Then, in 2009, in a turn of events I never saw coming, newly hired Midnight Ink acquisitions editor, Terri Bischoff, contacted me to ask if I‘d like to resurrect the Passport to Peril series. It took me all of two seconds to realize the answer to that was YES! I was dying to reconnect with the Iowa gang, because sometime when I wasn’t looking, they’d become an integral part of my own family, too, and I missed them.
So, thank you, Terri, for renewing the gang’s passports and allowing them to travel again. Thank you to fellow writers Pam Johnson and Carrie Bebris for coming up with bankable ideas for me at our annual writers’ retreat. Thank you to my literary agent, Irene Goodman, who backs my projects enthusiastically, no matter what they are. Thank you to my husband, Brian, who always makes sure I’m fed when I’m in a writing frenzy. But most of all, thank you to my fans, whose words of encouragement and unflagging good wishes bolstered me when I needed it. You make me feel a little like Tinkerbell, who came to life again after she heard the wondrous applause.
Thank you, dear fans, for clapping.
About the Author
After experiencing disastrous vacations on three continents, Maddy Hunter decided to combine her love of humor, travel, and storytelling to fictionalize her misadventures. Inspired by her feisty aunt and by memories of her Irish grandmother, she created the nationally bestselling, Agatha Award-nominated Passport to Peril mystery series, where quirky seniors from Iowa get to relive everything that went wrong on Maddy’s holiday.
Please visit her website at www.maddyhunter.com, or become a follower on her Maddy Hunter Facebook Fan Page.
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