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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 5h

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows, we are working on clearing older inventory from our packing center, which means it’s time for a SALE! Get up to 40% off select past books and 20% off select past boxes! Quantities are limited and once they’re sold out, they’re gone! 🧵

An image of 31 Rainbow Crate books. The books are arranged in five rows, with the books slightly alternating where they line up. All book covers face the camera, the books near the edges of the image are more cut off. Text along the bottom reads “Last Chance Sale” in white font with a red outline.

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

Cozy town, suspicious death, and only $1.99? Yes please.
Nearly all Tule Publishing mysteries (except new releases) are on sale for $1.99!
Mine: amzn.to/4h27caR
All: tulepublishing.com/mystery/
#books #Mystery #Halloween #BookDeals

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.

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Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 19h

* audiobook giveaway * The audiobook of my m/m romance Pride and Prejudice retelling MR COLLINS IN LOVE is out today from Tantor Audio, read by the amazing Joel Leslie. To win a free Audible download code, repost this post and I'll pick a winner in about 12 hours.

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Audiobook cover of Mr Collins in Love by Lee Welch, read by Joel Leslie and published by RB Media. Cover is green, with ferns, white potato flowers and red raspberries, also a blackbird in flight and a horse and gig.

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

This sounds like a great book for spooky month!

Lisa Shea Author @lisasheaauthor.bsky.social · 5h

Brand new release! Two students at the Miskatonic University Medical School become obsessed with resurrecting the dead... 99 cents promo! #booksky #horror #Halloween

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dknippling.bsky.social @dknippling.bsky.social · 8h

House of Masks: A Gothic Space Opera - now available wide release, post-Kickstarter.

Q: Has it got any opera in it?

A: Love! Betrayal! Death! Aliens! Mad science! Dystopia! Singing!

Q: It doesn't sound TOO boring. I'll try to stay awake.

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Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social · 6h

I've read pretty much all of Wodehouse I could find!

Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social · 6h

🎃This October, get twists, tension… and deals you don’t want to miss. Nearly all Tule Publishing #mysteries (except new releases) are on sale for $1.99!
Mine: https://amzn.to/4h27caR
All: https://tulepublishing.com/mystery/
#books #Mystery #FallReads #MysterySale #OnSaleNow #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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Susanna Shore, Author @susannashore.bsky.social · 8h

Meanwhile, Season to Be Witched comes out on October 26. You can preorder it on

Az: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSKQ19D6
Others: books2read.com/u/mqLx91
Sample: www.susannashore.com/seasontobewiched.html

#preorder #booksky

Ad for Season to Be Witched by Susanna Shore.

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Andrew Karre @andrewkarre.bsky.social · 12h

🧵It has been clear for years that a key difference between past instances of book banning and the present censorship cataclysm is that the banning happening now targets not only books, but librarianship as a profession and libraries as an institution. 1/4

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

My books are available everywhere, most FREE with Kobo Plus!
Kobo Plus Read: over 1.5 million eBooks $7.99/month (or same for audio only)
Kobo Plus Read & Listen: eBooks and #audiobooks $9.99/month
First 30 days free for new subscribers.
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#books #mystery #romance

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Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social · 16h

Pitches and Queries: What hooks an agent, and a pitch formula: "When A (inciting incident) happens, B (character) must do C (action) or D (catastrophe)." Read more �‘‰ https://lttr.ai/Aj1pd #writing #publishing #amquerying #querying #QueryLetters

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

Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense Novels!
Find spooky houses, dangerous bodies of water, a cliff edge, and even a time machine. Get your mysteries and thrillers, most under $5. (This is just a small part of the books featured!)
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#books #Mystery #thriller #Suspense

Six book covers on a black background. They include several with spooky houses in the distance, such as A Stone Cold Murder: Reluctantly Psychic Murder Mystery Book 1 by Kris Bock.

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

"The pacing and quality of writing were excellent, and the dialogue was realistic..." Read the full article: Novels Alive 5-star review for DEATH AT ROCK BOTTOM �¸ https://lttr.ai/Aj05A #books #mystery #ReadzTule

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

Ending today! Book 1 is FREE EVERYWHERE. Book 2 $1.99, Book 3 $2.99. Something Shady at Sunshine Haven is rated 4.4 out of 5 stars with over 500 Amazon ratings!
“This is a remarkably enjoyable start to a brand new cozy mystery series.”
tulepublishing.com/series/the-a...
#books #mystery

The book Something Shady at Sunshine Haven by Kris Bock has a lot of orange, a southwest desert background, and a cityscape behind that. 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…
FREE! Limited time only! The price $4.99 is crossed out. (Image is not linked to a site—use link in post text.)

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Lorie Lewis Ham @mysteryrat.bsky.social · 1d

A new episode of Mysteryrat's Maze Podcast is up! This one features the spooky short story "Forever Yours" written by James Patrick Focarile and read by local actor Kevin Broden. Perfect for #Halloween season listening!
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Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social · 1d

She’s a no-nonsense cowgirl. He’s Hollywood charm with a second shot. But this #Christmas in Texas, the heart might be the biggest wildcard.
Today is release day for Justine Dare Davis's Christmas with the Cowgirl!
Order your copy: monkeylink.co/2909e1
#readztule #romance #cowboyromance #books

Christmas with the Cowgirl - Tule Publishing Group

She’s a no-nonsense cowgirl. He’s Hollywood charm with a second shot. But this Christmas in Texas, the heart might be the biggest wildcard. Former barrel racer Riley Garrett is a sixth generation Texa...

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

Two Very Different Heroines in My Mystery Series: A novel, being fiction, doesn’t merely copy people from real life, of course. Still, an author might use bits and pieces of several people to create some characters, and completely make up others.
More 👉 https://lttr.ai/AjuM4
#books #mystery

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Amber Daulton @amberdaultonauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Writing a book is hard. Coming up with the plot? Even harder.
I'm visiting MS Spencer to talk about my latest novel, Lost in His Spiderwebs, which comes goes LIVE tomorrow!
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#CartelRomance #DarkRomance #RomanticSuspense #ContemporaryRomance #TBR

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

Writing In No Time: Can you work a few minutes of writing, brainstorming, or editing into the small gaps in your days? Read more �‘‰ https://lttr.ai/AjuM1 #writing #amwriting #writersky

Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social · 2d

🎃Treat Yourself to a Chilling Read—On Sale Now! Most Tule Publishing mysteries (except new releases) are on sale for $1.99!
Mine: https://amzn.to/4h27caR
All: https://tulepublishing.com/mystery/
#books #Mystery #KillerReadsOctober #Halloween #MysterySale #spooky #OnSaleNow #EbookSale #BookDeals

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Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social · 2d

Psychological thrillers lead the #mystery, #thriller #suspense market. The K-lytics Psychological Thrillers Report analyzes cover art, prices, titles, keywords, book descriptions, more (w/domestic thrillers)
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#books #writing

Top Book Markets To Watch: Psychological Thrillers

Author Success Step 1: Know the Market

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Melissa Westemeier @mwestemeier.bsky.social · 2d

It's okay to escape into a good book during these awful times. Two bucks buys you hours of entertainment! tulepublishing.com/books/droppe...

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T. Thorn Coyle they/them @thorncoyle.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day. Here’s a section of the poem Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings, by Joy Harjo:

Recognize whose lands these are on which we stand.
Ask the deer, turtle, and the crane…

#poetry #IndigenousPeoplesDay

Recognize whose lands these are on which we stand.
Ask the deer, turtle, and the crane.
Make sure the spirits of these lands are respected and treated with goodwill.
The land is a being who remembers everything.
You will have to answer to your children, and their children, and theirs—
The red shimmer of remembering will compel you up the night to walk the perimeter of truth for understanding...

By listening we will understand who we are in this holy realm of words.

—— Joy Harjo

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Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social · 2d

Holly and Dustin go on a cat rescue mission and get trapped in an abandoned old house with no lights, no heat, and a snowstorm raging. Get a dash of spooky with your #romance!
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#books #catlovers #halloween #spookyseason

Romance and Rescues at the Cat Café: Romance with a touch of spooky Halloween flavor

YouTube video by Mystery & Romance w/characters you'd like to know

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Iris Blobel @irisblobel.bsky.social · 2d

#RomanticEscape "But the Heart Does" Trapped in a lift, they found a spark. On a cliff, she found him again.

#Mustread #bookboost #Amazon #kindlebooks
#BOOK #BookLovers https://books2read.com/buttheheartdoes/

Available now at your favorite digital store!

But the Heart Does - An Australian Coastal Town Romance by Iris Blobel

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