Here are some of the highlights of the interview:

WANDA: Leigh, I've had the pleasure of reading Zebulon and I understand it's to be published almost any day from The Wild Rose Press.

LEIGH: Yes, Wanda, I'm very pleased to see it go to press since it takes place in Richmond, Virginia where I grew up.

WANDA: That's right. After reading the book I really would like to visit the Fan District of Richmond. I could just imagine taking walks along those tree-lined streets with the colorful gardens and the regal Victorian architecture. I really liked your heroine who spends her days combing antique shops looking for things to furnish her home.

LEIGH: Well, that's true, but by profession Abigail is an accomplished novelist and historian. In fact, in the story Zebulon spies Abigail as she is writing one of her books and falls in love with her.

WANDA: Yes, I remember it well since at one point in the story Abigail is again hard at work when Zebulon serenades her.

LEIGH: (Laughing.) Yes, he sings her a Stephen Foster song that was written in the 1820s. Being a historian, Abigail recognizes the tune and even though she's angry at him lets him in the house to grill him on how he knew the tune and lyrics of such an old tune.

WANDA: Right. At that point, Abigail doesn't know he's a ghost.

LEIGH: True. Abigail doesn't believe in the supernatural and gets very angry at Zeb for his antics.

WANDA: That leads me to one of the most intriguing parts of the book. It appears that Abigail and her aunt and her grandmother, I believe, have a rare familial trait.

LEIGH: Yes, when women reach menopause many chemical changes take place. In Abigail's family, some of the women develop the ability to see spirits who roam the earth.

WANDA: And Zebulon is one of them that is walking the earth. I have to tell you that I loved this part of the book, but I'm not sure I should reveal all of Zebulon's secrets here.

LEIGH: That's right. Just be patient. Zebulon will be available at The Wild Rose Press very soon.

More on Zebulon:

• Character interview on Zeb
• Read an excerpt
• Click and listen to the podcast (.mp3)
• Watch the book trailer