About the Book

Book: Gazing into Darkness

Author: Heidi Glick

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: August 12, 2025

Instead of moving closer to his girlfriend, Chance McPherson gets dumped and relocated to Cincinnati—farther from his dreams and closer to his shameful past. Stacey Sanderson is excited to finally secure a role in law enforcement, like the rest of her family, especially as an EPA CID agent, where she can protect God’s creation.

On the job, Stacey’s perfectionism and faith rub Chance the wrong way, while his antics and wisecracks irritate Stacey. When federal employees who worked an old case with Stacey start dying, Chance becomes concerned, and not just because Stacey is his partner. Stacey senses a closeness between them but has vowed not to get involved with men in law enforcement and especially not someone who doesn’t share her faith.

The anniversary of the case is creeping closer. Time is running out. Can Chance and Stacey stop the person who is out to kill her before it’s too late?

 

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About the Author

Heidi Glick writes romantic suspense and is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and Faith, Hope, and Love Christian Writers. She has an eye for detail and includes law enforcement particulars in her stories, grounding the reader in scenes. She’s attended Writers’ Police Academy and the Hancock County (Ohio) Sheriff Citizen’s Academy to ensure accuracy of story details. Though she grew up in Southern California, Heidi now considers rural Northwest Ohio her home.

More from Heidi

My interest in science probably began at an early age with my love of animals. When I was younger, I rode horses. In high school, I became interested in science and learning more about God’s creation. When I attended college, I majored in biology and became active in Cedarville Christian University’s Earth Stewardship Organization—aimed at promoting stewardship of God’s creation from a Christian perspective. Years later, I worked for a government contractor onsite at the Cincinnati EPA. After a serious conversation with coworkers, I developed an idea for a story involving EPA CID agents. I wanted a story that contained a branch of law enforcement not typically featured in Christian suspense stories. Also, I wanted a series with the same characters throughout, sort of like Castle or Bones. Additionally, I wanted the theme of redemption throughout. While the story involves the environment, the book is not meant to be political. I hope readers enjoy the novel and benefit from the message. Something fun about the book is the artwork. Like the covers for Terri Blackstock’s If I Run series, the covers for Queen City Heroes form one larger image when side by side.

 

By the way, I still love animals, and my elderly cat Daisy was the inspiration for the heroine’s feline.

Author Interview

• Are you a one project at a time author or do you have multiple projects going at once?

Normally, I’m a one person at a time kind of writer. Occasionally, I will work on multiple projects if one is on hold. If I’m working on one story, but the story is with an editor, then I may work on writing a second story. When the first story comes back from the editor, then I will go back to working on the first. So, I may work on multiple projects, but still, only one at a time.

• How has your life experience helped in your writing journey?

I worked as a technical editor for many years. Technical editing is somewhat useful when it comes to writing fiction, in terms of basic punctuation and grammar, but fiction editing is different. I’ve had to learn the fine art of fiction editing as well, but having a knowledge of technical editing was a good starting point.

All my life experience has been useful to me as a writer to some degree. Though I must research parts of my story, especially medical and law enforcement details, I am often writing what I know. Stacey’s dad has ALS, and so did mine.

Over the years, I’ve interacted with many people. This is not to say I base a character on a person. I don’t feel like I do that, but I can think of general aspects of people I know and try to create a character based on facets of different personalities. I knew someone who liked to go around barefoot. I decided I would have a character do that in another one of my stories (Hold for Release). I didn’t base the character (Jake) on the person who liked to barefoot, but I chose to include that quirk.

• Who is your favorite author? Why?

Sorry, I can’t pick just one. But my favorites include Creston Mapes, Jessica R. Patch, Sarah Sundin, Jaime Jo Wright, and Patricia Bradley. I like Creston’s books because they are thrilling. I like scary reads. Jessica R. Patch is down to earth, and let’s face it—she has the best Facebook memes. I liked Scooby Doo as a kid, so you better believe I like reading Jaime Jo Wright books. Sarah Sundin is an excellent writer. She does her research, and every word is purposeful. Patrcia Bradley is kind, and I enjoy reading her books too.

• Do you have extensive outlines when writing or do you write a book as you go?

I tend to be a plotter. Outlines are my friends. I have tried completely pantsing a story. I didn’t like it because I ended up doing a lot of rewriting. I don’t like to rewrite; therefore, I outline. I do pants some of my stories here and there, but for the most part, I stick to an outline.

• What do you need in your writing space to help you stay focused?

To stay focused while writing, I need a large table because I like to have room for my laptop but also a copy of The Emotion Thesaurus by Ackerman and Puglisi. Also, I work faster using a wireless mouse instead of the laptop mouse, so I need room for the extra mouse.

Blog Stops

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History, Hope & Happily Ever After, November 19 (Author Interview)

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Paula’s Pad of Inspiration, November 21 (Author Interview)

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Giveaway

 To celebrate her tour, Heidi is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon Gift Card!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

https://promosimple.com/ps/3d093/gazing-into-darkness-celebration-tour-giveaway