Prosecco pink by Traci Andrighetti Giveaway & Interview

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Prosecco pink
by Traci Andrighetti

Prosecco Pink
(Franki Amato Mysteries Book 2)
File Size: 1520 KB
Print Length: 274 pages
Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing (October 29, 2014)
Paperback

For Franki Amato, life in New Orleans is anything but “The Big Easy.” When she met handsome bank executive Bradley Hartmann, she knew she’d finally found a man she could trust. But she can’t say the same for his sexy new secretary, who is about as trustworthy as Mata Hari and every bit as seductive. Meanwhile, Franki’s best friend and employer, Veronica Maggio, has named her the lead investigator in the murder of a gorgeous cosmetics CEO who was found lying dead in the master bedroom of a historic plantation home.

Now the pressure is on Franki to figure out what a bottle of pink lip gloss and the legend of a pink diamond have to do with the bizarre killing. The problem is that the plantation is notorious for being haunted, and Franki is less than enthusiastic about the prospect of meeting a ghost. Adding to her stress, her Sicilian grandma is up to her usual meddling antics—this time planning Franki’s engagement to Bradley before he’s even considered popping the question. As Bradley grows distant and plantation employees begin dropping like Southern belles during a sweltering summer Franki turns to a psychic with a phobia of ghosts to solve the mysterious murders and her own relationship fears.

 Size: 1520 KB
Print Length: 274 pages
Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing (October 29, 2014)
Paperback: 274 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1502974945

About This Author
Traci Andrighetti is the author of the Franki Amato Mysteries. In her previous life, she was an award-winning literary translator and a Lecturer of Italian at the University of Texas at Austin, where she earned  a PhD in Applied Linguistics. But then she got wise and ditched that academic stuff for a life of crime–writing, that is.
If she’s not hard at work on her next novel, Traci is probably watching her favorite Italian soap opera, eating Tex Mex or sampling fruity cocktails, and maybe all at the same time. She lives in Austin with her husband, young son (who desperately wants to be in one of her books) and three treat-addicted dogs.

Deal Sharing Aunt Interview with Traci Andrighetti

Where are you from?

This is always a hard question for me. I was born in Timmins, Ontario, Canada, but I’ve lived in Texas since I was one month old. I grew up in West Texas, went to high school in Houston, and then went to college in Austin (Hook ‘em Horns!), where I live now. So, I guess I’m from Austin, but I still feel a strong connection to Houston.

Tell us your latest news?

Well, besides the fact that Prosecco Pink, the second novel in the Franki Amato mysteries is out, my latest news is that “Rosolio Red,” a short Christmas mystery I wrote for the Gemma Halliday Publishing collection Cozy Christmas Capers, is going to be published as a standalone story. And (I’m so excited about this), I just signed a contract to write the third Franki Amato mystery, Amaretto Amber.

When and why did you begin writing?

You know, the only fiction I had ever written prior to Limoncello Yellow, the first book in the Franki Amato mysteries, was a Nancy Drew-inspired whodunit when I was all of twelve years old. LOL! My cousin was co-author, and she claims that it was called The Message in the Driftwood. I don’t remember anything about it. I just hope that I’ve improved as a writer. ;)  

When did you first consider yourself a writer?

I think only recently. The funny thing is that when I was growing up, a lot of my friends called themselves writers, and it was always the thing I abhorred the most. I hated writing papers in school with a passion, so I couldn’t fathom why anyone would ever want to write for a living. Hilariously, I’m the only one of us who is now a writer.

What inspired you to write your first book?

Two years before I wrote Limoncello Yellow, I earned a PhD in Applied Linguistics. Strangely enough, the thing I liked the most about the entire PhD program was writing a dissertation—I think because I wrote it about the mysteries of Italian author Andrea Camilleri. So, after I’d decompressed from the five-year-long trauma that was graduate school, I realized that I missed having a book-length project to work on. So, I decided to write a mystery since I’d had so much fun writing about Camilleri.

Do you have a specific writing style?

Well, I have been compared to Janet Evanovich, which is weird because I’d never read her work until after I wrote Limoncello Yellow (I was curious based on the comparisons). I think what I write is comedic chick lit mystery. I wouldn’t know what else to call it.

How did you come up with the title?

I was influenced by Gabriella Genisi, an Italian author who often uses fruit and sometimes a color in her titles. I decided that my titles had to be “Italian American” in the sense that there would be an Italian word of some kind and a color in English. When I thought about categories of Italian words that American readers would recognize, all I could come up with were cities, foods, and liqueurs/wines. Obviously, I opted for the booze.

Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?

Absolutely! First, embrace people who are different from you—don’t write them off, because everyone has a story to tell and learned lessons you can benefit from. And, see the beauty, the history, and, yes, even the comedy in other languages and cultures. Life would be completely devoid of color if we were all the same.

What would you like my readers to know?

That I am every bit as passionate about Nutella as my protagonist, Franki Amato. I eat it straight from the jar—no exceptions and no apologies.

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