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Amy Maltman 🇨🇦 Author @amymaltmanwrites.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

GOWERLAND’S MOST WANTED Last known location: Between the pages of the Daughter of Venus trilogy REWARD: Hours of escapism #BookSky

An old-fashioned wanted poster stuck to a tree trunk by an arrow.

WANTED

image: A black-and-white hand-drawn portrait of a teenage girl with dark skin and freckles and long curly black hair

text reads:
Alexandrine “Lexi” Guinel
High treason and espionage
Murder
Witchcraft and magic
Associating with undesirables
Often accompanied by a large dog

King Ulric’s signature

image:
A black-and-white sigil of a flaming phoenix between the words “By royal decree” and “His Majesty King Ulric”

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Amy Maltman 🇨🇦 Author @amymaltmanwrites.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Few things make me happier than seeing other people experiencing the joy that comes from living life to the fullest as their most authentic selves, and for the life of me I cannot understand denying them that freedom. Diversity is beautiful. Embrace it. #transrights

The corners are framed by the colours of the trans flag.

Text reads:

Happy Transgender Day of Visibility!

You deserve to be you.

You deserve to be happy.

You deserve to be safe and free.

And you are loved.

There is also the graphic of a pair of hands holding a heart in the colours of the transgender flag.

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Amy Maltman 🇨🇦 Author @amymaltmanwrites.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Morally grey MMC, anyone? Aeric wasn’t supposed to be the crown prince, with all the pressures and expectations of the title. He was the spare. Yet here he is, obeying his father’s every cruel command. When he meets Lexi, he begins to question everything he’s been raised to believe. #BookSky

The background is white with curls of black smoke. There is a drawing of a young white man with dark hair, wearing a red jacket and armour with the hilt of a sword poking over his shoulder. The image is framed by flames. There are 3 pieces of torn and burnt paper. One piece reads Meet Crown Prince Aeric of Gower. The next shows his name spelled vertically with words coming off each letter A arrogant. E entitled. R reckless. I intolerant. C contemptuous. Separate are the words “But also…” leading to the final piece of paper. This time his name spells out anguished enigmatic redeemable indoctrinated courageous. In the bottom left corner are the covers of two books. The titles are A Journey Unveiled and An Enemy Defined. Both have a dark blue background. Journey’s shows a cross-shaped gold symbol of four circles connected to a larger central circle. Enemy’s shows a flaming phoenix with a silver blood-tipped cross overlaid on it.

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Amy Maltman 🇨🇦 Author @amymaltmanwrites.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Tonight is one of those nights where if I wasn’t chronically ill, I’d be heading to the ER. Going to bed early instead. I got zero writing done today and didn’t even have the strength or energy to open Canva and at least work on an ad. #ChronicIllness

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Amy Maltman 🇨🇦 Author @amymaltmanwrites.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

This is me.⬇️ These are my books.⤵️ This is where you can find them.⬇️ A JOURNEY UNVEILED and AN ENEMY DEFINED are the first two books in my upper YA/closed-door NA portal fantasy trilogy. RIDE EVERY STRIDE is a standalone equestrian bestseller that’s for city slickers & horse people alike. #BookSky

ABOUT ME
(Don’t say I didn’t warn you!)

Picture of me. I have chin-length brown hair, brown eyes, and wear glasses. My skin is white. I’m wearing a brown dress with spaghetti straps and a gold necklace.

I’m surrounded by words and graphics that describe me.

Disabled (syringomyelia, POTS, occipital neuralgia, chronic pain and fatigue). Graphic is a cartoon brain that’s holding its head and grimacing.

Queer. Rainbow heart.

D&D nerd. 20-sided die.

Pro Palestine, Ukraine, trans rights, choice. A green checkmark in a black circle.

Lots of pets (most are rescues). A hamster, a rat, a cat, a dog.

University of Guelph and University of Toronto grad. Graduation hat and diploma.

Tree-hugging vegan. A cow, pig, chicken, chick.

Alexander Skarsgård on a purple heart.
Former competitive horseback rider. Two horses in English tack with riders on them.

Supernatural, True Blood, and Louden Swain fan. An anti-possession symbol in pink, purple, and blue. A mouth with vampire fangs. A microphone with musical notes.

Against AI, MAGA, the CPC, Bigotry. A red circle with a slash through it.

Former pharmacist. A pill bottle and pills.

Atheist. The atheist symbol (atomic rings with an “A” inside)

Proud Canadian (Ontario). The Canadian flag in the shape of a maple leaf.

A plane crash.
A cave.
A magical journey begins.

Reluctant heroine
Morally grey MMC
Found family
Animal companions
Diverse characters
Elemental magic
Forced proximity.

The covers for A Journey Unveiled, An Enemy Defined, and A Destiny Confronted

All 3 covers have the same background of dark blue with lighter blue streaks. Journey's cover shows a gold symbol of four circles attached to a central, larger circle. The outer circles contain a tree, a tornado, flame, waves of water (clockwise). The central circle contains a planet.

Enemy's shows a cross formed by 4 blades joined at the centre by an orange gem superimposed over a red and orange phoenix in flight.

Destiny’s shows a bright purple crystal surrounded by a golden ouroboros. There’s an “In progress” graphic on it.

Review snippets on what looks like old paper.
1. If you are a fan of epic fantasy and wonderful indie books with incredible world building and characters, this is the series for you! Tiffany Martin @cozybookishdreams
2. With a combination of science, astrology, magic, war, monarchy, and a prophecy, this was as epic as one would think. Gumiho Reviews

AI on a blue circle with a red X through it.
A Canadian flag in the shape of a maple leaf.

Along the bottom, all the places the books are available.

Kobo
Kobo Plus
Amazon
Apple Books
Barnes and Noble
Bookshop.org
Smashwords/D2D (Draft 2 Digital)
Fable
Borrow Box
Cloud Library
Everand
Gardners
Hoopla
OneDrive
Tolino
Vivlio

The background shows stall doors and the aisle of a barn.
Centred is the cover for Ride Every Stride, which shows the front end of a bay horse clearing a red-and-white jump.
Starting at the top of the graphic, going clockwise, are the following:

Horse person? It’s praised for its accuracy.

Mystery and suspense

A dash of romance

Found family

Canadian content, eh?

Don’t know one end of a horse from another? There’s a glossary for that!

Coming of age

A sweet rescued pit bull

Dark secrets

A galloping plot

At the bottom, the logos for all the places it’s available.

Kobo
Kobo Plus
Amazon
Apple Books
Barnes and Noble
Bookshop.org
Smashwords/D2D (Draft 2 Digital)
Fable
Borrow Box
Cloud Library
Everand
Gardners
Hoopla
OneDrive
Tolino
Vivlio

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Amy Maltman 🇨🇦 Author @amymaltmanwrites.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Et voila. The new blurb for A Journey Unveiled. My sales continue to be non-existent, so I decided to tweak the blurb in case it’s part of the problem. Now back to work (again) on Daughter of Venus #3, A Destiny Confronted. Current word count: 108,128. Feels great to be writing again! #BookSky

A plane crash.
A cave.
A magical journey begins.

Lexi Guinel finds herself trapped in a perilous world where mythical beings exist, in a kingdom on the brink of rebellion. She didn’t arrive by chance and she has no idea how valuable she is.

As a lover of all things fantasy, she should be excited to have stumbled through a portal into the company of witches and elves. If only she hadn’t lost most of her family in the process. If only it wouldn’t be eight years before she can return home. Likewise, learning she can control elements and speak with animals should be exhilarating, but using magic is forbidden. Punishable by death. And use magic she must: A prophecy foretold her role in saving Gowerland from the tyrannical king and his allies, the dark elves.

Burdened by the hopes of an oppressed people, Lexi must learn to master her powers along with her fear, and when her fate become entangled with that of Prince Aeric, the danger only increases. Ill-tempered and devious, he shares his father’s every prejudice and obeys his every cruel command. Surrounded by secrets and expectations, Lexi and Aeric have important roles to play…provided they don’t kill each other first.

Step through a crack, you can’t go back.

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Amy Maltman 🇨🇦 Author @amymaltmanwrites.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Time is running out to begin your journey to Ayandoh for just $1.99 on Kobo! #BookSky

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Amy Maltman 🇨🇦 Author @amymaltmanwrites.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Happy Valentine’s Day from Lexi and Prince Aeric! Daughter of Venus is a diverse portal fantasy trilogy perfect for fans of The Chronicles of Narnia and Lynette Noni’s Medoran Chronicles. A Journey Unveiled & An Enemy Defined are available now. Until Feb. 18, Journey is $1.99 on Kobo! 🇨🇦🇺🇸 #BookSky

Pink background with hearts.

Full-body art of the main character, Lexi Guinel, a teen girl with coppery skin, long, curly black hair, freckles, & strong thighs. She’s wearing brown pants with a double belt, a linen shirt with puffy sleeves, and is holding a gold pendant.

Text reads:
Daughter of Venus
Amy Maltman

I’d part rivers to reach you.

Character art of a young man with dark hair, white skin, silver eyes, wearing a long, red jacket over red trousers and a silver breastplate, knee-high black boots, and black gloves. A sword is strapped to his back.

Dark background with flames shaped into a heart.

Text reads:

My flames burn bright for you.

Daughter of Venus
Amy Maltman

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Comfortably Boo @numb.comfortab.ly · 25/10/2025

That's no ballroom

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Amy Maltman 🇨🇦 Author @amymaltmanwrites.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Hanging out with Garth, watching the Jays game. 🥰 First ball game I’ve watched in decades. I hope my watching doesn’t jinx them.🤞🏻 And omg John Smoltz! I had a poster of him and Tom Glavine on my wall in residence at the University of Guelph in the early 90s! I was a huge Braves fan. #RatsOfBluesky

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

As seen at No Kings Atlanta:

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Amy Maltman 🇨🇦 Author @amymaltmanwrites.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Loki and I wish to express our solidarity with those who are peacefully protesting on No Kings Day, as well as supporters who are unable to attend. #NoKings

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Amy Maltman 🇨🇦 Author @amymaltmanwrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

This little guy is the sweetest, bravest, funniest baby I’ve ever had. He loves climbing on my shoulders, but he’d never hopped onto my head before! I love him to pieces. #ratsofbluesky

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Film Updates @thefilmupdates.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

The trailer for Harry Lighton’s ‘PILLION’ starring Harry Melling & Alexander Skarsgård. In theaters February 2026.

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Amy Maltman 🇨🇦 Author @amymaltmanwrites.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

In my Daughter of Venus trilogy, goddesses are superior to and more powerful than the gods. In fact, the goddess Ayanella created the universe, including the planet of Ayandoh that is connected to Earth via portals. 1/4 #Booksky

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Amy Maltman 🇨🇦 Author @amymaltmanwrites.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Me: Ugh. I’m almost out of clean underwear but I don’t want to do laundry. *ignores the problem once again* Also me: Oh no! The rats are almost out of clean hammocks. *runs to the laundry room* #RatsOfBluesky #rats

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Amy Maltman 🇨🇦 Author @amymaltmanwrites.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Introducing Lexi Guinel, the main character of my upper YA portal fantasy trilogy, Daughter of Venus. Books 1 & 2 (A Journey Unveiled & An Enemy Defined) are available in paperback from Amazon and in eBook everywhere, including free with Kobo Plus! Artwork by Raphael Barrington. #BookSky

Artwork depicting a Black teenaged girl with copper-coloured skin, long curly black hair, freckles, and strong thighs. She is dressed in a white blouse and brown pants that are high-waisted and have a double belt. She is holding the medallion that is around her neck. The background is the countryside and the sky.

The text reads, starting at the top and proceeding clockwise:
Lexi Guinel is the daughter of Venus
Stranded in a parallel world
Star Wars fan
Accomplished equestrian
Afraid of heights
Battles anxiety and depression
Named her giant dog Tinkerbell (beside this is a picture of an Irish wolfhound)
Has a crush on the elf Lord
Inappropriate smiler
The Chosen One
Haitian and Irish heritage
Canadian

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Sam, Polite Menace 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 @wanderolah.northsky.social · 23/09/2025

Good morning and happy #Bisexual Visibility Day my friends! 🏳️‍🌈 One more year of fighting against bi stereotypes and bi erasure ahead, but more importantly for celebratig bi #pride! 🌈🩷💜💙 #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #bipride #bivisibility

The Future of the Bisexual Community is Radically Inclusive

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Oscar&Felix @oscar-felix.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Get this sale before it ends!! itch.io/b/3254/new-w...

New Worlds, New Adventures. 23 books for 25. September 16-22.

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Amy Maltman 🇨🇦 Author @amymaltmanwrites.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Nobody who reads my bio should be surprised that my fantasy trilogy includes freedom and equality for all. I also included a Holocaust allegory, which has become all too relevant nowadays. I might get black-listed, but I’d rather lose fascist, racist, bigoted readers than toe the line. #BookSky

A mottled pink background.

The front covers of three books. Their titles are A Journey Unveiled, An Enemy Defined, and A Destiny Confronted. Destiny’s cover includes a graphic that reads “Coming soon.”

Text reads:
Representation in Daughter of Venus
Gender-neutral term for magic users
Biracial main character
Interracial and LGBTQ+ relationships
Disabled, LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC characters Revered gender-fluid shifter elves
Marginalized characters in positions of power
Disabled, bi author
Paperbacks available from Amazon
ebooks available everywhere, including Kobo Plus and Smashwords

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A.M. Weald @amweald.com · 16/09/2025

BI VISIBILITY WEEK MEGA-BUNDLE Grab 50 books for 50 bucks! 50 books by 50 bi/pan authors. A wide range of genres, styles, and subject matter make this bundle a fantastic way to support queer creators while filling out your personal library! 👉 itch.io/b/3263/bi-vi... 🌈📚💙📢📚📦📚🌎🌈💜🧡🦄📚🌈🚀💫

just a bunch of imagery with bisexual pink purple blue and pansexual pink yellow blue imagery cute rainbow hearts and stars - website link is tinyurl.com/BIWEEK25

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Amy Maltman 🇨🇦 Author @amymaltmanwrites.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

One-eyed Tiger 🐀 loves his uncle Adam 🐁 Adam is not doing well and I fear he’ll be crossing the bridge soon. #rats #RatsOfBluesky

Two rats in a blue basket. One is white with red eyes and brown on his nose. The other is dark grey (nearly black) with a white splotch on his forehead.

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Amy Maltman 🇨🇦 Author @amymaltmanwrites.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

How handsome is old man Rufus?! He’s approximately 2 years and 3 months old. I adopted him and his brother Bobby in January. #rats #ratsofbluesky

A grey and white rat with black eyes and pink ears sitting on top of a cage.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

“A month ago, another young man was taken from us, also with a wife and two young children. David Rose was the police officer who rushed to the CDC when employees were under attack from a gunman…President Trump never praised him or offered condolences.” www.thebulwark.com/p/kirk-killi...

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Kirk Killing Suspect in Custody

Waiting for news about the arrested suspect in the murder of Charlie Kirk.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Americans have short memories—keep reminding them. PLEASE SHARE!

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Elliott Dunstan -- GROTESQUE Oct 13th! @fiversdream.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha... For trans friends: this is where we're currently at for Canadian asylum for trans US citizens. Refugee claims overall have been rising, and while the number we accept is low, it's not zero; that said, other options do exist incl. student and work visas

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James Oswald @sirbenfro.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

I would love to know how many actors they approached had the moral courage to say no. Deeply disappointed in this lot.

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Amy Maltman 🇨🇦 Author @amymaltmanwrites.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Happily munching dumbo SuperRatural rats. Alfie, one-eyed Tiger, Rob, and Rich. #RatsOfBluesky

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🔫🎃Scott Martian Invaders 🎃🛼 @youcaughtscott.com · 04/09/2025

NEW: The Carney government invited President of The Heritage Foundation, those behind Project 2025 to address cabinet. Though the ostensible reason was to gain insight on approaching US trade talks, a deeper look reveals far more. Carney's policies uncomfortably echo Project 2025. #cdnpoli

readthecatch.ca

Why Does Carney Value Project 2025?

A meeting of the minds or thoughtful diplomacy?

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Colleen @collburns.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

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Riley @riley.northsky.social · 01/09/2025

Just donated $250 to The Trevor Project! Thank you guys as always for supporting my art, it means the world. These prints are still available, and as always, I'm donating 100% to charity 💙🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 You can get them here: shopstands.com/collections/... #OFMD

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 01/09/2025

Stephen Miller: “What do we do?” Ivanka: “There are no bad ideas.” RFK Jr.: “We could eat him.” Ivanka: “There are some bad ideas. Where’s JD?” Miller: “He’s… in the den.” Don Jr.: *snorts a rail* “Bump, anyone?” Eric: “Well, I watched this movie last weekend called Weekend at Bernie’s, and…”

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Have you ever wanted to kill a billionaire? Now you can... in fiction! Hire me to write a scene of you murdering a billionaire in an outrageous way For $40, I choose how you kill them For $60, you choose how you kill them I've got FIVE billionaire murder slaughts open this month 1/2

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BILLIONAIRE MURDER COMMISSIONS ARE HERE!

Dianna Gunn published a post on Ko-fi

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Margaret A-Spelle 🎃 @margaretadelle.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

HEY INDIE AUTHORS. I'm looking for new releases for September! If your book is gonna be published in September 2025, post it here! #booksky #indiebooks

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Cait Gordon ♿️ @caitgauthor.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Hey, #IndieAuthors in Canada, who do you use to print books for vendor tables? (I’m in Ottawa.)

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

LAST DAY! Get these great deals before they’re gone! 💙📚 indiebook.sale

Narratess Indie Book Sale, August 23-25. Banner shows several ebooks around a graphic of a dragon reading.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Israel double tap strike. It murders journalists then sends a drone in to kill the paramedics trying to retrieve their bodies. A war crime, broadcast live and sponsored by the US and Europe. 🚨Boycott EVERY news channel that doesn’t show this footage today🚨

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Today is the LAST DAY of the Narratess #IndieBooks sale!!! Go stock up on great reads, all $2 or less!!

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