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Sheila Bliss

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Fantasy romance author with a splash of history. Join me on my writing journey to publication. #amquerying

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Sheila Bliss @blissbooks.bsky.social · Feb 14

#Cupit #Q #A #PR #TTR

The Mummy X From Blood and Ash

The rules of life and love have changed now that Alec has fallen into a realm of magic where an enchanting woman with shadows in her eyes and an alluring smile charts a course, leading him either to his salvation or death.

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Sheila Bliss @blissbooks.bsky.social · 13d

Female Main Character Energy What’s Written in the Sand #writingcommunity #fantasy #romance #romantasy #paranormal #querying #writersky #authorsky #maincharacter #femalewarrior

Sheila Bliss @blissbooks.bsky.social · 21d

A best friend but more brought tears to my eyes! What a perfect description! Lifting prayers and comfort! 💜✨

Sheila Bliss @blissbooks.bsky.social · 24d

You’ll never forget her! 💜 Try to find the blessing in another year around the sun despite the grief and sorrow. Losing a pet is never easy. Hold onto one another 💜

Sheila Bliss @blissbooks.bsky.social · 27d

Romance. Hope. Adventure. Desire. Passion. Inspiration. Faith. Love. Joy. Truth. Freedom. You’re in the right place! #writingcommunity #writersky #fantasy #romance #romantasy #querying #amquerying

Sheila Bliss @blissbooks.bsky.social · 28d

Oooohhh!!! That’s so cool!!! 💜💜💜 Yay, Team Cathie! Fingers crossed!!

Sheila Bliss @blissbooks.bsky.social · 29d

I set a three month goal for completing a first draft. September and October will be busy months for me so I’m celebrating the small victory of 5K! #writingcommunity #firstdrafts #historicalfiction #womensfiction #romance #writersky #authorsky #family #grandparents

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Buchstabensalat @buchstabensalat.bsky.social · Sep 13

A friend gave me this wonderful gift 🥹 It's so beautiful ❤️

#booksky #author #debutnovel #urbanfantasy

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Sheila Bliss @blissbooks.bsky.social · Sep 13

Gorgeous!

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#WriterPit @writerpit.bsky.social · Sep 12

Join #WriterPit on November 29! 😍

#Writers #WritingCommunity #AmQuerying #AmWriting

#WriterPit
Only on Instagram

Mark your calendar!
Saturday, November 29
2 PM (14:00) UTC

A pitch event for writers to connect, cheer each other on, and grow our author accounts together!

Follow #WriterPit on Instagram for more info and rules

Host: Ann Glimmer

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Sheila Bliss @blissbooks.bsky.social · Sep 12

A little early, but Fall is my favorite season. I needed something sweet and wholesome! #fall #seasons #sweet #wholesome #decorations #falldecorations #writing #hope

Sheila Bliss @blissbooks.bsky.social · Sep 11

Thursday vibes with pretty colors #writingcommunity #querytrenches #hope #dreams #goals #patience #themeantime #theinbetween #dontgiveup #hanginthere #worththewait

Sheila Bliss @blissbooks.bsky.social · Sep 11

A little color palette for Thursday #writingcommunity #fantasy #romance #querytrenches #booksky #writersky #romantasy

Sheila Bliss @blissbooks.bsky.social · Sep 11

Mood board for my current WIP, my grandparents’s heartbreaking love story #writingcommunity #writersky #booksky #historicalfiction #romance #womensfiction

Sheila Bliss @blissbooks.bsky.social · Sep 9

It takes thirty days to create a habit! I hope they give someone a spark today! ✨💜 #writingcommunity #querying #amquerying #fantasy #romance #romantasy #writingtips #writinghabits

Sheila Bliss @blissbooks.bsky.social · Sep 8

Your kind updates are deeply appreciated! 💜

Sheila Bliss @blissbooks.bsky.social · Sep 3

Main Character Energy! #writing #querying #fantasy #romance #romantasy #writersky #maincharacter #booksky 💙📚

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Lorna Suzuki @authorlsuzuki.bsky.social · Aug 30

Visit my website for free sample chapters & reviews of both epic fantasy Imago Chronicles & YA fantasy Dream Merchant Saga here: www.imagochronicles.com I’ll also post updates as they come available from the exec. producer I'm working with to develop Imago for the small screen. #BookSky 📚🪐⚔️💙

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Sheila Bliss @blissbooks.bsky.social · Aug 31

#1stlinepit on Instagram! Here’s today’s reel.

His fear equals her secrets.

Her secrets equal his pain.

His pain equals their destiny.

And when the motherhumper of headaches hit destiny equals surrender.

#writing #writingcommunity #querying #amquerying #booksky #fantasy #romance #romantasy

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Sheila Bliss @blissbooks.bsky.social · Aug 27

#1stlinepit This Saturday on Instagram! Looks like fun! #writing #writingcommunity #writer #pitch #writersky #authorsky

Sheila Bliss @blissbooks.bsky.social · Aug 27

I have so many more! 🤣💜

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Kala is Querying @kpbooksnstuff.bsky.social · Aug 6

#agentguide to CARELESS WHISPERS my romantic suspense set in Greece.
It's du Maurier's REBECCA x Sky's RIVIERA x Netflix's THE PERFECT COUPLE

The woman knew secrets; now she's dead. Everyone has a motive...

💥Secrets
💥Loss
💥Slowburn ❤️‍🔥
💥Obsession
💥Unrequited💘
💥Betrayal
💥Murder
#Questpit #Q #A #R #MY

PAGE 1 is a blue background with a hand reaching out of water.
Words along the top say SOME SECRETS ARE JUST TOO DANGEROUS TO KNOW...
An Agent's Guide to Careless Whispers, Romantic Suspense, a 98k word romantic suspense.

PAGE 2 has a picture of a woman looking over her shoulder at the camera. On the other side says Pitch & Plot and has the following text:

With their multiple homes and a business portfolio of luxury hotels, the Constantines' lives might be a world away from 29-year-old Listy Powers’ but Troy and his sister Olympia are like family, an unlikely yet close bond forged years ago at university. So when she learns Olympia, badly injured in a car accident, is back home on the Greek island of Paxos, Listy sets off immediately to see her.

Being at their villa, however, means unavoidable proximity with Olympia's very disapproving eldest brother whom Listy has always loved. When they first met 8 years ago, Kris was a married man with a pregnant wife; now he's a widower. But as the attraction they'd fought back then re-kindles, suspicions resurface about Kris' wife's death. Beautiful, manipulative Rianna had not been well-liked. Her speciality was ferreting out people's secrets. And everyone, Listy discovers, has something to hide.

As she unravels what happened to Rianna, the truth threatens Listy’s future happiness and the lives of those dear to her, and she must decide if crossing that line to protect someone she loves is a price she's willing to pay.

PAGE 3 has a photo on one side of a villa at night. On the other side it says Opening Lines and has the following text:
As the song fades, she hears the footsteps behind her. She doesn't rise from the lounger or turn her head. Just rolls her eyes and takes another gulp of wine, fixing her gaze ahead. Beyond the villa's perimeter wall where the wooded slopes fall away, the sea glimmers under the silver coin of a moon.
'I told you to leave,' she says, her voice slurred. 'It's over. There's nothing more to say.'
'I have plenty to say.'
Her head whips round then. She smiles, and the villa's floodlit swimming pool pulses as if it, too, is energised, its rippling glow tipping the brooding hedges with gold. She'd been wondering if one of them would turn up. She'd refused to go to the stupid party. They're all stuck-up and boring, and they hate her so she knows she won't be missed. But sitting here alone by the pool, drinking, waiting for her phone to ping a reply – any kind of response! – she'd grown bored and been thinking maybe she ought to go after all. Just to spoil their fun.

PAGE 4 has a collage of pictures and the title Tropes & Themes & The Vibes.
Tropes and Themes are: du Maurier's Rebecca vibes; Found family; Loss; Slow burn romance; Yearning; Obsession; Unrequited love; Secrets; Betrayal; Murder

Lower half of page has The Comps – Nanny Wanted by Lizzy Barber, End of Story by AJ Finn, The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand, Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier and the Sky Atlantic series Riviera.

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Sheila Bliss @blissbooks.bsky.social · Aug 26

The moon and I go way back. Stand under it and whisper all your dreams and wishes! 🌙 magic is powerful! #writingcommunity #booksky #fantasy #romance #query #querytrenches #vibes #fantasyromance #magicvibes #writersky #writer

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Sheila Bliss @blissbooks.bsky.social · Aug 25

I love quotes! They’re taped to my kitchen cabinets, sprinkled throughout my phone, and plastered to the walls of my offfice. I read them everyday, reminding me my dreams matter! Here are a few favorites! #writing #booksky #fantasy #romance #romantasy #querytrenches #writersky #hope

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Sheila Bliss @blissbooks.bsky.social · Aug 22

Myths, legends, romance, astrology, time travel-mix it together, and what do you get?

What’s Written in the Sand

In #querytrenches now

What are you working on?

#writing #fantasy #romance #romantasy #booksky #querying

Sheila Bliss @blissbooks.bsky.social · Aug 21

Only Rashida’s love reaches the depths of Alec’s curse, but magic cultivates tenacious roots. #query #querytrenches #booksky #writing #writersky #authorsky #fantasy #romance #romantasy

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