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Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social · 1h

K-lytics Billionaire Romance Report & Seminar: "Learn the sales trends, high-selling cover art, top categories, keywords, best price points, changes in trending tropes & characters, power words for titles and book descriptions, and so much more."
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K-lytics Billionaire Romance Report

Author Success Step 1: Know the Market

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Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social · 1h

Cozy Wednesday featuring Death at Rock Bottom: A #Paranormal #Mystery (Reluctantly Psychic series): "Death at Rock Bottom takes us to the New Mexico desert, with an interesting protagonist that I really like, and a very intriguing mystery."
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#books #cozymystery #ReadzTule

Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social · 3h

I love this #mystery series! And you can’t beat getting the first four books free.

Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 3h

FREE first Four Jolie Gentil #cozymysteries. “These books were a hoot…mystery, comedy & suspense.” #cozymystery #AuthorsOfBlueSky
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Books also on Kindle Unlimited on Amazon
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Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social · 3h

Great book, especially if you want to stay up all night in the Bad Decisions Book Club!

KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 15h

...oops?

All Of Us Murderers flyer with book cover. tex says: Readers Say, followed by quotes: All Of Us Murderers is why I am sleep deprived at work today.

Kept me up until 2am on a
work night!

I read this in one sitting and stayed up until 3am because
I couldn't put it down.

I was only going to read a chapter before bed and then I blinked and it was 8am.

end tagline reads: Out Now. sorry about that.

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Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social · 3h

A lot of us are struggling. Help others if you can. ❤️

Vicky ACAB @vickyacab.bsky.social · 2d

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The Extended Universe: How Disney Killed the Movies and Took Over the World

How Disney Killed the Movies and Took Over the World

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Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social · 4h

Typo of the day from a trad published book: "...saving them from the grizzly sight..." 🙈 🐻

#books #writing

a bear is standing on its hind legs in a field .

Alt: a bear is standing on its hind legs in a field, waving a paw at the viewer.

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M R Dimond Author @mrdimond-author.bsky.social · 7h

Thursday celebrates 99¢ on the 9th. Get these books for 99¢ each.
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#books

38 book covers for the AuthorsXP 99 cent sale

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Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social · 5h

🎃 Shopping for Amazon #PrimeDay? Tule Publishing's mysteries (except new releases) are on sale for $1.99!
Mine: https://tulepublishing.com/authors/kris-bock/
All: https://tulepublishing.com/mystery/
#books #Mystery #KillerReadsOctober #HalloweenReads #SpookySeasonReads
#EbookSale #BookDeals

The Something Shady at Sunshine Haven book cover has a southwest desert and cityscape.
On A Stone Cold Murder, a dirt road through prairie leads to an ominous building. The sun sets over a mountain with dramatic clouds. The card background is a southwest desert sunset. Text says: The Accidental Detective: A witty journalist solves mysteries in Arizona and tackles the challenges of turning fifty. Reluctantly Psychic: a quirky loner who can read the history of any object with her touch.

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Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social · 7h

Cozy Up with a Mystery sale! Nearly all #mystery ebooks from Tule Publishing are priced at only $1.99 on Amazon this month! Grab the 6 Accidental Detective #books for $12.95 total & both Reluctantly Psychic #Mysteries are $1.99!
Mine: amzn.to/4h27caR
All: tulepublishing.com/mystery/
#PrimeDay

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Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social · 9h

Nearly all #mystery ebooks from Tule Publishing are only $1.99 on Amazon this month! Grab the 6 Accidental Detective #books for $12.95 total, and the Reluctantly Psychic Mysteries $1.99 each! My sale books: sendfox.com/trk/click/9p...
All Tule mysteries: sendfox.com/trk/click/9p...
#PrimeDay

A book cover for Something Shady at Sunshine Haven has a lot of orange, a southwest desert background, and a cityscape behind that. A book cover for A Stone Cold Murder shows a dirt road through prairie grasses leading toward a two-story building that looks ominous with only two windows lit up. Behind the building, the sun sets over a mountain with dramatic clouds. Text: The Accidental Detective: A witty journalist solves mysteries in Arizona and tackles the challenges of turning fifty. Reluctantly Psychic: A quirky loner who can read the history of any object with her touch gets drawn into mysteries at a New Mexico museum of oddities.

Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social · 10h

Cozy town, suspicious death, and only $1.99? Yes please.
This October, get twists, tension… and deals you don’t want to miss.
Nearly all Tule Publishing mysteries are on sale for $1.99!
Mine: tulepublishing.com/authors/kris...
All: tulepublishing.com/mystery/
#books #Mystery #MysterySale

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Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social · 11h

Sweet #FallVibes Romance: These contemporary and historical romance novels are perfect for enjoying cozy fall vibes (w/my Accidental Billionaire Cowboy)! Of course, it’s never a bad time to curl up with a warm drink and a good book. 🍵📖
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#books #romance #sweet

Sweet Fall Vibes Romance

Searching for your next favorite Fall romance? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of sweet Fall vibes books!

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Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social · 12h

📚 It’s Banned Books Week. Book bans don’t protect kids — they censor them. Stand with libraries, stand with readers, stand for the #FreedomToRead. ✊ #BannedBooksWeek #StopBookBans Sign the pledge today! via @everylibrary.bsky.social

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#books

Pledge to Protect the Freedom to Read

This Banned Books Week (October 5–11, 2025), join EveryLibrary and We Believe in standing up for every reader’s right to read and access every story.

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Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social · 13h

A missing woman. A small-town sheriff. A cold case no one wants solved.
Bitter Past by @cj-carmichael.bsky.social is out today! A gripping police procedural with small-town intrigue and heart-pounding twists: monkeylink.co/0b2048
#readztule #reading #releaseday #mystery #books

Bitter Past - Tule Publishing Group

A missing woman. A small-town sheriff. A cold case no one wants solved. Twenty years ago, a young hiker vanished in the Montana wilderness. No body. No suspects. No answers. New sheriff Zak Waller has...

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Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social · 13h

Cozy Up with a #Mystery for $1.99! Tule mysteries (except new releases) are just $1.99!
+Start the Accidental Detective humorous #mysteries FREE everywhere!
https://tulepublishing.com/authors/kris-bock/
All: https://tulepublishing.com/mystery/
#books #MysterySale #OnSaleNow #EbookSale #BookDeals

Something Shady at Sunshine Haven by Kris Bock has a lot of orange, a southwest desert background, and a cityscape behind that. Text: Something Shady at Sunshine Haven by Kris Bock. After getting injured on the job, reporter Kate returns to her Arizona hometown to recuperate. When an old friend asks her to look into some suspicious deaths at her mother’s care facility, Kate turns her investigative talents from the war zone to the nursing home…
FREE! Limited time only! $4.99 is crossed out.

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Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social · 20h

🎃 Killer #Mysteries for only $1.99: Nearly all Tule Publishing's mysteries are on sale at #Amazon!
+ my Accidental Detective humorous #mystery book 1 is FREE everywhere!
https://tulepublishing.com/authors/kris-bock/
All: https://tulepublishing.com/mystery/
#books #MysterySale #PrimeDay #BookDeals

A book cover says Something Shady at Sunshine Haven by Kris Bock. It has a cane in the foreground and an orange scene with saguaro cacti and a cityscape. Text on the gray background says: FREE for a limited time
Kate has followed the most dangerous news stories around the world. But can she survive going home?
Reviewers say: “A great start to a new series.”
“a fast-paced book that keeps you thinking.”
“grabbed me from the first page to the last.”

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Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social · 20h

A Stone Cold Murder shares a #recipe for Green Chile Stew: "Petra Gets lunch at the Burrito Shack or Park ‘n’ Shake, an old-fashioned drive-in. Her book club, which morphs into a crime fighting club, always has amazing snacks."
Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/AjmNk
#books #mystery

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 1d

Mountain Rails of Old. "The overall mystery, the extra special element that Uncle Benjamin discovered, and the romance kept me deeply involved. My favorite of this series so far.”
#cozymystery
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Nook bit.ly/2QEd9mY
ibooks apple.co/3xEtg4s
Goog bit.ly/3B5h2V3
Kobo bit.ly/3e6MUy8

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Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social · 1d

Pitches and Queries: Addressing Diverse Elements in the Manuscript "It might be important to the character development or even the plot – for example, identifying which characters might become romantically involved."
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#writing #publishing #amquerying #querying #QueryLetters

Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social · 1d

🎃 Killer #Mysteries for only $1.99: Tule mysteries (except new releases) are on sale at #Amazon!
+ my Accidental Detective humorous #mystery book 1 is FREE everywhere!
https://tulepublishing.com/authors/kris-bock/
All: https://tulepublishing.com/mystery/
#books #MysterySale #PrimeDay #BookDeals

3 colorful book covers in the Accidental Detective series by Kris Bock, with Arizona settings, are set against a background of light blue fading down to sunset orange.
Text says: Start the series FREE for a limited time
“A great start to a new series!” ~Reading is my Superpower
“A fast-paced book that keeps you thinking.” ~Socrates’ Book Reviews
“…grabbed me from the first page to the last.” ~Novels Alive

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Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social · 1d

A witty journalist solves mysteries in Arizona and tackles the challenges of turning fifty. Start the Accidental Detective #mystery series for free in e-book everywhere!
“Full of fun, excitement and witty humor.” - #BookReview
tulepublishing.com/series/the-a... #books

The book Something Shady at Sunshine Haven by Kris Bock has a lot of orange, a southwest desert background, and a cityscape behind that. It has a rating of 4.4 stars with 451 ratings. Text says: Something Shady at Sunshine Haven by Kris Bock. After getting injured on the job, reporter Kate returns to her Arizona hometown to recuperate. When an old friend asks her to look into some suspicious deaths at her mother’s care facility, Kate turns her investigative talents from the war zone to the nursing home…

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Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations! 🎊

Carolyn Summer Quinn, Author @carolynsummerquinn.bsky.social · 1d

ONCE UPON A SAFEHOUSE has been Long Listed at the Chanticleer Goethe Awards for Late Historical Fiction! I'm over the moon!
#writingcommunity #writers #writerslife #readingcommunity #readers #authors #mysteries #historicalfiction

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Gavin / G. B. Ralph @gbralph.com · 1d

What's that on the ✨NEW✨ book table? 👀

The wonderful team at Bruce McKenzie Booksellers have placed The Milverton Mysteries in such excellent company as The Bookshop Detectives, @charitynorman.bsky.social, @dvbishop.com, and many more!

🌈📚🇳🇿📚💙🔎💀📚👀📚🌎 #Mystery #NewZealand #YeahNoir

Bookshop display table featuring new books

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Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social · 1d

#Mystery, #Thriller, #Suspense, most under $5.! If you like book covers with spooky houses off in the distance, you'll find them here! Not to mention dangerous bodies of water, a cliff edge, and a time machine. (Pictured: only a few of the #books featured!)
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Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social · 1d

Shopping for Amazon #PrimeDay? Treat Yourself to a Chilling Read—On Sale Now! Nearly all Tule mysteries (except new releases) are on sale for $1.99!
Mine: https://tulepublishing.com/authors/kris-bock/
All: https://tulepublishing.com/mystery/
#books #Mystery #KillerReadsOctober #HalloweenReads

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