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🕵️‍♀️✨ Cozy mystery lovers,

I’m excited to share a fun milestone: the release of my 30th book, Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing—a cozy winter mystery at Cobble Hill Farm! For those following the Mysteries of Cobble Hill Farm multi-author series from Guideposts, this is Book #9, set in February on a beautiful and sometimes blustery Yorkshire farm.

In Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing, we return to Yorkshire in time for lambing season, which brings all the joys—and occasional chaos—of rural farm life in winter. But there’s more than Dr. Harriet Bailey’s veterinary duties keeping her busy. Across the Yorkshire countryside, sheep are disappearing, causing alarm amongst the farmers. The situation becomes personal for Harriet when Doreen Danby, Harriet’s friend and neighbor, reports her prized ram, Prince Charming, among the missing. Prince Charming is a valuable, award-winning ram, making his loss a devastating blow to Doreen and raising Harriet’s suspicions.

At the same time, Harriet must write an article for a veterinary magazine. Inspired by a haunting story from the 1940s about a Yorkshire shepherd who vanished one stormy night, leaving behind a cloud of unanswered questions, she dives into local records, piecing together fragments of history, hoping to separate legend from fact. What happened to the shepherd, and could this mystery have a bearing on the recent spate of sheep disappearances?

image of Yorkshire lambs

With her knowledge of animal behavior, her keen sense for details, and her unshakeable resolve, Harriet embarks on a quest to uncover the truth. But with each clue she uncovers, she realizes that the mystery goes deeper than she initially thought, and solving it might require her to expose secrets that some in the Yorkshire community would prefer remained buried.

Special Bonus Features

This book includes a couple of fun bonus features for readers who enjoy diving deeper:

A Cozy Recipe: No cozy mystery would be complete without a delicious recipe inspired by Yorkshire’s culinary traditions—the iconic Yorkshire pudding.
A Stroll Through the English Countryside: Discover the importance of dark skies for nature and for our own wellbeing and why North York Moors National Park has been designated a Dark Sky Reserve.
Yorkshire Farm Life Tips: Through the story you’ll also get a glimpse into the real-life routines and challenges of lambing season and what it takes to care for a flock through the Yorkshire winter.

Ready to dive into Dr. Harriet Bailey’s latest adventure on Cobble Hill Farm?

Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing invites readers to snuggle up and experience a mystery as heartwarming as it is suspenseful. I hope you’ll join Dr. Harriet Bailey in solving her latest mystery on Cobble Hill Farm.

👉 Find Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing at your favourite retailer and start reading today!

In the US: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Walmart, Guideposts

In Canada: Amazon, coming soon to Chapters/Indigo,

Worldwide: on Amazon: Australia, UK

Kindle Unlimited subscribers

KU subscribers can binge read the entire series for free. New subscribers can even enjoy a free 30-day trial of the subscription service. Ebooks are also available for purchase on kindle but not on nook or kobo at this time.

Happy reading, and I can’t wait to hear what you think about Harriet’s latest mystery!

Attention fans of All Creatures Great and Small, cozy mysteries, or anything British…

Mysteries of Cobble Hill Farm is for you!

I was honoured to be invited by Guideposts to contribute two stories to Mysteries of Cobble Hill Farm, a fifteen-book, multi-author series, set in God’s Own County–Yorkshire, UK.

About Mysteries of Cobble Hill Farm

This exciting series from Guideposts is set in the charming, history-filled region of Yorkshire, England. Often called “God’s Own County” by the locals, you’ll fall in love with the area right along with newly transplanted Harriet Bailey. As she explores the rolling hills, marvels at the gardens that surround each cottage, and wanders through the ruins of old stone castles, she finds herself hoping she made the right decision when she moved here to take over her late grandfather’s veterinary practice.

With lots of Extras to Enjoy

Besides a fabulous mystery, many with historical elements, each story will also feature a yummy recipe for popular British dishes. This is where I have to retract Serena Jones’s statement in A Fool and His Monet: British cuisine. World renowned since … never.

Although in Serena’s defense, (and for those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about, it’s really time you read her art crime mysteries), she was referencing Bubble and Squeak at the time. She was being facetious when she mused that rechristening leftovers with a cutesy name made them so much tastier. Especially when in Mom’s kitchen, Brussels Sprouts were inevitably involved in insidious ways.

But I digress!

Each book also features fun facts about people, places, or things in Britain, related to the story.

In addition to those included in the book, I’ll soon be adding bonus features to my website for Into Thin Air, too.

Into Thin Air, is my first contribution to the Mysteries of Cobble Hill Farm. Read more about it here: https://sandraorchard.com/books/into-thin-air/

Into Thin Air includes a kidnapping and an art theft (channeling Serena Jones again here 🙂 ) and lots of lovable characters of both the human and animal varieties. 😉

Can’t wait to start reading Mysteries of Cobble Hill Farm?

You can purchase books individually, or you can subscribe to the series and enjoy extra savings and two free gifts. You’ll find all the details at Shop Guideposts.

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