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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Join me and Amy Abdelnoor, Ciara Broderick, Sarah Harman and Jenny Knightsby for 'From Lucy Cavendish to Published Book: An Online Panel with Lucy Cavendish Authors', yapping all things the journey from being listed for the prize to becoming a published author! forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon...

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A heads up for UK romantasy readers: my sequel to A KISS OF HAMMER AND FLAME, which is A CROWN OF BLOOD AND MAGICK 👑🩸✨, is up on @netgalley.bsky.social with 50 'read now's *onlyyyyy* – so run don't walk! 🏃‍♀️‍➡️ x www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...

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A Crown of Blood and Magick

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Hodder & Stoughton are open for novel submissions until 28 June 2026! #WritingCommunity www.hodder.co.uk/landing-page...

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HODDER & STOUGHTON OPEN SUBMISSIONS

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

#FatedForHael update: I wrote...800 words...this morning? 🫨 Is the creative drought over?!? #WritingCommunity

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

A CROWN OF BLOOD AND MAGICK 👑 🩸✨ is now available on @netgalley.bsky.social! The sequel to #romantasy A KISS OF HAMMER AND FLAME (Fated For Hael: Book 1), it’s for fans of the A Court of Thorns and Roses series, The North Wind and A Touch of Darkness. REQUEST NOW: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

@bookdata.bsky.social's The UK Book Consumer in 2025 talk just wrapped – here's the lowdown for #romantasy: - Volume growth (so books, not price) = 226% vs. 2022, with increases year-on-year - <2mil units (2022?) to >6mil - 76% of buyers are women - 83% of buyers are 13-44 years

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

#FatedForHael update: Copyedits sent! ✅ Now back to book 3 research / planning until proofreads at the end of the month. #WritingCommunity

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

#FatedForHael update: Copyedits are back! 😂 Gang, this copyeditor just ADDED an em dash in. I think I love them. 🤣 #WritingCommunity #AmEditingOnHolidays

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

FINALLY got a newsletter offer up and running! 🥳🙌 amydelaforce.kit.com/akohaf-lm-lp

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A KISS OF HAMMER AND FLAME Offer | Amy de la Force

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Whyyyyy is it so scary asking for author blurbs / endorsements 😭

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

#FatedForHael update: Research mode activated for book 3 while awaiting copyedits for book 2 (A CROWN OF BLOOD AND MAGICK). Just finished The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts, now for the triumphant return of The Ancient Egyptian Coffin Texts (and reversing my accidental DNF 😂)! #WritingCommunity

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

@barnesandnoble.com's Premium & Rewards Members online exclusive is hereeeee! Shop now for 25% off upcoming books like my ✨𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓲𝓵𝓵𝓮𝓭 𝓮𝓭𝓲𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷✨ #romantasy sequel A CROWN OF BLOOD AND MAGICK with the code: PREORDER25. 😍 PREORDER #ACOBAM ❤️‍🔥: www.barnesandnoble.com/.../a-crown-...

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Just did my 1st workout in at least 15 months... Someone please clap 😭😂

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

How and why are ACOTAR 6 and 7 on the USA Today bestseller list? 🤨 #publishing

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Off deadline and have legit recaptured the childhood thrill of being on holidays from school. 🤣 And off to the #ReadySetRomance book fest in Paris tomorrow! 🥰 🇫🇷 🥐🍷 Tickets still available: ready-set-romance.com/billetterie/

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Billetterie - Ready, Set, Romance!

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Ahhh! Speaking of taking a break, I'll be at #ReadySetRomance in Paris this weekend, where I’ll be speaking and signing copies of my debut #romantasy A KISS OF HAMMER AND FLAME! 🇫🇷😍 x GET TICKETS 🎟️: ready-set-romance.com/billetterie/ #AKissOfHammerAndFlame

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

🥁📕 THE OFFICIAL REVEAL!!! 📕🥁 👑 🩸✨ A CROWN OF BLOOD AND MAGICK, Book 2 in the Fated For Hael #romantasy series, is coming to all good bookstores on 15 Sept 2026 and 17 Sept 2026 from @canelobooks.bsky.social, DK, @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social. PREORDER ACOBAM ❤️‍🔥: amydelaforce.com/fated-for-ha...

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

What are we using for news in the UK these days? Even the Guardian is insane this morning between The Greens and Hilary Clinton... 😫

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Hmmm, contactless is down everywhere in North London. I’m assuming it’s not isolated, and well, world events as they are… Should I start keeping a fat stack of cash underneath my mattress? 😂 Unrelated – any tips on acquiring said fat stack of cash? 😂😂

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

IT’S 16°C IN LONDON AND I AM NOT WEARING A COAT, WHAT’S HAPPENING

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Ugh, I'm currently at the stage of editing where I feel like everything sucks. Send halpppppp... #AmEditing

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Kiddo was excited to find a new, free Minecraft mod this morning – has a couple like Mario, Jurassic Park etc., so I asked what this one was. The answer? 'Claims adjuster!!!' I just looked at my husband. Is... is my kid playing... insurance Minecraft? 🤣

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Is this the reveal...? I guess this is the reveal! 🤣 @waterstones.bsky.social' pre-order sale is on, and A CROWN OF BLOOD AND MAGICK 👑🩸✨, the sequel to my debut #romantasy A KISS OF HAMMER AND FLAME, is 25% off with the code FEB26! Online only until Fri 20 Feb! www.waterstones.com/book/a-crown...

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Also if anyone's looking for a V Day gift, my debut #romantasy A KISS OF HAMMER AND FLAME is out in the UK on paperback. 😌💘 amydelaforce.com/fated-for-ha...

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Just got invited to do an author masterclass and I have NO idea what it's going to be about lol, but I'm excited to showcase my elite (if not slightly dusty) Keynote skills *cracks knuckles* 😂

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Unhinged press tours are my new favourite thing. Between The Muppets and Heated Rivalry, I am being feddddd 🤌😂

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

The SoA have also super helpfully created a template to email your MP to stand up for writers in the creative industries, available here: justiceforcreators.eaction.org.uk/write

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Justice for creators in the age of AI

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

And the last (for now?! 🫨) but in *zero* ways least of the retailer announcements is that my debut #romantasy A KISS OF HAMMER AND FLAME ❤️‍🔥 is now available at one of my favouriteeeee shops for scoping out cool books, #TheWorks!!! 😍🥰 www.theworks.co.uk/p/fantasy-ro...

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

1 week since my debut #romantasy A KISS OF HAMMER AND FLAME ❤️‍🔥 released on paperback in the UK! 📘 Featured here with the ✨𝓫𝓮𝓪𝓾𝓽𝓲𝓯𝓾𝓵✨ US deluxe limited special edition. 😍 Learn more: amydelaforce.com/fated-for-ha...

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

I like editing well enough, but my god, sometimes it really does feel like wrestling a crocodile made of words. 🤪 #AmEditing

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Okay, this is clearlyyyyy the week for news, because I’m shaking as I type this… Not only is my debut #romantasy A KISS OF HAMMER AND FLAME ❤️‍🔥 now available at Asda, but it’s *also* available at #Sainsbury’s – my old local where I wrote the first draft of this book!!! 😭😭😭

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

I have no words... 😭 Never in a million years did I think my debut would get into a supermarket, let alone my local!!! 🥹 ✨𝓣𝓗𝓐𝓝𝓚 𝓨𝓞𝓤✨ yet again to my publisher @canelobooks.bsky.social and the absolute LEGENDS at Asda who supported my lil #romantasy that could!

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

📕 TITLE REVEAL TIME!!!📕 And the title for Book # 2 in the Fated For Hael #romantasy series isssss… *drum roll* 🥁 A CROWN OF BLOOD AND MAGICK!!! 👑 🩸✨ Coming to all good bookshops on 15 Sept 2026 (🇺🇸) and 17 Sept 2026 (🇬🇧) from Canelo, DK, Penguin Random House. #ACOBAM cover reveal coming soon! 😘 x

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 29/01/2026

Happy Bridgerton Series 4 day to everyone who celebrates!!!!* *it’s me, I celebrate

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

In other news, my debut #romantasy A KISS OF HAMMER AND FLAME is out in the UK on paperback today. 😂 #AKissOfHammerAndFlame #AKOHAF

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

So after finishing the BRILLIANT #ThisMonsterOfMine, I had to rewatch Shadow and Bone for a Ben Barnes injection 😂

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Kat Cooper ✍🏻📚 @katcooperwrites.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

My new copy of "Servant of the Shard" by R.A. Salvatore showed up damaged. *grumbles* On the plus side, I got my hands on a copy of "A Kiss of Hammer and Flame" by @amydelaforce.bsky.social! I have been obsessed with the cover and the sprayed edges for aaaaaages 😂 #books

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

My debut #romantasy A KISS OF HAMMER AND FLAME is out in the UK on paperback tomorrow! ❤️‍🔥

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Stated the Breakthrough course on the CHANI app as I’ve been feeling a little worn since hitting deadline… I need some creativity inspo. 🎨 #accountability

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Random post haha, but if anyone else wants a break from our planet 😂 you can check out what the Hubble and Webb telescopes are looking at in space here: spacetelescopelive.org

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Space Telescope Live

Explore official, up-to-date information on current, past, and upcoming investigations by NASA’s Hubble and James Webb space telescopes.

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Kat Cooper ✍🏻📚 @katcooperwrites.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

#FantasyIndiesJanuary 15: Last, Current, & Next Reads Last: "Better in Black" by Cassandra Clare Current: "A Kiss of Hammer & Flame" by @amydelaforce.bsky.social Next: hopefully "What Echoes in the Dark" by S.M. Gaither, but I'm not supposed to receive my signed copy until March. So 🤷‍♀️

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

#FatedForHael update: I did it. FFH book 2 is currently 123,011 words. Email sent. ✅ I DID IT!!!!!!!!!! #AmEditing #WritingCommunity

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Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

#FatedForHael update: FFH book 2 MS is currently sitting at 118,985 words. 1 CHAPTER LEFT TO GO!!!!! #AmEditing #WritingCommunity

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