style
reflects that.
As I’m sure you might have noticed, if you’ve pursued my website, Jules and I
both have a penchant for Lilly Pulitzer and all things comfortable. But it can
come at a price. Yes, I own a lot of Lilly, and even though I search on Ebay,
consignment shops, and other sites for vintage shifts, it's not always in my writer’s budget.
So this year, I decided to sew my own
summer shifts, using real vintage 1960’s
patterns I found online. Since I work from home, I can pretty much wear what I
want, and shifts are what I want. They are great to run
errands in, play fetch with the pups, and even sitting at my desk writing at
home or at the coffee shop. In Jules Cannon's case, she's comfy enough to solve crimes while catching
some rays in her hometown of Trouble Island, Texas.
So it comes as no surprise that the
second Jules and I ditched our government jobs (fine, a third thing we have in
common), so did our drab, dark business attire and high heels…remember, always flops!
Destined
for Trouble (Book #1 Jules Cannon Mystery Series)
After getting dumped by her boyfriend,
FBI crime analyst Jules Cannon flees to her hometown of Trouble Island, Texas,
to nurse her wounds. All she wants to do is unwind, forget about her failed
relationship, and work on her tan.
But when the owner of the local crab
shack is murdered at Jules’s welcome-home
party, she is forced to scrap her rest-and-relaxation plans. Now her best
friend, Abby Lee, is the prime suspect, and her high school sweetheart, Deputy
Chief Justin Harper, is working the case. Even though Jules knows she shouldn’t,
she just can’t
keep herself from getting involved in the investigation—and entangled with
handsome Assistant District Attorney Hartley Crawford. While an old flame
threatens to rekindle and a new one sparks, Jules must find a killer and prove
her friend’s
innocence. But will she put two and two together before trouble catches up with
her?
Bio:
Claudia Lefeve was born and raised so
far down the Texas Gulf Coast she has to pull out a map to show people it's
nowhere near Houston. Now living in Northern Virginia, she is taking a hiatus
from a civilian career in law enforcement to write full-time. She lives with
her husband and three dogs.
1 comment:
Hi Claudia, Love the idea of wearing shifts. So comfortable...so easy. Joanne :)
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