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Deadlocked Release Day!

Today, I’m excited to share that FINALLY (some of you have been waiting and asking for years!) DEADLOCKED, which is Book 3 in the Hemlock Creek Suspense series, has released! Right now, it’s only for Kindle (or Kindle apps, if you have another e-reader), but soon the softcover version will release, as well. Just click on this link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08.... You can watch at that link on Amazon or at my author Facebook page for updates as to the exact day the softcover releases. There was a bit of a delay in getting it published before the Kindle release this time.

In case you haven’t read the Hemlock Creek Suspense series yet, it’s a Christian romantic suspense series featuring the three redheaded McClure siblings, Katie (Book 1–OUT OF CIRCULATION), Molly (Book 2–UNDERCUT), and now Brandon (Book 3–DEADLOCKED). Each of these books are short, suspense-packed reads that will sweep you into the fictional small West Virginia town of Hemlock Creek.

Here’s the blurb for DEADLOCKED:

Brandon McClure has just moved back to his hometown of Hemlock Creek, ready to feed his love of adventure and the great outdoors as a whitewater tour guide.

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It’s a HAPPY HOLIDAYS giveaway!

I’m so happy to be sharing a READER GIVEAWAY here as we close out 2020! I’m so grateful for those of you who read and share about my books, and I figure if you’re like me, you enjoy hot drinks this time of year especially, so I’m giving away a stainless steel Barks & Beans Cafe tumbler and the first 3 books in my Barks & Beans Cafe cozy mystery series (softcover for US winners, ebook boxed set for non-US winners).

To enter, just go to this link! https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/dis...?

And as 2020 finally pulls to a close, I wanted to share some high points in this otherwise not-so-hot year.

-My son got married on Saturday! We had a lovely time at their wintery wedding in Upstate New York (there were piles of snow outside, but the day was sunny and the roads were clear!). We are so thrilled with this joyous union and are so happy to have a wonderful new Mrs. Gilbert in the family!

-My hubby and I got to hang out with a couple of our closest friends in a cabin in the woods in October.

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2020 Has Been Hard…

We all know this has been a rough year! This holiday season, I wanted to give back to you readers, so ALL of my novels pictured above are currently $2 off, now through Christmas (only on Amazon).

Check out all the softcovers here: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/ent....

Hoping you all have a WONDERFUL holiday season!

-Heather

 

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Book Release Day for Fair Trade AND a 2-Day Book FREEBIE!

It’s BOOK RELEASE DAY for FAIR TRADE!

I’m so excited to share that Book 3 in the Barks & Beans Cafe cozy mystery series, FAIR TRADE, is now available for Kindle (and in Kindle Unlimited!) and in softcover! Not that he’s biased, but my hubby says this is my best yet in the series!

Book Release Day for ICED OVER!

Hi, all, just updating you that ICED OVER, the second book in the Barks & Beans Cafe cozy mystery series has just released today! You can find it in softcover and ebook format here: https://www.amazon.com/Iced-Over-Bark.... Also, it’s in Kindle Unlimited. The softcover will soon be available at other online retailers like Books a Million and Barnes & Noble online, so watch for it there if you don’t want to order from Amazon.

This mystery is perfect if you’re suffering from the heat, because it’s set on Black Friday and in December! Enjoy a little snow and ice with this read set in the Appalachian mountains!

Here’s a little snippet from the beginning of the book:

ICED OVER

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If ever there were a perfect anchor for our Thanksgiving table, it was Great Aunt Athaleen’s blue Carnival glass bowl. Cradling its weighty base, I carefully set it on the runner I’d smoothed out earlier. Thanksgiving this year would be so different with Auntie A gone, but I took a moment to be grateful my brother Boaz and I would be celebrating it here in the family home.

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Book release day and a blog tour book giveaway!

I haven’t checked in here in a while! I just wanted to let you all know that No Filter, my first-in-series cozy mystery in the Barks & Beans Cafe cozy series has JUST RELEASED in both Kindle and softcover formats! It’s also available in Kindle Unlimited!

Click this link to see all available formats! (It’ll soon be available in softcover through Books a Million, Barnes & Noble, and other online venues). https://heatherdaygilbert.com/books/n....

And if you’d like a little taste of the sister/brother sleuth duo in No Filter, please watch my YouTube reading of the beginning of chapter one below!

Also, I wanted to share that if you’re on the hunt for Christian mystery/suspense ebooks in this COVID epidemic, do I have some deals for you! Click the photos below to go to the book-buying links for them.

Finally, I’m participating in a blog tour with Great Escapes Book Tours. If you love mysteries and haven’t checked out the Great Escapes site yet, you really should! AND there’s a book giveaway of all THREE of my Exotic Pet-Sitter mysteries (USA only, ebook if international winner).

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The Barks & Beans Cafe Cozy Mystery Series, Now up for PREORDER

I keep looking at this picture and it looks crooked, but I honestly think the way I took the picture is an optical illusion! I recently received the advanced reader copy for NO FILTER, Book 1 in the all-new Barks & Beans Cafe cozy mystery series, and I’m so thrilled with the way it looks! It’s one of my favorite book covers/interiors to date, and the story is fun, as well. Here’s the blurb:

NO FILTER

BOOK ONE in the ALL-NEW BARKS & BEANS CAFE cozy mystery series!!

Welcome to the Barks & Beans Cafe, a quaint place where folks pet shelter dogs while enjoying a cup of java…and where murder sometimes pays a visit.

Fed up with her go-nowhere job, newly single Macy Hatfield moves back to her small hometown in West Virginia. She joins forces with her brother Bo in his crazy new venture—the Barks & Beans Cafe, which caters to dog lovers and coffee drinkers alike.

When a golf instructor is murdered at the nearby spiritual center, Macy winds up adopting his Great Dane. Just after Macy finds a mysterious message sewn under the dog’s collar, her Dane is dognapped.

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Book Release Day and a 2-Signed Softcover GIVEAWAY!

Release day for Book 3 in the Exotic Pet-Sitter series is here! Belinda Blake and the Birds of a Feather was one of my most satisfying books to finish writing to date, one of those stories where everything kind of fell together beautifully. Here’s a little taste of the story…

BELINDA BLAKE INVESTIGATES…

“This is it,” Chloe said darkly. “So much for my happy little theory that Jackson’s and Claire’s deaths were random accidents. This seals the deal, Belinda. There has to be a murderer on the loose.”

I tried to talk her down. “Walk me through what Rosalee’s mom said.”

Chloe drew a deep, ragged breath. “She said that after the serving staff left, she and Mr. Meier fixed sandwiches and went up to their room to watch TV. The last she saw Peter and Rosalee, they were downstairs in the small living room, looking over their gifts.”

“And then?”

She gripped the wheel tighter, rounding a curve before the Meiers’ gate. “Peter told her that Rosalee took some kind of call. Then she said she had to check on something.

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It’s RELEASE DAY for Belinda Blake and the Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing!

Today, we’re celebrating the release of Book 2 in the Exotic Pet-Sitter mystery series, Belinda Blake and the Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing.

You can find all the buy links for this cozy mystery here: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/book....

Readers are saying: 

“A fast paced, page turning plot from beginning to end.”

“Belinda is a super likeable character! She’s quirky and kind and has a unique set of interests that makes her fun to follow. And follow her I shall!”

“Belinda Blake and the Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing by Heather Day Gilbert was one of the most satisfying cozies I have read. It just hit my reading sweet spot. The characters and story will stay with me as will the fear and trepidation. If I could, I would pick up book three, and start reading immediately.”

Aren’t these great meme quotes? My early readers Chloe and Susan made these, and fun fact–Susan AND Chloe appear in this book series, since these ladies helped me out with some fun naming contests (for Belinda’s middle name and a coffee shop).

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99 CENT SALE

From today (9/20/19) through Monday, September 23, you can pick up my first-in-series cozy mystery Belinda Blake and the Snake in the Grass for only 99 cents/ebook!

Just click this link to connect with all the vendors–it might say $3.99, but when you click through to Amazon, Barnes/Noble, etc., it should show up as 99 cents.

https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/book....

Please share this deal with your mystery loving friends, as well! Here’s a link you can simply click to tweet/share!

#Cozymystery on #SALE for only 99c/e-reader! #BelindaBlake and the Snake in the Grass: https://amzn.to/304hZ03 #exoticpets #kensingtonbooks #goodreads

And if you do pick it up and enjoy, please do leave a review and share with others! Thanks so much! I hope you enjoy!

-Heather

 

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