Monday, June 13, 2016

Meet Sheriff Sims. . .um. . .Ex-Sheriff, now ghost. . .

 I was the sheriff of my small town of Cottonwood, Kentucky for longer than I count. But that don’t matter now. What matters is that my granddaughter, Kendrick Lowry- Kenni Bug for short, was elected to sheriff in Cottonwood. You see, I’m dead. I died of a massive heart attack before she was elected, so I made it my ever-after mission to keep her safe. I’ve been busy! I’ve been scaring off any would be criminals for the past two years. It wasn’t until recently that I realized I couldn’t be in two places at once when someone killed Doc Walton and broke into White’s Jewelry. So when I showed up at Kenni Bug’s house in my ghost form, she didn’t take it so well. Needless to say, I ain’t leaving and since Deputy Lonnie Lemer retired, Kenni Bug needs a new deputy. Might as well be me.

1.How did you first meet your writer? Tonya was watching Longmire and she thought it would be cool to have a girl sheriff. Of course I knew it would be a lot more fun if she included me, so I tiptoes into Tonya’s head and the rest is history.
2.Want to dish about him/her? Awe, I like Tonya well enough. She’s got a lot going on in that head of hers so I have to push people out of the way to get my story told.
3. Did you ever think that your life would end up being in a book? No! I am a simple man from a small town. I like to stop and talk to everyone at the Cowboy’s Catfish diner, play a little craps down on the river and maybe sip a beer or two. Simple man.
4. Tell us about your favorite scene in the book. I love when Kenni Bug first realizes that I’m there and ready to help her. You know I can just ghost right on through a wall and see things people on the outside can’t.
5. Did you have a hard time convincing your author to write any particular scenes for you? Nah. Tonya listens and if she doesn’t listen to me, then I can make sure she writes herself into a corner so if forces her to go back and fix it.
6. What do you like to do when you are not being actively read somewhere? I like to sit in Kenni Bug’s back yard with Duke, her dog that I bought her and play fetch with him.


7. What are you most afraid of? I’m afraid my Kenni Bug is going to get her into a situation I can’t help her with. Her heart! There’s this young man, Finn Vincent, from the Kentucky State Reserve that has been sent in to  help Kenni Bug and he is a big talker. I can see it in her eyes just like I saw it in her mama’s eyes before she married Kenni’s daddy.

8. Describe the town where you live. Cottonwood is a place you can walk down the street and wave to anyone coming by. We like to  stop and ask about family. We look out for each other. We might have some difference, but in hard times we come together. We don’t have any of those fancy stores. Just some, home-grown shops along with some really good diners. Now don’t mind the Auxiliary women. They are a bit nosy so they will question you without a care in the world.
9. Will you encourage your author to write a sequel? Will I? She is! She’s got a three book contract and it’s only getting better from here!



 Fixin' to Die is Henery Press's 100th published book and they are celebrating big!! Be sure to head over to Facebook and play in the Around the World Giveaway with over $4000 in prizes! Congratulations to Tonya and Fixin' To Die!!

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71 comments:

  1. Karen AlsipJune 13, 2016 at 6:53 AM

    I am so excited for this new series to come out, I've already pre-ordered. I can't wait to see the situations that Kenni Bug gets herself into.

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    1. Tonya KappesJune 13, 2016 at 6:10 PM

      Hey girl!!! YAY!! So fun! I can't wait to see you at the Murder Mystery Weekend event!