Seeking Jamie Richmond

This year I’ve been participating in many art festivals and events to display and sell my books.  As any salesperson worthy of a commission would say, you need multiple pitches to attract customers to your products.  That means I have one set that relates to the Jefferson Chene police procedural mysteries, a pitch for the new release Rules of Desperation and of course a different spiel for the Jamie Richmond series.

Truth be told, Jamie is one of the most memorable characters I’ve created. She’s intelligent, clever, loyal, diligent, loving and possesses a real smart-ass attitude, along with a sharp sense of humor. Did I mention she’s a redhead? Yep!

Physically, Jamie has been described as slender, standing about five foot seven, with emerald green eyes. She’s in her early thirties.

One of my pitches for the Jamie books comes into play when a redheaded female passes near my table.  Author Cecilia A. Garcia, who has shared my booth on a few occasions, refers to this pitch as ‘shameless’. 

I’ll ask the lady if by chance she modeled for one of the covers. That usually leads to a smile.  Sometimes it also leads to a sale.
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As Cecilia said ‘shameless!’

Recently I shared this with Melissa Keir at Inkspell, who publishes the Jamie series.  She replied, ‘I hope you have a bunch of redhead women of various ages who follow you from event to event, just to talk about your books.’

And that’s when inspiration struck.

Why not have a little contest, seeking possible Jamies?
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From now until the end of September, any ladies can submit a picture holding up one of the five Jamie Richmond mysteries. You don’t have to be a redhead.  You could share Jamie’s spirit of curiosity, stubbornness and vitality. While there is no redhead on the cover of “Vanishing Act” it’s still an integral part of the series.

The grand prize winner will receive a $25 Amazon gift card.  Second, third and fourth place winners (in the US) will receive an autographed copy of “Stealing Haven”. If you’re a winner outside the country, you’ll get a free e-book. Winners will be drawn at random. 

To sweeten the deal, the winners’ names will be used for characters in an upcoming Jamie Richmond novel.

Pictures can be posted on my Facebook Author page, Instagram page or sent directly to me at [email protected].

​ Ready for your closeup?