Heather Blake’s The Goodbye Witch {+Giveaway}

It’s with great pleasure that I welcome my friend, fellow blogger and author Heather Blake to Thoughts in Progress today. Heather stops by on her virtual book tour for THE GOODBYE WITCH, the latest and fourth installment in her Witchcraft Mystery series.

Heather will be talking about ‘Blind Faith’ concerning where her ideas come from. In addition, thanks to Heather and the delightful Danielle at Penguin Group, I have a print copy of THE GOODBYE WITCH to give away. Please see the end of the post for the details.

First, here’s a brief synopsis of THE GOODBYE WITCH …

As Enchanted Village’s resident Wishcrafter, Darcy Merriweather has the power to make other people’s wishes come true, but what she really wishes is that she had the power to uncloak the invisible man who’s stalking her best friend....
        Darcy’s closest friend and fellow witch, Starla Sullivan, hoped she’d never see her ex-husband, Kyle, again. Two years ago he tried to kill her, and he has been a fugitive ever since. Now Starla claims to have seen him back in Enchanted Village, but it seems she’s the only one who can see him. To everyone else, her ex is invisible.
        Darcy only wishes his motives were as transparent as the rest of him. Since the police can’t arrest someone they can’t see, it’s up to Darcy to find the secret behind Kyle’s latest disappearing act—before he does something they can’t see coming.... 

Please join me in welcoming Heather as she talks about ‘Blind Faith.’

One of the most-asked questions I receive from readers is, “Where do you get your ideas?” 

Honestly, some of the time I have no idea where they come from. The ideas are just there. Most of the time, however, an idea comes from a situation I see or hear. It sets off a spark that I then flame into a full-blown plot by playing the “what if” game. What if that happened to one of my characters? Then what if my character did this, did that?

For THE GOODBYE WITCH, it was a magazine article I read that created the spark. A human-interest piece about a young woman who’d been murdered. Nineteen years old. A high-achieving college student. The whole world ahead of her. There was a preponderance of

evidence against the woman’s boyfriend that he’d committed the crime. DNA. Witnesses. A confession (though later retracted). Yet…his parents steadfastly refused to believe their son, their pride and joy who was also a college student on the fast-track to greatness, could have had anything to do with this heinous crime. No way. Not their boy. They proclaimed his innocence to any and all who would listen (and still do, despite his conviction).

The behavior, the blind faith, of those parents struck me hard. What if that was one of my sons? What would I do in that situation? How would I react? Better yet…what if it happened to one of my characters?

What if?

In THE GOODBYE WITCH, Wishcrafter Darcy Merriweather’s best friend, Starla, is living her worst nightmare. Her fugitive ex-husband, Kyle, has returned to the Enchanted Village. Years ago, he escaped jail after being arrested for Starla’s attempted murder. His family – his parents and two brothers – and most of the village took Kyle’s side after the arrest. As the village’s golden child, Kyle could do no wrong in their eyes. 

Darcy, of course, is livid at the absolute allegiance to Kyle. How could everyone simply ignore all the evidence against him?

What if?

It’s not until Kyle’s found dead, and Starla becomes the number one suspect in his death, that Darcy learns how easily someone can put blind faith behind a loved one accused of a horrible crime. She’ll do anything and everything to clear her friend’s name.

Because nothing is ever what it seems in the Enchanted Village, it takes all Darcy has learned about the Craft and help from her family and friends (mortal and Crafters alike) to discover the true motive for Kyle’s death. And when she does, she’s completely unprepared for the consequences of those actions and how they affect her own life…

Heather, thanks for stopping by today. You bring up a good point with ‘blind faith.’ Do we ever really believe in it until we are tested by someone we love?

For those who aren’t familiar with Heather, here’s a bit of background.

Heather Blake grew up in a suburb of Boston, and enjoys going “home” in her novels. As a young mother, she tried her hand at writing novels and hasn’t looked back. Currently, Heather lives in the Cincinnati area with her family, and is presently hard at work on her next novel. 

Heather also writes under the name Heather Webber. So far, she has 11 published novels, one eBook, and several short stories in print under her alter ego.
For more on Heather and her writing, visit her website and connect with her on Twitter, Pinterest and Facebook.

THE GOODBYE WITCH is available at the following locations:





GIVEAWAY DETAILS:

This giveaway is for one print copy of THE GOODBYE WITCH. The giveaway is open to residents of the U.S. only and will end Wednesday, May 21. When notified, the winner will have 72 hours to respond to the email or another winner will be selected. 

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Thanks everyone for stopping by today. Has this post made you think about what you would do in similar circumstances? Do you believe in blind faith?

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