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Check out The Coffee Pot Book Club #BookOfTheMonth of May: 🌟The Princess of Cragside by Jo Priestley🌟 Discover an intriguing tale of family, secrets, and love set in Yorkshire! thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/05/book... #HistoricalFiction #HistoricalRomance #Yorkshire #RecommendedReading

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#booksky The weekend is to books what the weekdays are to chores. If we can balance the two, then I think we may just have discovered the true meaning of life ⏳📚 Wishing you a lovely weekend ✨😊✨

Hodder has signed two sagas by Romantic Novelists Association chair Seána Tinley, starting with The Irish Midwife www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)

You can trust us to stick to you through thick and thin – to the bitter end. And you can trust us to keep any secret of yours – closer than you yourself keep it. But you cannot trust us to let you face trouble alone, and go off without a word. We are your friends, Frodo. — JRR Tolkien

#BookSky If you love reading and/or writing historical fiction, I would just like to say, “How do you do?” ✨📚✨ #historicalfiction #histfic

It’s PUBLICATION DAY for SHADOWS IN THE SPRING!!! In AD 80 Duro embarks on a quest for vengeance together with his Gisel, while in the present Mackenna & Jonah are flooded with memories they can’t explain. Will the goddess of the spring grant their wishes? geni.us/SITS

Tomorrow is #publicationday and US launch for the #paperback edition of #themaidenofflorence! @fairlightbooks.bsky.social #historicalfiction #firenze #renaissance #MeToo

Let's hear from all you writers today, tell us all a little bit about yourself, what projects you have on the go, what you have written, any events in the near future, or just drop your bio and links and follow and support each other #WritersLiftWednesday #Writers #Authors #WritersLift #BookSky 💙📚

📚Just #99p #99c 'absolutely loved this...the characters are fully-formed and realistic. The author’s meticulously researched details are conveyed with so light a touch a reader is immediately transported' - Charlotte Betts #Renaissance #HistoricalFiction mybook.to/PoisonKeeper

#BookSky Are you looking for a historical tale which has: Brontë Country A Love Triangle Victorian Mystery Unconditional Love Found Family Little Robin might be your cup of tea ✨📚✨ mybook.to/LittleRobin

B-17 pilot John Mackenzie faces loss with every mission, edging closer to the brink. Then he meets Stella. Can love pull him through, or will war tear them apart? mybook.to/thebeautyshop #histfic #readingcommunity #HistoricalRomance #Booksky

‘The author gets to the heart of Mary the girl, Mary the woman.' #Review mybook.to/thw #HistoricalFiction #Tudors #Audible #KU #BooksWorthReading #Audible

The story of an English Manor House and its survival through Viking and Norman invasion, the Black Death, the reformation, the glorious revolution, the Boar war, told through the eyes of generations of one family. #Booksky mybook.to/tboh #HistFict #mustread #kindle #paperback #BooksWorthReading

"From the very first sentence to the final full stop, Novice Threads ...captivated me with its emotionally charged storytelling." Yarde Book Reviews #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #victorian mybook.to/NTsss

May your Easter weekend be spent meandering through a springtime meadow filled with wildflowers and butterflies, or… failing that, reading books and eating a copious amount of chocolate! Wishing you a lovely weekend ✨🐣✨📚✨

Exciting news! I have TWO FREE BOOKS to offer you as a special EASTER TREAT this weekend so DON'T MISS OUT!!! The Gangster's Wife: myBook.to/GangstersWife An Unexpected Haunting: mybook.to/HauntingBrooke HAPPY EASTER READING!!! 🤩🤩🤩 #freebooks #booksky #comicfiction

A #WW2 Short Story 1939: Elsa's dreams are reignited by a chance encounter with a pilot. As love blossoms by the shores of Buttermere, will the New Year bring the promise of a future together, or shatter their hopes forever?" Mybook.to/TheChristmasPainting #histfic #readingcommunity #Booksky

The Ballad of Mary Kearney – an Irish story as told by Katherine Mezzacappa www.annabelfrage.com/2025/04/16/t... @katmezzacappa.bsky.social @abelfrageauthor.bsky.social @cathiedunn.bsky.social #CoffeePotBookClub #HistoricalFiction

On #blogtour this week with the Coffee Pot Book Club with #TheBalladofMaryKearney @cathiedunn.bsky.social. Read an extract here: ruinsandreading.blogspot.com/2025/04/prom... #irishwriting #historicalfiction

Have you read my Australian First Fleet Trilogy? Book 3 is ready for release on April 20th. (Easter Day) Only 5.99 each. mybook.to/GentleAnnieS... mybook.to/TheEmancipat... mybook.to/PaternityUnk... #BookSky #historicalfiction #AustralianHistoricalFiction #StepBackInTime #sarapowter

Penny Hampson Author‬ ‪@pennyhampson.bsky.social‬ ‘Hampson is clearly on a first-name basis with the era. She conveys the setting details and the linguistic style of that century with ease.’ buff.ly/hQmy1w3

‘Kingmaker’, Sir Richard Neville is the sworn enemy of Queen Margaret of Anjou. Then, in an amazing change of heart, why does he risk everything to fight for her cause? 🇺🇸 www.amazon.com/Warwick-Man-... 🇬🇧 www.amazon.co.uk/Warwick-Man-... #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #Audiobooks

Historical Fiction Spotlight: Oscar's Tale, by Chris Bishop tonyriches.blogspot.com/2025/03/hist... @cathiedunn.bsky.social #CoffeePotBookClub #HistoricalFiction

Hocktide: A Medieval Fest of Flirtation and Finances 🔶 The springtime holiday of Hocktide not only allowed villagers to cross social boundaries in the name of fun, it helped them raise funds for nonsecular needs. bit.ly/3G8VT2s

Starts today! #TheBalladofMaryKearney is on #blogtour with the Coffee Pot Book Club @cathiedunn.bsky.social #histria #historicalfiction #Irishwriting @histnovsoc.bsky.social @historia-hwa.bsky.social

Good morning. I’m reposting historical fiction/romance posts when I see them, as it’s my passion. Reading and writing the genre has always made my heart sing ✨😊✨ Have a lovely day #BookSky #histfic

This #RomanticSuspense prequel dives into the past of Trevor, Jenny, and Chris, revealing a love triangle, deep betrayals, and a high-stakes college scandal that could ruin everything. #booklovers Grab your #FREE copy today! books2read.com/u/3Lk7B7 bookhip.com/ZBAKZWJ

Full Circle Second Edition out NOW! by @DaisyWo62695811 @MaryLSchmidt #BooksWorthReading whenangelsfly.net/2024/05/05/f... #BookReview

'This is an intensely readable book and one that was impossible to put down.' Readers' Favorite Amazon - mybook.to/intotheunknown Other Retailers - books2read.com/IntoTheUnknown #BooksByLornaPeel #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #BookSky #WWIIRomance #WW2Romance #WW2Fiction #WWIIFiction 📚⏳ 📚💙 📚🌶️

The story of a book, and an English manor house through Viking and Norman invasion, the Black Death, the reformation, the glorious revolution, the Boar war, told through the eyes of generations of one family. #Booksky mybook.to/tboh #HistFict #mustread #kindle #paperback #BooksWorthReading

#BookSky If you would like a free historical fiction book set in 1930s England then a study of a marriage and the complexities of real love are explored in The Art of a Butterfly. No strings, I don’t know who downloads. Just a little something. Have a lovely weekend ✨📚✨ dl.bookfunnel.com/la2kqchsfr

This is where I'm at! stuartaken.net/2025/04/07/f...

Good morning #BookSky Here’s a reason why it’s hard not to be inspired as a writer when your home is Brontë Country. Have a lovely day! ✨📚✨