Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Mercedes Rochelle

Ken Stark @kenstark.bsky.social · 15h

"A rip-roaring, flesh-tearing, #zombie apocalypse series”

Start the award-winning STAGE 3 series with a FREE book!
shorturl.at/paLcT

STAGE 3...
The end begins here

Also on #audiobook

#Free #audible #mustread #thriller #TheWalkingDead #stage3series #suspense #Zombie #zombies #audiobooks
📚💙

28 32

Reposted by Mercedes Rochelle

Louise Blackwick @louiseblackwick.com · 3d

There is currently a 50% discount on all my #Halloween & #horror short-stories & novellas.🩸📚

Download all 3 stories (& own them forever in 2 digital formats) for less than 5$!💙📚

1️⃣Jump into the Abyss!: bit.ly/4nES2Lq
2️⃣Reprobates: bit.ly/4mUIRVU
3️⃣The Underworld Rhapsody: bit.ly/4pSYJLv

#spooktober🎃

From the bestselling author of the "Vivian Amberville" saga, comes the unnerving horror short-story of a man who gets buried alive over the festering remains of his late wife, Kassandra.

During his premature entombment, forty long nails are struck into Chase Chaperone's casket, plunging him deeper into Hell. This grim ritual is a dark operetta written in rhyming prose - an homage to Dante's Inferno - from which naught but the most vile of souls can escape. The man is subsequently set free from the coffin by the grotesque dwarf Eldritch, who in a fit of revenge, climbs onto his back and refuses to climb down. Chase is thus doomed to carry the parasitic dwarf atop his back for the rest of his days, while searching for absolution.

This Halloween special explores themes such as "death and decay", "justice" and "morality", in a forlorn world set outside the reach of modern civilisation.

Written in the grim and melodious style of Edgar Allan Poe, "Jump into the Abyss!" follows Chase Chaperone's descent into the far-reaching Abyss of his soul in a masterfully-written allegorical tale.

Your purchase will grant you access to the ePub and PDF-formats.

From the bestselling author of the "Vivian Amberville" saga, comes the surreal novella of a man's journey through Limbo.

Freshly arrived at the Totermann Inn, Marc Whitehouse couldn’t have known he was dead. Sir, no sir. Not now that Chantal Dublanc had so mysteriously entered his life; his afterlife. In his quest for the truth behind his early demise, he finds himself on a journey where past memories intermingle with present actions. He is not yet ready to call it a life. 206 heartbeats to peace. The hour is late, but Marc is yet to renounce his hope for salvation...

A surreal novella of love, loss and the afterlife, written in the captivating, dreamlike style of André Breton. “Reprobates” is an exquisitely written narrative of Life after Life, centered on Marc’s journey through Limbo.

Its style is heavy on allegory, at every step teeming with Underworld intrusions of the sacred into the profane.

Your purchase will grant you access to the ePub and PDF-formats.

From the bestselling author of the "Vivian Amberville" series, comes the surreal novella that will have you question the very foundation of your reality.

Under the influence of the powerful new psychedelic drug “Rhapsody”, Mario Fantoccio discovers the existence of an invisible reality overlaying our own.

The rhapsody-altered state of consciousness brings Mario to close encounters with “the Masters of Strings”, a coven of hyperdimensional beings who appear to control the destiny of every human in existence.

Desperate to sever the strings tying him to the will of his Masters, Mario overdoses on Rhapsody and escapes into hell, hoping to regain control of his life and free will.

Based on a modern interpretation of Jungian psychology, The Underworld Rhapsody is heavily themed on "subjective reality", "altered states of consciousness", and "individuation" as it follows one man's struggle to escape the chaos of his life and regain his free will.

Your purchase will grant you access to the ePub and PDF-formats.

5 60 70

Mercedes Rochelle @authorrochelle.bsky.social · 16h

Gemma Lawrence
@TudorTweep

October 1537
At her moment of greatest glory, a Queen of England lies dying

Through the fog of fever, Jane Seymour remembers her childhood, & path to the #Tudor Court...

Nest of Ashes

1 1

Mercedes Rochelle @authorrochelle.bsky.social · 17h

Maisie @Maisy640760 reposted

#NewRelease2025 A Daughter of Warwick: the story of Anne Neville is Available now in audio narrated by Alex Lee.

mybook.to/dow
@JudithArnopp

2 3

Mercedes Rochelle @authorrochelle.bsky.social · 17h

Yarde Book Reviews & Book Promotion
@maryanneyarde
❀༻ Books Worth Reading ༺❀
Read with #KindleUnlimited

✦ * . * The Blackest Time
(A Novel of Florence During the Black Plague)
By Ken Tentarelli * . * ✦

maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

3 4

Mercedes Rochelle @authorrochelle.bsky.social · 17h

Guest Post: The Percies and the Battle of Shrewsbury by Mercedes Rochelle: No one has been able to satisfactorily explain just why the Percies revolted against Henry IV. Most of the evidence points to their self-aggrandizement. buff.ly/H0GNFtD via @hmalagisi.bsky.social

3 4

Reposted by Mercedes Rochelle

Mark Turnbull Author @1642author.bsky.social · 10d

📅#OTD 1651. Azores.
Prince Rupert's small fleet has been caught in a raging storm for days.
Maurice attempts in vain to bring his ship alongside. Rupert yells his last orders, but the 'hideous noise' makes it impossible.
Read more: tinyurl.com/93bx4st2

3 12

Reposted by Mercedes Rochelle

Author Suzy Davies Award-Winning Children's Books and YA LitFic @birdwriterwrites.bsky.social · 18h

Looking for an exciting adventure book for kids?

www.amazon.co.uk/Girl-Red-Cap...
www.amazon.fr/-/en/Suzy-Da...
www.amazon.it/-/en/Suzy-Da...
www.amazon.ca/Girl-Red-Cap...
www.amazon.de/-/en/Girl-Re... #huskylovers #dogs #doglovers #racing #mushing #sledding #winter #christmasbooks #stockingfiller

12 16

Mercedes Rochelle @authorrochelle.bsky.social · 18h

Then Came The Summer Snow, Guest Post by @TrishaPritikin: Fallout from the Hanford nuclear Production site, where the plutonium for the world’s first test of an atomic bomb was produced. historicalfictionblog.com/then-came-th...

1 1

Mercedes Rochelle @authorrochelle.bsky.social · 1d

Reposted by @rrcaraclayton.bsky.social
RR Cara Clayton

Historical Fiction & History @cathiedunn.bsky.social

I'm thrilled to share my review of

🛡️Shield of Mercia by MJ Porter!🛡️

ruinsandreading.blogspot.com/2025/10/revi...

@mjporterauthor.bsky.social

8 8

Reposted by Mercedes Rochelle

Ken Stark @kenstark.bsky.social · 1d

Start the award-winning STAGE 3 series with a FREE BOOK!
shorturl.at/paLcT

"A rip-roaring, flesh-tearing, #zombie apocalypse series!"

Read STAGE 3 today!
The end begins here...

Also on #audiobook

#Free #zombies #audible #TheWalkingDead #stage3series #horror #audiobooks
📚💙

46 63

Reposted by Mercedes Rochelle

Mark Turnbull Author @1642author.bsky.social · 8d

The kindle version of 'Charles I's Private Life' is on special offer over at Amazon - just £2.99!
"wonderful new insight into one of England's most tragic monarchs"
"truly brings history to life"
"a graceful read and broken into easily digestible shorter chapters"

8 9

Mercedes Rochelle @authorrochelle.bsky.social · 1d

Yarde Book Reviews & Book Promotion
@maryanneyarde

❀༻ Book of the Day ༺❀
#BookReview - 5 STARS
Read with #KindleUnlimited

✶ The Rabbit's Foot
(Hartford Manor, Book 3)
By Marcia Clayton *´

maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

4 2

Mercedes Rochelle @authorrochelle.bsky.social · 1d

Harold Marches to York, September 1066: Many histories tell us that as soon as Harold learned of the defeat at Fulford, he rushed north and surprised the Vikings. But really, Fulford was fought on September 20 and Stamford Bridge was fought on Sept. 25. historicalbritainblog.com/harold-march...

4 7

Mercedes Rochelle @authorrochelle.bsky.social · 1d

Dell Sweet
@dellsweet.bsky.social

Fire
The ancient clan in prehistoric Europe, 85,000 years ago, faced a devastating attack that forced them out of their high stone shelter... #Prehistoric #Paleolithic #Archaic #Neanderthal #Denisovan #CroMagnon
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CZJMD7BN

Mercedes Rochelle @authorrochelle.bsky.social · 1d

Author A.L. Norton
@authoralnorton.bsky.social
www.amazon.com/dp/B07DZ6KX7Z

#memoirs #childabuse #metoo #survivor #truestory #bestsellers

1 3 5

Mercedes Rochelle @authorrochelle.bsky.social · 1d

Tina LeCour/ Mixed Media Artist/ Massachusetts
@tinalecour.bsky.social

Humerous Tea Hour from my Halloween collection!
Available here...
tina-lecour.pixels.com/featured/hum...

1

Mercedes Rochelle @authorrochelle.bsky.social · 1d

Reposted by @olivertbennett.bsky.social

Uvi Poznansky
@uvipoznansky.bsky.social

Uvi ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A work of music
#Review #WWII #Romance
uviart.blogspot.com/2022/01/a-wo...

Mercedes Rochelle @authorrochelle.bsky.social · 1d

Mark Schultz
@wordrefiner

Get a Free SAMPLE of proofreading from your book once your manuscript is finished as a last, Fresh-Eyes check.
Visit: buff.ly/gXbo7Y6
The Hyper-Speller will eliminate the imperceptible spelling mistakes still present in 95% of published books

1 1

Mercedes Rochelle @authorrochelle.bsky.social · 1d

Juliane Weber
@Writer_JW
“captivating…gripping…powerful and compelling”

“a thrilling novel”

lnk.bio/ZeRo

#series #HistoricalFiction #HistFic #HistoricalRomance #Ireland #KindleUnlimited #GreatFamine

2 2

Mercedes Rochelle @authorrochelle.bsky.social · 1d

Jamie Caig @CaigJamie reposted

Guest Post @tonyriches by Claire Hobson, Author of Charles II: From the Cradle to the Crown: Revolution, conspiracy, sex, ceremony and the secrets of royal childhood - some surprises to be found in Restoration history. tonyriches.blogspot.com/2025/10/spec...

1 1

Mercedes Rochelle @authorrochelle.bsky.social · 1d

Cathie Dunn – historical fiction & history
@cathiedunn
Welcome to Day 7 of our blog tour for

༻*·The Blackest Time·*༺
by Ken Tentarelli!

thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/08/blog...

1 2

Reposted by Mercedes Rochelle

caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · 2d

Book Alignment Chart
Lawful Good Neutral Good. Chaotic Good
Book ribbon. Sentence pointer. Scrap paper/receipt

Lawful Neutral. True Neutral Chaotic Neutral
Ebook. Proper bookmark. Leaf

Lawful Evil. Neutral Evil. Chaotic Evil
Memorising Book face-down. Dog Ear.
Page Numbers

3 23 45

Reposted by Mercedes Rochelle

G. Lawrence 📚💙📚💙📚 @glawrence.bsky.social · 3d

#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 $4.99 #Free #KU!
#Histfic #SpeculativeFic #Booksky 📚💙📚
www.amazon.com/All-Kings-Ba...

All the King's Bastards: A Succession of Chaos

Amazon.com: All the King's Bastards: A Succession of Chaos eBook : Lawrence, G. , Design, Warren: Kindle Store

www.amazon.com

1 48 47

Reposted by Mercedes Rochelle

Clothes in Books @clothesinbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Comfort read: Angela Thirkell's social comedies always entertain, and we get hats again. Before Lunch (she was running out of nice lightweight titles) clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/2025/10/befo...

Before Lunch by Angela Thirkell (and hats again)

Before Lunch by Angela Thirkell published 1939 This was, I believe the last of Thirkell’s books to appear before WW2 broke out: she ...

clothesinbooks.blogspot.com

5 10