Characters on the Bench

• Terry Ambrose:

  Alexandra Atwood from the Seaside Cove Bed & Breakfast Mysteries: I’d like a new set of journals. With our new house going up next door to the B&B, I’ve been making a lot of entries. And, now that we’ve found the body of our contractor in the middle of the job site…I just think I’m gonna need a whole journal for this one!

• Nancy J. Cohen:

  Marla Vail: I could use a personal concierge like Keri Armstrong, who runs an agency in Central Florida. She would help me organize my house that has toys strewn all over. By the time I get home from work, I don’t have the energy to clean between getting dinner ready and giving Ryder some personal attention. This would be a more useful gift than another kitchen appliance or a gift card to a restaurant when we have a toddler.

• Debra H. Goldstein:

  RahRah (from the Sarah Blair mystery series): I wouldn’t mind if Sarah sent Fluffy on a short vacation. Much as I like him (but I won’t admit a cat can like a dog), it was nice when I had Sarah all to myself.

• Cheryl Hollon:

  Savannah Webb here from the Webb’s Glass Shop Mysteries:  I’d be thrilled to receive annual passes to the local art museums in downtown St. Petersburg. Inspiration can strike anywhere, and nothing fills my creative well faster than wandering through galleries filled with color, history, and imagination.

• Maggie Toussaint:

  Bob Mancini: I would like to spend more time with a certain lady cop that’s caught my eye. She makes me feel alive again, and that’s a good thing. The perfect gift, assuming she feels the same way about me, is a week stay on St. John’s Island in the Virgin Islands.

• Lois Winston

  Anastasia Pollack: How about if she sent me on a vacation where I wouldn’t stumble upon any dead bodies?