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D. J. Runnels — author @djrunnels.bsky.social · 21d

A famous bestselling author with over 1.4 MILLION followers left me 5 stars for my book Dead Edna. Within 24 hours, the five stars were deleted and I don’t know why. Maybe they intended to leave the rating anonymously and used the wrong account. Anyway…time to celebrate by overeating. #skywriters

Dead Edna by D. J. Runnels book cover showing pink lipstick and pink lip print on a gray background.
No ai used in the writing or cover design, which the author created using an original photo.

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Lisa Yee . . . is confused about social media @lisayee.bsky.social · 1d

A cozy mystery anchored by a book club! Freya Sampson's The Busybody Book Club was fun quick read.

What are you reading these days?

#Books #reading #Mystery @libbyapp.com #library #BookClub

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Patrick D. Joyce @patrickdjoyce.com · 1d

Escape on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world.

BACK IN THE USSR
http://pdjoyce.com/

#booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

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Lamont A. Turner @lamontaturner.bsky.social · 1d

All The Love You Can Handel For A Dollar #noirdetective #crimethrillers #mysterybooks #booksky

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · Dec 31

Morning all.

Time to share a round up of my favourite books of 2024. lindasbookbag.com/2024/12/31/l...

I hope you discover a new to you read you love here.

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Moz Perkins ⚓️ 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @mozperkins.bsky.social · 5d

I made a childhood dream come true when I joined the Royal Navy but it wasn’t all plain sailing as I was due in court the day I joined up…

Read these raw and gritty memoirs to find out about the rascal I was before, during and after my service…

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Anne Brooke Books @annebrookebooks.bsky.social · 1d

This weekend's FREE Kindle book is thoughtful gay romance Brady's Choice! 😄 #readers #freebook #gayromance #romance

When a potter has to choose between a past and present love, what decision will he eventually make?...

Brady's Choice FREE Book: myBook.to/BradyBrooke

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Author Stephenson @authorstephenson.bsky.social · 2d

Described as 'bonkers' with twists. Start the trilogy with book one.

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Free on #KindleUnlimited at ;-

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#SFF #ScienceFiction

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JP MacDougall @pangeanchronicles.bsky.social · 1d

Did you know...if you voted for The Bridge of Souls last week, you can vote again this week! So go to All Author and vote to make my book the #coverofthemonth
The guy at number one seems to be doing well - I'm in 5th position and climbing!
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#booksky #thankyou #books

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G. Lawrence 📚💙📚💙📚 @glawrence.bsky.social · 1d

#NewRelease!

January 1536
The King is dead... but who will live long now?

A fateful accident on the jousting field leaves Henry VIII dead and his country trembling on the edge of chaos...

All the King's Bastards £3.99 #Free #KU!
#Histfic #SpeculativeFic #Tudor #Booksky 📚💙📚
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kaceykells.bsky.social @kaceykells.bsky.social · Sep 3

"Two amazing books, each different in their approach, but chronicling the plight of #women and their #subjugation through time. Championing #WomensRights and #EqualrightsforWomen". ♀️
KELLCEY:
www.amazon.com/Kellcey-Kace...
(His) Story of Women:
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Deborah League @deborahleague.bsky.social · 1d

Children's Christmas tree decor.

ART - deborah-league.pixels.com/featured/chi...

#art #artshop #artstore #ayearforart #buyintoart #wallart #homedecor #artforsale #artist #blueskyart #giftideas #lifestyle #colorful #artwork #artprints #thegiftofart #longwoodgardens #Christmas #greetingcards

Children's Christmas Tree #1 Longwood Gardens 2021. Sweet, fuzzy birds handcrafted by local school children festively decorate a 12-foot Christmas Tree in the conservatory ballroom while holiday music plays from the custom-designed Aeolian pipe organ.

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Ken Stark @kenstark.bsky.social · 1d

Start the award-winning Stage 3 series with a FREE BOOK!
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Stage 3
The end begins here...

Download your free book today!

Also on #audible

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Kelly Miller, Award-Winning Author, Austenesque Regency Romances @kellymiller.bsky.social · 1d

“Mr. Darcy’s Complex Courtship,” a #PrideAndPrejudice Regency #romance!
Would Mr. Darcy sacrifice his legacy for love?
On Kindle Unlimited and at Audible!
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#HistoricalRomance
#RegencyRomance
#MrDarcy
#JaneAusten
#BookSky

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D. J. Runnels — author @djrunnels.bsky.social · 2d

That moment when Mona arrives in the afterlife and gently suggests that they grabbed the wrong person.

Dead Mona
by D. J. Runnels. Confessions of a cranky murder victim.
Has ranked in the Amazon top 150 in humor. Amazon.com/dp/B0D3YQX3C8 #booksky

Dead Mona by
D. J. Runnels
Ghost Mystery Satire
Confessions of a cranky murder victim.
"You know what I think, Barbie? I think you grabbed the wrong person. You wanted my next-door neighbor, the one with the cough that sounds like the mating call of a woolly mammoth."
--DEAD MONA
by D. J. Runnels

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Chris S. Dixon -Writer @chriswriter.bsky.social · 3d

'Some wrongs demand to be corrected, even beyond life itself. But what's the cost of such a quest for justice? Read this thrilling tale!
#Mustread #Shortstory #Gothic #Mystery #Suspense #Horror #Ebook See my bio, for links to my Amazon author pages, to buy

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Duane Simolke @duanesimolke.bsky.social · 2d

Selected Poems includes the #GayLovePoem “Home,” the strange story of “The Gardener,” the #comical “Angels and Razors,” and more.

🏳️‍🌈📚 #GaySky #BluesGay #QueerPoems

www.goodreads.com/book/show/81...
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/selected-p...
www.tiktok.com/@duanesimolk...

Selected Poems. #booktok #gaytiktok #GayBooks #lgbtq #lgbt🌈 #poetrytok #ebooktiktok

TikTok video by BookTok and SciFi Geek 🌈

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Christina Courtenay @christinacourtenay.bsky.social · 2d

🌟Currently just 99p for UK readers!🌟

The ghosts of the past are stirring up trouble …

HIDDEN IN THE MISTS – A #timeslip novel set in #Scotland featuring #Vikings, #ghosts and #hiddentreasure! @headlinebooks

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Nick Snape 💙🐉⚔️🪐📚 @nicksnapeauthor.bsky.social · 2d

The Queen’s Spawn starts phase 2 of the Wrecking Squad as the Butcher flexes his AI/battleship muscles on the hunt for the secrets to FTL travel while looking to … grow! Up for preorder now! #scifibooks #scifi #books

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Suzy Henderson @suzyhenderson.bsky.social · 2d

New Release 📚
✨ The Shadow Code — A WWII historical thriller, packed with espionage, betrayal, and buried secrets.
Inspired by a true story & real heroes.

mybook.to/TheShadowCode

#TheShadowCode #histfic #KU #Booktok #womensfiction

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Author Suzy Davies Award-Winning Children's Books and YA LitFic @birdwriterwrites.bsky.social · 2d

Suzy Davies delivers a richly imaginative retelling... weaving Jungian archetypes, lyrical prose, and a tapestry of romance, rivalry, and redemption... the emotional depth and mythic resonance make this a standout YA #fantasy.

www.amazon.com/Snow-Queen-S... #LiteraryFiction #Jung #Myth #legend #ya

The Snow Queen

The Snow Queen - Kindle edition by Davies, Suzy, Geiger, Helen , Dunn, Michaela. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Snow Queen.

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Kent Priore @kentpriore.bsky.social · 2d

IN THE WAKE OF GODS — 5/5/26
The Abyss Borne Gods, Book 2

Set directly after the events of The Monsters Among Us, peace is achieved...for a time. But ideas are hard to destroy, and one always finds one's struggle again.

Preorder IN THE WAKE OF GODS:
books2read.com/u/mZDjxl

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David Jarvis @davidjarvis.bsky.social · 2d

Janet Rose on Amazon:

"Expertly plotted with characters so well written they jumped off the page and descriptions so vivid I felt I was right there in the centre of the action.

I thoroughly enjoyed the storyline ... I will be reading them all."

@hobeckbooks.bsky.social Amazon t.co/2T9MHs3tRI

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 2d

FREE first Four Jolie Gentil #cozymysteries. “These books were a hoot…mystery, comedy & suspense.” #cozymystery #AuthorsOfBlueSky
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Books also on Kindle Unlimited on Amazon
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N.J. Gallegos @drspookyer.bsky.social · 3d

Check out this review of “The Fatal Mind” by author and friend Wofford Lee Jones 😍😍😍

Copy of “The Fatal Mind” by N.J. Gallegos

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