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Annette J @annettej.bsky.social · 4d

Sorry I'm so late posting, it's been a long day at work!

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Annette J @annettej.bsky.social · 4d

Happy release day to this fun fairytale retelling!
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Annette J @annettej.bsky.social · 13d

Look at this beautiful cover for @monteroauthor.bsky.social 's The Sunrise Dagger, if this book is as good as The Crimson Fire I'll be one very happy reader!

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Annette J @annettej.bsky.social · 13d

Just found my first pre-order for 2026 , I love this series !

Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 13d

I forgot to post the new blurb here. The Reanimator's Fate (TRM #4) is available for preorder and will be out January 29th, 2026!

An autistic necromancer, his undead love, and a future in peril.

The Paranormal Society has been Oliver’s home for over a decade, yet he still isn’t sure where he fits. At Gwen’s suggestion, Oliver joins the mutual aid committee, but between misunderstandings, sabotage, and a life-changing proposition, Oliver once again fears he is out of his depth. At least there’s one thing he can count Felipe and the cases they solve together.

Felipe has always been the one everyone can depend on, but after years of bloodshed, fighting, and death, the cracks are beginning to show. The gruesome cases that once sustained him, now fill him with dread to the point that he questions how long he can keep going before he breaks. But if he isn’t a weapon, then what good is he to anyone?

A sinister plot against magical folks is unfolding, one that threatens to destroy the Paranormal Society from the inside. Can Oliver and Felipe grow into the men they were always meant to be, or will their doubt spell their doom?

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Annette J @annettej.bsky.social · 13d

Two stories into this cool anthology of horror stories centring protagonists with disabilities and its excellent so far

Cover of These Bodies Ain't Broken , an anthology of horror stories featuring protagonists with disabilities edited by Madeline Dyer. The cover is red and has an open mouth from which plants and vines are emerging. At the back is a silhouette of a girl using a crutch against a moonlit sky.

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Katherine Shaw @katheroony.bsky.social · 13d

Keep an eye on between 3-6 October because the HALLOWEEN HAUNTFEST book sale will be on! 🎃 🖤

I will have two books on sale for 99p/c 💙📚👀

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Amanda Shortman - she/her @aspiraldance.bsky.social · 13d

Next weekend there is another indie book sale, and this anthology will be available for 99p/c

I wrote one of the stories in this, so I may be biased, but I think it's a perfect read as we head into spooky season.

Check it out 3rd-6th Oct!

www.indievisibleevents.com

A black background with cream coloured illustrations of a tarot deck and crystal circles. There is text which says - Halloween Hauntfest 3rd to 6th October and details of the book The Major Arcana: an anthology of tarot themed dark fantasy stories, which will be kn sale for just 99 pence or 99 cents. The book'a cover is also in the graphic - it has an illustration of a skeleton hand turning over a tarot card.

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Annette J @annettej.bsky.social · 15d

Congratulations! Eiley and Warren stole my heart!

Rachel Bowdler / B.B. Woods @rachelbowdler.bsky.social · 15d

IT’S RELEASE DAY! I do not actually have my copies of FIREWORKS yet but since I am so excellent at graphic design, I don’t think you can tell.

Grateful to have another story on the shelves. Enjoy Eiley & Warren’s story now. 🧡🎇

Rachel holding a png picture of the Fireworks paperback

Rachel looking very happy to be holding the png image of the fireworks paperback

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Annette J @annettej.bsky.social · Sep 5

Indie Authors have been killing it this year and @rasandpiper.bsky.social has knocked it out of the park with her latest offering, out today!
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www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Annette Jordan's review of To Touch a Silent Fury (The Bride of Eavenfold, #1)

5/5: To Touch A Silent Fury by R.A. Sandpiper is a wonderful slow burn romantic fantasy that I completely adored. Tani is unique, she is the only woman in the Moontouched Brotherhood, and while her p...

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Annette J @annettej.bsky.social · Aug 31

Having a wonderful time with To Touch a Silent Fury by R.A. Sandpiper

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Annette J @annettej.bsky.social · Aug 31

I really enjoyed The Last Hour Between Worlds

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Annette J @annettej.bsky.social · Aug 30

I'm sure I will, I've enjoyed the other books by Karen that I've read

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Annette J @annettej.bsky.social · Aug 29

This is such a great series!

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Annette J @annettej.bsky.social · Aug 29

I've got this book ready to go for Spooky Season !

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author @karenlykkebo.com · Aug 29

Five short stories that touch the eerie, tragic, and macabre.

- Haunted vaults, unruly skeletons
- A cursed ocean
- Undying sapphic love
- Survivors of the apocalypse
- A predator becoming prey

--> https://linktr.ee/klykkebo

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Promo picture for Now and the Hour of Death by Karen Lykkebo. White/grey background, blood splatter in left corner, ebook cover in middle. Title font in white, skull with a finger lifted as if silencing someone on cover.
Text top: "Five tales of the eerie, tragic & macabre"
Text bottom: "a brief but unputdownable read" - goodreads review.

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Annette J @annettej.bsky.social · Aug 19

Indie authors have been killing it this August, congratulations @ericaroseeberhart.bsky.social. Diminished is an incredible book, and my second ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Indie book this month !
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Annette Jordan's review of Diminished (The Elder Tree Trilogy, #2)

5/5: Tarnished, the first book in Erica Rose Eberhart's Elder Tree Trilogy was one of my favourite reads of 2024 and at the time I was very excited to learn that I would not have to wait too long for ...

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Erica Rose Eberhart @ericaroseeberhart.bsky.social · Aug 18

To celebrate the release of Diminished (tomorrow!) we are celebrating with a #kindle sale for Tarnished this week!! Come and get it! #highfantasy #sapphicbooks #sapphicfantasy #bookrelease #fantasytrilogy

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Annette J @annettej.bsky.social · Aug 17

Still reading Ruin by John Gwynne and also reading Dawn of Fate and Fire by Mariely Lares. Just started Last Outlaw by Lee Hall

Cover of Last Outlaw by Lee Hall has a shadowy figure of a gunslinger and the silhouette of an old west town on a red background

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Annette J @annettej.bsky.social · Aug 17

Such a good book

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Annette J @annettej.bsky.social · Aug 15

Congratulations again to @katheroony.bsky.social , Of Serpents and Sorrow is one of the best mythology retellings I've read
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Annette Jordan's review of Of Serpents and Sorrow

5/5: Of Serpents and Sorrow is a beautiful Sapphic reimagining of the tragic story of Medusa, a much maligned character in Greek mythology. Instead of the monster here we are introduced to a very huma...

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Annette J @annettej.bsky.social · Aug 15

Oh I loved it, I can post my review on here, would you prefer not to be tagged ? I know some authors don't like it, its a glowing review if that helps

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Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · Aug 15

Indie Bites 19: Dragons & Darkness is out TODAY!
Edited by @adiehartauthor.bsky.social and @josiejaffrey.bsky.social, with an incredible cover by @ardenpowell.bsky.social

www.silversunbooks.com/post/dragons...

The cover of Indie Bites 19: Dragons & Darkness, illustrated by Arden Powell, featuring a medieval-style dragon etched on a dark green background, with the following authors listed as contributors: Adie Hart, Jillian Maria, Linked Soul, Josie Jaffrey, Arden Powell, Luke Tarassenko, Molly Daw, Riley E Smith, Ceril N Domace, Ash Parker and Claire Olivia Golden

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Annette J @annettej.bsky.social · Aug 15

It will soon have 2, and a review, I'm just waiting for it to clear on Amazon's end , I submitted it a few days ago

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Annette J @annettej.bsky.social · Aug 12

I knew it couldn't be a happy ending, but did you have to rip my heart out completely @katheroony.bsky.social ? This book fully earned every one of its ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cover of Of Serpents and Sorrow by Katherine Shaw has a pinky purple anatomical heart wrapped in white snakes and orchids with the title superimposed in gold text. The background is midnight blue and the author's name is also in gold at the base of the cover

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Annette J @annettej.bsky.social · Aug 12

I loved it when a book I'm excited for drops just in time for my holiday... perfect airport entertainment! Congratulations @katheroony.bsky.social , Of Serpents and Sorrow is beautiful inside and out

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Annette J @annettej.bsky.social · Aug 3

Congratulations to @mcknightwrites.bsky.social , Split is a spine chilling tale designed to terrify

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Annette Jordan's review of Split

5/5: Split is the second horror title I have read from Sarah McKnight, (the first being the excellent Carousel) and I am now fully convinced that this author has a firm grasp on the macabre and how to...

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