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Author, mom, and wife with a passion for acupuncture, herbalism, and a good glass of wine. Avid reader, lifelong learner, and always exploring new passions.
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My first book, "KELLCEY", explains what it is to be a victim of sexual assault. Its purpose is to help victims, survivors, and others to better understand. "(His)Story of Women" is an academic essay on the historical objectification of women and its consequences.

January #BookSale Just 99c! Lady of the #Tudor Court, servant of Queens, courtier, wife, spy... And constant heart This is the story of Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford Mistress Constancy #Free #KindleUnlimited! #Tudor #Book #Boleyn #Kindle #KU #Histfic #BookSky #NewYearBooks ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š t.co/ORWrBNzKpO

โ€˜A delightful story with enough twists and turns to keep the reader entertained until the very last pages.โ€™ mybook.to/AnAdventurer... #booksworthreading #histfic #newrelease #BookSky ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™

1860 Virginia -Young, orphaned- Isaac Barker's only friend is a passenger pigeon named, Bandy. Then he meets a dying slave girl named Joy. Isaac helps Joy escape, but they are pursued by the law and an evil slave master bent on revenge. #YA hipkinstwins.com www.youtube.com/@CraigHipkin...

RIP Nell McCafferty. An inspirational journalist and a true, uncompromising force of nature. Re-reading her 1984 piece on Ann Lovett for In Dublin. It's still brilliant, remarkable. (Collected in John Horgan's 2013 Great Irish Reportage anthology published by Penguin Books Ireland.)

Can a Black woman whoโ€™s drowning in student debt join up with her mall coworkers to defeat the Debt Police and destroy their student loan company by pulling off the heist of a lifetime? Find out in The Payback, out July 15, 2025, preorder now: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Pa...

It's real, and it's coming. #history #skystorians ๐Ÿ—ƒ๏ธ

Hope to see you at #Bouchercon in Nashville in a couple of weeks. Spend Friday afternoon (8/30) with Claire Booth (moderator), Emma C. Wells, Keith Roysdon, Craig Robertson, Thomas Kies, and me at this captivating panel. We'll discuss the #truecrime cases that influenced us.

Book One Cover Rework. Preparing for the series. Video shows how to read my ebook for free. It also contains links to MOST of my social media & a couple QR codes for mobile users. youtu.be/j76seFLtZa8?...

A drunken promise from 8 years ago leads to a weekend of testing going from best friends to...something more. It can't possibly impact their band (already secretly on the verge of breaking up) or their friendship, right? WRONG books2read.com/1weekendvenice

I'm so honoured that Theo and Laurie fromย Like I Wanted won Best Friendship at the 2023 @qiawards.bsky.social! These two are so special to me and I'm so glad that people love them just as much as I do. Thank you so much to everyone who voted and congratulations to all the other winners ๐Ÿ’–

Bella's Countryside Christmas is out today! ๐Ÿฅณ A cosy, winter romance, available in ebook, paperback and on Kindle Unlimited ๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿ’– mybook.to/BellasCC

"An expertly spun tale of unequal justice in the 1920s." www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/s... @deanjobb.bsky.social

The *sixth* Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast adventure has landed so Iโ€™m giving away SIX copies of ATTACK OF THE SCONES! To enter: Follow, โค๏ธ, RP/QP and/or Comment & Tag a friend. Bonus if you share in your own post and tag me. #Giveaway winners announced by 8/27 #kidlit #edusky #skybrarians

Don't miss this one! #fantasy #horror #sff #specfic

I suppose I've not posted here about my upcoming book! Under Far Galaxian Skies is now available to download as an ARC! BookHip.com/VNLVRRT This is the first of a new trilogy. For more info check my website: nataliekelda.co.uk/4-under-far-...

My next book will be out on April 23rd! It's the first in a new trilogy within the Inner Universe series which means you can start the series here ๐Ÿคฉ Pre-order: books2read.com/u/mYDvlo Or read the blurb/chapter 1: nataliekelda.co.uk/4-under-far-...

I'm very saddened to learn that prolific British author & academic ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ has died. I was honored to be able to publish one of his medieval horror stories, "The Power of Prayer," in the debut issue of ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜น way back in 2003.

I Heart SapphFic reading challenge category for the week of 09/09/24: Only One Bed. www.facebook.com/groups/butch... ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’œ | Sapphfic | Lesfic | Sapphic Book | Queer Romance #ihsreadingchallenge #lesfic #sapphicbooks #butchfemme

My books and #sapphicseptember! . Find my books here: www.amazon.com/stores/Jo-Ha...

Welcome back to Ivy Falls! Excited to reveal the cover and title of the next book in the Ivy Falls series out this November. Writing Tessa & Mannyโ€™s story was an absolute dream, and I canโ€™t wait for readers to experience their swoony friends-to-lovers story. Available to add on Goodreads now!

#NewRelease! Sent as a bride for the King of England, Anna of Cleves is thrown into a court of scandal and cutthroat politics Only by her wits will she survive The Swan Maiden ยฃ2.99 or #Free #KindleUnlimited! #Histfic #Tudor #HistoricalFiction ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š amzn.eu/d/0c4oc46E

"An intriguing and brilliantly researched book about a woman whose name should be written large across the pages of history. I could not stop reading." Bestselling Author Alexandra Walsh mybook.to/PenelopeTudo... #Elizabethan #Tudors #HistoricalFiction

#StepIntoThePast with Annie Whitehead 7th century England a vicious attack sets in motion a war of attrition. Four kings vie for the mantle of overlord. @helenhollick.bsky.social ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com/2024/10/step... #Booksky #HistoricalFiction

'I have seen you change from a prince into a monster. I've witnessed every cruelty, every sin, seen each small betrayal, each moment of you, watched every discarded wife falter and fall.' mybook.to/tkoc3 #HistoricalFiction #Tudors #AnneBoleyn #HenryVIII #Booksky

My one every week or two remembering to login here to tell you all to check out Short Story, Long! This week I've got this amazing, incredibly fun new story from Josh Denslow, with amazingly perfect art from @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social !! ashortstorylong.substack.com/p/infinite-p...

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's ancestors first brought enslaved Africans to Georgia, helped kill abolition in the Declaration of Independence. In this week's @gaslitnation, Greg Palast reveals the troubling history of Kemp's family and his KKK playbook sites.libsyn.com/124622/brian...

#KidLitArt - This Starter Pack is of KidLitArt folks who ACTIVELY (more than once a week) post on BlueSky ๐Ÿ‘‡ go.bsky.app/2TG6ZBR Pls share with friends here or on other platforms!

I created a Starter Pack! go.bsky.app/6WQAQna

One of the things that you don't know when you're young and only care about how good you look in the mirror is that perfection is found amongst the imperfections. It's all smoke, mirrors and perspective. You'll always be perfect to me.

NEXT SUNDAY: I'll be at the Brooklyn Book Festival!!! Join me for a fantastic panel with Molly Horton Booth, @madrupert.bsky.social, and @mikedawson.bsky.social at 5 pm at the Center for Brooklyn History. A book signing will follow. Best of all -- it's free!

In 3 days: This awesome panel at the Brooklyn Book Festival! See you there!

A very happy book birthday to LEON: WORST FRIENDS FOREVER by my author and good friend Jamar Nicholas! A funny, heartfelt, and action-packed graphic novel about a good kid whose super-ego gets the better of him, Iโ€™m super proud of this one and beyond thrilled for Jamar. Out today from Graphix!

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