Anne is visiting Ascroft, eh? today to tell us about Fungi Foul Play, the latest novel in the Backyard Farming mystery series.

Welcome, Anne. Let’s get started, shall we?

Tell us about the novel that you live inside. Is it part of a series? If so, please tell us about the series too.

Hi, this is Anne. I live in a fictional town called Carolan Springs in the real state of Colorado. I love my little community and I reside in a big Victorian on a cul-de-sac. I moved here in the first book, and well, it’s been crazy since with mysteries popping up that I feel I need to help solve. This is a series and in the latest book (Fungi Foul Play) I have my most dangerous encounter yet.

Does the writer control what happens in the story or do you get a say too?

The writer thinks she controls the story, but that’s what we (me and the other characters let her believe). Sometimes, we’ll want to go in a different direction, or there will be another character that shows up, and she has no choice but to follow our lead.

How did you evolve as the main character?

Well, let’s just say that when I first arrived in Carolan Springs, I was a bit of a mess. I was getting over a horrible divorce, my hormones were all over the place, and I wanted to retreat into myself. Instead through every book I’ve grown and recognized that friends can become the found family you’ve always wanted.

Do you have any other characters you like sharing the story with? If so, why are you partial to them?

I have to say that Kandi has me laughing all the time at some of her thoughts. At other times, I want to bang her over the head with all of her “like’s” peppered throughout her conversation.

What’s the place like where you find yourself in this story?
So nice. Lots of people have commented that they’d like to visit it. The author made it up but it’s a compilation of many of the quaint towns dotted throughout Colorado. And since there are also so many that incorporate the word, Springs, she added that to it.

Is there anything else you’d like to tell readers about you and the book?
Vikki loves writing stories that take the reader through “all the feels.” In this book, you may find yourself laughing one minute and crying the next. It also has some suspense in it as I try to keep the killer from their next victim. I hope that you’ll enjoy your time spent in “Carolan Springs.”

Thank you for answering my questions, Anne, and good luck to you and your author, Vikki Walton, with Fungi Foul Play, the latest book in the Backyard Farming mystery series.

Readers can learn more about Anne and her author, Vikki Walton by visiting the author’s website and Amazon page as well as her Facebook, Goodreads and Bookbub pages.

The novel is available online at https://books2read.com/FungiFoulPlay7aff

About Vikki Walton: Vikki writes sassy sleuths and clever clues. Her mysteries are clean so no blushes. She has three cozy series: one set in a fictional town in Colorado, one set in a real town in Texas, and one that takes place at various places around the globe. When not out hiking the beautiful Colorado trails, you can find her pursuing her passions of gardening, traveling, and of course, reading great cozies!