Monthly Archives: July 2012

So What’s the Skinny, Barbara Jean?

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Barbara Jean Coast

The Poppy Cove Mystery Series is set in 1950’s – 60’s Santa Lucia, California, a fictional town loosely based on Santa Barbara.  The two main characters, Daphne Huntington-Smythe, a born and bred fun-loving California blonde is the accessories buyer and Margot … Continue reading →

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You’ve Written a Novel…Gee,That’s Swell! Now What?

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Barbara Jean Coast

Well, we’ve done it.  After a few years, research trips and many glasses of wine we’ve finished our first novel in a cozy mystery series!  We invented a town and the people in it, plotted a murder, planned for more, … Continue reading →

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