Film Crews and Rendezvous: A Jules Keene Glamping Mystery
by Heather Weidner
About Film Crews and Rendezvous
Film Crews and Rendezvous: A Jules Keene Glamping Mystery
Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Setting – Virginia
Level Best Books (October 25, 2022)
Number of Pages 240
Digital ASIN : B0BHLSYBZ9
Hollywood has come to Fern Valley, and the one stoplight town may never be the same. Everyone wants to get in on the act.
The crew from the wildly popular, fan favorite, Fatal Impressions, takes over Jules Keene’s glamping resort, and they bring a lot of offscreen drama and baggage that doesn’t include the scads of costumes, props, and crowds that descend on the bucolic resort in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Added security, hundreds of calls from hopeful extras, and some demanding divas keep Jules’s team hopping.
When the show’s prickly head writer ends up dead under the L. Frank Baum tiny house in what looks like a staged murder scene with a kitschy homage to the Wizard of Oz, Jules has to figure out who would want the writer dead. Then while they are still reeling from the first murder, the popular publicist gets lost after a long night at the local honky-tonk and winds up strangled. Jules needs to solve both crimes before filming is canceled, and her business is ruined.
CHARACTER GUEST POST
I’m Jules Keene, owner of the Fern Valley Camping Resort, and I spend most of my days answering guests’ questions, telling them about the history of our vintage trailers, and getting our visitors settled into their posh vacation digs. I also spend a lot of time trying to find ways to bring new visitors to the area. Recently, I’ve planned a wine tasting get-away, a crafters’ retreat, and writing retreat. Marketing and promotion are never-ending tasks for a small business owner.
The resort is nestled in the beautiful, Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia. Fern Valley is a few miles west of Charlottesville, Virginia. My parents bought the traditional campground back in the 1970s before I was born. After my divorce from the Idiot, I returned home and helped my dad update the campground and restore vintage trailers. We saved a bunch from the scrapheap. I love that we were able to preserve their history and create some upscale places for our guests to visit. I used my background in interior design to theme and decorate each one. For example, we have a 1947 Westcraft Coronado that I decked out in a wildflower motif. My 1953 Redman New Moon is decorated in honor of Lucy and Desi’s classic movie, “The Long, Long Trailer” that featured the same model camper. My favorite is the 1959 Sunliner Caravan. That’s the same year that Barbie debuted, so this one is decorated in pink, white, and black in homage to the classic doll.
My maintenance/security guy, Jake Evans, helped us restore the campers, and now we’ve partnered to build a little village of tiny houses in the empty field by the vintage campers. I’m fascinated that people live in these amazingly tiny and functional spaces. I’m hoping these will be the perfect addition to the resort.
We had some excitement around the resort lately, and it has kept my team and me quite busy. Hollywood has come to Fern Valley, and our one stoplight town may never be the same. Everyone wants to get in on the act.
The crew from the wildly popular, fan favorite, Fatal Impressions, has taken over the resort. They showed up with a lot of offscreen drama and baggage that doesn’t include the scads of costumes, props, and crowds. Added security, hundreds of calls from hopeful extras, and some demanding divas have kept my team hopping.
And if that wasn’t enough, when the show’s prickly head writer ends up dead under the L. Frank Baum tiny house in what looks like a staged murder scene with a kitschy homage to the Wizard of Oz, I have to figure out who would want the writer dead. Then while we are still reeling from the first murder, the popular publicist gets lost after a long night at the local honky-tonk and winds up strangled. I have to solve both crimes before filming is canceled, and her business is ruined.
Biography
Through the years, Heather Weidner has been a cop’s kid, technical writer, editor, college professor, software tester, and IT manager. Vintage Trailers and Blackmailers is the first in her cozy mystery series, the Jules Keene Glamping Mysteries. She also writes the Delanie Fitzgerald mystery series set in Virginia.
Her short stories appear in the Virginia is for Mysteries series, 50 Shades of Cabernet, Deadly Southern Charm, and Murder by the Glass, and her novellas appear in The Mutt Mysteries series.
Originally from Virginia Beach, Heather has been a mystery fan since Scooby-Doo and Nancy Drew. She lives in Central Virginia with her husband and a pair of Jack Russell terriers.
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About Heather Weidner
Through the years, Heather Weidner has been a cop’s kid, technical writer, editor, college professor, software tester, and IT manager. Vintage Trailers and Blackmailers is the first in her cozy mystery series, the Jules Keene Glamping Mysteries. She also writes the Delanie Fitzgerald mystery series set in Virginia. Her Mermaid Bay Christmas Shoppe Mysteries debut in 2023.
Her short stories appear in the Virginia is for Mysteries series, 50 Shades of Cabernet, Deadly Southern Charm, and Murder by the Glass, and her novellas appear in The Mutt Mysteries series.
Originally from Virginia Beach, Heather has been a mystery fan since Scooby-Doo and Nancy Drew. She lives in Central Virginia with her husband and a pair of Jack Russell terriers.
Author Links
- Website and Blog: http://www.heatherweidner.com
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/HeatherWeidner1
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeatherWeidnerAuthor
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heather_mystery_writer/
- Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8121854.Heather_Weidner
- Amazon Authors: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00HOYR0MQ
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/HeatherBWeidner/
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