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Today is BOOK RELEASE DAY for DON’T BLINK, our 12-book boxed set suspense/thriller collection! It’s ON SALE for only 99c/ebook for a very limited time (price will go up to $9.99 soon!), so be sure to pick up your copy today and enjoy 12 clean/Christian books that will keep you on the edge of your seat! My psychological thriller QUEEN BEE is in this set, and the description is below:

QUEEN BEE

There can only be one.

In an effort to shield her foster daughter from a stalker at school, Twila relocates to a farmstead in an Appalachian radio quiet zone. Alongside battered women who have taken shelter at Cooper’s Corner, Twila and her mute teen hope to find sanctuary caring for cows, chickens, and honeybees.

But their peace turns out to be short-lived when a man with an injured ankle and a flimsy story shows up in the woods. Before Twila can shuttle him off to a doctor, a straight-line windstorm rips through the area, downing trees and power lines and cutting off the well water.

As tempers flare and dark sides surface, Twila realizes she can’t trust anyone.

It’s publication day for my new psychological thriller, QUEEN OF HEARTS, and I’m excited to share about it with you! It’s available now in Kindle ($4.99), Kindle Unlimited, paperback, and audiobook formats on Amazon. Find all the links here: https://www.amazon.com/Queen-Hearts-G...

QUEEN OF HEARTS BLURB:

Her readers love her…
but one has gotten a little too attached.

Alexandra Dubois, a NYT bestselling author, has made a name for herself by crafting twisted serial killers in her romantic suspense series. When threatening notes from an “invested reader” escalate into violence, Alex has to admit she’s not safe in her own home. Although her autism makes any changes to her routine difficult, she reluctantly accepts her editor’s advice to fly to his sprawling vacation home in West Virginia so she can focus on her looming deadline.

Fighting paranoia that the stalker has discovered her mountain hideaway, Alex still forces herself to write several chapters in her novel. But when a thunderstorm leaves her stranded and she hears a knock at her door, she’s about to discover that life truly is stranger than fiction.

I wanted to share with you on my blog (I know, I’m awful about being a regular over here!) that the psychological thriller I’ve been working on for a couple of years now, QUEEN OF HEARTS, will be releasing JULY 23, 2024!

I’m so thrilled to get this book out, because I’m writing in a genre I really love to read. Yet there are so few clean read options in the psych thriller/domestic suspense category. I wanted to write a book similar to Mary Higgins Clark, or to Hitchcock’s Rear Window movie–something that’s creepy and twisty, but not graphic.

I’ll share the book blurb below:

QUEEN OF HEARTS:

Her readers love her…
but one has gotten a little too attached.

Alexandra Dubois, a NYT bestselling author, has made a name for herself by crafting twisted serial killers in her romantic suspense series. When threatening notes from an “invested reader” escalate into violence, Alex has to admit she’s not safe in her own home. Although her autism makes any changes to her routine difficult, she reluctantly accepts her editor’s advice to fly to his sprawling vacation home in West Virginia so she can focus on her looming deadline.

I just wanted to share my post over on Shepherd.com where I talk about my top 3 reads of 2023. It was so hard to narrow it down, and, trust me, I have MANY other books I’ve enjoyed this year. If you’d like to keep up with them, be sure to follow me on Instagram, where I’ll often share pics of what I’m reading, or on Goodreads, where I rate the books I’ve read.

But check out this post, and be sure to share YOUR fave reads this year!

https://shepherd.com/bboy/2023/f/heat...

I wanted to share about two 99c ebook deals I’m running right now. The first will give you a taste of the VIKING historical genre I write in–THE DISTANT TIDE. This one is a novella, originally published in The Message in a Bottle Collection with Barbour Publishing and now republished as a standalone (available in softcover, as well). It’s set in IRELAND, as well. You can pick it up here on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Distant-Tide-H...

The second deal is BELINDA BLAKE AND THE SNAKE IN THE GRASS, Book 1 in my Exotic Pet-Sitter cozy mystery series. This one is only 99c for Kindle, Nook, Kobo, and Apple Books right now. You can find all the buy links on my site here: https://heatherdaygilbert.com/books/b...,

Finally, I’m running a monthly SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGE, now through December, and the winner will receive a $10 Starbucks gift card and one of my bookmarks in the mail (USA ONLY). I want to show new readers how my current readers love their books, so I’m asking my readers to take a pic of ANY ONE of my books (ebook, softcover, audiobook) and their favorite pet, coffee/tea drink, or themselves, and post on social media sites, then TAG ME. 

I rarely blog anymore, but I wanted to share that I have TWO 99c/Kindle book deals going on right now!

The first is BELINDA BLAKE AND THE WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING, which is Book 2 in the Exotic Pet-Sitter cozy mystery series. Each mystery in this series can be read as a standalone, since the mysteries are concluded by the end (though some of the characters recur in each book). It’s only 99c/Kindle, now through 5/29/23 only.

Buy link: https://www.amazon.com/Belinda-Sheeps...

The second deal is a 99c boxed set for Kindle, normally $9.99! The Murder in the Mountains Christian mystery series features amateur sleuth Tess Spencer, who readers say feels like a friend. Books 3-4 in the series are ECPA Christy Award finalists. This deal ends May 31st!

Buy link: https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Mountai...

And if you missed these deals, please be sure to sign up for my newsletter in the box above, because I’ll be running 99c/Kindle deals EACH MONTH for the rest of 2023 (I know inflation has been rough, y’all!).

My co-author Jen Cudmore and I are so thrilled to share our Viking historical romance TO LOVE A VIKING with readers today! Check out what fellow #historical authors are saying about it:

“Some call them brutes. Others barbarians. Or worse. The men and women of the Viking age often get bad press, but in book I of the Tavland Vikings, those myths and many other ‘horned helmet’ fallacies are put to rest. This is a tale of the people, their relationships, and the very real threats and challenges they faced on a day-to-day basis. My heart bled for Ellisif and I cheered for Inara. And let’s just say that I sincerely hope there is more of hero Dagar to come in the sequel. Authors Heather Day Gilbert and Jen Cudmore pen some brilliantly written historical fiction in To Love a Viking…a book—a series—you won’t want to miss.” ~Michelle Griep, Christy Award-winning author of Lost in Darkness

“A stunning novel, rich with history and woven with heartache and hope. Heather Day Gilbert and Jen Cudmore have brought Viking culture to life, bridging the gap between Ellisif’s and Inara’s century and our own with timeless themes of freedom, love, and the courage to fight for both.

My co-author Jen Cudmore and I are happy to share this COVER REVEAL for our upcoming Viking romance novel, TO LOVE A VIKING! This is Book 1 in the Tavland Vikings series.

You can PREORDER this book for Kindle now at this link: https://www.amazon.com/Love-Viking-Ta...

A softcover version will release close to the book’s release date of June 27th, 2022!

And we’d love it if you’d add the book to your Goodreads To-Read list here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

Here’s the book blurb:

TO LOVE A VIKING:

Get swept up in an enthralling new romance series featuring women who rule the hearts of Viking men.

ELLISIF
Forced into a financially advantageous marriage that spirals into a nightmare, Ellisif cannot help but imagine what might have been and ache for what was lost. The only lights in her life are her daughters and the friendships she’s forged with the household servants.

Though seven years have passed since Ellisif wed another man, Dagar still cannot forget the woman who captured his youthful heart.

I’m sorry I’m not the best blogger, so this post is late! Although I started out early in the blogging world, I now focus all my writing efforts on writing books for my readers. 🙂

Book 5 in the Barks & Beans Cafe cozy mystery series, TROUBLE BREWING, has now released in softcover and ebook versions! You can also read it (as well as the entire series) in Kindle Unlimited!

TROUBLE BREWING features a mysterious inn, the “Greenbrier ghost” of West Virginia lore, and plenty of autumnal/Halloween activities! Here’s the book blurb:

TROUBLE BREWING:

Convinced that the elderly lady in her care didn’t die of natural causes, Macy’s friend Della determines to look into the broken relationships surrounding the woman. She books a Halloween-themed getaway at a local inn and talks Macy into coming along with her to spy on her prime suspect.

As they join a ghost tour of the candlelit town, Macy and Della feel their guide is a little too fanatical as he shares his spooky tales.

I’m so excited to let you know that SPILLED MILK, Book 4 in the Barks & Beans Cafe cozy mystery series (set in my home state of West Virginia), has just released in Kindle version and in softcover (it’s also in Kindle Unlimited)! Find those links here: https://www.amazon.com/Spilled-Milk-B...

Here’s the book blurb for SPILLED MILK:

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.

The fall flea market has arrived in Macy’s small mountain town, and she’s taking a day off work to check out the local wares. As she and her Great Dane, Coal, wander through the booths, Macy’s more than a little taken aback to discover that her enigmatic tattooed barista, Kylie, is selling antique weapons at the event.

She’s even more shocked when Coal sniffs out a dead body…and the man appears to have been struck down by one of Kylie’s swords.

As rumors begin to circulate, the Barks & Beans Cafe also takes a hit.