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Writer, reader, blogger. I do all of those with both tea and my dog at my side. Published short story writer. BBNYA & RNA judging panellist. Blog EST 2013. https://leftontheshelfbookblog.blogspot.com/

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Left on the Shelf Book Blog @leftontheshelf1.bsky.social · Jun 30

😀 Happy Monday Everyone!

On the blog this morning is my book list of all the books I read during June 📚

#authors @deborahswift.bsky.social @mofanning.co.uk @asakoyuzuki.bsky.social and more
#booksky

Books I Read in June 2025

Left on the Shelf Book Blog Book Reviews Book Information Recommendations Writing Reading Books for Children Books for Adults Books for Teens Fiction

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Danni📚 @forbookssake.bsky.social · 16h

✨WWW WEDNESDAY✨

It's time for my weekly #WWWWednesday feature!📚💙

Head over to my blog to see what I am currently reading, what I recently finished, and what I plan to read next ⬇️
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WWW Wednesday – 8th October 2025

Hey everyone!It is time for this week’s WWW Wednesday post. This meme is hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?…

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Nancy Jardine @nansjar23.bsky.social · 16h

"Tailored Truths is a moving, heart-wrenching tale of one young woman's resilience in face of hardship, discrimination, and unwanted advances. " C. Dunn
Still #99p/99c on Kindle till 12th Sept.
#WomensFiction #Victorian #Scotland
mybook.to/TTsss

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Marcia Clayton @marciaclayton.bsky.social · 17h

💙📚💙 #booksky Fifteen-year-old Millie Gibbs sets off on a dangerous journey to seek safety for herself and her little brother. A delightful Victorian family saga set in a Devon village.
mybook.to/MilliesEscape
#bookstoread #kindleunlimited

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Judith Arnopp @jarnopp.bsky.social · 16h

The War of the Roses series - Margaret Beaufort, Anne Neville, Elizabeth of York and Marguerite of Anjou were key players during the era.

http://author.to/juditharnoppbooks

##HistFicThread

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Judith Arnopp @jarnopp.bsky.social · 1d

Henry VIII, in his own words. Read now for only 99p!

http://mybook.to/amoc

##HistoricalFiction ##Tudors ##HenryVIII ##AmazonDeals

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Lily Lawson @lifelovelily22.bsky.social · 3d

mybook.to/Sandcastles
LAST DAY! DON'T MISS OUT!

99c/p This week only with the cover of Sandcastles a short story collection by Lily Lawson (a sandcastle on a yellow background) on the background of a lake.

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Jeanne Roland @jeannerolandwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Try it free on #KindleUnlimited
mybook.to/MyArchersSer...

#Booksky #adventure #romance #histfic #fantasy #YA

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Left on the Shelf Book Blog @leftontheshelf1.bsky.social · 1d

On the blog today is my stop on the blog tour for The Blackest Time by #author Ken Tanterelli and I have a book review.

@cathiedunn.bsky.social

The Blackest Time by Ken Tentarelli - #bookreview #blogtour

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Brook Allen @brookallenauthor.bsky.social · 2d

How far would you go for ambition, power, honor, and love?

SON OF ROME: mybook.to/0HMl
SECOND IN COMMAND: mybook.to/FQ9CeKf
SOLDIER OF FATE: mybook.to/5bIc

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#BlueSkyAuthors #Kindle #KindleWeek #KindleUnlimited #KindleBook #History #HistoricalFiction #Rome #RomanHistory

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Marcia Clayton @marciaclayton.bsky.social · 1d

💙📚💙 #booksky Betsey, aged six, is abandoned and left to care for her three-year-old brother, Norman. Set in 1820 in a rural Devon village. Guaranteed to keep you turning the pages.
mybook.to/Betsey
#histfic #romancereaders

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Judith Arnopp @jarnopp.bsky.social · 1d

Henry VIII, in his own words. Read now for only 99p!

mybook.to/amoc

#HistoricalFiction #Tudors #HenryVIII #AmazonDeals #Booksky

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Marcia Clayton @marciaclayton.bsky.social · 1d

💙📚💙 #booksky A 5* review for The Mazzard Tree. "I absolutely loved this book; I couldn't put it down! I loved all the characters and felt like I was with them!” A heartwarming tale of hardship and romance.
mybook.to/TheMazzardTree
#amazonkindle #Victorian

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Judith Arnopp @jarnopp.bsky.social · 1d

'This is not a gentle book. It's not about nuns praying over candles. Life was hard.' 'I loved this story. History brought to life by Judith Arnopp.' - #Review

mybook.to/sistersofarden

Also on #Audible~ narrated by
@alexleeaudio

#HistoricalFiction

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maryanneyarde.bsky.social 💙📚📜 @maryanneyarde.bsky.social · 1d

❀༻ Book of the Day ༺❀

✦ * . * The Will of God
By Julian de la Motte * . * ✦

maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

#HistoricalFiction #bookoftheday #mustread
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Marcia Clayton @marciaclayton.bsky.social · 1d

💙📚💙 #booksky Prepare for a rollercoaster ride of emotions as Sam's quest for happiness leads him on a path filled with unexpected turns. A heartwarming Victorian family saga.
mybook.to/TheRabbitsFoot
#historicalfiction #amreadingromance

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maryanneyarde.bsky.social 💙📚📜 @maryanneyarde.bsky.social · 1d

❀༻ Books Worth Reading ༺❀
Read with #KindleUnlimited

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✮ ( ¸.•´✶ Katherine - Tudor Duchess
(The Brandon Trilogy Book 3)
By Tony Riches *´¨✫

maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2025/10/kath...

#HistoricalFiction #bookoftheday #mustread #Tudors 💙📚
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Linnea Tanner @linneatanner.bsky.social · 1d

FEATURED AUTHOR: KEN TENTARELLI
I’m delighted to host Ken Tentarelli as the featured author in The Coffee Pot Book Club Blog Tour being held between September 29th – October 10th, 2025.
linneatanner.co/46T44tl

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G. Lawrence 📚💙📚💙📚 @glawrence.bsky.social · 1d

#NewRelease!

January 1536
The King is dead... but who will live long now?

A fateful accident on the jousting field leaves Henry VIII dead and his country trembling on the edge of chaos...

All the King's Bastards $4.99 #Free #KU!
#Histfic #SpeculativeFic #Booksky 📚💙📚
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All the King's Bastards: A Succession of Chaos

Amazon.com: All the King's Bastards: A Succession of Chaos eBook : Lawrence, G. , Design, Warren: Kindle Store

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 1d

'A nationwide survey commissioned by Henry VIII on the property and wealth of 16th century England and Wales is to be made publicly accessible for the first time.

The survey, known as the Valor Ecclesiasticus, set out to discover the financial state of the Church'.

National project launched to rediscover Henry VIII’s long-forgotten ‘Tudor Domesday Book’

A nationwide survey commissioned by Henry VIII on the property and wealth of 16th century England and Wales is to be made publicly accessible for the first time. The survey, known as the Valor Ecclesi...

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 1d

#OTD
7th October 1515
Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox was born at Harbottle Castle, Northumberland.

www.instagram.com/p/DPfa7o3gt_...

#MargaretDouglas #CountessofLennox #Scotland #England #Stewarts #Tudors #History

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Judith Arnopp @jarnopp.bsky.social · 2d

'an excellent novel, pyschologically astute and well-researched, and I can’t wait to read the next in the series.' ##Review

http://mybook.to/amoc
http://mybook.to/amofaith
http://mybook.to/amot

##histficthreads ##Tudors ##HenryVIII ##KU

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Cathie Dunn – Historical Fiction & History 🥰📚 @cathiedunn.bsky.social · 2d

Check out The Coffee Pot Book Club #BookOfTheWeek:

✨The Du Lac Chronicles by Mary Anne Yarde✨

Discover a compelling, fast-paced adventure full of intrigues, plots and sweet romance!

thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/10/book...
#HistoricalFantasy #HistoricalRomance
@maryanneyarde.bsky.social

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Cathie Dunn – Historical Fiction & History 🥰📚 @cathiedunn.bsky.social · 2d

Welcome to Day 6 of our blog tour for

༻*·The Blackest Time·*༺
by Ken Tentarelli!

Check out today's fabulous tour stops, sharing intriguing excerpts from this compelling story!

thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/08/blog...
#HistoricalFiction #Medieval #Florence #Plague #TheCoffeePotBookClub

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 7d

Blog Tour Excerpt: The Blackest Time: A Novel of Florence during the Black Plague, by Ken Tentarelli tonyriches.blogspot.com/2025/10/blog... @cathiedunn.bsky.social #CoffeePotBookClub #HistoricalFiction

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Cathie Dunn – Historical Fiction & History 🥰📚 @cathiedunn.bsky.social · 8d

Welcome to Day 2 of our blog tour for

༻*·The Blackest Time·*༺
by Ken Tentarelli!

Check out today's tour stops, sharing a fascinating article about researching Renaissance Italy & an enticing excerpt!

thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/08/blog...
#HistoricalFiction #Medieval #Florence #Plague

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