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Bramble has filed his objection to winter from the warmest hearthstone in Oakhaven. Ten days until The Sanctuary's Secret closes the trilogy. October 15.

A ginger cat sprawled on a warm hearthstone in front of a fire, utterly boneless, snow visible through the window behind. Text on image: 10 DAYS Bramble is against winter BOOK THREE — OCT 15.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"I'll go, and I'll answer whatever they ask. The parts that help my case and the parts that don't." Eleven days until Book 3.

A woman's silhouette pausing in a doorway, coat on, looking out at falling snow, warm room behind her. Text on image: 11 DAYS "The parts that help my case and the parts that don't." BOOK THREE.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Wren is mending a cracked glasshouse pane with putty and total seriousness, as if it were a formal inquiry. Twelve days until Book 3.

A child in a too-big coat and mittens carefully pressing putty around a cracked greenhouse pane, snow on the glass, tongue-out concentration. Text on image: 12 DAYS Like it's a proper inquiry BOOK THREE — OCTOBER 15.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Above the Guild there is another authority. The village just calls it the Circle. Thirteen days until Book 3.

A stranger in a long grey coat and grey boots standing at the far end of a snowy village lane, seen from behind villagers' doorways, unreadable. Text on image: THE CIRCLE A man in gray boots BOOK THREE — OCT 15.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Fourteen days until the trilogy closes. The Sanctuary's Secret arrives October 15.

A calendar-quiet winter morning: snow on the herb shop roof, smoke from the chimney, blue pre-dawn light, one lit window. Text on image: 14 DAYS The trilogy closes THE SANCTUARY'S SECRET — OCT 15.

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Blithely Blythe @blithelyblythe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It’s on my calendar 💗💗💗

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Cozy fantasy season opens the week the light changes. It just changed. Book 1 of The Oakhaven Chronicles is on Amazon.

An amber glass candle with a vintage botanical label surrounded by dried oak and maple leaves, small pumpkins, a rustic mug of tea and a knitted throw, lit by warm amber late afternoon light.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

September, in short: Book 2 launched, and Book 3 finally got a date. October has the ending in it.

A desk at end of month — a wall calendar with October showing, two finished books, a fountain pen, a mug, gold leaves on the sill. Text on image: SEPTEMBER WRAP Book Two out. Book Three coming. OCT 15 — THE SANCTUARY'S SECRET.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The whole trilogy is really one question: what happens when you stop trying to control the world and just learn to belong to it.

Three seasonal vignettes blended in one painterly panorama — green summer village, gold autumn green, snowbound winter lane — left to right. Text on image: THREE SEASONS One village. One long answer. BOOK THREE — OCTOBER 15.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Hendrick has been keeping the real record for thirty years — the one written for someone who won't read it for a century.

A thick leather-bound ledger open on a desk in a small dim room, dense handwriting, an oil lamp, snow piled on the windowsill outside. Text on image: THIRTY YEARS OF RECORD Written for a stranger a hundred years off BOOK THREE — OCT 15.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Book 3 needs a few early readers before October 15. If you want an advance look at The Sanctuary's Secret, reply below.

An unbound stack of loose manuscript pages tied with string on a desk beside reading glasses and a cold cup of tea, winter light. Text on image: ARC READERS WANTED The Sanctuary's Secret COMMENT TO APPLY.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Vance keeps a list. In Oakhaven, that is never just paperwork — it is a town quietly deciding what it already knows. Book 3, October 15.

A long handwritten list of names on paper on a tavern table beside a stub of pencil and a mug, warm lamplight, snow at the dark window. Text on image: THE LIST "A town that isn't afraid of the question" BOOK THREE — OCTOBER 15.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Snow won't settle on about twenty paces of ground south of the old greenhouse. Everyone in the village has noticed. Book Three, The Sanctuary's Secret, out October 15.

A snow-covered garden at twilight with a bare dark patch of warm steaming ground south of an old glass greenhouse, faint warm glow beneath the soil. Text on image: THE SNOW DOESN'T SETTLE Twenty paces of warm ground BOOK THREE — OCT 15.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Want the whole trilogy read before October? Start now: Book One is $2.99, about 200 pages, no homework. The Herbalist's Sanctuary.

Three books stacked on a wooden table with autumn leaves, a mug, and a knitted scarf, the top one open face-down. Text on image: START HERE Book One — $2.99 THE HERBALIST'S SANCTUARY.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Light your next chapter. The Herbalist's Sanctuary Candle: eucalyptus, lavender, cedarwood. Hand poured, 4oz $18 or 9oz $22.

An amber glass candle with its black lid on, styled in a herbalist flat lay with dried lavender, a brass bookmark and an open botanical journal. Text on image: LIGHT YOUR NEXT CHAPTER, 100% SOY WAX.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"Required at the Guildhall on the fourteenth of Hearthdeep, on two matters." Two. Book Three, The Sanctuary's Secret, out October 15.

A folded official letter with a broken wax seal lying on a wooden table beside a snow-dusted glove, cold grey window light, one candle. Text on image: ON TWO MATTERS The second one isn't named BOOK THREE — OCTOBER 15.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The villagers have a name for this part of winter: Hearthdeep. Nobody travels in it. Book Three, The Sanctuary's Secret, out October 15.

A snowbound village lane at night, drifts against the walls, every window lit warm gold, no one outdoors, deep blue snow shadows. Text on image: HEARTHDEEP The season you don't travel in BOOK THREE — OCT 15.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Book Three: The Sanctuary's Secret. Winter comes to Oakhaven, and the trilogy closes on October 15. Pre-order now on Amazon.

The Oakhaven herb shop under the first snow of the year at dusk, windows glowing amber, snow settling on the roof and the garden wall, a single set of footprints to the door. Text on image: BOOK THREE The Sanctuary's Secret — October 15 THE OAKHAVEN CHRONICLES.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Reminder for anyone who hasn't grabbed it yet: the free bonus story Bramble's Watch is still waiting on the newsletter list. jorysbooks.com/newsletter

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Everyone is so great! I appreciate your support! 😀 😍 🤩 ☺️ 😃

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Kitty, Kitka, Resista @channah23.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Excellent book!

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

"Elara knew the season had turned before she opened her eyes." First line of The Alchemist's Harvest, Book Two of The Oakhaven Chronicles. Cozy fantasy, out now.

A bedroom window at dawn from inside, gold leaves against grey sky, a quilt edge and one bare shoulder of morning light on floorboards. Text on image: BOOK TWO "Elara knew the season had turned before she opened her eyes." THE ALCHEMIST'S HARVEST

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

First line of The Alchemist's Harvest (Book Two): "Elara knew the season had turned before she opened her eyes." Sometimes a village tells you the truth before you're even awake.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Madame Vance gives Elara the center-green stall, right beside the bakery's. In Oakhaven, that's not a small gesture.

A wooden market stall dressed with small labelled bottles, tins of salve and bundled herbs, an empty stool behind it, bakery stall warm and blurred alongside. Text on image: THE CENTER STALL Beside the bakery's.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Small worldbuilding beat: Madame Vance hands Elara the center-green stall, right beside the bakery's. In Oakhaven, that placement is basically an endorsement.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

If you're done with The Alchemist's Harvest — a review is basically the whole marketing budget for an indie author. Even a line or two helps more than you'd think. Buy on Amazon

A stack of two hardback books on a windowsill beside a mug and a fountain pen resting on an open notebook, autumn light. Text on image: LEAVE A REVIEW It's the whole marketing budget THE ALCHEMIST'S HARVEST ON AMAZON.

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Blithely Blythe @blithelyblythe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Thank you for creating such a haven to retreat into ❤️

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Half of building Oakhaven was deciding what it smells like: crushed green herbs, lavender, and old cedar shelving in the apothecary. It starts the same place the series does. Buy on Amazon

A woman reads a hardcover of The Herbalist's Sanctuary in a green wingback chair beside a fireplace, a lit amber candle with the Oakhaven Chronicles label on the carved side table next to her, warm firelight across the room.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Day two of The Alchemist's Harvest already has Goldfall crowding every stall on the green. Book Two of The Oakhaven Chronicles is out now, $4.99 on Kindle.

A village green mid-morning during a busy autumn festival setup, striped awnings going up, crates of apples and pumpkins, gold leaves everywhere. Text on image: BOOK TWO IS LIVE Goldfall has arrived THE ALCHEMIST'S HARVEST — $4.99.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It's live. The Alchemist's Harvest — Book Two of The Oakhaven Chronicles — is out now, right as Goldfall settles over the village. 🌾 Ebook, paperback, and hardcover, $4.99 on Kindle. Buy on Amazon

A cottage apothecary shop at bright harvest morning, doors wide open, harvest lanterns and bunting strung across the garden, baskets of golden produce on the step, villagers' silhouettes implied just out of frame, joyful and abundant. Text on image: IT'S LIVE The Alchemist's Harvest — Book Two OUT NOW ON AMAZON · EBOOK, PAPERBACK & HARDCOVER.

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Blithely Blythe @blithelyblythe.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Yea! It’s on my calendar 💗

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Tomorrow. The Alchemist's Harvest goes live — last call to pre-order before release day. Cozy fantasy, no cliffhanger, book two of a finished trilogy. Pre-order: Buy on Amazon

A shop interior just before opening at first light — shelves stocked, lanterns unlit, everything in place and waiting, one shaft of pale dawn light across the counter. Text on image: TOMORROW The Alchemist's Harvest LAST CHANCE TO PRE-ORDER · AMAZON.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Two days. Here's the first line of The Alchemist's Harvest, and that's all you get before September 15: "Elara knew the season had turned before she opened her eyes." Cozy fantasy, no cliffhanger, book two of a finished trilogy. Pre-order: Buy on Amazon

A close still-life of an alchemist's brass scale weighing a pale glowing root against amber crystals, on a workbench heaped with harvest herbs, dramatic warm side light, negative space upper third. Text on image: 2 DAYS "Elara knew the season had turned before she opened her eyes." THE ALCHEMIST'S HARVEST · SEPTEMBER 15 · PRE-ORDER NOW.

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Kitty, Kitka, Resista @channah23.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

It's gonna be SO GOOD....

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Three days out. Goldfall's harvest is coming in, the lanterns are going up, and The Alchemist's Harvest arrives September 15. Cozy fantasy, no cliffhanger, book two of a finished trilogy. Pre-order: Buy on Amazon

A village square strung with harvest lanterns at blue hour, stalls packed with produce, warm pools of light on cobblestones, festive anticipation. Negative space in the upper third. Text on image: 3 DAYS Goldfall's coming in THE ALCHEMIST'S HARVEST · SEPTEMBER 15 · PRE-ORDER NOW.

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Blithely Blythe @blithelyblythe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Four more days, four more days, four more days 🥰

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Weekend reading math: Book One is $2.99 right now, and Book Two is $4.99 on pre-order for September 15. No bundle, no discount — just both on the shelf the same weekend if you want to get ahead of it. Book One: Buy on Amazon

A reading nook with two books, a blanket, a lit candle and a mug on a windowsill, rain outside the glass, deep amber interior light. Text on image: BOTH BOOKS, ONE WEEKEND Book One $2.99 · Book Two $4.99 THE OAKHAVEN CHRONICLES · ON AMAZON.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Poll for the group chat: would you rather discover something growing under your house right now, or discover it's been growing there for a hundred years and the whole street already knew?

Floorboards in a dim shop with faint amber light glowing up through the gaps between the planks, dust motes, a broom leaning nearby. Unsettling and warm at once. Text on image: WOULD YOU RATHER? Find something growing under your house — or find out everyone already knew THE ALCHEMIST'S HARVEST · SEPTEMBER 15 · PRE-ORDER NOW.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Morning reading is underrated. Light, quiet, nothing owed to anyone yet, and forty pages gone before you notice. Candle lit, tea going cold, book one open on the sill. The Herbalist's Sanctuary, $2.99: Buy on Amazon

An amber glass candle with a vintage botanical label sits by a sunny window beside an open book, a cup of tea and a brass bookmark, warm daylight falling across the wooden sill.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Book two was written almost entirely at 5am, with a cat on the desk who had no respect for the manuscript and even less for the marked-up pages. The Alchemist's Harvest arrives September 15. Cozy fantasy, no cliffhanger. Pre-order: Buy on Amazon

A writer's desk at dawn — handwritten notes, a stack of marked-up pages, a cooling mug, a window with grey-gold early light, warm and slightly chaotic. Text on image: WRITTEN AT 5AM with a cat who did not respect the manuscript THE ALCHEMIST'S HARVEST · SEPTEMBER 15 · PRE-ORDER NOW.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

One week until The Alchemist's Harvest. The shop's been busy — harvest orders stacking up, the door left ajar, a lantern lit early. Book two of The Oakhaven Chronicles arrives September 15. Cozy fantasy, human-sized stakes, no cliffhanger. Pre-order: Buy on Amazon

A shop door at dusk standing slightly ajar, warm golden light spilling onto a leaf-scattered stone path, a lantern glowing beside the frame, wide open sky space at the top of the frame for a countdown overlay. Text on image: ONE WEEK until The Alchemist's Harvest SEPTEMBER 15 · PRE-ORDER ON AMAZON.

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Kitty, Kitka, Resista @channah23.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This series is splendid, and invites you in for tea and a real respite from the cold, cruel world. Highly recommend!

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A question for cozy fantasy readers: do you want the magic explained, or do you want it left a little unknowable? I have a strong opinion on this and I'm keeping it to myself until I've heard yours. Tell me in the comments.

A fogged glasshouse pane at twilight with faint warm light glowing through and moon-pale flowers pressed against the glass from inside, quiet unexplained magic, first stars above. Text on image: EXPLAINED, OR LEFT ALONE? How do you like your magic? Tell me in the comments. THE OAKHAVEN CHRONICLES · ON AMAZON.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

"I'm tired, Voss. Not tonight-tired." Book one of The Oakhaven Chronicles has a late-night workshop scene I keep coming back to: burnt-down candle, cold tea, a ledger entry nobody finished. Cozy fantasy that lets a person just be tired. The Herbalist's Sanctuary, $2.99: Buy on Amazon

A workshop at late night — burnt-down candle, cold cup of tea, an unfinished ledger entry, one small window showing a dark blue sky. Exhausted but beautiful. Negative space upper third. Text on image: I'm tired, Voss. Not tonight-tired. THE HERBALIST'S SANCTUARY · OUT NOW ON AMAZON.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Ten days until Goldfall. The Alchemist's Harvest, book two of The Oakhaven Chronicles, arrives September 15: harvest season, lanterns waiting to be lit, a cart heaped with roots and herb bundles. Cozy fantasy, and no cliffhanger at the end. Pre-order: Buy on Amazon

A harvest cart heaped with roots, gourds and herb bundles parked outside a timber shop at golden hour, long shadows, lanterns waiting to be lit. Text on image: 10 DAYS until Goldfall THE ALCHEMIST'S HARVEST · SEPTEMBER 15 · PRE-ORDER NOW.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Somebody keeps watch over the greenhouse at night. Twenty minutes, no cost, one creature made of moss and river stones: Bramble's Watch is the free bonus story that comes with the newsletter. Cozy fantasy, start here. jorysbooks.com/newsletter

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Suna Dasi @sunadasi.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The first book is a delight and I am very excited to get stuck into the eARC of The Alchemist's Harvest. It'll be like visiting friends ^_^

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Book Two brings Wren, who has drawn a shelf plan to scale. Mostly to scale. She will not let you leave until you have looked at it properly. The Alchemist's Harvest, book two of The Oakhaven Chronicles, is on pre-order for September 15. Cozy fantasy, quiet magic.

A child's hand-drawn shelf plan on a long roll of paper unfurled across a shop counter, weighted at the corners with jars, covered in careful labels and second-guessing annotations, warm afternoon light through leaded glass. Text on image: MEET WREN "It's to scale. Mostly to scale." NEW IN THE ALCHEMIST'S HARVEST · SEPTEMBER 15 · PRE-ORDER.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A book open on the table, the candle lit beside it, tea going cold because you forgot it was there. That is the entire product. Eucalyptus, lavender, cedarwood. Natural soy, cotton wick, poured to order. 4oz $18 / 9oz $22. Shop the candle

A hardcover of The Herbalist's Sanctuary stands propped on a dark oak table at dusk beside a lit amber candle bearing the Oakhaven Chronicles label, with a steaming ceramic mug, dried lavender and a brass bookmark, a dim window and bookshelves behind.

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

No one in Oakhaven gets rescued. They get noticed — by the right person, at the right hour, usually over tea. Harder to write than a rescue, and much better to read. Cozy fantasy. Book one, The Herbalist's Sanctuary: $2.99 on Kindle, free in Kindle Unlimited.

Two chairs pulled close beside a low-burning hearth in a cluttered shop, one mug on each armrest, nobody in frame, deep evening warmth. Text on image: NOBODY GETS RESCUED They get noticed by the right person at the right time. THE OAKHAVEN CHRONICLES · ON AMAZON.

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