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Penny Hampson Author @pennyhampson.bsky.social · 28d

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maryanneyarde.bsky.social 💙📚📜 @maryanneyarde.bsky.social · 29d

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J.P. Reedman, Author @jpreedman.bsky.social · Jul 5

The Coming of Age of Richard III Novels.

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.99 sale! mybook.to/AVOUSMELIE A VOUS ME LIE Richard's teen years after leaving Warwick's service

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I, RICHARD PLANTAGENET: THE PREQUEL, PART ONE: THE ROAD FROM FOTHERINGHAY (I, RICHARD PLANTAGENET PREQUEL Book 1)

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[email protected] @darkspires.bsky.social · Jul 5

Werewolves, vampires and a human girl.. Love or death. Interesting & unique spin on paranormal romance! #paranormalromance www.amazon.com/Shift-C-N-Le...

Shift

Shift - Kindle edition by Lesley, C. N. . Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Shift.

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A.C. Harper (he/him) @harperac.bsky.social · Jul 2

I was 16 in Maui when some teens assumed I was a boy. I didn’t correct them—but my sister did. Watching their faces change in real time made me want to disappear.

You can read the full story in my short, The Shoreline.

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Joy Mutter @joymutter.bsky.social · Jul 5

The Kindle of HOLIDAY FOR THE HOSTILE is free on Amazon until July 7th. It’s book 2 of The Hostile series of paranormal thrillers.
“Delightfully dark.”
The audiobook is on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes.
My 24 Kindles are FREE with KU.
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Ellie Thomas @elliethomas.bsky.social · Jul 4

There’s a 45% off ebooks sale, today only, Friday, July 4th at @jms-books.com!
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Sale includes the prerelease of my Regency novella, A Period of Adjustment (Twelve Letters Book 10) which is out tomorrow!
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A.J. Griffiths~Jones @authoraj66.bsky.social · Jul 5

Black Sparrow ~ dangerously dark & 100% addictive

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Judith Arnopp @jarnopp.bsky.social · Jun 27

“Tudor Historical Fiction just as I like it!" #BookReview

#HistoricalFiction #Tudors #MustRead #HenryVIII #AnneBoleyn #Audible #KU #SixWives

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Brook Allen @brookallenauthor.bsky.social · Jul 4

The incredible story of Julia Hancock. A girl who loved two men--one as her husband, the other like a brother--and those men were Lewis & Clark.
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#BlueSkyBooks #BlueSkyReaders #Amreading #Mustreads #Ebooks #Kindle #KindleUnlimited #KindleBooks #History

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Carolyn Hughes - Author @carolynhughes.bsky.social · Jul 5

“Stunning evocative writing … a time-portal into the 14th Century” @thebookmagnet.bsky.social

DE BOHUN’S DESTINY, the Third Meonbridge Chronicle, Bronze Medal, the Coffee Pot Book Club Awards 2022 for #Medieval #HistFic

#Kindle #KU #Paperback

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US amzn.to/2UGpNOc

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Marcia Clayton @marciaclayton.bsky.social · Jul 5

💙📚💙 A young girl, wrongly accused of theft, is relentlessly pursued across the desolate countryside. A delightful Victorian family saga set in a Devon village.
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#booksky #booksworthreading #greatreads

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Tim Walker @timwalker1666.bsky.social · Jul 5

Shout out to #bookbloggers !!
My new book launches 15th July and I'm looking for guest spots on book blogs to spread the word.
Please message me with your email if interested.
Now up for pre-order:
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#blogs #booklaunch #books #bookshelf #novella #humour

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · Jul 5

Forced to choose between loyalty and love, duty and desire, this is the story of Bess Raleigh, one of the last true Elizabethans, a woman who dared to choose her own path.

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#Elizabethan #Tudors #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited

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J.P. Reedman, Author @jpreedman.bsky.social · Jul 5

FREE! BLOOD OF ROSES. 6ft 4 Edward IV defeated his Lancastrians foes at the bloody battle of Towton and won the crown of England. Wars of the Roses fiction about EDWARD IV & the House of York. #booksky 💙📖📚📜
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Nancy Jardine @nansjar23.bsky.social · Jul 5

"[author] manages the protagonist’s transition into adulthood with aplomb...This will appeal to lovers of #familysaga and Scottish history, and anyone who enjoys a slice of working class life. " Deborah Swift.
#HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited
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Penny Hampson Author @pennyhampson.bsky.social · Jul 5

A man on the hunt for a traitor. A woman in search of the truth.

‘A delightful read for lovers of Regency romantic adventures’
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#booksworthreading #kindleunlimited #histfic 💙📚

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J.P. Reedman, Author @jpreedman.bsky.social · Jul 5

.99 for a limited time!
LOYAULTE ME LIE: A Tale of King Richard III. Amidst chaos, Richard assumes the crown. What happened to the Princes? Does Elizabeth of York harbor feelings for him? Narrated from his first-person perspective. #KindleUnlimited 💙📖📚📜
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I, Richard Plantagenet: Book Two: Loyaulte Me Lie

Amazon.com: I, Richard Plantagenet: Book Two: Loyaulte Me Lie eBook : Reedman, J.P.: Kindle Store

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Vivienne Brereton 💙📚📜 @viviennebrereton.bsky.social · Jul 5

"There are no secrets that time does not reveal."
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#HistoricalFiction #Tudor #HistoricalRomance #KindleUnlimited #medievalsky #BookSky #CoffeePotBookclub

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Marcia Clayton @marciaclayton.bsky.social · Jul 5

💙📚💙 History, mystery and romance! The Hartford Manor Series is a heart-warming 19th-century family saga set in Victorian Devon.
mybook.to/Betsey
viewauthor.at/MarciaClayton
#historicalfiction #Victorian #romance

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Judith Arnopp @jarnopp.bsky.social · Jul 2

‘Judith Arnopp masterfully captures both the relentless ambition and sharp intelligence that guided her (Margaret Beaufort) through adversity.' #Review #HistoricalFiction #WOTR #Booksky #HistFicMay

READ #FREE WITH #KU

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Jann Alexander @jannalextx.bsky.social · Jul 4

Some of you asked for a map showing Ruby Lee’s travels across #Texas in my new historical novel, Unspoken…and here’s a partial one from times gone by
#historicalfiction #booksky #maps

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Patrick D. Joyce @patrickdjoyce.com · Jul 4

Escape on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world.

BACK IN THE USSR
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#booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

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Marcia Clayton @marciaclayton.bsky.social · Jul 4

In my newsletter, marciaclayton.co.uk/my-july-2025...
My blog about Barnstaple, the oldest borough in England, my review of Protecting Her by Tracey Gerrard and a look at the old saying Spick and Span. Hear all my writing news, including how my new book is coming along. #newsletter #blogger #devon

My July 2025 Newsletter < Marcia Clayton

In my July 2025 Newsletter, I recount the nightmares of moving house! You can hear about Barnstaple, the oldest borough in England, and read my review of "Protecting Her" by Tracey Gerrard. I also tak...

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Marcia Clayton @marciaclayton.bsky.social · Jul 4

💙📚💙 History, mystery and romance! The Hartford Manor Series is a heart-warming 19th-century family saga set in Victorian Devon.
mybook.to/Betsey
viewauthor.at/MarciaClayton
#bookboost #historicalfiction #bookstoread

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