Goodreads asked Beth Groundwater:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Beth Groundwater My most recently published book is A Basket of Trouble, the third book in my Claire Hanover gift basket designer series. I love participating in outdoor activities in my home state of Colorado, and I love learning more about them and writing about them. For Claire's third book, I wanted to take her back to her hometown of Colorado Springs, and horseback riding, especially in the Garden of the Gods park on the west side, is a popular activity there. So, I wanted to include horseback riding in the book. And, since Claire needs a personal reason to snoop around a murder scene, such as a family member being in danger, I decided to involve her brother Charley, by having him move his trail riding business to Colorado Springs. That business, and Charley's livelihood, is threatened by the discovery of the body of a dead wrangler in the stall of Charley's favorite horse. So, of course, Claire has to stick her nose in!

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