Susan Bernhardt
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“In the quiet of the morning
You only have to rise
To feel something's wrong.
Uncontrollable circumstances
Tense the air and you know
Something's going to happen.
--Susan Bernhardt”
― The Ginseng Conspiracy
You only have to rise
To feel something's wrong.
Uncontrollable circumstances
Tense the air and you know
Something's going to happen.
--Susan Bernhardt”
― The Ginseng Conspiracy
“She had on a black, wide brimmed hat with a bit of a veil coming down over her face. Fluffy, black, chandelle feathers adorned the crown. My first thought was that Elizabeth and her hat would never fit in the back seat of Phil's Eos.”
― The Ginseng Conspiracy
― The Ginseng Conspiracy
“Another holiday, another murder. At least no one got murdered at Thanksgiving dinner! How did I end up, in the season of peace and goodwill toward men, investigating another homicide?”
~ Kay Driscoll
Murder Under the Tree (A Kay Driscoll Mystery Book 2) - Coming November 14.”
― Murder Under the Tree
~ Kay Driscoll
Murder Under the Tree (A Kay Driscoll Mystery Book 2) - Coming November 14.”
― Murder Under the Tree
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“In the quiet of the morning
You only have to rise
To feel something's wrong.
Uncontrollable circumstances
Tense the air and you know
Something's going to happen.
--Susan Bernhardt”
― The Ginseng Conspiracy
You only have to rise
To feel something's wrong.
Uncontrollable circumstances
Tense the air and you know
Something's going to happen.
--Susan Bernhardt”
― The Ginseng Conspiracy
“Another holiday, another murder. At least no one got murdered at Thanksgiving dinner! How did I end up, in the season of peace and goodwill toward men, investigating another homicide?”
~ Kay Driscoll
Murder Under the Tree (A Kay Driscoll Mystery Book 2) - Coming November 14.”
― Murder Under the Tree
~ Kay Driscoll
Murder Under the Tree (A Kay Driscoll Mystery Book 2) - Coming November 14.”
― Murder Under the Tree
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― The Shadow of the Wind
“And I have no control over which yesterdays I keep and which ones get deleted. This disease will not be bargained with. I can't offer it the names of the US presidents in exchange for the names of my children. I can't give it the names of state capitals and keep the memories of my husband.
...My yesterdays are disappearing, and my tomorrows are uncertain, so what do I live for? I live for each day. I live in the moment. Some tomorrow soon, I'll forget that I stood before you and gave this speech. But just because I'll forget it some tomorrow doesn't mean that I didn't live every second of it today. I will forget today, but that doesn't mean that today doesn't matter.”
― Still Alice
...My yesterdays are disappearing, and my tomorrows are uncertain, so what do I live for? I live for each day. I live in the moment. Some tomorrow soon, I'll forget that I stood before you and gave this speech. But just because I'll forget it some tomorrow doesn't mean that I didn't live every second of it today. I will forget today, but that doesn't mean that today doesn't matter.”
― Still Alice
“the free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it - basically because you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them.”
― Tales of Ordinary Madness
― Tales of Ordinary Madness

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Thanks,
Susan

Thanks, Pat! We are getting ready to watch a Midsomer Murders. We just watched Call the Midwives last weekend. Love all the shows you mentioned. Have a great weekend as well and thanks for writing!
Susan

Have a great weekend

The review can be found on http://wisconsinauthorreview.blogspot...

Hello everyone. I'm Susan Bernhardt, the author of the cozy mystery The Ginseng Conspiracy and this is where I write at home. I sit on the sofa with my laptop and type away. I have a wall-sized window where I can look out over our neighborhood or watch the birds build nests in our yew tree in the spring. I have a little make-shift side table, a Red Wing crock where I keep my teacup filled throughout the day. When I'm not watching my carbs, I often have a scone sitting next to the teacup slathered in lemon curd and clotted cream.
By the way, I made both of the stained glass lamps in the photos. The one on the table was my first project. I've made many lamps since, but it is still my favorite. While watching a rerun of Knot's Landing, I saw a lamp on the program that I loved. I quickly recorded the show, and the floor lamp that you see is the result.
I really can write almost anywhere. When on a car trip, I write in my car. I started my second cozy mystery in the Kay Driscoll series on a plane flying across the ocean.
We are building a sunroom on to our kitchen which will be done in a couple of weeks. I thought perhaps this would be my new writing space, but with all the windows, I may not be able to see my computer very easily.
Although I mostly read mysteries, I also love other genres. Here is a photo of me in my writing space reading an adventure story...lol...with my sweet grandson, Corbin.
Photos on: http://museituppublishing.blogspot.ca...
Website: www.susanbernhardt.com
Twitter: @SusanBernhardt1
Author FB page:https://www.facebook.com/TheGinsengCo...
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/skbernha/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

On that page you'll also find my name listed on the Wisconsin site where my cozy mystery The Ginseng Conspiracy takes place.
Susan Bernhardt
Book Blurb: On her way to attend a Halloween Ball, Kay Driscoll, a newcomer to town, witnesses the murder of a local professor. When the official coroner's report rules the cause of death to be accidental and the community accepts the judgement, Kay decides to uncover the truth for herself. Through her personal investigations, Kay exposes a complex conspiracy, woven deep within the thriving local ginseng industry, that involves some of the more prominent figures and families of Sudbury Falls.
With her new friends, the free-spirited herbalist Deirdre and the untamed modern woman Elizabeth, Kay discusses new clues over tea and pastries at Sweet Marissa's Patisserie, their crime-fighting headquarters. As Kay gets closer to the heart of the conspiracy, additional murders happen in quick succession. Before long, Kay learns that the villains are gunning for her, too. Phil, her musically talented but preoccupied husband, determined to keep her safe, withholds from her the one thing she needs most: the truth.
Susan Bernhardt