Best-selling author Brandilyn Collins has two books vying for ACFW’s 2008 Book of the Year in the suspense category. Her Kanner Lake series books two and three, Coral Moon and Crimson Eve, tell about some of the quirky characters who stop by the fictional coffee shop Java Joint and contribute to the real-life blog Scenes and Beans.
But fiction isn’t all she does.
Collins has also educated many best-selling-novelist-wannabes with her non-fiction book Getting Into Character: Seven Secrets A Novelist Can Learn From Actors. And I’ve found her blog to be as entertaining as it is informative.
Here’s my review of Crimson Eve, the third book in the Kanner Lake series:
Kanner Lake realtor Carla Radler has a nibble. Possibly a whole bite. She’s positively elated about the chance to sell Edna San’s estate to a tall, dark, and handsome. But Carla keeps her poise in front of this charming man with rich brown eyes. When she learns that this British gentleman with a cocky James Bond attitude will pay cash if he likes the place, she really gets excited. Who wouldn’t?
What Carla soon finds out is that things are not as they seem.
Fast forward to a phone call at Bailey Truitt’s coffee shop, Java Joint. Two of Scenes and Beans blog post authors, Bailey and Carla, discuss Carla’s missed appointment with Wilbur, another Scenes and beans co-author who needs Carla’s help with a blog post. Carla’s in more trouble than Bailey knows. She can’t let Bailey know what’s going on. What if the phone lines are tapped?
Carla’s run for her life takes a desperate turn. No one can know where she is. No one. Or he’ll kill them too.
Brandilyn Collins reveals the secrets of Kanner Lake residents one by one in this series. In Crimson Eve, she again mixes real-life with fiction in her references to a real blog called Scenes and Beans, which is based in a fictional coffee shop called Java Joint.
She has woven another well-paced suspense in Kanner Lake, only this time we leave town.
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Great Summer Reading
If you've never read one of Brandilyn Collins' books, you're missing out.
I've enjoyed her Kanner Lake books, but I finished that series. Right now, she's working on a new title. I really can't wait to buy a copy of the new one. She keeps her readers glued to the pages until the last story question is answered.
When the Kanner Lake series began I was accepted as a Scenes & Beans blogger. What an honor! Now I check out the S&B site to see if there are any new posts. That blog was used in an interesting way in the last book of the series.
Here's my review of Amber Morn by Brandilyn Collins
I love the whole series. All the way through each of the books in the Kanner Lake series, I became entangled in the lives of people who do not exist. I met the most interesting people in a little café called Java Joint, and they made me care about them. And I didn’t want it to end.
But I was happy to see that the final book of the series rounds up all the characters in one giant mess before saying goodbye. Very suspenseful.
The Scenes and Beans blog crew come together at Bailey Truitt’s café, Java Joint, but they couldn’t have known that the blog would be used in a hostage situation right there in Kanner Lake. Bailey and the rest of the crew gather to celebrate the publishing contract that S-Man will sign at the party. However, the party gets a bit of an interruption. Heart-pounding drama fills every page as Kanner Lake is turned inside out.
This book can be enjoyed as a single book, but is the perfect ending to the very entertaining series.
Read my review of Crimson Eve.
I've enjoyed her Kanner Lake books, but I finished that series. Right now, she's working on a new title. I really can't wait to buy a copy of the new one. She keeps her readers glued to the pages until the last story question is answered.
When the Kanner Lake series began I was accepted as a Scenes & Beans blogger. What an honor! Now I check out the S&B site to see if there are any new posts. That blog was used in an interesting way in the last book of the series.
Here's my review of Amber Morn by Brandilyn Collins
I love the whole series. All the way through each of the books in the Kanner Lake series, I became entangled in the lives of people who do not exist. I met the most interesting people in a little café called Java Joint, and they made me care about them. And I didn’t want it to end.
But I was happy to see that the final book of the series rounds up all the characters in one giant mess before saying goodbye. Very suspenseful.
The Scenes and Beans blog crew come together at Bailey Truitt’s café, Java Joint, but they couldn’t have known that the blog would be used in a hostage situation right there in Kanner Lake. Bailey and the rest of the crew gather to celebrate the publishing contract that S-Man will sign at the party. However, the party gets a bit of an interruption. Heart-pounding drama fills every page as Kanner Lake is turned inside out.
This book can be enjoyed as a single book, but is the perfect ending to the very entertaining series.
Read my review of Crimson Eve.
Crimson Eve by Brandilyn Collins
Kanner Lake realtor Carla Radler has a nibble. Possibly a whole bite. She’s positively elated about the chance to sell Edna San’s estate to a tall, dark, and handsome. But Carla keeps her poise in front of this charming man with rich brown eyes. When she learns that this British gentleman with a cocky James Bond attitude will pay cash if he likes the place, she really gets excited. Who wouldn’t?
What Carla soon finds out is that things are not as they seem.
Fast forward to a phone call at Bailey Truitt’s coffee shop, Java Joint. Two of Scenes and Beans blog post authors, Bailey and Carla, discuss Carla’s missed appointment with Wilbur, another Scenes and beans co-author who needs Carla’s help with a blog post. Carla’s in more trouble than Bailey knows. She can’t let Bailey know what’s going on. What if the phone lines are tapped?
Carla’s run for her life takes her into homes, hotels, and cars that conceal her, but only for a while. Her life takes a desperate turn. No one can know where she is. No one. Or he’ll kill them too.
Brandilyn Collins reveals the secrets of Kanner Lake residents one by one in this series. In Crimson Eve, she again mixes real-life with fiction in her references to a real blog called Scenes and Beans, which is based in a fictional coffee shop called Java Joint.
She has woven another well-paced suspense in Kanner Lake, only this time we leave town.
What Carla soon finds out is that things are not as they seem.
Fast forward to a phone call at Bailey Truitt’s coffee shop, Java Joint. Two of Scenes and Beans blog post authors, Bailey and Carla, discuss Carla’s missed appointment with Wilbur, another Scenes and beans co-author who needs Carla’s help with a blog post. Carla’s in more trouble than Bailey knows. She can’t let Bailey know what’s going on. What if the phone lines are tapped?
Carla’s run for her life takes her into homes, hotels, and cars that conceal her, but only for a while. Her life takes a desperate turn. No one can know where she is. No one. Or he’ll kill them too.
Brandilyn Collins reveals the secrets of Kanner Lake residents one by one in this series. In Crimson Eve, she again mixes real-life with fiction in her references to a real blog called Scenes and Beans, which is based in a fictional coffee shop called Java Joint.
She has woven another well-paced suspense in Kanner Lake, only this time we leave town.
Sarah Wray
Hop on over to Scenes & Beans and check out Sarah Wray's post for Tuesday 10-17. I wrote this post so Sarah could tell a little about her husband.
Sarah is the owner of Simple Pleasures, a gift shop in Kanner Lake, Idaho. Sarah and Kanner Lake are only found in the Scenes & Beans blog and in Brandilyn Collins' new book Violet Dawn. However, Simple Pleasures is a real store.
It was fun writing the post as Sarah. She's an interesting person, full of life and love. And this week, a special celebration is being remembered!
Don't send cards or flowers, just leave a comment after Sarah's post. She'll be so pleased.
Sarah is the owner of Simple Pleasures, a gift shop in Kanner Lake, Idaho. Sarah and Kanner Lake are only found in the Scenes & Beans blog and in Brandilyn Collins' new book Violet Dawn. However, Simple Pleasures is a real store.
It was fun writing the post as Sarah. She's an interesting person, full of life and love. And this week, a special celebration is being remembered!
Don't send cards or flowers, just leave a comment after Sarah's post. She'll be so pleased.
Scenes and Beans Press Release
Press Release
August 1, 2006
Laura Domino has landed a role in Scenes and Beans, an entertaining character blog based on the new
According to the site (www.kannerlake.blogspot.com), Scenes and Beans is ‘brought to you by Java Joint’, the coffee shop in the fictional town of
Eleven characters from Java Joint post Monday through Friday, telling humorous and poignant stories about their lives in
The blog lists the eleven characters and links to www.kannerlake.com, a Web site that explains the suspense series and lists the writers for Scenes and Beans.
The
Visit Laura Domino’s Web site at www.lauradomino.com
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Bailey Truit, owner of Java Joint and originator of the Scenes and Beans blog.
Wilbur Hucks, a town curmudgeon who proudly shows off his scar from heart surgery.
Hank Detcher, an
Jared Moore, an experienced reporter with a nose for news, and owner of the Kanner Lake Times paper.
Jake Tremaine, a recently retired logger (and lover of gossip) who’s driving his wife crazy at home.
Leslie Brymes, an ambitious young reporter with a charming air of flamboyance.
Angie Brendt, a retired school teacher who’s always up for fun.
Bev Trexel, a retired school teacher who’s more than a little set in her ways.
Carla Radling, an attractive young realtor who loves to argue with the town curmudgeon.
Ted Dawson, a.k.a. S-Man, a laconic science fiction writer whose head is always in his created world of Sauria.
Sarah Wray, owner of Simple Pleasures home décor shop, and all-around cheerleader for the town of
Scenes and Beans
...and we have lift-off. All systems are "Go". The Scenes and Beans blog started its orbit through cyberspace today. This character blog has blasted onto monitors large and small and will be drawing devoted readers by the thousands. Don't be left out of the excitement.
Scenes and Beans will tell the story of the citizens of Kanner Lake. Violet Dawn is the first book of the Kanner Lake series by Brandilyn Collins. No doubt anyone who has read a Brandilyn Collins suspense novel will rush out for a copy of Violet Dawn as soon as it hits the stores.
I've read it so I know it's good. You can read the first twelve chapters early by checking out the Kanner Lake site.
I've also been invited to be a part of the Scenes and Beans blog. That's right! I'm writing blog posts for Sarah Wray, the character who hires the heroine.
Scenes and Beans will tell the story of the citizens of Kanner Lake. Violet Dawn is the first book of the Kanner Lake series by Brandilyn Collins. No doubt anyone who has read a Brandilyn Collins suspense novel will rush out for a copy of Violet Dawn as soon as it hits the stores.
I've read it so I know it's good. You can read the first twelve chapters early by checking out the Kanner Lake site.
I've also been invited to be a part of the Scenes and Beans blog. That's right! I'm writing blog posts for Sarah Wray, the character who hires the heroine.
July Fourth
Tomorrow is the big day!
We usually celebrate independence by gorging ourselves with food and then igniting explosives.
We'll be playing horse shoes and croquet. And maybe bring out the vacation photos. Maybe.
But one thing I'm sure I'll be doing is making the Scenes and Beans announcement.
What announcement, you ask?
I've been selected as one of the writers of the Kanner Lake series character blog - Scenes and Beans. Wow! I'm so excited.
I'll be telling my family to read the blog and let me know what they think. You can too!
We usually celebrate independence by gorging ourselves with food and then igniting explosives.
We'll be playing horse shoes and croquet. And maybe bring out the vacation photos. Maybe.
But one thing I'm sure I'll be doing is making the Scenes and Beans announcement.
What announcement, you ask?
I've been selected as one of the writers of the Kanner Lake series character blog - Scenes and Beans. Wow! I'm so excited.
I'll be telling my family to read the blog and let me know what they think. You can too!
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