Today we have the pleasure of meeting up with author K.C. Held to talk about Holding Court (1 March 2016, Entangled Teen , 352 pages), a Young Adult Mystery.
"Fresh and fast-paced, HOLDING COURT is a rollicking romantic mystery bursting with delightfully quirky characters and unexpected revelations." -Katherine Longshore, author of the GILT series
"HOLDING COURT somehow manages to be a charming and hilarious love story, while also being a spooky and twisty mystery. By the end, I couldn't tell if I was holding my breath more for how the mystery or the romance would play out. An amazing debut from an amazing author!" -Heather W. Petty, author of the LOCK & MORI series
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A very warm welcome to K.C. Held; thank you for joining us on BooksChatter.
As we love music, K.C. Held has shared with us her music playlist for Holding Court - enjoy!
What was the inspiration for Holding Court?
He is very good looking! :-)
Holding Court
As we love music, K.C. Held has shared with us her music playlist for Holding Court - enjoy!
"I’d always wanted to try my hand at writing a mystery, and I love the fast-paced mix of humor and mystery in Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series so I decided to see if I could take this wacky idea I had about a character who blurts out random statements that turn out to be premonitions and mold it into a YA mystery along those lines."How much of yourself is reflected in this book, and how?
"Like Jules, the main character in Holding Court, I spent a summer working in a castle, but there were no dead bodies involved. I also had to dress up in the same mortifying costume she has to wear, and we share a fondness for vintage clothing and New York Super Fudge Chunk ice cream.Why should we read Holding Court and what sets it apart from the rest? What makes your book unique?
I gave Geoffrey, the Tudor Times Master of the Wardrobe, what is probably my dream costuming job- making gorgeous historical reproductions with an unlimited budget!"
"I think Holding Court is unique in that it’s a contemporary story with a historical setting. Which makes for some unusual places to find dead bodies. And while humor is subjective, I would hope it’s the kind of book that causes readers a few snorts of laughter."Can you tell us something quirky about Holding Court, its story and characters?
"The town of Lunevale is a combination of a couple of Northern California towns I’ve lived in, and it’s named after a region called the Valley of the Moon. Lunewood Castle was partially inspired by three different castles: a winery called Castello di Amorosa (that has the perfect Northern California location), Hearst Castle (where I was lucky enough to have an internship in college), and Thornewood Castle (which was built in the Pacific Northwest from pieces of a 400-year-old Elizabethan manor the owner had shipped over brick by brick from England)."What is in store next?
"I’m working on a story that’s similar to Holding Court in that it features quirky characters in a picturesque setting.And as a final quirky thing, to get to know you a little bit better... do you have a pet or something that is special to you that you could share with us?
I also have a couple of ideas for another story featuring Jules and the gang from Holding Court. :-)"
"We currently have a dog and four chickens (and if my daughter has her way, a Madagascar hissing cockroach), but I once shared a moment with a llama that tried to eat my shirt. Doesn’t he have the most gorgeous eyelashes? "
Holding Court
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