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🎃Dammit Janet Raye Stevens

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Mom, tea drinker (ok, tea guzzler), writes smart, stealthily romantic books of the mystery, history, & time travel kind. Also scribbling YA & sci-fi as Evie Kelley.

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🎃Dammit Janet Raye Stevens @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · Feb 17

Join feisty librarian Beryl Blue on a #timetravel journey to the past, future, and everywhere in between, desperate to stop an assassin--and save the man she loves

"A perfect blend of historical fiction, a bit of sci-fi, and wonderful romance."

www.amazon.com/dp/B0BD8P6S9L
books2read.com/u/3LVgJ5

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🎃Dammit Janet Raye Stevens @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 1d

My alter ego (aka different pen name) Evie Kelley's funny, far-out, and occasionally sad trip down memory lane MY BICENTENNIAL is on sale for just one more day.

Find it at your favorite bookshop: books2read.com/u/mqRoyv

Evie Kelley @eviekelley.bsky.social · 1d

Hey gang! It's the last day to pick up my debut book MY BICENTENNIAL at the special release week price. I had a blast writing this mostly true coming of age tale of prom, platform shoes, and the far-out year 1976. It's DY-NO-MITE!

books2read.com/u/mqRoyv

#comingofagefiction #bodypositive #1970s

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🎃Dammit Janet Raye Stevens @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 1d

Gorgeous cover! 🥰

Cassandra B. Leigh @cassandrableigh.bsky.social · 1d

#KindleCountdown #Sale 10/12-10/18 US/UK 99c/99p

An Unguarded Moment

While unconscious, Darcy calls out for Elizabeth. Can she comfort him in his hour of need?

#MrDarcy #PrideAndPrejudice #Regency #Romance #Romancelandia #KindleUnlimited #ebooks #Books 📚💙

mybook.to/UnguardedMom...

Cover design for An Unguarded Moment by Cassandra B. Leigh. A woman wearing a pale pink gown stands in the moonlight with the full supermoon in the background.

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veronicascottauthor @veronicascott.bsky.social · 1d

Why I Wrote ARRIVAL (PLANET OF LAST RESORT BOOK ONE) + Excerpt #zombies #scifiromance #booksky #romancelandia veronicascottauthor.com/2025/01/31/w...

Why I Wrote ARRIVAL (PLANET OF LAST RESORT BOOK ONE) + Excerpt

The simple answer is that I always wanted to write a dystopian, post apocalyptic novel and now I have! The first one I ever read was the classic Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank and it immediately became…

veronicascottauthor.com

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Suzy Henderson @suzyhenderson.bsky.social · 1d

📚 #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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🎃Dammit Janet Raye Stevens @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 1d

Good point!

🎃Dammit Janet Raye Stevens @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 1d

I'm from New England and know what it means. I think it's more of an '80s-'90s term, so if your character is of a certain age, it works.

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🎃Dammit Janet Raye Stevens @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 2d

Ditto! #cats

Evie Kelley @eviekelley.bsky.social · 2d

Introducing Ella! The cat distribution system at work - we were looking for a mature kitty (she's 4); Ella's mom is moving and can't have a cat in her new home, so..... Welcome to the @eviekelley.bsky.social @authorjrstevens.bsky.social family, Ella.😻

#catdistributionsystem #authorswholikecats

🎃Dammit Janet Raye Stevens @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 2d

#TimeTravelAuthors Day 13
Jake thinks I'm a coward. Glo thinks I'm weak & that I'll run from my #timetravel mission. But Sully? He thinks I'm "a real piece of work" & not in an insult kind of way. In a "you had me at time travelling librarian & I'd fight a thousand hell beasts for you" kind of way.

Square image with a lavender background and a red border. Headline: Time Has Met Its Match in Beryl Blue. Footer: The Beryl Blue, Time Cop Adventures in Time. At the center of the image are pictures of three book covers, with Beryl Blue, Time Cop Book 1 in the middle, featuring the main character wearing a WWII-era WAC Army coat and caught in the headlights of the jeep racing up behind her. On the left is Book 2, It's Been A Long, Long Time, with a vibrant pinkish-purple background and the setting sun. Beryl, in the foreground wearing a summery red dress, looks back at a shiny new blue 1946 car and a 3-story building; light spills out of the building's upper floor window, framing the silhouette of a man gazing out at Beryl. Book 3, Every Time We Say Goodbye, is on the right; it's twilight and the background is awash color, from blue to purple to lavender. A row of old fashioned streetlights spill buttery yellow light down on a sidewalk. Beryl, in the foreground in a sleek, short sleeved blue dress circa 1953, looks back at a man wearing a trench coat and a midcentury-style fedora hat, who is walking away.

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🎃Dammit Janet Raye Stevens @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 2d

That is Rocky to a T! And oh my that graphic...😂😂😂.

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Julie Bihn (Titanic Voyage free on Hoopla!) @juliebihn.bsky.social · 2d

If any other #TimeTravelAuthors aren't coming up in hashtag searches, feel free to post or repost under this post. (When I use the hashtag, it doesn't come up in searches, which is pretty annoying.)

Day 13 from a characters' POV: What does someone else in the story think of you?

#TimeTravelAuthors
October 2025
Answer as a character!

1. Introduce yourself and the story
3. Your first appearance and/or line of dialogue in the story
5. Why are you important to the story?
7. Something odd/weird you've experienced
9. Favorite person
11. Saturday excerpt (optional word: most)
13. What does someone else in the story think of you?
15. Wednesday POST-SIZED snippet (optional word: give/gave)
17. What life advice would you give?
19. Proudest moment
21. If you got to write the story, what would you change?
23. Tell us about your enemies
25. Saturday excerpt (optional word: back)
27. How do you feel about time travel?
29. Wednesday POST-SIZED snippet (optional word: now)
31. Character's choice/promo

All time-travel authors and published works, WIPs, etc. welcome!
To join, just answer the prompts on odd days, using the hashtag #TimeTravelAuthors
On even days, post what you like!
Questions? @juliebihn@bsky.social

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🎃Dammit Janet Raye Stevens @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 2d

#TimeTravelAuthors Day 11
Quote with *most* from BERYL BLUE, TIME COP:

Sullivan's eyes struck me most. Dark blue, steady. Old. Not wrinkly old, but life old. Glo said he was 24, like me, but his eyes were a lot older. Like he’d seen it all, more than once. And damn it, my empathy meter kicked in.

Square image with a blue and teal background with The Beryl Blue, Time Cop Adventures written at the top and the line, "Meet Tom 'Sully' Sullivan" below it. Below the text are a number of pictures of Golden Age Hollywood actor Dana Andrews, the inspiration for the book character Sully. There are funny comments accompanying each picture meant to introduce you to Sully's character. Clockwise from top left: 1. The line "He looks sharp in a suit (and even better in a hat) is next to Andrews wearing a 1940s-style fedora and suit; 2. "He's seriously romantic" under Andrews kissing a blonde woman; 3. "A big damn hero" over Andrews in a WWII pilot's uniform; 4. "Thoughtful too: he calls when he's gonna be late and always brings gifts" next to Andrews on a payphone, holding a pile of colorfully-wrapped gifts; 5. "Wicked popular" accompanies a picture of Andrews dressed in the white apron and peaked white hat of a mid-century soda jerk, with a gaggle of grinning young women surrounding him.

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🎃Dammit Janet Raye Stevens @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 2d

Wishing you all the luck!

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Representative Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 3d

Hey MAGA, here’s a list of Trump’s shutdown achievements:

-Sending $20 billion of your tax dollars to Argentina

-Letting Qatar build an air base in Idaho

-Golfing trip while the troops aren’t getting paid

Is that America First? Or are you ready to admit he’s a f***ing liar?

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Jenni Keer Author @jennikeer.bsky.social · 4d

IT'S PUBLICATION DAY!!!!!
A spooky tale of spirit possessions and a disappearing Victorian travelling circus 🎪
FREE on #kindleunlimited
mybook.to/ThistlewickHouse

Purple cover for The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House with spooky house near the sea. Cloaked woman with lantern at the front. Border of thistles and bones.

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Representative Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 4d

Americans were told that if you work hard, you’d have enough to buy a house, raise a family, and maybe take the kids to Disney.

Now, most working folks can’t afford a downpayment, childcare, or a vacation.

Republicans’ solution? Rip away folks’ healthcare & give handouts to the mega rich.

Disney hikes theme park ticket prices across the board — as passes double to over $200 in past decade

The steepest increases hit Disneyland’s top-tier tickets, with the Tier 6 one-day pass jumping $18 to a record $224 per adult.

nypost.com

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🎃Dammit Janet Raye Stevens @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 4d

The 70s. A time of platform shoes, mood rings, body suits, spackling on enough blue eyeshadow to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel - and the setting for my new book, MY BICENTENNIAL.

How did this mostly true tale come about? Find out in my newsletter: emails.janetrayestevens.com/t9r7m7p1k7

A book cover with the title My Bicentennial above the image of the lower legs and feet of a girl standing on a bathroom scale. The girl is wearing purple polyester pants and orange platform shoes with spongy white soles. The author's name, Evie Kelley, is inside a silver triangle where the weight numbers would typically be.

A vintage mid-1970s makeup ad for Maybelline eyeshadow featuring a pretty young blonde model painting her eyelids a neon shade of blue. A collection of small plastic cases swoop by the left side of her face. Inside each case is a small brush and an oblong "eyeshadow pan" container holding the pressed powder eyeshadow in a rainbow of colors, from chocolate brown to pale pink and with a plethora of the 70s signature color, blue. At the top of the picture, above the image of the woman is a headline, "They feel smooth as cream," followed by a paragraph of describing how if you use the product you will "see your eyes come alive" then, in larger text, "New Ultra Velvet and Ultra Frost Powder Shadows by Maybelline."

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Rachael Gray @rachaelgray.bsky.social · 4d

The perfect murder mystery for spooky season 👻🕸️

🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃 "Intelligent & humorous... perfect"

geni.us/ALittleBird. ⚡📚💙

Book cover against a Halloween background - orange sky, full moon, witch flying over a graveyard

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🎃Dammit Janet Raye Stevens @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 4d

Ha! My list probably isn't as long as yours, but it's damn sure as petty.

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Jenni Keer Author @jennikeer.bsky.social · 5d

Publication day eve!!!!
Out tomorrow ➡️
A tale of spirit possessions and a disappearing circus...
#Victoriangothic #gothicread #romance #histfic
mybook.to/ThistlewickHouse

Purple cover showing isolated house on the coast with cloaked woman carrying a lantern. Bones and thistles in the border.
Book title is The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House.

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🎃Dammit Janet Raye Stevens @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 4d

Furbie convention in the family room.

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Rachael Gray @rachaelgray.bsky.social · 5d

🎄 It's five days to Christmas, thirteen guests are trapped in Elderwick Hall... and one of them is a killer🎄

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Beautifully written, a joy to read, and impossible to put down!"

Get a copy now for FREE: books2read.com/welcometoeld...

💙📚⚡ #Christmasbook

Book cover against a background of Christmas trees being decorated by elves.

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Anderlandbooks @anderlandbooks.bsky.social · 5d

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 10

Free Friday

I don't have gifs that would work, so I'm sharing a little video instead.

#SpiritChase
#TheSpiritChapters

#Booksky #ReaderSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts

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🎃Dammit Janet Raye Stevens @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 5d

I wrote that line for you - I knew you'd enjoy it! 😁

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MK Alexander @smartreads.bsky.social · 6d

🛸 Pioneer Sun… LATEST RELEASE
#Scifi #Wallops #NASA #JPL #Goddard #KU #Amazon
📚💙

www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBLJGWW5

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🎃Dammit Janet Raye Stevens @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 5d

Congrats - times 3!

Paula Lennon @pauladlennon.bsky.social · 5d

Still can't believe I wrote a trilogy. Pick up a copy today!

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