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Heather Ames

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Hornchurch, The United Kingdom

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Mystery, Paranormal, Romance

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August 2013

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Heather Ames writes two mystery/suspense series, one with a paranormal twist, standalone suspense, romantic suspense, and short contemporary romances. When she’s not writing, she’s either thinking up new plots, traveling the world, or dreaming up new adventures.

She’s lived in five countries and seven states, hitchhiked around Europe, spent a year in a sixth-floor walk-up in Paris with a view of the Eiffel Tower, traveled by planes, trains, automobiles and ocean-going liners, and worked as a bartender in Madrid, Spain. She was also a military spouse for seven years and has two children, one born in Spain, the other in North Carolina.

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Average rating: 4.59 · 54 ratings · 20 reviews · 15 distinct works

	Tapped by Fate (Ghost Shop #1) 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Indelible (Brian Swift & Kaylen Roberts #1) 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Swift Brand of Justice (Brian Swift & Kaylen Roberts #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tread Softly (Ghost Shop #2) 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All That Glitters 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tainted Legacy (Ghost Shop #3) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night Shadows it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Swift Retribution (Brian Swift & Kaylen Roberts, #3) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	TRICK OR TRUTH: Ghost Shop Series Book 4 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sweetest Song it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A New Year, Two New Books, and an Emotional Rollercoaster

Maine Issues, the 4th book in the Swift/Roberts series, is currently at the end of its 3rd draft. It will need a 4th and final draft/read-through for rechecking continuity and a seek-and-destroy mission to catch those pesky typos that persist in all books, even the traditionally-published with their eagle-eyed copy editors.

Trick or Truth, Book 4 of the Ghost Shop series, is on a slower track but p Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Heather Ames

Ghost Shop (3 books)
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Brian Swift & Kaylen Roberts (3 books)
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The Three Musketeers (Musketeers Trilogy #1)

by Alexandre Dumas

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East Lynne

by Mrs. Henry Wood

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Heather Ames liked Sandra's review of Tapped by Fate (Ghost Shop #1): "Is cozy paranormal a genre? It is now! This book is delightful, serving up tea and Tarot in a lovely little shop that, despite its uncanny fare, manages to make you feel right at home. It's a lovely start for a series, and you'll develop care for the" Read more of this review »
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A fast read. Love his descriptions. Liked the cast of characters a lot, and this book, despite its heavy subject matter, injected humor and cameraderie and hope for the future. Very different from Mystic River in theme and tone.
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I picked up an ARC of this book at the local library's annual review of books. It started slow, but the imagery and an interesting premise kept me reading. A little too much emphasis on how isolated the town was and how the protagonist was only retur ...more
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