by Kay Lyons
* * *
Where is Frankie’s/Ace’s Garage located?
Once again, fiction. :) There is no garage by the ballfields in Kure Beach.
* * *
Why make up a city? Why not use Kure Beach?
One of the best things about writing fiction is that when a story appears a certain way, you can write it just that way. Carolina Cove and the Cohen family appeared to me in story form and while Kure Beach IS one of my favorite places, I had to change some things to better fit my series as well as steer far away from any real-life persons/families for obvious reasons. Doing so, that meant also changing the name of the city, etc. But, that said, you will find a slew of similarities in the fictional city and the real one. :)
* * *
Doesn’t the pier house at Kure Beach close over the winter?
Yes, it does. But in Carolina Cove the pier house needed to stay open a weeeee bit longer so I adjusted the fictional closing date to accommodate the story. It’s the magic of writing!
* * *
Where is the dream catcher mailbox?
Unfortunately the dream catcher mailbox is pure fiction and an idea taken from a “beach mailbox” I visited once many years ago.
* * *
Did you go to Bald Head Island?
Yes! Bald Head Island is a beautiful place to explore and I can’t wait to go again. Hint: it might be the setting used for Holland’s story. Time will tell!
