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Deborah Miles
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Book blogger and indie author supporting other indie authors.
My blog: https://againsttheflowpress.blogspot.com/
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As part of the #blogtour for Book no. 3 in #TheErdingtonMysteries,
The Secret Sauce,
a 1940s #historicalmystery,
today on my blog, I have an #interview with the author MJ Porter
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#TheSecretSauce #cozymystery
November 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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For my stop on the #blogtour for
The Starling Dance, a riotous, heartwarming summer romance set in Rome
by Lucy Elena
I have an #AuthorInterview with some advice for the #IndieAuthor

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November 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Delighted to be taking part in the #blogtour for Margaret Amatt's latest #novel
Christmas Wishes at the Station Bookshop
with an #AuthorInterview where Margaret gives her best advice for aspiring authors
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#Romance #fiction #Glenbriar #series
November 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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I'm on the #blogtour with a #Bookreview for
A Family for Christmas in Pelican Crossing
by Maggie Christensen
Loved this #book
Love this #series
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#womensfiction #contemporaryfiction #laterinliferomance #secondchances
Blog tour header showing the book cover for the novel A Family for Christmas in Pelican Criossing, the book title and the tour dates 4th to 10th November 2025
November 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Lovely surprise to receive these #goodies from the #blogtour #giveaway to #win a set of signed paperbacks in the Teapots & Tequila Shots #series
Thank you KL Crear
I loved The Reinvention of Lottie Potts & look forward to meeting Evelyn Weaver & Lila Glover soon
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November 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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#bookreview Champagne for Breakfast
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Another story by Maggie Christensen that I have devoured & highly recommend to readers who enjoy a mature romance
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#fiction #romanticreads #contemporaryromance #laterinliferomance #womensfiction #novel
November 2, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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Look what arrived today!
I won the #raffle on the A Ticket To Ride #blogtour
A big thank you to Sue Wickstead for the set of bus 3D templates & Jay-Jay The Supersonic Bus #childrenspicturebook
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November 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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#Bookreview A Ticket to Ride by Sue Wickstead has something for everyone.
This is probably my favouite #childrensbook & highly recommend for early readers.
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#picturebook #rhymes #riddles #childrensfiction
#christmasgifts #stockingfiller #indieauthor
October 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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#BookReview Killing Time in Charleston by Tom Turner
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#crimefiction #fiction #policeprocedural #indieauthor #DecTheShelves
October 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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For today's #blogtour a #bookreview of
A Mirror Murder by Helen Hollick
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Loved this easy 2 read #cozymystery & determined to read all 6 in the #JanChristopher #series
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#fiction #historicalfiction #1970s #historicalcozymystery
September 19, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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Florence Keeling's The Word is Love a #standalone #novel in the The Weddington Village Series is on a #blogtour with Rachel's Random Resources & I have a short #extract to share today
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#fiction #romance #series #contemporaryromance
September 5, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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Hooray! I have read 20 books for the #20BooksOfSummer2025 Reading Challenge! A lot were #shortstories as I'm time-challenged at present but they all count!
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Already looking forward to next year's challenge!
#readingchallenge #bookreviews
September 1, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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Today I'm excited to be revealing the cover for Charlie Dean's latest #romcom The Pumpkin Pact, which is published today.
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#coverreveal #publicationday #novel #womensfiction
September 1, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Today I'm joining the #Coverreveal #blogtour with a first look at the fabulous #bookcover for #book number 4 in Kathy Strobos's #NewYorkSpark #series
My Rock Star Neighbor

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August 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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I loved #book No.6 in Maggie Christensen's #PelicanCrossing #series
Waves of Change in Pelican Crossing
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#blogtour #20booksofsummer2025
#novel #secondchances #fiction #womensfiction #RomanceReads
August 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Jaipur Moon by Liz Harris - #Book 5 in The Colonials #series - is on a #blogtour with Rachel's Random Resources & I've got an #extract from Chapter One to share with you.
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#historicalRomanticFiction #fiction #novel
July 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Murder Most Wilde by Helen Golden, #Book 12 in the A Right Royal Cozy Investigation Mystery #series is on a#blogtour with Rachel's Random Resources & I've snagged an #extract to share with you.
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#cozymystery #fiction #novel
July 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Next #Story for the #20BooksOfSummer2025 #readingchallenge is
A Song To The Sea by Mark Haysom
A #shortstory that has intrigued me.
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#fiction #freebook #BookReview
July 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Another #shortstory ticked off my #20booksofsummer2025 reading list.
#BookReview of Close Your Eyes and Count to Three by Mark Haysom
This is a heart-wrenching read that left me wanting more
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#fiction
July 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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It's #coverreveal day for Love, Lies and Family Ties by Florence Keeling
Originally published in 2023 this #romcom has had a makeover with a gorgeous new cover & enticing blurb. Added to my #wishlist
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July 5, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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It's #coverreveal day for Love, Lies and Family Ties by Florence Keeling
Originally published in 2023 this #romcom has had a makeover with a gorgeous new cover & enticing blurb. Added to my #wishlist
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July 4, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Today, as part of a #blogtour, I've an #extract from Liz Mistry's 3rd novel in The Solanki and McQueen Crime #series, Deadly Reckoning, published yesterday.
Just added the series to my #wishlist
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#CrimeFiction #Fiction
July 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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On my blog today I have a #bookreview for The Girl From Normandy by Rachel Sweasey - a #dualtimeline #story set during #WWII & the late 1990s which I really enjoyed & highly recommend
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#blogtour #Novel #Fiction #historicalFiction
July 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Another #shortstory completed towards my #20BooksOfSummer2025 #ReadingChallenge total is Pat's Pantry by Rhoda Baxter, a #free #story to kick off the 'TrewtonRoyd #series

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#fiction #bookreview
July 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Another #shortstory completed towards my #20BooksOfSummer2025 #ReadingChallenge total is Three Men and a Maybe by Katey Lovell.
A #free #romanticfiction #story that I enjoyed & would recommend
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July 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM