Alex Weston/ Alys West
@alexandraweston.bsky.social
Historical fiction author for @boldwoodbooks. Fantasy author as Alys West. Creative writing tutor and mentor. Member of RNA and HNS. 'THE HOLLYWOOD GOVERNESS' available now from Amazon and bookshops.
@britishgas95.bsky.social Please can you train your customer service team to be more considerate and sympathetic when a customer is reporting a death. They’ve just wished me a lovely day which it really cannot be at this time
October 24, 2025 at 9:03 AM
@britishgas95.bsky.social Please can you train your customer service team to be more considerate and sympathetic when a customer is reporting a death. They’ve just wished me a lovely day which it really cannot be at this time
📣 E-book price drop! 📣
Escape to #Hollywood this October and read 'The Hollywood Governess' for only 99p in the UK.
Find out why readers have called it:
"One of the most charming books I've read in a long time" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Escape to #Hollywood this October and read 'The Hollywood Governess' for only 99p in the UK.
Find out why readers have called it:
"One of the most charming books I've read in a long time" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#kindlemonthlydeal #ebookbargain
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October 7, 2025 at 10:48 AM
📣 E-book price drop! 📣
Escape to #Hollywood this October and read 'The Hollywood Governess' for only 99p in the UK.
Find out why readers have called it:
"One of the most charming books I've read in a long time" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#kindlemonthlydeal #ebookbargain
tinyurl.com/mrx2rjk
Escape to #Hollywood this October and read 'The Hollywood Governess' for only 99p in the UK.
Find out why readers have called it:
"One of the most charming books I've read in a long time" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#kindlemonthlydeal #ebookbargain
tinyurl.com/mrx2rjk
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Upcoming novel by @alexandraweston.bsky.social is an impressively delivered and fully formed story packed into a small space of 90 pages. This novella is full of heart & kept me involved from page 1 to the last. Loved it! Thanks to @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social www.cindylspear.com/news/review-...
Review of ‘The Hollywood Runaway’ by Alexandra Weston — Cindy L Spear
Review of The Hollywood Runaway by Alexandra Weston Release date: August 30th, 2025 Publisher: Boldwood Books REVIEW The Hollywood Runaway is an impressively delivered and fully formed ...
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July 3, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Upcoming novel by @alexandraweston.bsky.social is an impressively delivered and fully formed story packed into a small space of 90 pages. This novella is full of heart & kept me involved from page 1 to the last. Loved it! Thanks to @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social www.cindylspear.com/news/review-...
Such a lovely review of #TheHollywoodRunaway. Thank you Cindy!
It’s available to request on @netgalley.bsky.social.
It’s available to request on @netgalley.bsky.social.
Love your books and just reviewed your upcoming! Love for you to add me here as I am fairly new to Bluesky and trying to connect with authors whose books I love and review. See my current review www.cindylspear.com/news/review-...
Review of ‘The Hollywood Runaway’ by Alexandra Weston — Cindy L Spear
Review of The Hollywood Runaway by Alexandra Weston Release date: August 30th, 2025 Publisher: Boldwood Books REVIEW The Hollywood Runaway is an impressively delivered and fully formed ...
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July 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Such a lovely review of #TheHollywoodRunaway. Thank you Cindy!
It’s available to request on @netgalley.bsky.social.
It’s available to request on @netgalley.bsky.social.
@ysteachingnhs.bsky.social I wish to bring to your attention the rudeness of the security guard working on the car park today. He swore at my 86 yr old disabled dad who only wanted to park in the disabled carpark. Hugely disappointed by this behaviour.
July 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
@ysteachingnhs.bsky.social I wish to bring to your attention the rudeness of the security guard working on the car park today. He swore at my 86 yr old disabled dad who only wanted to park in the disabled carpark. Hugely disappointed by this behaviour.
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'A sharply-written exploration of love, philosophy, and gender in Elizabethan England. Excellent and engrossing.'
#EditorsChoice: Boy by Nicole Galland, review by Jessica Brockmole
#EditorsChoice: Boy by Nicole Galland, review by Jessica Brockmole
Boy - Historical Novel Society
Sander Cooke and Joan Buckler, best friends since childhood, have watched one another grow towards their dreams. Sander, a popular boy player in the Chamberlain’s Men theatre company, is the toast of…
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April 17, 2025 at 9:01 AM
'A sharply-written exploration of love, philosophy, and gender in Elizabethan England. Excellent and engrossing.'
#EditorsChoice: Boy by Nicole Galland, review by Jessica Brockmole
#EditorsChoice: Boy by Nicole Galland, review by Jessica Brockmole
I'm delighted that #thelavenderbride has been chosen by Kobo as one of their favourite titles in their Easter Super Promo.
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#historicalfiction #oldhollywood www.kobo.com/gb/en/list/o...
April 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I'm delighted that #thelavenderbride has been chosen by Kobo as one of their favourite titles in their Easter Super Promo.
#historicalfiction #oldhollywood www.kobo.com/gb/en/list/o...
#historicalfiction #oldhollywood www.kobo.com/gb/en/list/o...
I'm absolutely thirlled with this fabulous review from Being Anne...
#Review: The Lavender Bride by Alexandra Weston @AlexWeston46 @BoldwoodBooks @rararesources #blogtour #newrelease #BoldwoodBloggers #histfic #romance #Hollywood #RespectRomFic #TheLavenderBride beinganne.com/2025/03/revi...
#Review: The Lavender Bride by Alexandra Weston @AlexWeston46 @BoldwoodBooks @rararesources #blogtour #newrelease #BoldwoodBloggers #histfic #romance #Hollywood #RespectRomFic #TheLavenderBride beinganne.com/2025/03/revi...
#Review: The Lavender Bride by Alexandra Weston @AlexWeston46 @BoldwoodBooks @rararesources #blogtour #newrelease #BoldwoodBloggers #histfic #romance #Hollywood #RespectRomFic #TheLavenderBride
I’m delighted today to be joining the blog tour and sharing my review of The Lavender Bride by Alexandra Weston: published by Boldwood Books on 28th March, it’s now available as an ebook (free via …
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March 29, 2025 at 11:06 AM
I'm absolutely thirlled with this fabulous review from Being Anne...
#Review: The Lavender Bride by Alexandra Weston @AlexWeston46 @BoldwoodBooks @rararesources #blogtour #newrelease #BoldwoodBloggers #histfic #romance #Hollywood #RespectRomFic #TheLavenderBride beinganne.com/2025/03/revi...
#Review: The Lavender Bride by Alexandra Weston @AlexWeston46 @BoldwoodBooks @rararesources #blogtour #newrelease #BoldwoodBloggers #histfic #romance #Hollywood #RespectRomFic #TheLavenderBride beinganne.com/2025/03/revi...
I love a bookmark and I’m thrilled with these gorgeous ones from @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social
#lovebooks #amwritinghistfic
#lovebooks #amwritinghistfic
March 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I love a bookmark and I’m thrilled with these gorgeous ones from @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social
#lovebooks #amwritinghistfic
#lovebooks #amwritinghistfic
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Thank you @tonyriches.bsky.social
Book Review: The House of Echoes, by Alexandra Walsh tonyriches.blogspot.com/2025/02/new-... @purplemermaid25.bsky.social #HistoricalFiction #BookReview
March 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Thank you @tonyriches.bsky.social
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The Government is siding with big tech over British creativity.
Today is the FINAL chance to respond to their consultation on AI and copyright.
Let's make sure creators' voices are heard. Guidance below 👇 #MakeItFair #PayTheCreator
www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...
Today is the FINAL chance to respond to their consultation on AI and copyright.
Let's make sure creators' voices are heard. Guidance below 👇 #MakeItFair #PayTheCreator
www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...
February 25, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The Government is siding with big tech over British creativity.
Today is the FINAL chance to respond to their consultation on AI and copyright.
Let's make sure creators' voices are heard. Guidance below 👇 #MakeItFair #PayTheCreator
www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...
Today is the FINAL chance to respond to their consultation on AI and copyright.
Let's make sure creators' voices are heard. Guidance below 👇 #MakeItFair #PayTheCreator
www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...
Really enjoyed the exhibition of William Morris wallpaper at #York Art Gallery. Made me think about wallpaper in a whole new way. Only on until end of next week!
February 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Really enjoyed the exhibition of William Morris wallpaper at #York Art Gallery. Made me think about wallpaper in a whole new way. Only on until end of next week!
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This wonderful poem by Marianne Moore has long encouraged me to boldly go:
I May, I Might, I Must
If you will tell me why the fen
appears impassable, I then
will tell you why I think that I
can get across it if I try.
Painting by Marguerite Zorach of Marianne & her mother
#book #art #inspiration
I May, I Might, I Must
If you will tell me why the fen
appears impassable, I then
will tell you why I think that I
can get across it if I try.
Painting by Marguerite Zorach of Marianne & her mother
#book #art #inspiration
February 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This wonderful poem by Marianne Moore has long encouraged me to boldly go:
I May, I Might, I Must
If you will tell me why the fen
appears impassable, I then
will tell you why I think that I
can get across it if I try.
Painting by Marguerite Zorach of Marianne & her mother
#book #art #inspiration
I May, I Might, I Must
If you will tell me why the fen
appears impassable, I then
will tell you why I think that I
can get across it if I try.
Painting by Marguerite Zorach of Marianne & her mother
#book #art #inspiration
Snowdrops in the churchyard. Spotted on my lunchtime walk. #winterwalk #snowdrops
February 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Snowdrops in the churchyard. Spotted on my lunchtime walk. #winterwalk #snowdrops
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As Spring peeks over the edge of winter, Love in a Mist is reduced to 99p/99c until the end of the week. It’s a story and a relationship built against the odds…
#writerscommunity
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#writerscommunity
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February 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
As Spring peeks over the edge of winter, Love in a Mist is reduced to 99p/99c until the end of the week. It’s a story and a relationship built against the odds…
#writerscommunity
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#writerscommunity
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BOOK BARGAIN!!!
#KMD for February 💜
Just 99p for this magical dualtime novel with THE most adorable beta Victorian hero 😍
Two identical houses. Two very different love stories. Read about Molly and Violet, living 100 years apart...
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#KMD for February 💜
Just 99p for this magical dualtime novel with THE most adorable beta Victorian hero 😍
Two identical houses. Two very different love stories. Read about Molly and Violet, living 100 years apart...
geni.us/PFSTKV
February 2, 2025 at 9:24 PM
BOOK BARGAIN!!!
#KMD for February 💜
Just 99p for this magical dualtime novel with THE most adorable beta Victorian hero 😍
Two identical houses. Two very different love stories. Read about Molly and Violet, living 100 years apart...
geni.us/PFSTKV
#KMD for February 💜
Just 99p for this magical dualtime novel with THE most adorable beta Victorian hero 😍
Two identical houses. Two very different love stories. Read about Molly and Violet, living 100 years apart...
geni.us/PFSTKV
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Cosy, contemporary romance, with a dash of ghostly goings-on, all set in a beautiful Cotswolds living history village! Pre-order today for just 99p! mybook.to/kindredspiri...
February 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Cosy, contemporary romance, with a dash of ghostly goings-on, all set in a beautiful Cotswolds living history village! Pre-order today for just 99p! mybook.to/kindredspiri...
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Readers in the UK can get The Pearl of Penang
for just £0.99! TODAY ONLY!
Over 4500 Amazon ratings!
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for just £0.99! TODAY ONLY!
Over 4500 Amazon ratings!
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The Pearl of Penang: A totally heartbreaking love story with a gripping twist in the Far East pre-WW2 (The Penang Series Book 1)
Amazon.com: The Pearl of Penang: A totally heartbreaking love story with a gripping twist in the Far East pre-WW2 (The Penang Series Book 1) eBook : Flynn, Clare: Kindle Store
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February 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Readers in the UK can get The Pearl of Penang
for just £0.99! TODAY ONLY!
Over 4500 Amazon ratings!
geni.us/440-pp-two-am
for just £0.99! TODAY ONLY!
Over 4500 Amazon ratings!
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Congratulations Alexandra. I've just started reading this and it's fabulous! 💜
The House of Echoes – On sale tomorrow!
Caroline Harvey and Anne Brandon are divided by centuries but joined by secrets and courage. When a twist in their histories threatens them both with the same fate – losing the man they love – their revenge will be the same too.
@boldwoodbooks.bsky.social
Caroline Harvey and Anne Brandon are divided by centuries but joined by secrets and courage. When a twist in their histories threatens them both with the same fate – losing the man they love – their revenge will be the same too.
@boldwoodbooks.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Congratulations Alexandra. I've just started reading this and it's fabulous! 💜
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Meet Lincoln, a secret billionaire on a break. A temp job leads him to beautiful and tempting Violet, but his departure looms, and falling for her is risky. Can love change his fate?
Find out in this steamy workplace romance by VH Nicolson—https://mybook.to/LincolnBook ❤️🔥🌶️
Find out in this steamy workplace romance by VH Nicolson—https://mybook.to/LincolnBook ❤️🔥🌶️
February 3, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Meet Lincoln, a secret billionaire on a break. A temp job leads him to beautiful and tempting Violet, but his departure looms, and falling for her is risky. Can love change his fate?
Find out in this steamy workplace romance by VH Nicolson—https://mybook.to/LincolnBook ❤️🔥🌶️
Find out in this steamy workplace romance by VH Nicolson—https://mybook.to/LincolnBook ❤️🔥🌶️
I'm SO excited to share the cover of my new book 'THE LAVENDER BRIDE' my brand new, gripping and glamorous 1950's Hollywood read.
Out 28th March - pre-order now 💜 mybook.to/TheLavenderB...
#historicalromance #historicalfiction #oldhollywood
Out 28th March - pre-order now 💜 mybook.to/TheLavenderB...
#historicalromance #historicalfiction #oldhollywood
February 3, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I'm SO excited to share the cover of my new book 'THE LAVENDER BRIDE' my brand new, gripping and glamorous 1950's Hollywood read.
Out 28th March - pre-order now 💜 mybook.to/TheLavenderB...
#historicalromance #historicalfiction #oldhollywood
Out 28th March - pre-order now 💜 mybook.to/TheLavenderB...
#historicalromance #historicalfiction #oldhollywood
In some parts of England a woman wearing red was believed to be a witch and there were men who'd refuse to pass a woman they didn't know if she was wearing that colour.
#FolkloreThursday
#FolkloreThursday
January 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
In some parts of England a woman wearing red was believed to be a witch and there were men who'd refuse to pass a woman they didn't know if she was wearing that colour.
#FolkloreThursday
#FolkloreThursday
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The Huddersfield Chronicle reported that John Hetherington wore the first top hat on this day in 1797. The article stated that he was arrested for breach of the peace after ‘several women fainted at the unusual sight’. #FolkloreThursday #History
January 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The Huddersfield Chronicle reported that John Hetherington wore the first top hat on this day in 1797. The article stated that he was arrested for breach of the peace after ‘several women fainted at the unusual sight’. #FolkloreThursday #History
Such a chilly walk on the Westwood today. The Westwood was gifted to Beverley in the fourteenth century by the Archbishop of York. It’s still used for grazing cattle in the summer months. #winterwalk
January 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Such a chilly walk on the Westwood today. The Westwood was gifted to Beverley in the fourteenth century by the Archbishop of York. It’s still used for grazing cattle in the summer months. #winterwalk
I love this especially the girls peering through the window to get a first look. I wonder what they think of her?
The painting reminds me of the scene in my book, 'The Hollywood Governess' where Hester's new pupil isn't sure she's going to like having a governess.
The painting reminds me of the scene in my book, 'The Hollywood Governess' where Hester's new pupil isn't sure she's going to like having a governess.
The New Governess by Edmund Blair Leighton (English artist, lived 1852–1922). A new arrival at the Seminary for Young Ladies.
January 9, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I love this especially the girls peering through the window to get a first look. I wonder what they think of her?
The painting reminds me of the scene in my book, 'The Hollywood Governess' where Hester's new pupil isn't sure she's going to like having a governess.
The painting reminds me of the scene in my book, 'The Hollywood Governess' where Hester's new pupil isn't sure she's going to like having a governess.