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I enjoy learning about history, especially the Viking era. I also love reading historical fiction.
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✧ Book Spotlight ✧

Quillan Creek and the Little War: Time Stones Book I
by Ian Hunter

Read more about this book on my blog
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“If you enjoy psychological thrillers, this is a book you will enjoy. If you like mysteries, this is a book you will enjoy. I give this an unequivocal five stars!”

Purchase: books2read.com/u/3npP0P
Or try a sample: amzn.to/2R25fQM

#BookSky #99cents #Reading
February 13, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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#BookReview - FIVE STARS

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✮ ( ¸.•´✶ License to Thrill: Lily Bollinger
(Champagne Widows Biographical Novels)
By Rebecca Rosenberg *´¨✫)

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#HistoricalFiction #BooksWorthReading @cathiedunn.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 9:41 AM
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We’re celebrating the release of The Twisted Road by A. B. Michaels 📚✨

¢Kindle edition just £0.99 for a limited time ☕

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#NewRelease #BookRelease #HistoricalFiction #BookSky
February 14, 2026 at 10:26 AM
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Looking for a Valentine’s read? 💕📚
Love and theatre collide in sun-drenched Avignon.

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#ValentinesReads #RomanceBooks #HistoricalRomance
@jenniferivywalker.bsky.social 💙📚
February 14, 2026 at 11:07 AM
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A perfect Valentine’s treat 💖📖

Enjoy a free short story: The Spring Ball Promise by Maddie Smith.

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#ValentinesReads #romancebooks #RegencyRomance
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February 14, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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For readers who believe the bravest rebellion is love 💫

Step into a sweeping historical romance of destiny, danger, and forbidden desire in On the Edge of Sunrise by Cynthia Ripley Miller. 💖📖

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#HistoricalRomance #Romance #mustread 💙📚
February 15, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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A sacred relic. A fractured empire. A journey that could change history. 💖📖

Discover The Quest for the Crown of Thorns by Cynthia Ripley Miller—an epic historical adventure of faith, danger, and devotion.

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#HistoricalRomance #Romance #booksky
February 15, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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We’re kicking off with some great tour stops for Wolf of the Nordic Seas (Valiant Vikings, Book 2) by Jennifer Ivy Walker! ✨

⭐ 2 five-star reviews
🎤 Interview
✨ Spotlight

Follow the tour here:
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#BlogTour #HistoricalRomance @jenniferivywalker.bsky.social
February 16, 2026 at 8:20 AM
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📚 'Tho I Be Mute by Heather Miller is a moving story of love, courage, and legacy in early 19th-century America.

maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/202/02/a-sto...

#HistoricalFiction #BookTwitter #AmReading 💙📚
February 16, 2026 at 8:57 AM
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📚 Step into 1820s Devon with Betsey by Marcia Clayton — a deeply moving prequel to the Hartford Manor series about resilience, hope & life in rural England through one brave girl’s eyes.

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#HistoricalFiction #familysaga #mustread @marciaclayton.bsky.social
February 16, 2026 at 9:18 AM
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🎙️In this interview, Linnea Tanner discusses the inspirations behind "Apollo’s Raven", from historical figures such as Boudicca and Mark Antony to enduring questions of fate versus choice.

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#Romantasy #RomanceFantasy #AncientRome @linneatanner.bsky.social
February 16, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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🎙️ New author interview with Avien Gray. From MI5 to the underworld, we talk inspiration, craft, and the story behind the book in this fascinating conversation.

Read the interview here:
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#thrillerbooks #interview #mustread
February 16, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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📖 207 West End Avenue by Randie K. Berman — a sharp, character-driven look at ambition, power, and the cost of success in 1980s Manhattan corporate law.

Read my review in full here:
maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2026/02/edit...

#BookReview #LegalFiction #mustread
February 16, 2026 at 9:29 AM
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Epic, sensual, and steeped in Norse myth, Falcon of the Faroe Islands by Jennifer Ivy Walker brings the Valiant Vikings trilogy to a thunderous, unforgettable close.

Find out more here:
maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2026/02/an-e...

#Romantasy #RomanceFantasy #Vikings
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February 16, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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#BookReview - FIVE STARS

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✮ ( ¸.•´✶ Highland Thistle and Throne
By Heide Middlebrook *´¨✫

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#HistoricalRomance #Romance #BookSky @cathiedunn.bsky.social
February 13, 2026 at 9:12 AM
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️A Fierce and Fascinating Clash of Times.

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This book was a first read for me by this author, and I highly recommend it.

#BookReview #BlogTour #FantasyBooks @maryanneyarde.bsky.social
February 13, 2026 at 7:33 AM
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✨ Are you ready for some romance? ✨

Step behind the scenes of Amour in Avignon with this Valentine-perfect author interview—love, theatre, Provence, and passion included 🇫🇷❤️

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#Romance #ValentinesDay #RomanceReads
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February 13, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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📚 BLOG TOUR – DAY 3 📚

✨ Readers are loving every page! ✨

Today's stops include:
⭐ 2 five-star reviews
🔍 2 spotlights
📖 1 excerpt

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#BlogTour #BookReview #HistoricalFantasy #TimeTravelFiction
February 11, 2026 at 11:49 AM
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Welcome to my stop on the #BlogTour for Quillan Creek and the Little War: Time Stones Book I by Ian Hunter. This is a five-star read and one I highly recommend.

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#YoungAdult #FantasyBooks #FantasySeries
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February 11, 2026 at 8:57 AM
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#BookReview - a massive FIVE STARS

"...you’ll be grinning, gasping, and turning pages far too late into the night..."

Read my review in full here:
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#BookSky #YoungAdult #Fantasy
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February 11, 2026 at 8:38 AM
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💙📚💙 #booksky Lady Fellwood rejected her disabled son at birth and had him adopted. However, he is now seven years old, and she wants him back! An impossible situation for all concerned.
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#perioddrama #booksworthreading
February 10, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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My heart beats with the rising flames.
It burns brighter as it takes me higher.

THE DEAD GAME

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#readingcommunity #Reading #DarkFantasy #horrorbooks 💙📚🌶️
February 11, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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📚 BLOG TOUR – DAY 4 📚

✨ The love for this story keeps growing! ✨

It is another busy day with:
🔍 2 spotlights
⭐ 2 five-star reviews

maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2025/11/upco...

#BlogTour #BookTour #HistoricalFantasy #TimeTravelFiction
February 12, 2026 at 11:17 AM
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A Five Star Read

*A compelling mix of time travel, frontier history and mysticism
*Strong, believable characters who grow through shared danger

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#BlogTour #BookReview #HistoricalFantasy
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February 12, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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It is my absolute pleasure to host the #BlogTour for author Ian Hunter and his fabulous book — Quillan Creek and the Little War: Time Stones Book I.

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Quillan Creek and the Little War:  Time Stones Book I  By Ian Hunter Publication Date: 3rd August 2018 Publisher:  MVB Marketing-und Verlags...
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February 12, 2026 at 10:09 AM