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Janet Raye Stevens, Author

@authorjrstevens.bsky.social

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Mom, tea drinker (ok, tea guzzler), writes smart, stealthily romantic books of the mystery, history, & time travel kind. Also scribbling YA & sci-fi as Evie Kelley.

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Janet Raye Stevens, Author @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · Feb 17

Join feisty librarian Beryl Blue on a #timetravel journey to the past, future, and everywhere in between, desperate to stop an assassin--and save the man she loves

"A perfect blend of historical fiction, a bit of sci-fi, and wonderful romance."

www.amazon.com/dp/B0BD8P6S9L
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Dominic Piper @dominicpiper.bsky.social · 1d

#FREE #FREE #FREE

Like Bottled Fire. Dominic Piper.

"Like Bottled Fire is a cinematic experience from beginning to end: a quick read that immerses you in the enticing, perilous world of private investigator Daniel Beckett." - Patricia Furstenberg, author.

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#MustRead

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Janet Raye Stevens, Author @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 6m

#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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MK Alexander @smartreads.bsky.social · 22h

⚓️ 💫The Seven Sisters
An epic tale of sailors in space
#steampunk #analog #scifi #epic #bookseries #action #adventure #aliens #KU 📚💙

Books 1-5…
www.amazon.com/dp/B0852NFWYY

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Janet Raye Stevens, Author @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 1h

Creepy, but utterly believable as the future of advertising!

Janet Raye Stevens, Author @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 1h

Uh-oh! 😬

Janet Raye Stevens, Author @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 1h

Aww, Jules! 💖

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G. Lawrence 📚💙📚💙📚 @glawrence.bsky.social · 6h

#NewRelease!

Trusted to defend her son's empire, Eleanor of Aquitaine faces challenges not only from her enemies but from her own kin, as her youngest son plots to steal the throne of his brother...

The Narrowness of Death
$4.99
#Free #KU!
#medieval #histfic 📚💙📚
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The Narrowness of Death: Book Four of the Story of Eleanor of Aquitaine (The Heirs of Anarchy 8)

Amazon.com: The Narrowness of Death: Book Four of the Story of Eleanor of Aquitaine (The Heirs of Anarchy 8) eBook : Lawrence, G. , Design Studio, Betibup33: Kindle Store

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

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Suzy Henderson @suzyhenderson.bsky.social · 14h

Book 1: A daring WWII mission. A pilot who risks it all. A story of courage & sacrifice.
Book 2: The true tale of Nancy Wake, the Gestapo’s most wanted spy.
Book 3: A deadly cipher. A traitor in the shadows. A battle to protect Britain.

mybook.to/HeroesofWar
#WWII #histfic

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Janet Raye Stevens, Author @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 14h

Connecting with you and Josh and TTA was the best thing about Twitter, IMHO.

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Janet Raye Stevens, Author @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 18h

Seems Bookshop.org is offering free shipping TODAY ONLY on all standard shipping orders. Jump on the deal while it lasts! #indieauthor #supportindiebookstores

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Janet Raye Stevens, Author @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 18h

Ha! It helps to know a little of the history, but it basically the story of a flawed man with brilliant ideas and the triumphs and tragedies of his (and his wife's) life. I think you'll enjoy it!

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Janet Raye Stevens, Author @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 19h

What show are you going to see?

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Lorraine Carey @lalawriter71.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, please~

Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 2d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 2d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Janet Raye Stevens, Author @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 1d

🫖 Teapot Tuesdays! My Mrs. Potts teapot is grooving to mellow 70s tunes, celebrating the release of my alter ego Evie Kelley's 1976-set coming of age tale, MY BICENTENNIAL.

www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPBMHHF4

#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.

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Representative Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 1d

What a bunch of snowflakes.

I had a town hall last week and took tough questions from those who agreed with me & those who didn’t.

We found a lot of common ground. My Republican colleagues should try that once in a while.

A swing-district Iowa Republican says she’ll hold town halls ‘when hell freezes over’ | CNN Politics

Iowa Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks told Johnson County Republicans in an August meeting that she’ll hold town hall meetings “when hell freezes over.”

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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · 2d

Your reminder that The Green Man's Holiday will be published on 30th October 2025 by Wizard's Tower Press. If you wish, you can preorder the book in your preferred format from the retailer of your choice.
Here's an Amazon UK link for the ebook
www.amazon.co.uk/Green-Mans-H...

Cover for The Green Man's Holiday by Juliet E. McKenna. Artwork and layout by Ben Baldwin.

A mysterious animal with very sharp teeth peers out from a hollow in a pile of grey stones. Green foliage and white flowers surround it.

Cover copy reads: When your mother’s a dryad and you’re an only child, you don’t have much experience of big family events. But Daniel Mackmain’s girlfriend, Finele, has a whole load of relatives. They’re all coming to her sister Iris’s wedding. Frankly, Dan’s dreading it. At least plenty of other guests will have connections to the supernatural. The bride and groom can turn into swans, for a start.
Since Dan’s still a loner at heart, he and Fin have planned a few days away together afterwards. Just the two of them in a quiet country cottage should be nice and relaxing. Dan should have remembered what folk wisdom says about making plans.

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Janet Raye Stevens, Author @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 1d

Ha! Very weird!

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JLC @jlcivi.com · Nov 10

In honor of me making the jump from the other place to here, I’m giving away 27 ebook copies of LOCAL BOY DONE GONE. It’s a novel about a folk musician in the 1970s being manipulated by time travelers in a plot involving the 27 Club. Enjoy!

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#BookSky #TimeTravel #Music #DFRA

Biff Tannen & Marty McFly from Back to the Future. “Since you’re new here, I’m gonna cut you a break…”

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Evie Kelley @eviekelley.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 2d

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 · 1d

Indeed! Yours is pretty amazing.

Janet Raye Stevens, Author @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 1d

Weird, but enterprising! 👏

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Nathaniel Swift @writernatswift.bsky.social · 1d

The time traveling calzone is one of the funniest things I've ever read!

Julie Bihn, author of Titanic Voyage @juliebihn.bsky.social · 1d

If you buy the anthology, you can make your own call on what the weirdest thing Eddie experiences Is! Also you can read the funniest thing I’ve ever written (time traveling calzone) sooo www.amazon.com/Accidental-T...

The Accidental Time Travelers Collective

The Accidental Time Travelers Collective - Kindle edition by Bellin, Joshua David, Bihn, Julie, Childs, Paul, Hancock, Susan, Hennemann, Marc, Marchman, Jennifer, Pampuro, Amanda, Small, K. L., Stevens, Janet Raye, Torres, W. O.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Accidental Time Travelers Collective.

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Janet Raye Stevens, Author @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 1d

Wowza, this cover!

Katherine Benfante, author of Scattered (Time travel! Physics!) @kbenfante.bsky.social · 1d

Announcing... SILENT Y, hitting shelves and e-shelves this November 15! Goodreads and pre-order links will be forthcoming, but am happy to reveal the cover for now!

#dystopianscifi #Booksky #sciencefiction #romanticscifi

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