Mitzy Moon from Wheels & Dirty Deals, the latest novel in the Harper & Moon Investigation mysteries series, is visiting Ascroft, eh? today.

Welcome, Mitzy.

Tell us about the novel that you live inside. Is it part of a series? If so, please tell us about the series too. I’m currently working on the Wheels and Dirty Deals case, which is part of the Harper and Moon Investigations caseload. After several years as a broke barista in Sedona, Arizona, imagine my shock and disbelief when a frumpy man with an unbelievably enormous mustache showed up at the door of my should-be-condemned studio apartment, and handed me a manila envelope containing more hope than I ever dared wish for. After a lengthy journey, on a bus bursting with unpleasant odors, I landed in almost-Canada, and the moment I stepped onto the curb in Pin Cherry Harbor — my drab sepia-tone world exploded into Technicolor. I love it here! Learning more about my psychic abilities and using those powers to solve murders is the best. Plus, now I get to work with my handsome hubby . . . well, for a few more months, anyway.

Does the writer control what happens in the story or do you get a say too? I’m sure the writer thinks she controls everything, but I’m kinda my own person. Every day starts with coffee, but before I can get to my precious java I have to deal with Pyewacket. I inherited a half wild caracal from my grandmother and this fiendish feline runs my life! When he’s not demanding food, he’s head butting his way into my cases. Thing is, he comes up with unbelievable clues! Don’t tell him, though. To be fair, my day doesn’t truly start until I tuck into my favorite breakfast at the local diner. A girl can’t solve cases on an empty stomach.

How did you evolve as the main character? Um, I think I was always the main character. My adventures started in the Mitzy Moon Mysteries series. You probably can’t have that without me. I’ve grown into my powers since that first crazy case — Fries and Alibis. Now, I feel more in control of the psychic stuff, but my mentor is always blowing me out of the water with his crazy alchemy knowledge.

Do you have any other characters you like sharing the story with? If so, why are you partial to them? I pretty much love the whole town of Pin Cherry Harbor. I suppose I spend the most time with my husband and the former sheriff, Erick Harper. We have great chemistry — for solving cases; I mean. Well, with a lot of stuff. Yikes! Time to change the subject before I get in over my head. Don’t get me started on Ghost-ma. She’s a boon and a curse (some days!) Grams is my biggest cheerleader, but she also pushes her way into every corner of my life. I mean, I love her, but how often does a gal need to wear heels to solve a murder? Oh, I better not forget Pyewacket. If my fiendish caracal finds out I was blabbing about my life and didn’t mention his royal furriness — well, there’ll be no living with him.

What’s the place like where you find yourself in this story? Oh boy! On this case, I have to go undercover in a roller derby league! If you know anything about me, you know I’m an absolute klutz. All I can say is, I hope Silas Willoughby (my alchemy mentor) has a trick up his sleeve. Otherwise, I’m a goner.

Is there anything else you’d like to tell readers about you and the book? I’m a pretty simple gal. My happiness is hard won and I won’t let anything jeopardize it. One thing matters most to me . . .  Family. The one thing I didn’t have growing up has become the thing that sustains me. Having a “found family” has opened me up to all sorts of new experiences. Trust. Friendship. Healing. Love. That last one was the hardest. It took me a long time to embrace love after devastating loss. Pin Cherry Harbor truly is my happy ending.

Thank you for answering my questions, Mitzy, and good luck to you and your author, Trixie Silvertale with Wheels & Dirty Deals, the latest book in the Harper & Moon Investigation mystery series.

Readers can learn more about Mitzy and her author, Trixie Silvertale by visiting the author’s website and her Facebook, Instagram, BookBub and Patreon pages.

The novel is available online at  Amazon

About Trixie Silvertale: USA TODAY Bestselling author Trixie Silvertale grew up reading an endless supply of Lilian Jackson Braun, Hardy Boys, and Nancy Drew novels. She loves the amateur sleuths in cozy mysteries and obsesses about all things paranormal. Those two passions unite in her Mitzy Moon Mysteries and Harper and Moon Investigations, and she’s thrilled to write them and share them with you.