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. She launches into a relentless search for her newfound canine friend, but along the way, she digs up a cruel and confident killer.
Join siblings Macy and Bo Hatfield as they sniff out crimes in their hometown…with plenty of dogs along for the ride! The Barks & Beans Cafe cozy mystery series features a small town, an amateur sleuth, and no swearing or graphic scenes.
You can pick up NO FILTER for Kindle NOW for only 99 cents! This is a special preorder price and will end soon after release date on May 26, 2020.
Pick up your Kindle copy for only 99 cents here! (https://www.amazon.com/Filter-Barks-Beans-Cafe-Mystery-ebook/dp/B085BX4N96)
Also, the softcover version will be available upon release date.
AND the NEXT book in the series, ICED OVER, is also available for preorder now! This book releases July 27, 2020. Here’s the blurb for ICED OVER, which features an armored truck heist (this has been my dream to write about!):
ICED OVER
BOOK TWO 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.
Black Friday turns fatal when an armored security truck hits an icy patch and runs over an embankment near the cafe. With one driver dead and the other in a coma, police are baffled by the discovery that $500,000 is missing from the truck’s cache.
When strangers show up at Barks & Beans asking nosy questions about a young cafe employee, Macy’s mama bear instincts kick in. She can’t ignore what her gut is telling her—that things aren’t all they seem on the surface—and with a little help from her brother, Bo, and her Great Dane, Coal, Macy follows up on a few leads of her own. But if the ruthless thief beats her to the stash, the thin ice she’s been skating on might just crack.
Join siblings Macy and Bo Hatfield as they sniff out crimes in their hometown…with plenty of dogs along for the ride! The Barks & Beans Cafe cozy mystery series features a small town, an amateur sleuth, and no swearing or graphic scenes.
You can preorder ICED OVER for Kindle here: https://www.amazon.com/Iced-Over-Barks-Beans-Mystery-ebook/dp/B08651VYB3
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Now, on to more personal things…how are you all doing in this super difficult time? We have shelter-in-place orders in our state, and that’s definitely what we’re doing. I’ll share some pics of my animals–our borderdoodle, Agatha, who hasn’t had a trim for a long time, and our Siamese and half-Siamese kitties, Westley (the white one) and Sagwa (the sealpoint Siamese). Also, pics of my tulips because they’re my fave flower and they have performed BEAUTIFULLY for me this year in the raised beds (and the deer didn’t eat them!).
Finally, a pic of my hubby and me when we went to pick our girls up from college (all 4 of our kiddos are safely home). I know some of you follow me on Facebook here and know I’m trying to grow the white out in my hair (going #grombre). It’s been…maybe 7-8 months of growth, and honestly it’s taking forever. But I thought you might enjoy seeing how much it’s grown in. Some times it shows up more than others, and in this pic, it was showing.
Let me know how you’re doing in the comment section below! I’m praying for all my readers during this time.
-Heather