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An Interview with Author Lena Gregory

  • Writer: Katreader
    Katreader
  • Jun 21, 2020
  • 3 min read

I'd like to welcome Lena Gregory to the blog. Lena writes the Bay Island Psychic Mystery series. GRAVE CONSEQUENCES is the fifth book in the series and was released last month.




Kathy: Stories of a centuries-old ghost haunting the Bay Island lighthouse are featured in GRAVE CONSEQUENCES. I love reading about and visiting haunted buildings. Do you?


LG: I do! I lived on Long Island for most of my life, and we often visited places that were believed to be haunted, including the King’s Park Psychiatric Center (though only from the outside) which I’d love to base a story on. When we moved to Florida, one of the first things my daughter did was search for haunted places we could visit.



Kathy: Cass is coming to her own as a true medium. Have you talked with mediums yourself?


LG: I did visit a medium several years ago, and she was surprisingly accurate about both things that had happened in the past and things that would happen. She did predict two things that haven’t happened. Yet.



Kathy: Have you ever had a ghostly encounter?


LG: I have had several. I used to clean houses on Long Island, and one of the houses I cleaned was haunted, according to the owner. Twice, I put a garbage pail in one place only to come back later and find it across the room when I was the only one there. When my middle son was a baby, I woke to someone shaking my shoulder. I opened my eyes expecting to see my husband or my daughter, but no one was there. When I looked down, I found my son with his head completely wrapped in a blanket. When I pulled the blanket off, his face was beat red and sweating. And my youngest, who was two at the time, pointed out two ghosts at different times. Two of my favorite questions to ask on tours and in Facebook parties are; Do you believe in ghosts? And; Do you believe some people can communicate with them?



Kathy: Was there a specific inspiration for this story?


LG: This series was inspired by an ongoing debate in my house over whether or not ghosts exist. My daughter and I believe they do, while my husband is adamant they’re not real. I thought it would be fun to have a main character who was uncertain and one friend on each shoulder offering differing opinions.



Kathy: Are you able to share any future plans for Cass Donovan?


LG: I believe Cass is going to think about doing a series of vlogs with Bee to help generate income for the winters, as well as having Mystical Musings become a stop on Bay Island’s new haunted tours. And I’m pretty sure she’ll end up with a murder to investigate.



Kathy: Will you share any other upcoming books?


LG: After GRAVE CONSEQUENCES, the next Bay Island Psychic Mystery will release some time in May of 2021. A WAFFLE LOT OF MURDER, All-Day Breakfast Café #4, is due to release on October 6, 2020, and WHOLE LATTE MURDER, All-Day Breakfast Café Mysteries #5, is due to release in April or May of 2021.


Lena Gregory is the author of the Bay Island Psychic Mysteries, which take place on a small island between the north and south forks of Long Island, New York, and the All-Day Breakfast Café Mysteries, which are set on the outskirts of Florida’s Ocala National Forest. Lena grew up in a small town on the south shore of eastern Long Island. She recently relocated to Clermont, Florida with her husband, three kids, son-in-law, and four dogs. Her hobbies include spending time with family, reading, jigsaw puzzles, and walking. Her love for writing developed when her youngest son was born and didn’t sleep through the night. She works full time as a writer and a freelance editor and is a member of Sisters in Crime.


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