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Evie Kelley @eviekelley.bsky.social · 12h

As it should be.

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Janet Raye Stevens, Author @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 15h

#TimeTravelAuthors Day 9
My fave person is Sully. But not always. When I met that bossy & oh-so-hot WWII soldier I was hurtled across time to protect, I didn't like him. Well, I liked him a little. OK, I fell head over girdle for the guy. Just took a while to realize that.

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Square image of a book cover with a twenty-something white woman in the foreground. She has dark wavy hair, bright red lipstick, and wears a long, olive green wool coat of World War II Army vintage. She looks anxiously over her shoulder at a cityscape at night, with searchlight beams cutting across a teal-colored sky and lighting up old-fashioned propellor-powered airplanes. In between the woman and the city, a jeep cuts across a field filled with barbed wire. The jeep's bright yellow lights beam on the fleeing woman. The author's name is in white at the top of the illustration: Janet Raye Stevens, Award-Winning Author. At the bottom of the picture is the book's title, Beryl Blue, Time Cop.

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Evie Kelley @eviekelley.bsky.social · 2d

🫖Teapot Tuesdays!

My Mrs. Potts teapot is grooving to mellow 70s tunes, celebrating the release of my fun, funny, and far-out, 1976-set coming of age tale, MY BICENTENNIAL.

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#teapottuesdays #bookrelease #comingofage #1970s #bodypositive #firstloveromance

Image is of a shiny yellow teapot with a curved orange handle and an almond-shaped orange knob on the cover sitting atop a stack of books with the title “My Bicentennial” and the author’s name Evie Kelley in orange letters on the spine. The background is a wildly colorful mixture of 1970s style hot pink, red, and orange flowers with big petals.

Evie Kelley @eviekelley.bsky.social · 2d

Hey, this is me! Thrilled to have this far-out tale out in the world.

www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPBMHHF4

#comingofage #1970s #bodypositive #disabilityinfiction #YAromance

Janet Raye Stevens, Author @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 3d

Can you dig it? My alter-ego Evie Kelley’s debut book, MY BICENTENNIAL, is out today.

This #comingofage tale of the far-out Bicentennial year 1976, follows Massachusetts high school senior Deidre Daly’s often hilarious (and occasionally disastrous) attempts to fit in.

www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPBMHHF4

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Janet Raye Stevens, Author @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 2d

#TimeTravelAuthors Day 7

Being saved from certain death in my library by a woman dressed like Dorothy on her way to Oz? Weird. Getting yanked into her alleged time machine? Weirder still. But what happened next reached all levels of weirdness & I'd tell you the odd tale right now except...spoilers!

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Evie Kelley @eviekelley.bsky.social · 7d

Isn't this cover flat gorgeous?

MY BICENTENNIAL: A mostly true tale of prom, platform shoes, a girl trying to fit in & the far-out year 1976. Out Oct 7th; preorder now – you’ll dig the low price!

www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPBMHHF4

#comingofagefiction #1970s #friendshipfiction #bodypositive #70sfashion

A rectangular image of a full book cover. On the right hand side, the title My Bicentennial is above the image of the lower legs and feet of a girl standing on a bathroom scale. The girl is wearing purple polyester pants and orange platform shoes with spongy white soles. The author's name, Evie Kelley, is inside a silver triangle on the scale where the weight numbers would typically be. The left side of the image shows a living room with 1970s style furniture, an orange shag rug, a rotary dial telephone on a table, and a plump teenage girl in purple pants and an orange blouse sitting on a couch putting on the platform shows depicted in the other side of the cover. Superimposed over that image is the book's title, My Bicentennial, and subtitle, A Mostly True Tale of the Far-Out '70s, followed by what the book's about text.

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Janet Raye Stevens, Author @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 7d

#TimeTravelAuthors Day 3
No surprise the first time I speak I'm yelling. Have to. The time runner I'm chasing just won't stop. It's 1977, the perp's on roller skates, threatening the timeline each second he zips along a seaside boardwalk. I finally catch him & face questions of my own sticky past.

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Evie Kelley @eviekelley.bsky.social · 7d

Isn't this cover flat gorgeous?

MY BICENTENNIAL: A mostly true tale of prom, platform shoes, a girl trying to fit in & the far-out year 1976. Out Oct 7th; preorder now – you’ll dig the low price!

www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPBMHHF4

#comingofagefiction #1970s #friendshipfiction #bodypositive #70sfashion

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Janet Raye Stevens, Author @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 10d

Our fish pond frogs are looking quite judgemental these days. (Can't blame them though)

Fat green frog sitting on a mossy stone with greenish-brown pond water glimmering behind it. The frog's expression seems as if it's snidely saying, "really, people?"

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Janet Raye Stevens, Author @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 12d

Twice while out walking, I've passed cheeky teens who shouted, "Hey, Grandma!" as I went by. They didn't say a word to my equally gray haired husband. Though tempted to yell back "You *wish* I was your granny, whippersnappers," I simply MYOB and moved along. 😜

(Pix: 2 old fossils out for a stroll)

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Janet Raye Stevens, Author @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 11d

#TimeTravelAuthors Day 27 (late again)
The time skip wasn't pleasant. The machine clanked like a rollercoaster car struggling up a hill. I held my breath when I rode those death contraptions as a kid & I did now, anticipating & dreading the moment we’d hurtle over the top & plunge into the abyss.

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Sandra Cox @scoxauthor.bsky.social · 11d

Sandra's Place: Your Weekend Read: MIRACLES AND GHOSTS PAST sandracox.blogspot.com/2025/09/your...

Your Weekend Read: MIRACLES AND GHOSTS PAST

Please welcome dear friend and fellow author D.L. Finn. Thank you, Sandra, for having me on your beautiful blog today to share the relea...

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Sandra Cox @scoxauthor.bsky.social · 11d

Reuben Hayes
www.amazon.com/Reuben-Hayes...

The crusty middle-aged rancher had only ever loved one woman. And now her daughter stood on his doorstep.

#Westerns #ActionAdventure #KUFree #HistoricOldWest

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11d

“Show us your warrant!”

“Ma’am, you’ve been watching too many movies. We’ll show you the warrant after we’re done.” 🤔

*busts in the door with babies crying*

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Lucynka @lucynka.bsky.social · Nov 25

Plugging this once again: An introduction to the romance pulp magazines of the 1920s-1950s, an important-but-forgotten part of #romancehistory. ❤️ Many (specifically American) romance novels of the time exist SOLELY in these magazines! #romancelandia

An Introduction To the Romance Pulps

Welcome! As there is precious little information out there on the romance pulps, and as I’ve accidentally become the closest thing to an expert on them that there probably is at the moment, I’ve s…

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Tammy @ Books, Bones & Buffy @booksbonesbuffy.bsky.social · Nov 19

25 Science Fiction Books to Read in 2025 @scifimonth.bsky.social

http://booksbonesbuffy.com/2024/11/19/25-science-fiction-books-to-read-in-2025/

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Sandra Cox @scoxauthor.bsky.social · 14d

Reuben Hayes
www.amazon.com/Reuben-Hayes...

The crusty middle-aged rancher had only ever loved one woman. And now her daughter stood on his doorstep.

#Westerns #ActionAdventure #KUFree #HistoricOldWest

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 13d

As ICE continues to terrorize Chicagoland, protesters gathered this morning outside the Broadview detention center—throwing stuffed animals at DHS agents, playing music through tear gas assaults, and putting their bodies on the line to stop ICE vehicles. My latest.

Fighting for Our Stolen Neighbors: ICE, Tear Gas and a Guitar Blown Open

"Being out here to demand what is right is the only way to stay human," says Jessica Darrow.

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Janet Raye Stevens, Author @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 13d

#TimeTravelAuthors Day 21
How sincere are the characters in my story? Not so much, Addie Brandt discovers in A MOMENT AFTER DARK. It's 1941, war is imminent, and Addie's ability to see the future surrounds her with both enemies and allies, all eager to use her power to further their own agenda.

Image of a young woman dressed in a red 1940s wool coat, a red hat, and blue gloves. She looks back over her shoulder as she races along a wintery stretch of beach at night. Layered over the image is a series of book covers with the same image and the author's name Janet Raye Stevens and the book's title: A Moment After Dark: A World War II Paranormal Suspense. Text above the book covers reads: She sees the future with a touch. A powerful gift in a time of war. The enemy wants her. The Allies need her.

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Evie Kelley @eviekelley.bsky.social · 29d

COVER REVEAL! Can you dig it? My debut book is almost here! MY BICENTENNIAL, a mostly true tale of the far-out year 1976, follows one high school girl's disastrous (& often hilarious) attempts to fit in.

Pre-order: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPBMHHF4

#comingofagebooks #1970sfiction #comingofageromance

A book cover on an orange background. The cover features the title "My Bicentennial" above the image of the lower legs and feet of a girl standing on a bathroom scale. The girl is wearing purple polyester pants and orange platform shoes with spongy white soles. The author's name, Evie Kelley, is inside a silver triangle where the weight numbers would typically be. Text that surrounds the image reads: platform shoes, first love, 1970s style, with arrows pointing to the cover image.

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Evie Kelley @eviekelley.bsky.social · 13d

In high school @ 1975, I saw a girl "mouth off" (aka express a strong opinion) to a white male teacher. He grabbed her by the shoulders, slammed her against the lockers, and screamed in her face for 5 minutes, then went on his way. Nothing happened to him. And nothing's changed since then, sadly.

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Sandra Cox @scoxauthor.bsky.social · 13d

Check out my recommendation: www.bookbub.com/reviews/1592... via @Bookbub

Sandra Cox recommends Miracles & Ghosts Past: A Christmas Collection Two

This is a delightful collection of Christmas shorts with a twist. In each story there’s a ghost to lend a helping hand. In THE CHRISTMAS TRAIN MYSTERY a woman’s first step to a new beginning is a murd...

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Janet Raye Stevens, Author @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 13d

#TimeTravelAuthors Day 25: What's in store for the story world in the future?

Seeing as how Addie is diligently fighting fascists in the 1941-set A MOMENT AFTER DARK, she's gonna be pretty pissed to discover the bad guys still need their asses kicked in the future.

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Image of a shiny red teapot with a long spout next to a book standing upright on a flat gray stone. The book cover features a young woman dressed in a red 1940s wool coat, a red hat, and blue gloves. She looks back over her shoulder and touches one hand to her hat brim as she races along a wintery stretch of beach on a clear, star-filled night. Layered over the image is the author's name Janet Raye Stevens and the book's title, A Moment After Dark: A World War II Paranormal Suspense. Behind the teapot is a patch of green clover sprinkled with raindrops.

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Janet Raye Stevens, Author @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 13d

#TimeTravelAuthors Way behind - trying to catch up!

Day #19: In BERYL BLUE, TIME COP, you'd expect librarian Beryl to reference time travel books when she's whisked from 2015 into the past, but it's Bradbury's "The Sound of Thunder" that becomes her guide - as in, be careful what you step on.

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Janet Raye Stevens, Author @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 22d

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Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social · 22d

My new psychological thriller is up on Amazon now, and I'm giving away print copies on Instagram, links in bio. 🌻🌞🌻

#5amwritersclub #amwriting #writers #writerslife #writing #author #WIP #poetry #wattpad #authors #mystery #mustread #BookWorm #amreading #NaNoWriMo #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

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