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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · 5h

The history of the historical novel ... Harold The King! (25 years in print!) #BattleOfHastings #1066 #NormanConquest #HistoricalFiction #KingHaroldII #AngloSaxon #England #NormanConquest ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

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Cathie Dunn – Historical Fiction & History 🥰📚 @cathiedunn.bsky.social · 14d

Check out The Coffee Pot Book Club #BookOfTheWeek:

🏴‍☠️Sea Witch by Helen Hollick🏴‍☠️

Discover a thrilling, swash-buckling adventure with a dash of romance, set in the High Seas!

thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/09/book...
#HistoricalAdventure #SeafaringAdventure
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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · 14d

My #TheCoffeePotBookClub #BookTour #Guest via @cathiedunn.bsky.social ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com/2025/09/my-c...

My Coffee Pot Book Tour Guest: The Man In The Stone Cottage by Stephanie Cowell

A blog about pirates, 1066, King Arthur, history, mysteries, writing and general chit-chat interesting bits and pieces

ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · 17d

My #TheCoffeePotBookClub Tour Guest @nansjar23.bsky.social via @cathiedunn.bsky.social
ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com/2025/09/my-c...

My Coffee Pot Book Tour Guest: Nancy Jardine - Tailored Truths

A blog about pirates, 1066, King Arthur, history, mysteries, writing and general chit-chat interesting bits and pieces

ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · 22d

Have you noticed the detail on my cover for #aMirrorMurder, the first in my #JanChristopher #CosyMystery #series? Designer Cathy Helms and I took a while to get as near to the 1970s setting as possible - and include some hints for the story itself! getbook.at/MirrorMurder

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · 23d

#WEEKEND #WANDERING on my new weblog site: my guest @alisonmorton.bsky.social talks about #JULIAPRIMA one of her excellent #AwardWinning #RomaNova #series - do join us! #AltHist #Rome #BookProm #HistFic helenhollickauthor.blogspot.com/2025/09/week...

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Deborah Miles @againsttheflow.bsky.social · 24d

For today's #blogtour a #bookreview of
A Mirror Murder by Helen Hollick
buff.ly/XZ9VZ35
Loved this easy 2 read #cozymystery & determined to read all 6 in the #JanChristopher #series
@rararesources.bsky.social @helenhollick.bsky.social
#fiction #historicalfiction #1970s #historicalcozymystery

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Left on the Shelf Book Blog @leftontheshelf1.bsky.social · 25d

I am delighted to be welcoming the fabulous #author @helenhollick.bsky.social on the blog today. Helen is going to be talking about her book, A Mirror Murder 💙📚 #booksky

@rararesources.bsky.social

A Mirror Murder by Helen Hollick - #guestpost #blogtour

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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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · 26d

I'm on Virtual #Tour with #aMIRRORMURDR and my #CosyMystery #Series via @rararesources.bsky.social super #Reviews enticing #Excerpts interesting #Interviews & #GuestPosts Do #JoinMe and #RT!
full list of tour stops: helenhollickauthor.blogspot.com/2025/09/im-o...

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Annarella @annarella.bsky.social · 29d

#cozymystery #historicalfiction A Mirror Murder: First In The Jan Christopher Cozy Mystery Series – Helen Hollick @helenhollick.bsky.social @rararesources.bsky.social Cute and enjoyable danzasullacqua.wordpress.com/2025/09/14/a...

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · 28d

I'm on a #CosyMystery #Tour of A MIRROR MURDER via @rararesources.bsky.social DO JOIN ME & share!
#REVIEWS & INTERVIEWS with davidsbookblurg.co.uk/category/boo... bforbookreview.wordpress.com/.../a-mirror... & www.instagram.com/ukbook_revie... www.instagram.com/pause_theframe
#ThankYou to the hosts!

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · 29d

13/9 Serious incident on road from#CHARD UK - #M5 involving horsebox & #JFSTravel passenger coach Driver tried to run #Horsebox off road TWICE Lorry damaged horse frightened have some CCTV footage & reported to police Any witnesses? #CoachDriver could have caused fatal accident!

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · Sep 13

#1066 why did Earl Harold go to Normandy? Forget the rubbish (totally inaccurate) #TVDrama #KingAndConqueror version of events - read my article instead!
helenhollickauthor.blogspot.com/2025/09/week...

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · Sep 1

1st of the month, which means my monthly Thoughts From A Devonshire Farmhouse post... the theme for #September? #Time #Devon #UK
thoughtsfromadevonshirefarmhouse.blogspot.com

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · Aug 30

so the facts of history are not important to the creators of #KingAndConqueror? Maybe they should have consulted 1066 TURNED UPSIDE DOWN ... Alternative (plausible) stories of #1066
mybook.to/1066TurnedUp...

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · Aug 29

:/ #KingAndConqueror #JamesNorton stated "I wasn't aware of the relationship Harold & William had before the battle [1066] that they were friends & allies for many years" that's because, MrNorton, they weren't! Try my novel it's more accurate! viewbook.at/HaroldTheKing

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · Aug 27

The #BattleOfHastings1066 #MyNovel 100%better than #KingAndConqueror better #written more (much more!) #Accurate more coherent #Plot accurate #Characters ignore the #TV rubbish read the book! Amazon Author Page: viewauthor.at/HelenHollick

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · Aug 24

so there's a new #1066 series starting on UK TV ... from the trailers I don't think it's anywhere near as good as my book! (even from these trailers there are enormous inaccuracies!) Amazon Author Page: viewauthor.at/HelenHollick

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · Aug 23

#CosyMysteries on #BBCRadio News again today with @richardosman1.bsky.social Cosy being made into a film. Good for him I say BUT us indie writers can't get such a boost of promotion- yet ours are just as good! Why not try mine? (& cheaper than his on #AmazonKindle!) viewauthor.at/HelenHollick

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Alison Morton Author @alisonmorton.bsky.social · Aug 18

Post-holiday catch-up. I spotted our anthology "Fate - Stories of History, Mystery & Magic" has been selected as Book of the Month by the Coffee Pot Book Club.
Yay! thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/08/book... @cathiedunn.bsky.social @helenhollick.bsky.social #HistoricalFiction #shortstories

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Alison Morton Author @alisonmorton.bsky.social · Aug 21

If you know anything about the fiercely competitive nature of the fruit and veg show in an English village, you'll know passions run high. @helenhollick.bsky.social tells us about how murderous it can be in her latest #cozycrime novel alisonmortonauthor.com/2025/08/21/a...

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · Aug 22

My #TheCoffeePotBookClub guest @catherinekullmann.bsky.social via @cathiedunn.bsky.social 1816 An older hero an enigmatic heroine & a delightfully outspoken four-year-old. Throw scandal into the mix for a gripping tender Regency love story #HistoricalRomance #BlogTour ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · Aug 21

My turn as book blog guest today thanks to @alisonmorton.bsky.social Love her comment about A MISCHIEF OF MURDER made me laugh! 'The definite identity of the murderer is still up in the air but the identity of the cucumber and onion saboteur is more important!' alisonmortonauthor.com/2025/08/21/a...

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · Aug 18

I'm delighted to host author @debbieyoung.bsky.social on my blog today with her latest (super!) #CosyMystery (@boldwoodbooks.bsky.social
ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com/2025/08/rach...

Rachels's Random Resources Book Tour of Debbie Young's Death at the Village Christmas Fair

A blog about pirates, 1066, King Arthur, history, mysteries, writing and general chit-chat interesting bits and pieces

ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · Aug 13

My #TheCoffeePotBookClub #BlogTour Guest via @cathiedunn.bsky.social ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com/2025/08/my-c...

My Coffee Pot Book Tour Guest: The Herb Knot by Jane Loftus

A blog about pirates, 1066, King Arthur, history, mysteries, writing and general chit-chat interesting bits and pieces

ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com

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