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Ellie Thomas @elliethomas.bsky.social · Mar 27

With @jmsbooksllc.bsky.social, there's not one but two Daily Deals on offer every day at 99c each. And you can even sign up to get an automatic reminder. Done deal!

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Eule Grey @eulegrey.bsky.social · 8h

Essential Sapphic accessories for Halloween:

Cake
Beer
Cats
Books!

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#sapphic
#halloween
#halloweenbooks
#Queerbooks
#lesfic

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JMS Books LLC @jms-books.com · 7h

Blind sculptor Cass and her cursed muse Eury forge a dangerous bond of creation. When passion ignites between them, loving might become their riskiest choice yet.

Fantasy lesbian romance by Lauren Taylor Bak now available from JMS Books!

www.amazon.com/dp/B0...

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JMS Books LLC @jms-books.com · 19h

Anthology Call: Flash Fiction
Deadline: December 31, 2025
Word Count: between 500 and 4,000 words FIRM
Payment: $10 per story upon publication

We are looking to release a new anthology of flash fiction featuring stories under 4k in length.

www.jms-books.com/su...

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Henry Morris @mrhenrymorris.substack.com · 1d

NEW: Keir Starmer's Sharm el-Sheikh Diary

"hostages swapped like Panini football stickers, 20 Israelis for 1700 Palestinian detainees. Not entirely sure what the difference is, but I’m sure someone on TalkTV would be happy to shout it at me."

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Keir Starmer's Summit of Peace Diary

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt – Suite of Eternal Optimism, Four Seasons Total Landscaping Resort

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Books R' Me @booksrme.bsky.social · 2d

The tale of Anne Boleyn unfolds like a delicate tapestry, inviting us into a world of intrigue and ambition. Each page whispers secrets of love and loss, leaving me breathless. What a captivating escape! #booksky #books 💙

G. Lawrence 📚💙📚💙📚 @glawrence.bsky.social · 2d

In the glittering courts of Europe, the story of Anne Boleyn begins...

La Petite Boulain
Just 99p!
#Free #KindleUnlimited!

#Histfic #KU #Books #Kindle #Tudor #AnneBoleyn #WeekdayReads #booksky 📚💙📚💙📚💙📚

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Judith Arnopp @jarnopp.bsky.social · 1d

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

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

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Ellie Thomas @elliethomas.bsky.social · 1d

Genius!!

Ellie Thomas @elliethomas.bsky.social · 1d

This week on the writing blog, I'm exploring one of my favourite topics, the Elizabethan theatre scene in Tudor London, and looking at why theatre folk were regarded with a degree of suspicion.

elliethomasromance.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/w...

Words in Progress: The Dangers of Poetry

This week on the blog, without further ado, we’re exploring the dynamic, exciting and often dangerous world of Elizabethan theatre that combined extraordinary artistic development with social notor…

elliethomasromance.wordpress.com

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Jane @fightingpride93.bsky.social · 1d

Creamy chilli tomato spaghetti
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Spaghetti in a tomato sauce with diced onions, chilli and grated parmesan

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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 1d

These are the utterly heaven-sent people who publish the historical A-Zs of London, so if you write London-set historicals, you want to follow!

London Topographical Society @londontopsoc.bsky.social · 2d

We have just joined BlueSky! Since our foundation in 1880, we have reproduced an unrivalled selection of historic maps, plans and views of London. We also publish books and monographs containing original research. See more of what we have to offer at: londontopsoc.org

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Eule Grey @eulegrey.bsky.social · 1d

Oh! It's stuck in the cat flap. The shag pile can only take so much...

#Halloween
#QueerHorror
#Eulegrey
#Ninestarpress

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

#NewRelease!

Trusted to defend her son's empire, Eleanor of Aquitaine faces challenges not only from her enemies but from her own kin, as her youngest son plots to steal the throne of his brother...

The Narrowness of Death
$4.99
#Free #KU!
#medieval #histfic 💙📚💙📚
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The Narrowness of Death: Book Four of the Story of Eleanor of Aquitaine (The Heirs of Anarchy 8)

Amazon.com: The Narrowness of Death: Book Four of the Story of Eleanor of Aquitaine (The Heirs of Anarchy 8) eBook : Lawrence, G. , Design Studio, Betibup33: Kindle Store

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

Daughter of the nobility, cousin to a fallen Queen, Catherine Howard survives a dangerous childhood, forging a path to the #Tudor Court...

Shadow of Persephone
£1.99 or #Free #KindleUnlimited!

#Histfic #KU #Booksky #Tudor 📚💙📚💙📚

Also available in #audiobook

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Carry Cockburn @carrycockburn.bsky.social · 5d

#PleaseShare

A rainbow of opportunities to find a saucy kink that does if for you!😉

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#KindleUnlimited #Stories 📚

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Rosemary Griggs @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social · 2d

If you subscribe to my newsletter , its just gone put. Don’t forget to check your spam folder .

#authornews #authornewsletter

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Mercedes Rochelle @authorrochelle.bsky.social · 2d

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Marcia Clayton
@marciaclayton.bsky.social

When Annie's father dies, her mother is left with 7 hungry mouths to feed. Annie, 15, is determined to keep her family from the workhouse. What lengths will she go to?
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Eule Grey @eulegrey.bsky.social · 2d

"Nothing excited me but an erotic fantasy of a queen who ate children for breakfast." The Sapphic enemies-to-lovers with whisky novella is coming along!

#Sapphic
#Amwriting
#EuleGrey
#Easterstory

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Rebecca J @hipporebecca.bsky.social · 2d

I feel the need to take photos on the marches because they’re so rarely reported. Compare with the Tommy Robinson march of 150,000 that had loads of articles about it. These are huge, peaceful marches where people are against all racism and injustice. Never again means never again for everyone.

View across Westminster Bridge towards Big Ben/ Elizabeth Tower showing lots of people marching with Palestine flags or placards in support of Gaza

People standing under a banner that says ‘holocaust survivor descendants against Gaza genocide’ one is holding a sign that says ‘my mother survived the holocaust but died ashamed of Israel’s actions in her name’

A view of lots of people walking towards Big Ben/ Elizabeth Tower showing Palestine flags and a sign that says ‘Israel is apartheid.’

View along Whitehall showing lots of people marching

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 2d

“More than half of the work done by women in the period between the 16th and 18th centuries took place outside of the home, and around half of all housework and three-quarters of care work was conducted professionally for other households” [England]

phys.org/news/2025-10...

A woman's place was not in the home: Challenging the assumptions about women's work in early modern history

New research has revealed that women played a fundamental role in the development of England's national economy before 1700.

phys.org

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C.Quince🌈 Author @cquince.bsky.social · 4d

ARC sign ups for my next book are open!

🎄30k novella
🎁Spies
🎄Contemporary Era, and 1999 Millennium Era
🎁Christmas themed

Early Nov release for the ARC.
💙📚🌈 #mmromance #gayromance

Sign up here
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Text says Jingle Jingle KlLL coming December 2.

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C.Quince🌈 Author @cquince.bsky.social · 5d

Join my street team/ARC team!

I promise I won't email too much 🤣 This is a buffet for introverts!

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Meme showing a Japanese introvert restaurant. The customers are you. The hands sliding the meal in front of you is the author.

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

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Jackie North @jackienorth.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Birthday to Strike a Pose!

💖

Strike a Pose - Found families, opposites attract, different worlds, cowboy/cityboy, hurt/comfort, mutual rescue, fish out of water, a bit of ugly duckling, raindrop kisses, and quilts.

geni.us/GMp6
#JackieNorth
#bookbirthday
#mmromance

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JMS Books LLC @jms-books.com · 4d

An accident at an abandoned gold mine and a movie scout poking around awaken the sleepy town of Stone Acres. What will the reaction be to the excitement?

Contemporary gay romance by Pat Henshaw now available from JMS Books!

www.amazon.com/dp/B0...

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Judith Arnopp @jarnopp.bsky.social · 3d

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

READ FREE WITH KU

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http://mybook.to/thekingsmother

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