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Heather Day Gilbert

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Forest Child on Sale for 99c/Kindle

Forest Child 99c SALE and INSPY Nominations

Hoping you all had a wonderful Christmas and a glorious time ringing in 2017! If you’ve received a new e-reader or an Amazon gift card, now’s a great time to stock up! Forest Child is on SALE for only 99c for Kindle for a few days, marked down from its regular price of $5.99! You don’t have to read God’s… Read More

Forest Child Frenzy!

I was trying to think of a title to share the things I want to share with you today, and Forest Child Frenzy just came to mind! 🙂 I wanted to share a few endorsements for Forest Child, which will be releasing November 1st, 2016. I have been so blessed with endorsements from authors I respect, and I’m excited to… Read More

Cover Reveal–Forest Child

Because I don’t have much time to write a really long post, I’m going to cut right to the chase. For those of you anxiously awaiting Freydis’ story in Forest Child…here she is!!! Isn’t she perfect? Freckles, blue eyes, red curls, arrows, forest…she’s just like I wanted. I hope you enjoy her angry/moody/intense gaze. 😉 Here’s the blurb for this… Read More

When Writing Takes you into the Deep Waters

As many of you know, I’m in the process of writing my second Viking historical novel, Forest Child. As a select few of you also know, I have deliberately tried to back-burner it for several months (years?), simply because I knew my main character’s real life story (Freydis Eiriksdottir) and I knew it was going to be hard to write…. Read More

Why I Write Flawed Main Characters

It’s an interesting experience, writing in first person. You see, when you write in first person, the reader is in your main character’s head. And, well… SOMETIMES READERS DON’T LOVE YOUR MAIN CHARACTER. Sometimes your main character does things less than heroic. Sometimes your main men might not say something when they should. Sometimes your main women might not be… Read More

Hi, I’m Heather…

I write contemporary mysteries and Viking historicals. Born and brought up in the mountains of West Virginia, I enjoy writing about small towns, family relationships, and women who aren't afraid to protect those they love. Read More…

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Happy #WestVirginiaDay! You might know that I love Happy #WestVirginiaDay! You might know that I love setting my contemporary mystery series in my home state of WV. What you might not know is that there was a time I wanted nothing more than to move away and spread my wings (somewhere like NYC! Where I wound up living for a year when I got married!). But years down the road, I felt my mountain roots pulling me back. Suddenly, I could see nothing but beauty in these comforting mountains and moody skies and honeysuckled summers. West Virginia is so many things—good and bad as any state is—but it’s entirely unique. My husband once marveled at how many people “came back” to their home state here, even after being gone for years, and I see that all the time. These #Appalachianmountains have a way about them, and it becomes a part of you, a love you don’t want to let go of. I’m a #mountainmama, and I’m glad to bring this truly #wildandwonderful state to readers with my books.
#Coverreveal for my #cozymystery releasing 1/26/27 #Coverreveal for my #cozymystery releasing 1/26/27 with @harlequinbooks—ALL THE SUSPECTS ON CAMPUS, featuring an English professor amateur sleuth who starts a #bookclub with her daughter to read #agathachristie mysteries is now available for preorder! #bookstagram
My hubby and I had a great date to #lewisburgwv la My hubby and I had a great date to #lewisburgwv last night. My #BarksandBeansCafe #cozymystery series is set there, and note the #greenbrierghost performance coming up there—my Halloween/fall mystery Trouble Brewing features this very ghost story! Here are some pics of our jaunt on a gorgeous evening. And yes, I miss Macy and Bo and the Barks & Beans Cafe gang. This is their town ❤️☕️🐶
All my #WestVirginia friends can probably guess wh All my #WestVirginia friends can probably guess what I’m fixing to make with the fresh lettuce and onions from my garden… #wildandwonderfulwv #wvmountainmama #wvauthor
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