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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The V.I.P. Reader: Travel Back In Time - Venture Into a Portal where the past becomes the present ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-... @helenhollick.bsky.social @abelfrageauthor.bsky.social #VIPReader #HistoricalFiction

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Mary Ann Bernal @maryannbernal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Explore this week's V.I.P. Reader feature, featuring six captivating books inspired by the theme Travel Back in Time. Step through the portal and discover where the past becomes the present! ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-... @HelenHollick #VIPReader #TIMETRAVEL #GoodBooks #GoodAuthors

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A blog about pirates, 1066, King Arthur, history, mysteries, writing and general chit-chat interesting bits and pieces

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Judith Arnopp @jarnopp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The V.I.P. Reader: Travel Back In Time - Venture Into a Portal where the past becomes the present ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-vi… @HelenHollick @abelfrageauthor #VIPReader #HistoricalFiction

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maryanneyarde.bsky.social 💙📚📜 @maryanneyarde.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

🔎 Cosy mystery readers, fancy a trip back to 1971? 📚 A young library assistant ❤️ Love at first sight 🌳 Strange events in Epping Forest 🕵️ A brutal murder... Meet Jan in A Mirror Murder by Helen Hollick. 📚 #KindleUnlimited maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-mi... @helenhollick.bsky.social 💙📚

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I'm changing my newsletter to Substack Starting tomorrow (1st Aug) If you'd like to receive my new 'Thoughts from a Devonshire Farmhouse' chatty stuff, please subscribe #Author #Newsletter #Devonshire #Writing #News helenhollick.substack.com/subscribe

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Cathie Dunn – Historical Fiction & History 🥰📚 @cathiedunn.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Check out The Coffee Pot Book Club #BookOfTheMonth: 🦁Courage Anthology by Helen Hollick & Friends🦁 Discover a "stellar collection" of captivating short stories through the ages! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2026/07/book... #HistoricalFiction #ShortStories @helenhollick.bsky.social

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

There is a special kind of magic in turning a year of research and writing into a box of books 😀 QUEEN ANNA – the first book of the Stuart Queens Trilogy is now on Amazon, and the audiobook is commssioned: mybook.to/QueenAnna #HistoricalFiction #Stuarts #BookLaunch

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Summer Reading - solve a murder mystery with JAN CHRISTOPHER mybook.to/JanChristoph... #CosyMystery #WhoDoneIt #1970s #PublicLibrary #NorthDevon #Series

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Cathie Dunn – Historical Fiction & History 🥰📚 @cathiedunn.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

📸It's Day 2📸 Today, on our thrilling #blogtour for The Making of Marigold McGrath by Carrie Hayes: Discover bright spotlights, enticing excerpts, a compelling historical post, and a fab chat with Carrie! thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2026/06/blog... #HistoricalFiction #WomenInHistory #WWII

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I agree 👍🏼 Do you? #BookSky

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Want to buy tickets for Bayeux Tapestry exhibition? Can't get one? Why not READ THE BOOK INSTEAD? Or try 'what if...' stories of 1066? (UK Harold the King - USA I Am The Chosen King) viewauthor.at/HelenHollick #1066BattleOfHastings #BayeuxTapestry #BritishMuseum #HistoricalFiction

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Cathie Dunn – Historical Fiction & History 🥰📚 @cathiedunn.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

💞It's Day 5💞 Today, we say goodbye to the enthralling Queen of Shadows by Anna Belfrage – and we're going out on a high, with two tempting excerpts & three wonderful new reviews! 🥳 thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2026/04/blog... #HistoricalFiction #WomenInHistory @abelfrageauthor.bsky.social

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Kathy: final spotlight for COURAGE Tales of History Mystery and Hope wrote GRUMPY OLD GRANDFATHER short story to highlight exservice personel often have to fight the fear of past experience. Anthology by 15 award-winning authors ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com/2026/06/avai... #CourageAnthology

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Spotlight today Antoine Vanner The Netherlands during and after the war: Revenge can be sweet when served cold... COURAGE Tales of History, Mystery and Hope by 15 award-winning authors ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com/2026/06/out-... #CourageAnthology #ShortStories #Netherlands #WWII #KindleUnlimited

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Cathie Dunn – Historical Fiction & History 🥰📚 @cathiedunn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

💞It's Day 3💞 Our #blogtour with Queen of Shadows by Anna Belfrage continues today – with bright spotlights, and tempting excerpts that will entice you to read this absorbing story. thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2026/04/blog... #HistoricalFiction #WomenInHistory @abelfrageauthor.bsky.social

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

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Karim Wafa-Al Hussaini @karimwafa.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

the importance of reading

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Today's Spotlight short story was written by @cathiedunn.bsky.social DARKNESS RISING Venezia June 1923 Can the mystery of a secluded island and a murder be solved before time runs out ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com/2026/06/out-... #CourageAnthology #ShortStories #AwardWinning Authors #NewRelease

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Story by story we feature Courage: Tales of History, Mystery and Hope... today THE PORTRAIT’S SECRET by @amymaroney.bsky.social Paris 1536 can a woman paint as good as a man? (Yes!) ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com/2026/06/out-... #CourageAnthology #ShortStories #AwardWinningAuthors #ArtHistory

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

You decide…. #BookSky

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Mercedes Rochelle @authorrochelle.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Patricia Furstenberg 🏰#WhenSecretsBloom❄️🌲 @PatFurstenberg #BookReview "Kate Webber, a Saxon healer trained under Vlad Dracula, is the novel’s anchor. Furstenberg renders her with the kind of clarity historical fiction rarely grants its women." mybook.to/wsb

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I can’t help but agree….. #BookSky

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

England 1361... It takes courage to face the return of the plague... today a spotlight on @carolynhughes.bsky.social 's story ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com/2026/06/comi... #CourageAnthology #ShortStories #AwardWinningAuthors #Plague

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

What will happen when the Norman army reaches London in October 1066? Courage: Tales of History, Mystery and Hope read more about our short story antholgy by 15 award-winning authors ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com/2026/06/comi...

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

The lion is a symbol of courage. Bravery is found where the lion lies hidden, waiting to be called on. But can a mother find the courage to see her children leave? A glimpse at today's short story @marianlthorpe.bsky.social ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com/2026/06/comi... #Courage #Anthology

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

What a perfect description of a bookstore ❤️ #BookSky

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Jean Gill @writerjeangill.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I'm reading all the other books shortlisted for #TheSelfiesAward and have NO chance of winning! They are so good. Different genres so depends your taste but very smooth reads. Check them out and guess the winner before results in July!

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Take a look at the #ShortStories you'll find in COURAGE: Tales of History Mystery and Hope- today @derekbirks.bsky.social takes us back to Britain in AD 471 - When escape means more than just running for your life ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com/2026/06/comi... #Courage #Anthology #AngloSaxons

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

15 historical short stories about men women & children facing adversity. No grand battlefield heroism or fairytale redemption but the courage of endurance. To face fear when instinct is to flee... Today @alisonmorton.bsky.social ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com/2026/06/comi... #Courage #Anthology

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Recommend a great series: I’ll kick off with Eddie Flynn by Steve Cavanagh. Over to you…. #BookSky

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For the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I am suspicious when a person doesn't like cats. But I totally trust a cat when it doesn't like a person.

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Don’t they just! #BookSky

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Cathie Dunn – Historical Fiction & History 🥰📚 @cathiedunn.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Check out The Coffee Pot Book Club #BookOfTheWeek: 💫Annie's Secret by Marcia Clayton💫 Discover an intriguing tale of scandalous family secrets, unravelling resentments, and unexpected twists! thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2026/06/book... #HistoricalFiction #Devon @marciaclayton.bsky.social

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

my spotlight guest @writerjeangill.bsky.social and her leatest novel ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com/2026/06/my-s... #HistoricalFiction #Vikings #GreatReads

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👣Coco👣 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @nortygirl.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

We Will We Will Rock You... 🌈

Freddie Mercury on stage in front of thousands of people

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Absolutely, what a feeling... #BookSky

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

#GHOSTENCOUNTERS What distinguishes this book is no urgency to convince, no reliance on spectacle just measured curiosity not apparitions to be feared, shaped by empathy not alarm drawing the reader into echoes of national upheaval that ripple through time alluringcreations.co.za/wp/ghost-enc...

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Ghost Encounters: The Lingering Spirits Of North Devon by Helen Hollick and Kathy Hollick

In GHOST The Lingering Spirits Of North Devon , mother and daughter share their personal experiences, dispelling the belief that spirits are to be feared. #Devon #GhostStories #BookLovers #weekendread...

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@HelenHollick @helenhollick.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

My Thoughts From A Devonshire Farmhouse: May -theme: King & Country #Newsletter #Devon #UK #KingCharlesIII #KingCharlesI #EnglishCivilWar #WhiteHouse thoughtsfromadevonshirefarmhouse.blogspot.com

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