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Film Noir @filmnoir.bsky.social · Jul 11

A Femme Fatale laying the groundwork.

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Rosalind Barden author @rosalindbarden.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Columbo Day! I love Peter Falk's Columbo. He was my Mom's favorite detective!

Photo from Getty Images.

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#happycolumboday

Happy Columbo Day! Peter Falk as Columbo. Photo shows Peter Falk dress as his Columbo character. Photo from Getty Images.

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Rosalind Barden author @rosalindbarden.bsky.social · 2d

Follow the crime-solving misadventures of Sparky, the 1930s unlikely girl amateur sleuth in Prohibition-era LA with this eBook boxed set of the first 3 Sparky's + new 1920s Hollywood cozy mystery novella. Pre-order now for 10-27-25 release:
buy.bookfunnel.com/c2mjuqfu0u
#youngteenlit #cozymysteries

Cover of the eBook boxed set of "Sparky of Bunker Hill Mysteries Books 1 - 3: Including New Tootsie LaFemme 1920s Hollywood Short Mystery." Cover is set against the background of the cover of the first Sparky mystery, "The Cold Kid Case." Text above cover reads: "Mobsters, Movie Stars, Murder in 1930s LA." Text below cover reads: "First 3 Sparky 1930s Cozy Mystery Books + New 1920s Hollywood Cozy Mystery Novella."

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Rosalind Barden author @rosalindbarden.bsky.social · 2d

Sorry for being slow to respond/follow. Due to health issues, I've pushed back release of 6th Sparky of Bunker Hill Mystery to Fall '26. I'll still release the Sparky boxed set Oct 27 & will send a short Halloween story to my email list rosalindbarden.com/join-readers.... Thanks for understanding.

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Melodycrickett @melodycrickett.bsky.social · 29d

@louiseblackwick.com visit: www.louiseblackwick.com www.vivianamberville.com

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 15d

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 31ST!

The Speculative Detective Agency
Co-Editors: Matthew David Goodwin and Richie Narvaez

Call for Stories:
tinyurl.com/2kw9kd85

The Kickstarter:
tinyurl.com/2x4rp52h

---TRUST THE MYSTERY---

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Louise Blackwick @louiseblackwick.com · 9d

There is currently a 50% discount on all my #Halloween & #horror short-stories & novellas.🩸📚

Download all 3 stories (& own them forever in 2 digital formats) for less than 5$!💙📚

1️⃣Jump into the Abyss!: bit.ly/4nES2Lq
2️⃣Reprobates: bit.ly/4mUIRVU
3️⃣The Underworld Rhapsody: bit.ly/4pSYJLv

#spooktober🎃

From the bestselling author of the "Vivian Amberville" saga, comes the unnerving horror short-story of a man who gets buried alive over the festering remains of his late wife, Kassandra.

During his premature entombment, forty long nails are struck into Chase Chaperone's casket, plunging him deeper into Hell. This grim ritual is a dark operetta written in rhyming prose - an homage to Dante's Inferno - from which naught but the most vile of souls can escape. The man is subsequently set free from the coffin by the grotesque dwarf Eldritch, who in a fit of revenge, climbs onto his back and refuses to climb down. Chase is thus doomed to carry the parasitic dwarf atop his back for the rest of his days, while searching for absolution.

This Halloween special explores themes such as "death and decay", "justice" and "morality", in a forlorn world set outside the reach of modern civilisation.

Written in the grim and melodious style of Edgar Allan Poe, "Jump into the Abyss!" follows Chase Chaperone's descent into the far-reaching Abyss of his soul in a masterfully-written allegorical tale.

Your purchase will grant you access to the ePub and PDF-formats.

From the bestselling author of the "Vivian Amberville" saga, comes the surreal novella of a man's journey through Limbo.

Freshly arrived at the Totermann Inn, Marc Whitehouse couldn’t have known he was dead. Sir, no sir. Not now that Chantal Dublanc had so mysteriously entered his life; his afterlife. In his quest for the truth behind his early demise, he finds himself on a journey where past memories intermingle with present actions. He is not yet ready to call it a life. 206 heartbeats to peace. The hour is late, but Marc is yet to renounce his hope for salvation...

A surreal novella of love, loss and the afterlife, written in the captivating, dreamlike style of André Breton. “Reprobates” is an exquisitely written narrative of Life after Life, centered on Marc’s journey through Limbo.

Its style is heavy on allegory, at every step teeming with Underworld intrusions of the sacred into the profane.

Your purchase will grant you access to the ePub and PDF-formats.

From the bestselling author of the "Vivian Amberville" series, comes the surreal novella that will have you question the very foundation of your reality.

Under the influence of the powerful new psychedelic drug “Rhapsody”, Mario Fantoccio discovers the existence of an invisible reality overlaying our own.

The rhapsody-altered state of consciousness brings Mario to close encounters with “the Masters of Strings”, a coven of hyperdimensional beings who appear to control the destiny of every human in existence.

Desperate to sever the strings tying him to the will of his Masters, Mario overdoses on Rhapsody and escapes into hell, hoping to regain control of his life and free will.

Based on a modern interpretation of Jungian psychology, The Underworld Rhapsody is heavily themed on "subjective reality", "altered states of consciousness", and "individuation" as it follows one man's struggle to escape the chaos of his life and regain his free will.

Your purchase will grant you access to the ePub and PDF-formats.

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Lynette Creswell, Author @lynettecreswell.bsky.social · 7d

✨ Exciting news! ✨

My children’s books are available at The Little Owls Bookshop in Caistor, a wonderful place filled with stories for young readers.

You can find Hoglets’ Christmas Magic and Hoglets’ Birthday Surprise nestled among other lovely titles on their shelves.
🦔💛📚
#TheLittleOwlsBookshop

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Susan stoker @brynlieaurora.bsky.social · 17d

It's LIVE!
He was expecting a relaxing vacation, but instead not only found himself a victim of a kidnap for ransom, but also the woman he wanted to spend the rest of his life with.

Protecting Kelli
Amazon US: amzn.to/3Mwjz0M
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DFXB95BP

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Jenniferr Brown @jenniferrbrown17.bsky.social · 3d

This book is an easy read, with a great story. I highly recommend The Third Act.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKNHB8C2 #lesbianlove #lesbianromance #RomanceReads #readingcommunity #kindle

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Rosalind Barden author @rosalindbarden.bsky.social · Sep 2

I love reading the recipe in your newsletter for the fire cider. I'll probably never make it, but I'm enjoying it just by reading about it!

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Laurie Buchanan ✍🏻 Author @lauriebuchanan.bsky.social · Sep 1

🔥 Ready to kick off September with a bold burst of flavor? Don’t miss Niall MacCullough’s Fire Cider recipe—straight from the main house kitchen at Pines & Quill. It’s spicy, invigorating, and just what your immune system ordered. Find it in my September newsletter: lauriebuchanan.substack.com

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Rosalind Barden author @rosalindbarden.bsky.social · Sep 2

Book Review!
5-stars
Danger ramps up to a breathless pace in author Laurie Buchanan's latest Sean McPherson mystery-thriller novel located at a cozy writer's retreat. My full review: www.bookbub.com/profile/rosa...
@lauriebuchanan.bsky.social #mysterybooks #thrillerbooks #cozythriller #cozymystery

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authorpreneurpod.bsky.social @authorpreneurpod.bsky.social · Aug 18

🚨New podcast episode! 📚

Flat scenes = lost readers.

In this episode, I discuss how a scene turns or value shifts. Value shifts are a great way to ensure that each scene moves the story forward and pulls its own weight.

#podcastforwriters

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Ellen Neuborne @ellenneuborne.bsky.social · Aug 27

BEST LINE: FAHRENHEIT 451 Without that magic, we are well and truly doomed. #booksky 💙📚 #sciencefiction #classics #bannedbooks #read

Book page with this line highlighted: The magic is only in what books say, how they stitched the patches of the universe together into one garment for us.

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Peter C. Bradbury @petercbradbury.bsky.social · Sep 2

🌌 As the darkness deepens, so does the mystery. The FBI is on the hunt for answers, but will they find the missing children before the night swallows them whole? 📚 #bookstagram #EdgeOfYourSeat #DarkThriller #SuspensefulRead 🚨 tinyurl.com/4cpbp9tp

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Author Suzy Davies Award-Winning Children's Books and YA LitFic @birdwriterwrites.bsky.social · Sep 1

Make #literacy and #learning #fun with this #whimsical #childrensbook.

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Melodycrickett @melodycrickett.bsky.social · Jul 25

@louiseblackwick.com youtu.be/fJ9rUzIMcZQ?... visit: louiseblackwick.bio.link.

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Ram Gulrajani Author 📚 @rockape65.bsky.social · Aug 12

#Rome #50AD
The scent is a complicated composition — like an expensive perfume made by a perfumer who hates you... Read more now on #amazon #kindle

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · Sep 1

I don’t use AI because I’m infuriated for the artists and writers and philosophers who’ve had their intellectual property stolen.

I also hate boring and impersonal shit. If someone can’t be bothered to write something, why should I be bothered to read it?

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Ann E Brockbank - Author @annebrockbank1.bsky.social · Aug 15

#booklovers What can be better than reading & loving a book & then finding out it's a sweeping saga & there are nine more books in the series! Yay!
#cornishchronicles #historical #saga set in #Cornwall
Available from all Amazon sites
Here's the UK link amzn.eu/d/2mRSOqC

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Author Krishna Prasanth Guttikonda @krishna-author.bsky.social · Sep 2

📢 All September book sales and Patreon support for @krishna-author.bsky.social will be donated to school children's mid-day meal program

Support the cause

📚 Buy books: amzn.to/45EHFzg

🤝 Support on Patreon: patreon.com/KrishnaPrasa...

#booksky #bluesky #blacksky #books #readers #writers #kindle

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Ken Stark @kenstark.bsky.social · Sep 2

Those wild, ravenous things aren't the only monsters in this new world of the damned.

Stage 3: Alpha
viewbook.at/stage3alpha

FREE on Kindle Unlimited

Also on #audiobook

#zombie #TheWalkingDead #suspense #thriller #audiobooks #Stage3series #zombies #zombies #horror #audible

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Caron Allan fiction @caronallanfiction.bsky.social · Aug 18

A bit more about Midnight, the Stars, and You: Dottie Manderson mysteries book 8

I thought I'd tell you a bit more about Midnight, the Stars, and You which is my next book to be released: on 6th September 2025.

please follow the link below:

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A bit more about Midnight, the Stars, and You: Dottie Manderson mysteries book 8

I thought I’d tell you a bit more about Midnight, the Stars, and You: Dottie Manderson mysteries book 8, which is the next book to be released: on 6th September 2025. Here’s the blurb: …

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Ken Stark @kenstark.bsky.social · Sep 2

"Horror as it should be. Detail high, blood by the gallon, suspense at every turn."

Bite into the award-winning Stage 3 Series
viewbook.at/stage3

All FREE on #KindleUnlimited

Also on #audible

#zombies #thriller #zombie #audiobook
#TheWalkingDead #horror #stage3series

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