In the year since I’ve lived in the Enchanted Village and worked for As You Wish, a personal concierge service, I’ve had my fair share of strange requests. Like the time I had only a day to find a wombat piñata for a birthday party. I ended up having to put my papier-mâché skills to the test to complete that job. Then all heck broke loose when the birthday boy wished for a real wombat*, and what could I, as a witch who grants wishes, do but grant it? People are still talking about that incident.
Yes, I’ve seen—and done—some strange things.
But never have I been asked to go undercover. . .with my dog.
Until now.
There’s a pet pageant taking place in the Enchanted Village, and I was hired to keep an eye on the owner of a beautiful black ragamuffin cat. The woman was suspected of using sabotage during past pageants to ensure her cat won the grand prize, and the event’s director didn’t want another “accident” happening during this year’s pageant.
Keeping an eye on the woman seemed like an easy enough job for my schnoodle Missy (aka Miss Demeanor) and me, and that should have been my first warning. No job is ever easy. And this one wasn’t just challenging but deadly, too. The woman I’d been hired to watch was killed during the event!
My job should have ended there, but then pets started disappearing, and I quickly found myself looking for both a petnapper and a killer.
Villagers are still talking about this incident, too, but let’s just hope this is the last strange request I receive that turns deadly. . .
*No wombats were harmed in the making of this story.
Gone With the Witch is the sixth book in the Wishcraft mystery series, published by Berkley Prime Crime, May 2016.
The national bestselling author of Some Like It Witchy returns as wish-granting witch Darcy Merriweather is put to the test after murder takes first prize at a pet show. . .
Darcy and her dog Missy are determined to put their best foot forward at the Enchanted Village’s annual Pawsitively Enchanted pet contest. She’s happy to lend a hand when the show’s organizer hires Darcy to keep an eye on things among growing suspicions that someone is sabotaging the event. But Darcy’s quest for justice is thrown off the scent when her lead suspect is found dead at the competition.
As if a murder weren’t bad enough, someone begins snatching up prize-winning pets right from under their owners’ noses. Darcy is determined to protect the pampered participants at whatever cost. But she’ll have to work fast to sniff out the thief before she becomes the next victim of a killer determined to stop her dead in her tracks. . .
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About the author
Heather Blake (aka Heather Webber) is the author of more than twenty novels and has been twice nominated for an Agatha Award. She’s a total homebody who loves to be close to her family, read, watch reality TV (especially cooking competition shows), drink too much coffee, crochet, and bake cookies. Heather grew up in a suburb of Boston, but currently she lives in the Cincinnati area with her family. Connect with Heather at www.heatherblakebooks.com, on Facebook, and on Twitter: @booksbyheather.
Giveaway: Leave comment below for your chance to win a print copy of Gone With the Witch. US entries only, please. The giveaway will end May 20, 2016 at 12 AM EST. Good luck everyone!
All comments are welcomed.
I would love to win this book! Thank you so much for the chance! I’m looking forward to reading it!
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Sounds like a fun story. Look forward to reading it.
Another series I need to start reading! Thanks for highlighting this one and for the chance to win.
It is next in my tbr pile! Can’t wait to read it, Heather! 😃❤️😃❤️😃❤️
I would love to win a print copy of Gone With the Witch. Thank you for the chance
I haven’t read the series yet but this sounds like a great series to get started. Thanks for the chance.
I must play catch up with this series, but I get distracted a lot 🙂
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Even before reading your blog I was dying to read Gone with the Witch! LOVE this series.
I wish for this one.
I love this series! Thank you for the chance to win.
This is a series that has been a lot of fun right from the beginning! I love mystical mysteries, and the “crafters” in this series are awesome. I am glad to know the next book is out and have to read it! Thanks Dru! Thanks Heather for the chance to win. If wishes only made it happen! 🙂 ❤️
Gone With The witch would be delightful. Thanks for this great feature and giveaway.
I love this series and this book sounds wonderful. I can’t wait to see the mess Darxy finds herself in and just how she gets out of it. Thanks for the giveaway And the chance to win.
What a fun series, I have been waiting for this new release, yay. Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
This series is enchanted! The characters are so easy to fall in love with and keep you coming back to be part of the next adventure the next steps in discovery and so much more! Where Darcy searches, I search!
Sounds like a fun book to read. Thanks for the chance.
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Great series. Thanks for the chance to win.
I love this series. I want to lend it to my mom, but I don’t want to give it up, even for a week or two!
“Gone With the Witch” sounds enchanting. Looking forward to reading. Thanks for the chance.
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Thank you all for the kind comments and the book love! Good luck with the giveaway. And thanks, Dru Ann, for inviting Darcy and me into your virtual home. xo
Would love to win this.
Sounds like a great read.
I have heard so many good things about this book..thanks for the chance to find out if they are true..
Love this series! Heather Blake’s books are a joy to read.
Gone With the Witch sounds great. Thank you for this chance!
I love Heather’s work! Thanks for the giveaway.
A personal concierge service in an enchanted village… Sounds like fun! Thank you for entering me in your contest.
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This is one of my favorite series! Can’t wait to see what Darcy is up to this time. Thanks for the chance to win!
Oh how I love, love, love Heather’s awesome and exciting books!!!! Can’t wait to read this one too!!!!! The cover is super duper awesome too!!!! Thanks so much dear Dru for the chance to win!!!! God bless you!!!!
The cover is definitely inviting. Thank you for including Heather’s book on your blog. Also thanks for the giveaway. robeader53@yahoo.com
Love the series. When it’s my month to pick a book for my book club I suggest one in this series, the gals love them!!
Love this series.
I adore this series, and I am looking forward to reading Heather’s Gone With the Witch! Thank you for the chance to win.
I think this is a fun series—the witch tie-in is interesting.
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I love this ‘witchy’ series! It’s fun to have a light adventure into the occult… Thanks!
Looks like this is a book that I’d really enjoy reading. Thankyou for the opportunity
Ahhh, another cat on the cover! Love it!
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As a pet owner, I love reading books with pet owners as characters, especially cats. I’m looking forward to it.
I love this series!! Thanks for the chance!
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I like coffee too and cookies. I don’t drink too much coffee but get some of my caffeine from pop. I’m also an Ohioan (Toledo). I’ve only been to Cincinnati once and that was back in 1999. I went to the zoo and the aquarium in Newport, KY.