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Mary @marysbookcase.bsky.social · 12h

Read an #excerpt from he Boat on the Lake of Regret by Christy Matheson.

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#BoatOnTheLakeOfRegret #CastleInKilkennyFairyTales #ChristyMatheson #HistoricalFantasy #FairytaleRetelling #BlogTour
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Marcia Clayton @marciaclayton.bsky.social · 1d

💙📚💙 #booksky Betsey: the prequel to the much-loved Hartford Manor Series. Set in 1820 in a Devon village. A little girl, lonely and abandoned, is entrusted with a secret she must carry for a lifetime.
mybook.to/Betsey
#historicalromance #romance

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maryanneyarde.bsky.social 💙📚📜 @maryanneyarde.bsky.social · 13h

❀༻ Book of the Day ༺❀

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✮ ( ¸.•´✶ Red, Write & Blue
By Maria Yrsa Rönneus *´¨✫)

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#Romance #BooksWorthReading #boookoftheday 💙📚

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maryanneyarde.bsky.social 💙📚📜 @maryanneyarde.bsky.social · 13h

❀༻ Books Worth Reading ༺❀

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✮ ( ¸.•´✶ The Boat on the Lake of Regret
By Christy Matheson *´¨✫)

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#HistoricalFantasy #fantasy #booksworthreading 💙📚
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J.P. Reedman, Author @jpreedman.bsky.social · 2d

mybook.to/nNxi
.99 sales UK and USA
BRIDE OF THE DEVIL. Agnes is married to Robert de Belleme, a marriage made in Hell! Robert imprisons her but she escapes with the help of her friend, Adela, daughter of William the Conqueror. #kindleunlimited 💙📖📚

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ThrillingChapters@bsky-social @thrillingchapters.bsky.social · 2d

Julie Simpson's desire to get to know her birth parents takes her down a dangerous path of lies and secrets. "The author spins an intricate tale ... an engaging and suspenseful read."
myBook.to/TOL2
#PsychologicalThriller #MysteryDrama #BookskySuspense

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Judith Arnopp @jarnopp.bsky.social · 1d

Queen Mary I - 'The author gets to the heart of Mary the girl, Mary the woman.' - Review

http://mybook.to/thw

##HistoricalFiction

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maryanneyarde.bsky.social 💙📚📜 @maryanneyarde.bsky.social · 1d

❀༻ Book of the Day ༺❀

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✮ ( ¸.•´✶ Murder on West Main:
A South Shore Mystery
By I. M. Foster *´¨✫)

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#HistoricalFiction #booksworthreading #MustRead 💙📚

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Steve Downes @writerstevedownes.bsky.social · 1d

Today from the Botolf-almost-Oxford
Academic Calendar

14th October, The St Callistus Day Lectures from the Department of Poisons, Potions and Pernicious Pot-roasts. Students are reminded that the stomach pumps on the second floor are antiques and not for general use.

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

mybook.to/comingofage I, RICHARD PLANTAGENET, 3 PREQUELS in 1 volume. Richard III's childhood, teen years & exile with Edward IV.

mybook.to/EPICRICHARDIII Richard in his own 1st person words. From triumph at Barnet to the disaster of Bosworth.(2 BK omnibus.) #Booksky #kindleunlimited 💙📚📖

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ThrillingChapters@bsky-social @thrillingchapters.bsky.social · 8d

Her parents are fake! This discovery is the beginning of a treacherous journey as she searches for the truth. Despite the danger, will she find it?
Gripping #PsychologicalThriller
READ IT NOW!
myBook.to/TOL2
#MysterySuspense #Booksky #FavouriteBooks

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maryanneyarde.bsky.social 💙📚📜 @maryanneyarde.bsky.social · 3d

❀༻ Book of the Day ༺❀
#BookReview - 5 STARS

This book is an absolute must-read.

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✮ ( ¸.•´✶ Red Anemones
By Paula Dáil *´¨✫)

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#HistoricalFiction #BooksWorthReading #mustread #biographies @histficcompany.bsky.social

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Susanne Leist @susanneleist.bsky.social · 2d

As lightning strikes the inn,
I open the guest room door
to the dead bodies on the bed.
Thunder claps its hands
at a job well done.

MEET ME IN MAINE

amzn.to/3z0EcsQ

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#readingforpleasure #cozymystery #BookSpotlight📚💙⚡

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Mary @marysbookcase.bsky.social · 2d

#booksworthreading #historicalficton

maryanneyarde.bsky.social 💙📚📜 @maryanneyarde.bsky.social · 2d

Politics, Friendship, or Greed? Which of these was the true author of the Confederate conspiracy to decapitate the Union?

✦ * . * The Absolution of Mars
By T F Troy * . * ✦

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#HistoricalFiction #BooksWorthReading
@histficcompany.bsky.social

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maryanneyarde.bsky.social 💙📚📜 @maryanneyarde.bsky.social · 2d

Politics, Friendship, or Greed? Which of these was the true author of the Confederate conspiracy to decapitate the Union?

✦ * . * The Absolution of Mars
By T F Troy * . * ✦

maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

#HistoricalFiction #BooksWorthReading
@histficcompany.bsky.social

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Mercedes Rochelle @authorrochelle.bsky.social · 9d

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🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 "Intrigue, suspense, great story line and I very much appreciate the sweet romance..."

Follow me to the Scottish Highlands in times of rebellion, upheaval, and adventure!
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getbook.at/HighlandArms

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Marcia Clayton @marciaclayton.bsky.social · 9d

💙📚💙 #booksky Years of resentment and long-hidden secrets are revealed; can the Fellwood family survive such a scandal? A gripping Victorian family saga.
mybook.to/AnniesSecret
#historicalromance #bookstoread

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Morgan @morgankwyatt.bsky.social · 10d

Treat yourself to #free #cozymystery reads

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Fall Into FREE Cozy Mysteries!

WELCOME TO FALL COZY FREEBIES! Small towns, big secrets, and no price tags—your next favorite mystery is waiting.

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Marcia Clayton @marciaclayton.bsky.social · 7d

💙📚💙 #booksky Years of resentment and long-hidden secrets are revealed; can the Fellwood family survive such a scandal? A gripping Victorian family saga.
mybook.to/AnniesSecret
#historicalromance #Victorian

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Sandra Cox @scoxauthor.bsky.social · 7d

Keeper Saga
An aging bounty hunter who lives by his own set of rules.
www.amazon.com/Keeper-Tyree...
#Western #KUFree #Action #Adventure

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Susanne Leist @susanneleist.bsky.social · 5d

A flash of lightning highlights the bodies on the bed.
I shiver as footsteps sound overhead.
My heart thumps as it fills with dread.

MEET ME IN MAINE

amzn.to/3YKZKqN

#readingforpleasure #MYSTERY #Writer #weekendvibes 📚💙⚡

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Marcia Clayton @marciaclayton.bsky.social · 5d

💙📚💙 #booksky When a freak accident forces two sworn enemies to spend time together, the women are drawn into conversation, and long-hidden family secrets are revealed. A gripping Victorian tale
mybook.to/AnniesSecret
#historicalfiction #Victorian

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maryanneyarde.bsky.social 💙📚📜 @maryanneyarde.bsky.social · 5d

❀༻ Books Worth Reading ༺❀
#BookReview - 5 STARS

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✮ ( ¸.•´✶ The Unquiet Spirit
(Spirited Encounters Book 1)
By Penny Hampson *´¨✫)

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Only 0.99 on #Kindle for a Limited Time
#paranormalromance #mustread
@pennyhampson.bsky.social

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Mary @marysbookcase.bsky.social · 5d

Check out Tailored Truths (Silver Sampler Series, Book #2) by Nancy Jardine.

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#HistoricalFiction #VictorianScotland #Saga #FamilySaga #WomensFiction #Victorian #Scottish #Scotland @nansjar23.bsky.social @cathiedunn.bsky.social

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maryanneyarde.bsky.social 💙📚📜 @maryanneyarde.bsky.social · 5d

❀༻ Book of the Day ༺❀
Read with #KindleUnlimited

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✮ ( ¸.•´✶ A Woman's Lot
(The Meonbridge Chronicles, Book 2)
By Carolyn Hughes *´¨✫)

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#HistoricalFiction #BooksWorthReading #MustRead 💙📚
@carolynhughes.bsky.social

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