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Louise Marley @louisemarley.bsky.social · 6h

🎃Last day at 99p!🎃

Set at #Halloween!

Is the spirit of a highwayman haunting Raven's Edge?
Or a ghost from Ben's own past?

UK: amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
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#CozyMystery #KindleUnlimited #mysterybooks #Audible #HalloweenReads

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Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 7h

THREE WEEKS to go!

My sixth Dr Cora Lael crime-thriller, THE STOLEN DEAD is out on 6th Nov and it's Cora's most personal case yet.

Lovelies, can you help me spread the word? I am so proud of this book and I would love it to find readers. Cheeky reposts most welcome! ❤️

Preorder link below!
💙📚

The cover of The Stolen Dead, my sixth Dr Cora Lael crime-thriller, shows a woman with red hair and wearing a green coat, black jeans and black boots, walking along a Suffolk shingle beach bordered by old houses. Dark clouds are overhead and an angry sea crashes at the shore. The tagline reads: “A killer hunts their next victim. Pray it’s not you.”

A quote from my new Cora Lael crime-thriller, The Stolen Dead, reads: 'Strands of seaweed, fraying blue rope, shingle stones, white shells and sea pottery shards had been placed with care on the centre of the dead man's chest.From the side, it appeared as if the beachcombed finds were bleeding...'

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Louise Marley @louisemarley.bsky.social · 1d

🎃Now just 99p/99c for a limited time!🎃

Set at #Halloween!

Is the spirit of a highwayman haunting Raven's Edge?
Or a ghost from Ben's own past?

UK: amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
USA: amazon.com/gp/product/B...

#CozyMystery #KindleUnlimited #mysterybooks #Audible #HalloweenReads

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Dr Jodie Marley 🔮 @jodielmarley.bsky.social · 3d

so my mum writes cosy murder mysteries and her latest is on offer! perfect autumn read 🖤

Louise Marley @louisemarley.bsky.social · 3d

🎃Now just 99p/99c (limited time!)🎃

Don't lose your head... 😉

✅'Ghostly' highwayman
✅Spooky house
✅'Sleepy Hollow' vibe

UK: amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
USA: amazon.com/gp/product/B...

#CozyMystery #KindleUnlimited #Audible #MurderMystery #MysteryBooks #HalloweenBooks

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Sophie Claire @sophieclaire.bsky.social · 3d

It’s publication day!🥳 Christmas at the French Repair Shop is out now from bookshops, online, Tesco & Sainsbury’s.
🪚🛠️🪵
Which will you choose - paperback, ebook or audiobook?
mybook.to/FrenchRepair...

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Anne R. Allen @annerallen.bsky.social · 2d

The Case of the Disappearing Author and Why You Probably Don’t Want a Six or Seven Figure Deal
open.substack.com/pub/pitchyou...

The Case of the Disappearing Author and Why You Probably Don’t Want a Six or Seven Figure Deal

Every author eventually loses her innocence, and I’m no exception.

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 2d

Today I’m “Staying In With” @jennikeer.bsky.social to find out all about The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House which is out tomorrow from @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social

lindasbookbag.com/2025/10/10/s...

Staying In With Jenni Keer

It was my absolute pleasure to meet lovely Jenni Keer at the Love Stories etc fiction festival in Manchester back in July. I simply had to invite Jenni onto Linda’s Book Bag and with a brand new bo…

lindasbookbag.com

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Rachael Gray @rachaelgray.bsky.social · 2d

🎄 It's five days to Christmas, thirteen guests are trapped in Elderwick Hall... and one of them is a killer🎄

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Beautifully written, a joy to read, and impossible to put down!"

Get a copy now for FREE: books2read.com/welcometoeld...

💙📚⚡ #Christmasbook

Book cover against a background of Christmas trees being decorated by elves.

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Linda/Melinda Huber @lindahuberauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Weekend reading for #99p!
A father's secret. A mother's lie. A family mystery.
What happened in the attic room, all those years ago?
mybook.to/TAR-DP24 #KindleUnlimited 💙📚
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “a real sense of uneasiness”
#thriller #booksky #familysecrets #revenge #relationships #reading #weekend

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Louise Marley @louisemarley.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Publication Day for tomorrow - in case I miss it! 💜📚🎉🥂

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Jenni Keer Author @jennikeer.bsky.social · 2d

Publication day eve!!!!
Out tomorrow ➡️
A tale of spirit possessions and a disappearing circus...
#Victoriangothic #gothicread #romance #histfic
mybook.to/ThistlewickHouse

Purple cover showing isolated house on the coast with cloaked woman carrying a lantern. Bones and thistles in the border.
Book title is The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House.

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Daisy James @daisyjames.bsky.social · 2d

When Kirstie said she hated Christmas, she didn't mean to say it live on air! If you fancy a snow-filled read this weekend, why not head to the Dancing Duck? 🎅🎄❄️ amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FNRQZGXY

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Amanda James (Mandy) @amandajames.bsky.social · 2d

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️If you are feeling the weight of the world on your shoulders lost and alone ... read The Midnight Bookshop.

The Midnight Bookshop is waiting for you this #weekend... if you can find it.😉📖

A crazy #99p or free with #KU

mybook.to/O1A7E

#writingcommunity #booksky #bookshop #magic #reading

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Louise Marley @louisemarley.bsky.social · 2d

🎃Now just 99p for a limited time!🎃

Is the spirit of a highwayman haunting Raven's Edge?
Or a ghost from Ben's own past?

(Set at Halloween!)

UK: amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
USA: amazon.com/gp/product/B...

#CozyMystery #CozyCrime #KindleUnlimited #mysterybooks #Audible #HalloweenReads

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Louise Marley @louisemarley.bsky.social · 3d

🎃Now just 99p/99c (limited time!)🎃

Don't lose your head... 😉

✅'Ghostly' highwayman
✅Spooky house
✅'Sleepy Hollow' vibe

UK: amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
USA: amazon.com/gp/product/B...

#CozyMystery #KindleUnlimited #Audible #MurderMystery #MysteryBooks #HalloweenBooks

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Louise Marley @louisemarley.bsky.social · 5d

Who'll catch the murderer first?
And who'll end up getting caught?

geni.us/1239-al-aut-am

#CozyMystery #CozyCrime #KindleUnlimited #MurderMystery #MysteryBooks #CrimeFiction

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Amanda James (Mandy) @amandajames.bsky.social · 6d

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️If you are feeling the weight of the world on your shoulders lost and alone ... read The Midnight Bookshop.

The Midnight Bookshop is waiting for you today... if you can find it.😉📖

A crazy #99p or free with #KU

mybook.to/O1A7E

#writingcommunity #booksky #bookshop #magic #reading

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Stephanie Wood @stephaniewood.bsky.social · 6d

Join Jessica, Chrissie and Katie at the GREEK RETREAT in April, June and September as they search for their happy ever after…
🧳✈️☀️🥰
#amreadingromance #newbooks #booksky

amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DPLHNM12 💙📚

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Luisa A Jones Author @luisaajones.bsky.social · 19d

#RNATuesNews in the past week I submitted the manuscript of my second #WW2 book to my editor. Hope she likes it!
I also received the #largeprint edition of What We Left Behind. I’m so pleased more readers will be able to enjoy Olive and Dodie’s story ☺️ #historicalfiction #authorlife

Photo of the large print edition of What We Left Behind by Luisa A Jones. Cover shows two child evacuees from WW2.

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Rachael Gray @rachaelgray.bsky.social · 8d

A brand new old-fashioned murder mystery 🔎

It's five days to Christmas, thirteen guests are trapped in Elderwick Hall... and one of them is a killer

🎄🎉☃️❄️🌟🎁🦌🔔🍪🍊🌨️🎄

Get your copy now for FREE: books2read.com/welcometoeld...

⚡📚💙

The book 'The Proof of the Pudding' shown against a green background featuring a Christmas tree ornament in the shape of a Christmas tree and a sprinkling of snow

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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 7d

ICYMI: Simon & Schuster is launching Scarlett Press, a New Adult imprint dedicated to 'commercial, fast-paced, romance-forward books in all genres' 👇 #BookSky

Rachel Denwood to run New Adult imprint Scarlett Press at Simon & Schuster

ebx.sh

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Linda/Melinda Huber @lindahuberauthor.bsky.social · 7d

It should have been the perfect place to start again -
But secrets can come back to haunt you...
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "A compelling page-turner"
mybook.to/TRdp25 #KindleUnlimited
#suspense #thriller #booksky #familydrama #murder? 😱

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Rachael Gray @rachaelgray.bsky.social · 7d

Get cosy with a cosy this autumn 🍂

A murder in a quiet village is causing anxiety for a psychologist — who must face her fears to find the killer . . .

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A must read for cosy crime fans"

geni.us/ALittleBird 📖📱🎧
💙📚⚡ #autumnvibes #murdermystery

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Valeria Vescina @valeriavescina.bsky.social · 7d

… and #Autumn has come to the Swiss Alps. Never seen so many varieties of mushrooms on one walk. Here are just four types. We didn’t pick any, as we don’t know anything about mushrooms, but they were beautiful to look at.

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Louise Marley @louisemarley.bsky.social · 9d

🍂Perfect for the cosy season!🍂

Murder at Raven's Edge is now just 99p/99c until Sunday!

UK: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CV1GZ5HW
USA: amazon.com/dp/B0CV1GZ5HW

#CozyMystery #CozyCrime #KindleUnlimited #kindlebooks #Audible #mysterybooks #seriesbooks #whodunit

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