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Here's my annual Merry Early Christmas: Shopping for Readers, Segment One!
We're starting backwards this time since it's the end of the week. Usually, I post my novels last. This time we're doing them first. Not to be obnoxious or over-hype my work, it's just if you're looking for real love stories for that romance reader in your sphere of friends or family, those are what I write. You can visit here to read their reviews. Three of them are only available for e-readers, and all of the Kindle or e-reader prices are fair and inexpensive.
If you've read any of them, please feel free to comment here for recommendations for early shoppers.
These are the current books from my repertoire for this year. Hope you can find one or two to enjoy yourself or for gifts this Christmas.
Merry Early Christmas Shopping!
Father, you provide the inspiration and give me the words for them all. Apart from you, I can do nothing. Thank you is never enough. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
Girl got 'tude. Chubby little thing I was. Thinned out at school age. These make me laugh. Two years old and obviously full of it. I had it good. Loved my parents and brother. Near perfect childhood. Born blonde. Wish I would've stayed blonde!
Thank you, Jesus. I'm so sorry it took me so long to find you. I'm desperate for you always. Thank you is never enough. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
You know you want it! Your early Christmas shopping book selections are coming soon! Get ready to shop for the readers on your list!
Father, thank you for gift-giving. You gave it all to us. The greatest gift: Jesus is the Reason for the Season. Thank you is never enough. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
Book 5 in Heather Day Gilbert's cozy mystery The Barks and Beans Cafe Mystery Series definitely anticipates Trouble Brewing.
Macy Hatfield's good friend and widow Della has been the caretaker for an elderly woman for some time. When the woman dies suddenly, Della has this nagging suspicion that she's been murdered. To add to the mystery of her death, Della received a private note from the woman promising her a valuable gift she doesn't want her greedy children to own, but she's hidden it "right under their noses" at the inn her daughter and son-in-law run. Della proposes a "ghostly" weekend getaway with Macy to snoop around for the item and maybe discover some evidence of foul play in the woman's death.
One thing Heather does particularly well in this series is her ability to casually catch the reader up with the history of the characters. It's not obtrusive, repetitive, or annoying in case a new reader picks up one of the later books in the series without having read any of the others. It creates a stand alone cozy mystery with a revealed history.
The getaway at the inn is just as expected. Not a lot of immediate success in Macy's and Della's snooping when suddenly: murder! There's plenty of tension going on between family of the deceased and the guests, odd conduct from everyone there except for Macy and Della, and no one in their eyes is free from suspicion in this murder. When the police arrive, the husband of the victim is taken in for questioning, but Macy's convinced he didn't do it.
And so goes the latest "investigations" of Macy and her friends in this Book 5 of the series. Cozy mystery lovers will be enthralled with solving this one with plenty of strange behaviors from easily suspicious characters and enough twists to confound even the shrewdest readers.
Father, please continue to bless Heather's writing endeavors and provide all that she needs to keep writing the stories you have just for her to tell. Bless her and keep her safe from all harm. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.