Main Character Monday: Interview with Addie Masters

Main Character Monday: Interview with Addie Masters

Welcome to another Main Character Monday! Today, I have the pleasure of hosting an interview with Addie Masters from Home Baked Bribery by Gina Holder. This is the second in the Addie Masters Mystery series. Let’s get right to my interview with Addie Masters. Welcome, Addie. Please tell us a little about yourself.

Let’s see, I’m almost thirty-years old, and I’ve lived in Rockport, Massachusetts my entire life. I still live in the farmhouse built by my great-grandparents in the early 1900s. I run a junk removal business that I inherited from my dad. White Elephant Junk Removal. On the side, I do handyman jobs around town and build DIY upcycling projects that I sell at the local farmer’s market. I love rescues and currently have Sherlock, a rottweiler, Miss Marple, a Great Dane, Nancy, a bullmastiff, Winston, a potbelly pig, and Friday, a Ragdoll cat.

Sounds like you run a zoo! Tell me something about you that readers may find surprising?

I have no phobias. That’s not to say I don’t get scared. If a situation is frightening, like having a gun aimed at me, I’ll be afraid, but I have no specific phobias. I’m not afraid of closed in spaces, heights, snakes, mice, sharks, spiders, flying, germs, public speaking, the dark … and because I’m a Christian, I don’t fear death either.

I imagine in your line of work, not fearing mice, snakes, spiders, and things like that comes in handy. What is your favorite Bible verse and why?

My favorite Bible verse is Philippians 4:13, I can do all things through Christ which stengtheneth me.

Great verse. Is there a person from the Bible that you relate to most?

Probably Martha. I have a hard time sitting still. I’m always on the move from one project to another. But, I am known for being a good listener.

Finding that balance is a good thing. The fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Is there one of these characteristics you find is easier to show than the others?

Faithfulness. I’m loyal—like a dog.

From your earlier list, I’d say you are the expert on that! Is there one that is more challenging than the others?

That would be self-control. I tend to do things without thinking like eating too many cookies or rushing into a dangerous situation.

Ah, maybe that no fears thing coming into play. With the dangerous situations, not so much the cookies. If you could give one message to those reading this interview, what would you tell them?

I know it’s hard to follow God’s principles for our lives, but it is so worth it. He makes it worth it.

That is a great message. Now, I’d like to have a little fun. If you could visit just one place your entire life, where would you go?

To be perfectly honest, there’s no place like home. I have never wanted to go anywhere else.

If you could choose one talent you don’t already have, what talent would you choose?

I’d love to be able to play a musical instrument—maybe the ukelele or the tuba. I have zero musical talents.

Dark or Milk Chocolate? Milk

Beach or Mountains? Beach

Sweet Tea or Lemonade? Sweet Tea

With only three words, how would you describe Gina Holder?

 Creative, Encouraging, and Stubborn

I want to thank Addie Masters (and Gina Holder) for this Main Character Monday interview. I always find it interesting how various characters see themselves and their stories. Now, I’d love for you to stick around and learn a bit more about our featured author, Gina Holder.

More about the Author

Gina Holder is an indie author and stay-at-home mom. She’s had an infatuation with books for as long as she can remember. She loves sharing uplifting messages from God’s Word and introducing readers to new and new-to-them authors on her blog. When she’s not writing, Gina enjoys playing the piano, cooking, reading, watching Hallmark mysteries, and solving “escape room” puzzles. She loves growing in her craft as an author. She published her debut novel in 2017. Gina lives in Wyoming with her husband and daughter.

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More about Home Baked Bribery

The annual Rockport bake sale and competition is underway. The stakes are higher than ever for the coveted Golden Whisk Award when a high-profile celebrity chef is brought in as a surprise guest judge.
The competition takes a deadly turn when the celebrity suffers an allergic reaction.

When Addie’s nemesis, Kennedy Graves is banned from the competition for using almond extract, Addie volunteers to prove Kennedy innocent. As Addie investigates the death, she learns each of the local bakers had a motive to dislike the celebrity. But did one of them kill him?

Meanwhile, hundred-year-old twins, Poppy and Marigold, keep Addie hopping, looking for their missing dogs.

Will Addie be able to uncover the truth behind the celebrity judge’s death, or will she become the next victim of the mysterious shenanigans going on in Rockport?

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