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Linda Watkins

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Multi-award-winning author of the Kate Pomeroy Gothic Mystery Series, The Mateguas Island Trilogy, The Steve Daniels Mysteries, and more. Dog lover and rescue worker.

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Linda Watkins @lindawatkins.bsky.social · Dec 5

"An engrossing and suspenseful mystery" ~Kirkus Reviews
STORM ISLAND, A KATE POMEROY MYSTERY

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#gothic #kindleunlimited #thrillerseries
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Armand Rosamilia

@armandauthor.bsky.social

Shake Down (First Coast Thriller Series) by Armand Rosamilia

"This was my first time reading this author and I thoroughly enjoyed the crime and thriller this story brought" - Amazon review

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November 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM

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Scotify

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#RandomMovieGIF
Spooks (Short 1931)

November 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM

Linda Watkins

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November 27, 2025 at 12:44 PM

Linda Watkins

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Thought I'd share the email I got from "James Patterson" re wanting to mentor me. I also have gotten them from John Grisham, Raymond Feist, and Lee Jackson (to name a few). Won't these scammers ever quit?

November 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM

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TheBookDuke

@bookduke.bsky.social

★★★★★THE DEAD AND THE DYING - 'Lin Anderson is a fantastic author and every one of her Rhona MacLeod books is so interesting, so tense, and so informative - it is difficult to put the books down.' https://bit.ly/4nrA9Q8
#Thriller #LinAnderson #TheDeadAndTheDying #CSI

November 3, 2025 at 5:45 AM

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Author Suzy Davies Award-Winning Children's Books and YA LitFic

@birdwriterwrites.bsky.social

Celebrate the holidays with this fun action adventure, filled with scrummy food and friendship!

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November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM

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Author Suzy Davies Award-Winning Children's Books and YA LitFic

@birdwriterwrites.bsky.social

All the little creatures gather in the enchanted forest to celebrate the Winter Solstice.

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www.amazon.ca/LUNA-SNOW-CA...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM

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Layla Hawke - author

@laylahawke2.bsky.social

What happens if a man gets a letter intended for someone else?

A sweet holiday story about love and finding the way home

www.amazon.com/Home-Angels-...

Cover of Home to Angel's Falls by Layla Hawke

November 20, 2025 at 7:39 AM

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Uvi Poznansky

@uvipoznansky.bsky.social

Uvi 🌰 Thankfully, the cloud of smoke was thinning out
#WWII #spy #thriller — free on KU
uviart.blogspot.com/2017/09/than... …

Thankfully, the cloud of smoke was thinning out

From the back of the truck, our captors barked at us to come, to follow them through that opening, the edges of which was already smolderi...

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November 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM

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Serina Hartwell - Author

@serinahartwell.bsky.social

Looking for a good book? books2read.com/ap/n0A0Mv/Se... A dare that goes wrong, a love triangle & ghosts from the past seeking Bronte - Hidden Open a fantasy world of intrigue #Booksky 💙📚💙 #writers #readingcommunity #KU #IARTG #ASMSG #books #booknerd #readers #booklovers #read #darkfantasy #MustRead

November 24, 2025 at 8:28 AM

Linda Watkins

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STORM ISLAND, A KATE POMEROY MYSTERY
www.amazon.com/Storm-Island...

"An engrossing and suspenseful mystery." ~Kirkus Reviews

#gothicmystery #gothicthriller #thriller #series #romanticsuspensereaders #pageturner #kindleunlimited #AudioBook #writingcommunity

November 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM

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Sylvia Kay Rose Author

@sylvia-rose-books.bsky.social

📚💙🧜‍♀️Lora Ley Fantasy Fiction📚🪐

Ebook - Audio - Print

✨Secrets of the Nyx
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✨Nibelung
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✨The Swan Maidens
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#fantasy #romance #germanmythology #adventure #nixies #mermaids #youngadult #readingcommunity #Victorian #fantasybooks #magic

November 24, 2025 at 6:16 AM

Linda Watkins

@lindawatkins.bsky.social

NOW AVAILABLE IN AUDIO FORMAT!
www.audible.com/pd/B0FZMBTF81/

"...a riveting espionage novel set against the volatile backdrop of 1950"

A CESSPOOL OF SPIES by Linda Watkins
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#espionage #espionagethriller #thriller #historicalthriller #writingcommunity

November 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM

Linda Watkins

@lindawatkins.bsky.social

If you enjoy books similar to Stephen King and Dean Koontz, be sure to checkout the Mateguas Island books!"

THE MATEGUAS ISLAND SERIES
Award-Winning Modern Gothic Fiction
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHK5ST89

#horror #contemporarygothic #pageturner #darkfantasy #writingcommunity #series

November 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM

Linda Watkins

@lindawatkins.bsky.social

The story’s terrifying scenes, left me on the edge of my seat. I highly recommend this book to everyone who enjoys dark supernatural mysteries!"

THE TAO OF THE VIPER, A KATE POMEROY MYSTERY
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#horror #gothic #paranormal #thriller #writingcommunity

November 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM

Linda Watkins

@lindawatkins.bsky.social

NOW AVAILABLE IN AUDIO! www.audible.com/pd/B0FZMBTF81/

"a tense, character-driven story...I enjoyed the drama, the mounting tension, & the exquisite writing."~The Book Commentary

A CESSPOOL OF SPIES
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#espionagethriller #thriller #historicalthriller #writingcommunity

November 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM

Linda Watkins

@lindawatkins.bsky.social

Link to my 5-star review of Mary Woldering's latest (on preorder now for #99cents; pub date 12/21/2025.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM

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Suzy Henderson

@suzyhenderson.bsky.social

Heroes of War Book 1

#WW2: A B-17 pilot on the edge. A woman fighting to rebuild shattered lives. John Mackenzie faces death with every mission—until he meets Stella. Can love heal the wounds of war?

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#histfic #HistoricalRomance #bookrecs

November 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM

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Nate Hendley

@natehendley.bsky.social

Dundurn Press Holiday Special (Use Code Below When Ordering Online)

Click here for my books: tinyurl.com/2tjff33k

Or here: tinyurl.com/4psa676u

Reminder: Books Make Excellent Presents.

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November 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM

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Justin Wolfers

@justinwolfers.bsky.social

The President has put tariffs on the whole economy in an effort to revive manufacturing.

It's not working.

November 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM

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TheBookDuke

@bookduke.bsky.social

★★★★★ Review - DARK FLIGHT - 'What a great read this book was. Every page was a different emotion, very believable as were the characters . I would highly recommend this book to anyone. Enjoy' https://bit.ly/3LFUjb9 #Mystery #Thriller #LinAnderson #BloodyScotland #KU #CSI