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Christina Courtenay @christinacourtenay.bsky.social · 2d

On the @WordWenches blog today I’m using #powerballads as inspiration for writing emotional scenes. Do you have a favourite? Which song best conveys deep #emotion for you?

wordwenches.com/powerful-emo...

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Christina Courtenay @christinacourtenay.bsky.social · 4d

That’s good! Ours too - just a bit messy 😊

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Christina Courtenay @christinacourtenay.bsky.social · 4d

Not long now to the #RomanceWritingFestivalBournemouth in October! You can see the programme at romancewritingfestival.co.uk – hope to see you there!

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Christina Courtenay @christinacourtenay.bsky.social · 4d

Safe here. Still a bit windy though 😊 You?

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Word Wenches @wordwenches.bsky.social · 5d

On the @WordWenches blog today, @AnneGracie is talking about the fascination of inscriptions that can be found inside books and the delights of book plates.
wordwenches.com/inscriptions...

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Christina Courtenay @christinacourtenay.bsky.social · 5d

Will the goddess of the spring grant their wishes?

SHADOWS IN THE SPRING - #dualtime #timeslip #Romans #Britons #Britannia #Iceni #gladiator #romance #vengeance

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Word Wenches @wordwenches.bsky.social · 6d

Today on the Word Wenches, Andrea Penrose shares her thoughts (and photos) of taking a Bucket List travel sojourn. wordwenches.com/adriatic-adv...

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Christina Courtenay @christinacourtenay.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you so much Shirley!🩷

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Shirley Enticott 🦋 @saenticott.bsky.social · 7d

I absolutely loved this #Book

Hidden in the Mists
by Christina Courtenay

and a great price today for the #Ebook at 99p 📚

#DualTime #Reading #BookSky

book cover of Hidden in the Mists by Christina Courtenay with Scottish thistle and heart shape ornaments

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Christina Courtenay @christinacourtenay.bsky.social · 7d

🌟ONLY 99p today!🌟

HIDDEN IN THE MISTS –A #timeslip novel set in #Scotland featuring #Vikings, #ghosts and #hiddentreasure! @headlinepg

tinyurl.com/yjbvxsp5

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Christina Courtenay @christinacourtenay.bsky.social · 8d

🌟FINAL DAY OF SALE!🌟

LEGACY OF THE RUNES - A bond that even time cannot break!

#Vikings #timetravel #Orkney #romance #MarriageOfConvenience #runes #shieldmaiden @headlinebooks

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MK Alexander @smartreads.bsky.social · 8d

🛸 Pioneer Sun… LATEST RELEASE
#Scifi #Wallops #NASA #JPL #Goddard #KU #Amazon
📚💙 A Hidden World on the Far Side of the Sun

www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBLJGWW5

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Shadows of the Past @shadosofthepast.bsky.social · Sep 2

✧ BOOK REVIEW ✧

If you love the #Tudors like I do, then this book is a must-read.

Read my five star review of Raleigh: Tudor Adventurer
(The Elizabethan Series, Book 3) by @tonyriches.bsky.social

💙📚

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Rachael Gray @rachaelgray.bsky.social · 9d

🎄🎉 Out this Thursday 🎉🎄

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "One of the best cosy series out there"

It's 5 days to Christmas, 13 guests are trapped in Elderwick Hall... and one of them is a killer 💀

💙📚⚡

My book, The Proof of the Pudding against a Christmas background of a tree ornament and snow

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Natalie Alleyn @nataliealleyn.bsky.social · 10d

When Mac’s secret is revealed, and Letty ruined beyond repair, will she forgive him or will anger & pain lead her down a darker path

💜Wallflower Gone Wild by Cecilia Rene

Click here for more info➡️ books.bookfunnel.com/revenge_of_t...

#HistRom #HistoricalRomance #RegencyRomance #Romance

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Stephanie Wood @stephaniewood.bsky.social · 14d

The GREEK RETREAT is a trilogy of standalone tales full of sunshine, surprises and love
☀️😊❤️

This idyllic hideaway offers the opportunity to truly appreciate some traditional hospitality & meet the friendly locals
#newbooks #bookseries #booksky

amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DPLHNM12 💙📚

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Suzy Henderson @suzyhenderson.bsky.social · Aug 28

#NewRelease
📚✨ The Shadow Code — A WWII historical thriller, packed with espionage, betrayal, and buried secrets.
Inspired by a true story & real heroes.

mybook.to/TheShadowCode

#TheShadowCode #histfic #KU #Booktok #womensfiction

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Christina Courtenay @christinacourtenay.bsky.social · 8d

🌟FINAL DAY OF SALE!🌟

LEGACY OF THE RUNES - A bond that even time cannot break!

#Vikings #timetravel #Orkney #romance #MarriageOfConvenience #runes #shieldmaiden @headlinebooks

geni.us/LOTRCC

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Big Bearded Spookteller @bigbeardybooks.bsky.social · 8d

Little forest walk, we weren’t abducted by any of the courts

Some fly agaric leading into a dark forest

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Christina Courtenay @christinacourtenay.bsky.social · 9d

🌟LAST 2 DAYS OF SALE - ONLY 99p/c!🌟

LEGACY OF THE RUNES - Join Storm as he travels back in time to the 9th century to search for his missing sister … and finds so much more!

#Vikings #timetravel #Orkney #romance #MarriageOfConvenience #shieldmaiden
geni.us/LOTRCC

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Word Wenches @wordwenches.bsky.social · 9d

Today on @WordWenches we share our favorite reads for September — romance, historicals, #Christmas reads, mysteries, contemporaries and fantasy. Genuine favorites, not promo.
wordwenches.com/what-were-re...

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Christina Courtenay @christinacourtenay.bsky.social · 10d

Final call for #bloggers and #reviewers to join in - RIPPLES THROUGH TIME is going on tour with @rararesources - there are still a couple of places left!

www.rachelsrandomresources.com/blog-tours/r...

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Christina Courtenay @christinacourtenay.bsky.social · 11d

Last few days of #SALE!

“Inscribed Viking axe head. Good condition. Probably late 9th century” – This was it, his passport to the past!

LEGACY OF THE RUNES - #Vikings #timetravel #Orkney #romance #MarriageOfConvenience #runes

geni.us/LOTRCC

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Word Wenches @wordwenches.bsky.social · 12d

Today on the Word Wenches, Andrea Penrose is musing about the challenges of keeping a long-running series engaging—and hints at some big surprises in her new Wrexford & Sloane release! wordwenches.com/the-long-and...

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Christina Courtenay @christinacourtenay.bsky.social · 13d

Final few days of SALE - only 99p/c!

LEGACY OF THE RUNES - A bond that even time cannot break!

#Vikings #timetravel #Orkney #romance #MarriageOfConvenience #runes

geni.us/LOTRCC

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