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Deborah Miles @againsttheflow.bsky.social · 1d

Today I am on a #blogtour for the recently published #novel A New Life in Amsterdam by Helga Jensen & have a #guestpost about the inspirational setting for her latest #story
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@rararesources.bsky.social #womenscontemporyfiction #romance #fiction

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Deborah Miles @againsttheflow.bsky.social · 4d

For my 2nd #blogtour today I've got a #bookreview of
Be Our Ghost (The Duchess Hotel Series Book #2)
by Carla Luna
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Enjoyable story with a very satisfying ending
@rararesources.bsky.social #romcom #contemporaryromance
#PublicationDayPush #spicyromance #novel #fiction

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Deborah Miles @againsttheflow.bsky.social · 4d

#RomanticNovelist Margaret Amatt's recently published Love Match on the Road Home (#book 15 in The Glenbriar #series) is on a #blogtour organised by @rararesources.bsky.social & I've got an #authorinterview for my stop.
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@margaretamatt.bsky.social #romanticnovel

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Deborah Miles @againsttheflow.bsky.social · 18d

Today is my stop on the #blogtour for Love, Lies and Family Ties by Florence Keeling with a #bookreview
I was hooked from the first chapter
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@rararesources.bsky.social
#fiction #romcom #womensfiction

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Deborah Miles @againsttheflow.bsky.social · 22d

For today's #blogtour a #bookreview of
A Mirror Murder by Helen Hollick
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Loved this easy 2 read #cozymystery & determined to read all 6 in the #JanChristopher #series
@rararesources.bsky.social @helenhollick.bsky.social
#fiction #historicalfiction #1970s #historicalcozymystery

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Deborah Miles @againsttheflow.bsky.social · 24d

On my blog today, #Bookreview of A Brahminy Sunrise, a heartwarming #laterinliferomance #novella from the pen of Maggie Christensen
I loved it!
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@maggiechriste33.bsky.social
#fiction #womensfiction #contemporaryfiction #shortstory

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Deborah Miles @againsttheflow.bsky.social · 29d

Today I'm on a #blogtour with a #bookreview of
The Reinvention of Lottie Potts by K L Crear
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Highly recommended!
There's also a #giveaway to #win a set of signed paperbacks from the Teapots & Tequila Shots #series
@rararesources.bsky.social #womensfiction #novel

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Deborah Miles @againsttheflow.bsky.social · Sep 5

Florence Keeling's The Word is Love a #standalone #novel in the The Weddington Village Series is on a #blogtour with Rachel's Random Resources & I have a short #extract to share today
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@rararesources.bsky.social
#fiction #romance #series #contemporaryromance

Deborah Miles @againsttheflow.bsky.social · Sep 4

Happy #publicationDay to Nigel May for his #comedycrimemystery #novel
No Dream Impossible
Love the #blurb & #cover
This #book has been added to my #bookwishlist
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@rararesources.bsky.social
#fiction #promo #blogtour #spotlight #comedycrime #humorousfiction #humour

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Deborah Miles @againsttheflow.bsky.social · Sep 3

Gina Cheyne's Wheels of Destruction: Death in Petra #book No.6 in the SeeMs Detective Agency #series is on a #blogtour & I've got a #guestpost discussing the influence a trip to Petra had on the writing of this #novel
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@rararesources #fiction #travelcrime

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Deborah Miles @againsttheflow.bsky.social · Sep 1

Hooray! I have read 20 books for the #20BooksOfSummer2025 Reading Challenge! A lot were #shortstories as I'm time-challenged at present but they all count!
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Already looking forward to next year's challenge!
#readingchallenge #bookreviews

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Deborah Miles @againsttheflow.bsky.social · Sep 1

Today I'm excited to be revealing the cover for Charlie Dean's latest #romcom The Pumpkin Pact, which is published today.
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@rararesources.bsky.social
#coverreveal #publicationday #novel #womensfiction

Deborah Miles @againsttheflow.bsky.social · Aug 20

Today I'm joining the #Coverreveal #blogtour with a first look at the fabulous #bookcover for #book number 4 in Kathy Strobos's #NewYorkSpark #series
My Rock Star Neighbor

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@rararesources.bsky.social #romance #RockStarRomance #fiction #RomCom

Deborah Miles @againsttheflow.bsky.social · Aug 12

I loved #book No.6 in Maggie Christensen's #PelicanCrossing #series
Waves of Change in Pelican Crossing
See my #bookreview buff.ly/2kDQ2gW
@rararesources.bsky.social
@maggiechriste33.bsky.social
#blogtour #20booksofsummer2025
#novel #secondchances #fiction #womensfiction #RomanceReads

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Deborah Miles @againsttheflow.bsky.social · Jul 31

Today is #coverreveal day for Florence Keeling's #RomCom
The Word is Love
Head over to buff.ly/5FmfXxd to see the #bookcover
Look out for the #blogtour 2nd-8th September where you'll find reviews, extracts & interviews with the #author
@rararesources.bsky.social

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Deborah Miles @againsttheflow.bsky.social · Jul 27

Another #book read for the #20BooksOfSummer2025 reading challenge!
#bookreview for Elizabeth Grey's #shortstory Perfect Christmas #book 2.5 in The Agency #series
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#fiction #romcom

Perfect Christmas

Against the Flow Press

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Deborah Miles @againsttheflow.bsky.social · Jul 23

Book no 13 for the #20BooksOfSummer2025 #readingchallenge is a #shortstory
One Click Away by Joanne Ryan
I'll definitely read more by this author

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#bookreview #suspense #fiction

One Click Away

Short story, fiction,suspense

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Deborah Miles @againsttheflow.bsky.social · Jul 16

Jaipur Moon by Liz Harris - #Book 5 in The Colonials #series - is on a #blogtour with Rachel's Random Resources & I've got an #extract from Chapter One to share with you.
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@rararesources.bsky.social @lizharris.bsky.social
#historicalRomanticFiction #fiction #novel

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Deborah Miles @againsttheflow.bsky.social · Jul 15

Murder Most Wilde by Helen Golden, #Book 12 in the A Right Royal Cozy Investigation Mystery #series is on a#blogtour with Rachel's Random Resources & I've snagged an #extract to share with you.
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@rararesources.bsky.social
#cozymystery #fiction #novel

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Deborah Miles @againsttheflow.bsky.social · Jul 13

Next #Story for the #20BooksOfSummer2025 #readingchallenge is
A Song To The Sea by Mark Haysom
A #shortstory that has intrigued me.
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#fiction #freebook #BookReview

Deborah Miles @againsttheflow.bsky.social · Jul 12

Another #shortstory ticked off my #20booksofsummer2025 reading list.
#BookReview of Close Your Eyes and Count to Three by Mark Haysom
This is a heart-wrenching read that left me wanting more
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#fiction

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Deborah Miles @againsttheflow.bsky.social · Jul 5

It's #coverreveal day for Love, Lies and Family Ties by Florence Keeling
Originally published in 2023 this #romcom has had a makeover with a gorgeous new cover & enticing blurb. Added to my #wishlist
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@rararesources.bsky.social #indieauthor

Deborah Miles @againsttheflow.bsky.social · Jul 4

It's #coverreveal day for Love, Lies and Family Ties by Florence Keeling
Originally published in 2023 this #romcom has had a makeover with a gorgeous new cover & enticing blurb. Added to my #wishlist
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@rararesources.bsky.social

Deborah Miles @againsttheflow.bsky.social · Jul 3

Today, as part of a #blogtour, I've an #extract from Liz Mistry's 3rd novel in The Solanki and McQueen Crime #series, Deadly Reckoning, published yesterday.
Just added the series to my #wishlist
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@rararesources.bsky.social
#CrimeFiction #Fiction

Deborah Miles @againsttheflow.bsky.social · Jul 2

On my blog today I have a #bookreview for The Girl From Normandy by Rachel Sweasey - a #dualtimeline #story set during #WWII & the late 1990s which I really enjoyed & highly recommend
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@boldwoodbooks.bsky.social
@rararesources.bsky.social
#blogtour #Novel #Fiction #historicalFiction