Jackie Layton Reveals Her New Release!

We’re celebrating with one of our own! Jackie Layton has a new release out called Bite the Dust, a cozy mystery where secrets can be deadly. And, better yet, it’s part of a series! Who doesn’t love a good series? Let’s dive right in.

PT: Welcome Jackie! Refresh the reader's memory about yourself.

JL: I've lived my whole life in the south. Kentucky and then Georgia, back to Kentucky and now South Carolina. I’m a quick golf cart ride from the nearest beach. I love living on the coast!

PT: Tell us about your family.

JL: (laughs) I became a sports fan in order to carry on conversations with my husband and two sons. This girly girl learned to understand baseball, football, basketball, soccer and tennis and I’ve spent years cheering for my boys

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PT: What was your childhood like?

JL: I loved to read and play with dolls and Barbies. Later in high school, I dreamed of stories to write. But I still didn’t pursue the dream until my youngest son was in high school. I thought, I’d better start learning or it was never going to happen.

PT: Tell us a little about your book Bite the Dust.

JL: It’s a cozy mystery set in the low country of South Carolina in a fictional town of Heywood Beach. Let me give you the blurb:

One steamy South Carolina morning, Low Country dog walker Andi Grace Scott discovers a client’s dead body. Police quickly decide she’s the prime suspect. Horrified, she knows she’ll have to turn detective if she’s going to convince them they’re barking up the wrong tree.

Proving her innocence could be a tall order. The local police never solved the hit-and-run that killed her parents; Andi Grace isn’t sure they’ll solve this crime either…not when they have a convenient suspect—one caught with the possible murder weapon in her hand. She’ll have to follow every clue and call in every favor, even if that puts her in danger.

 

PT: One last thing. (MY fav!) Tell us 5 things about Jackie Layton that have nothing to do with writing.

JL: 1. Do I believe in love at first sight? Yes. I think I fell in love with my husband the first day I met him. I was a greeter at my church. He opened the door, and the sun back lit him. His blue eyes twinkled, and I was a goner.

 2. I inherited my Westie from my youngest son when he went to college. Heinz and I spend hours hanging out together. We take walks and he lays by my feet when I write.

3. I have two sons who love sports. Between them and my husband, I've become a sports fan. One of my favorite shows is College Game Day on ESPN.

4. I have three adorable grandchildren who always make me smile.

5. I love music. Michael Buble, Craig Morgan, Third Day, Thomas Rhett, and too many musicians to mention.

Thanks for being with us today, Jackie. And readers, hurry to preorder Bite the Dust. It releases Feb. 28th!

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Bio:

Jackie Layton has been a reader as long as she can remember and has dreamed of writing for years. With encouragement from her husband and family, she’s pursuing this dream. She’s always loved visiting the coast for vacations. The beach is her happy place despite cracking her ribs while riding the waves and getting a hook stuck in her foot that required a trip to the emergency room

Her first cozy mystery Bite the Dust is set in the fictional coastal town of Heyward Beach, South Carolina. This is the first book in A Low Country Dog Walker Mystery Series.