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Jane Hunt Writer @janehuntwriter.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

[AD-Book Review] 5*#Review #TheFrenchHouseShare @gillplusfive.bsky.social @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social Humour, moments of heartbreak, Bella's character growth, and the gentle romance make this an uplifting read in an exciting setting. instagram.com/reel/DTvOaEV... amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F4WQG22W

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Gillian Harvey @gillplusfive.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Looking for a parent who spends a lot of time being a taxi to their child/children. Adding it up, you're driving hundreds of miles a week. #journorequest (UK based)

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Gillian Harvey @gillplusfive.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Women 40+ Looking for women who are 'Christmas carollers' every year. Do you go door to door bringing festive cheer? Are you part of an amateur choir? For a piece in a lovely mag (UK based) #journorequest #prrequest

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Gillian Harvey @gillplusfive.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Women 40+ (UK based) Do you have a family heirloom you bring out every Christmas? Doesn't have to be valuable, other than for sentimental reasons :) #journorequest #prrequest for lovely magazine piece

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Gillian Harvey @gillplusfive.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Women 45+ (UK based) Do you make your own Christmas gifts? I'd love to speak to you for a piece I'm writing. #journorequest #prrequest

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Cindy L Spear @cindylspear.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

I really enjoyed this beautiful, enchanting Women’s Fiction relationship story set in France that carried so much truth & wisdom. The Village Café in the Loire held my attention from the first page to the last. @gillplusfive.bsky.social @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social www.cindylspear.com/news/review-...

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Review of 'The Village Cafe in the Loire' by Gillian Harvey — Cindy L Spear

Review of 'The Village Cafe in the Loire' by Gillian Harvey Release date: July 12th, 2025 Publisher: Boldwood Books REVIEW This is my first Gillian Harvey novel and it won’t be my last! ...

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Tom Benjamin @tombenjamin.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Delighted to share my Q&A in advance of my role of "ambassador" for Bologna Book Plus, which kicks off next week 🙂 #Bologna #BolognaBookPlus www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/free-ar...

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Q&A: Crime writer Tom Benjamin

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Gillian Harvey @gillplusfive.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Can I ask a favour? I'm creating a new blog - just a monthly round-up with a few extras - and I'd love it if you could sign up to get me started. myfunnylife.substack.com/subscribe

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My personal Substack. Click to read Gillian’s Substack, by Gillian Harvey, a Substack publication. Launched 16 minutes ago.

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Gillian Harvey @gillplusfive.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

My forthcoming novel (out 12th July) is now on Netgalley. Reviewers, bloggers - I'd love you to give it a try! It's uplifting, funny and full of heart.

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Gillian Harvey @gillplusfive.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Thrilled to announce that since joining Boldwood in Sept 2022, I've sold 500,000 copies of my books!

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Gillian Harvey @gillplusfive.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

With all the negativity in the press about adolescents, it's great to have interviewed some really great teens who show how enterprising and brilliant young people can be. In today's Times. www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

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Meet the teenage money-makers

Dylan is 15 and earns £100 a week stringing squash rackets while Gustav, 14, creates music in his bedroom. Gillian Harvey meets the youngest generation of workers

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Gillian Harvey @gillplusfive.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

So, you want to write a novel? Join me and other bestselling writers as we explore different ways of getting that book written! open.substack.com/pub/gillianh...

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So, you want to write a novel?

Hints, tips, ideas and shared experiences

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Gillian Harvey @gillplusfive.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Am trying to write something a bit different, which is a challenge for me but a nice one! One piece of advice on the course I'm doing is to write it by hand. I just tried. I managed a page of notes and I JUST COULDN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!

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Gillian Harvey @gillplusfive.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Has anyone sold something at auction to raise a little extra cash in recent years? Doesn't have to be an enormous profit or an amazing sum of money or anything like that. It's for a piece I'm writing #journorequest UK based.

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Gillian Harvey @gillplusfive.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

I have five kids, but as I lived in France until April last year, this is my first World Book Day. Only my youngest (9) wanted to participate, and it was so cute/such fun. But I couldn't help be relieved I never had to try organising FIVE costumes. I love books but... 😬

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Gillian Harvey @gillplusfive.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Like all authors I've had my share of criticism and 1* reviews. But that makes the thoughtful, wonderful reviews all the more special. Thank you to everyone who's taken the time to read and rate/review 'Midnight in Paris' - I am so thrilled that readers are loving it!

Picture of the novel 'midnight in paris' by gillian harvey, together with some reader reviews.

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Gillian Harvey @gillplusfive.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

I don't always write at the weekends. But this morning I realised I was furious, anxious, annoyed, exhausted, tearful for no apparent reason (except, ungrateful kids, lack of sleep, relentless chores that is). So I decided rather than smash up the kitchen, I'd write.

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Gillian Harvey @gillplusfive.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Did you know you can get audiobooks on #Spotify? There's a great selection in their 'new and trending releases' including a certain someone's book called 'Midnight in Paris' ;) open.spotify.com/show/4Rqzoiq...

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Gillian Harvey @gillplusfive.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

I love it when my teenager gives me unsolicited parenting advice

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Gillian Harvey @gillplusfive.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

There's this moment in the day when I take a break from my work, my husband goes out to collect our five kids from school. And I am alone. It's 20 minutes every day max. I never really do anything special. And I love it when my kids walk in the door. But in that tiny 20 minute window I just breathe

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Samantha Tonge @samtongeauthor.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

All of my Boldwood babies! I can't wait to share number 7. A makeover story with a twist🧡

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Gillian Harvey @gillplusfive.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

There's a weird kind of excitement once a book reaches 65,000 words and you see the end in sight. You know this is just the start of things - that edits will definitely be needed. But also YOU ARE GOING TO FINISH THIS!!

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Jenni Keer Author @jennikeer.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Yee-haa!!! Flying a BESTSELLER flag for gothic romance this morning, over some pretty impressive competition! #gothicromance #histfic She is coming... She will replace me... She must die... mybook.to/RavenswoodWitchSocial

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Screenshot of the top 3 books in gothic romance Amazon chart. The Ravenswood Witch at #1, The Serpent and the Wings of Night #2, Lights Out #3.

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Gillian Harvey @gillplusfive.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Back to normality! Whatever that is. As my 10yo said once. "what's normal anyway? put on a suit and work in an office and have no feelings?"

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Gillian Harvey @gillplusfive.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

'Midnight in Paris' is available to pre-order now. In this social media age, we throw around the phrase #soexcited far too much. But I am so looking forward to sharing this story with you. Christmas time can be crazy - but if you get a chance to pre-order your copy, I'll be thrilled. mybook.to/9gcAW

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Midnight in Paris: Discover the BRAND NEW heartfelt read from the author of The Riviera House Swap, Gillian Harvey for 2025

Read it now

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Gillian Harvey @gillplusfive.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

So difficult to focus when I'm really worried about one of the kids today :( He's OK. Just a bit sad/angry. And my heart 💔💔💔

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Gillian Harvey @gillplusfive.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Anyone else feel that if they can JUST FIND the RIGHT diary, all the organisational, time-management and other issues they have will vaporise?

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Gillian Harvey @gillplusfive.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

I suspected when Midnight in Paris was complete I'd written something special. So was particularly nervous about pre-publication reviews. Which makes it all the more thrilling when I get write-ups like this one! #midnightinparis #boldwoodbooks #tbr #bookreview #netgalley

Five star review from Netgalley in which the reviewer adores the book, Midnight in Paris.

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Gillian Harvey @gillplusfive.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Nothing as scary as when reviews start coming in! Happy to say the first for Midnight in Paris is 😍

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Jenni Keer Author @jennikeer.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

THREE books in #PrimeReading!!! Got an #AmazonPrime subscription? Then I've got you covered; #history #romance #ghosts #witchcraft #timetravel #slidingdoors #mystery and #MURDER!!! You're welcome 🤣🤣🤣 mybook.to/RavenswoodWitchSocial mybook.to/burlingtonsqsocial mybook.to/strokemidnightsocial

A grid of 4 photos. One of the author, and 3 book covers - one gothic, one 1920s and one a nightsky and hourglass.

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Gillian Harvey @gillplusfive.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

My forthcoming novel 'Midnight in Paris' is now up on NetGalley for reviewers to request. Usually there's about a 2 month window before publication but thanks to Covid there were delays with this one! www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book... @netgalley #bookreviewers #bookbloggers #midnightinparis

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Midnight in Paris

NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...

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Gillian Harvey @gillplusfive.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Until he was 8, DS thought "mistletoe" was "missile toe". A dangerous digit that appeared around the festive season. Yesterday he (now 12) was singing along to 'Last Christmas' . When the line goes 'friends with tired eyes,' he said. 'Tie-dyes! I've got a t-shirt like that! Love him.

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Gillian Harvey @gillplusfive.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Look, I like ALL the chocolates in #celebrations, but we're all agreed the #Bounty is the least popular, right? My 11yo LOATHES them but risked a Celebrations advent calendar. 1st Dec. Bounty. 2nd Dec - BOUNTY! 'Open day 3 instead,' I said to her this morning. Another bloomin' BOUNTY!!

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Jenni Keer Author @jennikeer.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

My bestselling 1920s sliding doors tale is now on a #KMD AT JUST £1.19! Considering a 1st class stamp is now £1.65 in the UK, I'd say this as a bargain 😀 One house. Three lives. A decision that will change everything... mybook.to/burlingtonsqsocial

Red book cover with London townhouse and 1920s figures, and a pretty scrollwork border.

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Gillian Harvey @gillplusfive.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

First Xmas lights event in YEARS yesterday. Choir out of time with music, Morris dancers, three confused miniature donkeys in a little enclosure, DJ that nobody listened to. Then the countdown... 10...9... 1: No discernible difference. One star on a lamppost. So bad that it was actually brilliant.

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Eve Chase @evepollychase.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Too soon? The Midnight Hour paperback out 5th December. 🎁 Mincepie bought for promo purposes only, obvs. (Was delicious.) #books @michaeljbooks.bsky.social

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Harrogate International Festivals @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Hello from Harrogate International Festivals! Obligatory first post on Bluesky – please RT to let people know that we are here. Looking forward to finding friends and building networks!

Picture of the team at 2024 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Festival - Photo Credit to Richard Maude

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Victoria Goldman @victoriagoldman.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

🥁 A ‘little bit’ of writing news (for anyone out there)!! 🥁 As many know, I’ve been writing & dreaming & hoping for 10 years (including launching The Redeemer & The Associate into the world). I’m delighted & excited to share that I am now represented by Elinor Davies at @mmagency.bsky.social 😱🎉💜

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Gillian Harvey @gillplusfive.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

My 10yo daughter has just taken up violin. She just attended an afternoon with lots of other violin 'beginners' of a similar age. They did a concert. It sounded exactly as you might expect. But you know what? It was so bad, it sort of looped back around to being good. 😍

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The SquadPod Collective @squadpod2021.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Hello Bluesky! 👋 Many of you will know the SquadPod gang from Twitter and IG - we are a group of bookbloggers/reviewers who are dedicated to sharing the book love. Follow our feed for wholesome bookish content, recommendations and details of what we are reading for our monthly #SquadPodBookClub 📚💖

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