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"Scots would say ach it’s a braw story! I’d say in Northern English, it’s a bobby-dazzler and others it’s simply a brilliant story! The author () brings us a delightfully heart wrenching tale of love, subterfuge and mystery." Bernie C
#KindleUnlimited #Scotland #ComingOfAge
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27.02.2026 08:20 — 👍 10    🔁 14    💬 0    📌 0
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💙📚💙 #booksky The Hartford Manor Series is a Victorian family saga. One reader described my books as a cross between a Catherine Cookson novel and Winston Graham's Poldark!
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#blueskyreaders #romancereaders

26.02.2026 19:02 — 👍 12    🔁 13    💬 0    📌 0
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📖❤️ A sweeping, emotionally rich tale of love, loss, and redemption

•´¸.•*´¨)✯ ¸.•*¨)
✮ ( ¸.•´✶ Love Lost in Time
By Cathie Dunn *´¨✫)

maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2026/02/love...

#HistoricalFiction #DualTimeline #TimeSlipNovel
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28.02.2026 09:35 — 👍 8    🔁 12    💬 0    📌 0
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✨ Bold. Defiant. Unforgettable.

"Try Before You Trust: To All Gentlewomen and Other Maids in Love" by Constance Briones is a gripping historical novel inspired by Isabella Whitney.

maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2026/02/try-...

#HistoricalFiction #MustRead #BookLovers #BookSky

28.02.2026 10:06 — 👍 8    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0
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The Last Queen: Book One of The Chronicles of Cleopatra Amazon.com: The Last Queen: Book One of The Chronicles of Cleopatra eBook : Lawrence, G. : Books

#NewRelease!

Egypt, 58 BCE
Ptolemy Princess Cleopatra grows up in a palace of wonders, delights & dangers

Through peril & politics Cleopatra's fate unfolds, leading her to Egypt's throne

The Last Queen
$3.99
#Free #KindleUnlimited!
#Histfic #Ancient #KU ##indieauthor #booksky 📚 💙
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28.02.2026 09:14 — 👍 63    🔁 53    💬 0    📌 0
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Great UK & USA Kindle Countdown Deal for Reckoning by Madalyn Morgan, must end tomorrow!

#Drama #SOE #Canada #France💞#love

Claire Dudley faces a heart-wrenching decision. Love for her husband or her country. She wants both.

#Kindle also #KindleUnlimited #Paperback
Buy at: geni.us/236-rd-two-am

28.02.2026 09:04 — 👍 10    🔁 17    💬 0    📌 0
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**FINAL DAY of SALE - only 99p for UK readers!**

RIPPLES THROUGH TIME – a #dualtime #romance featuring #Vikings, #buriedtreasure and #ghosts from the past!

@headlinebooks
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28.02.2026 10:17 — 👍 3    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0
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Why not escape with a feel-good, uplifting read this weekend? 🌞📚😀 #books #summereads www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CSK99KF6

28.02.2026 08:59 — 👍 9    🔁 17    💬 0    📌 0
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Spanning forty years, "Spanish House Secret" by Susan Gray is a tale of enduring love, painful loss and surprising secrets. 📖❤️

maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2026/02/span...

#HistoricalFiction #DualTimeline #familysecrets #BookSky

28.02.2026 10:25 — 👍 6    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0
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'An imaginative and often thought-provoking book to dip into when you want something tasty but short to read. It will be loved by her fans and all readers who enjoy well-written tales.' #Review

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#HistoricalFiction #shortstories

28.02.2026 03:00 — 👍 4    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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The town whispers of a curse, but someone is hiding the truth. As Elizabeth and Scarlett dig deeper, they uncover long-buried secrets, hidden motives, and a mystery that could cost them everything.

MEET ME IN MAINE

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#thrillerbooks #MYSTERY #romancebooks #paranormalromance 📚💙⚡

01.03.2026 05:33 — 👍 2    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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📚✨ February Reading Wrap-Up

Five books. Five stars. All unforgettable. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

See which reads made my February list:

maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2026/03/febr...

#FiveStarReads #ReadingWrapUp #BookTwitter

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01.03.2026 09:49 — 👍 12    🔁 11    💬 0    📌 0
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FEATURED AUTHOR: CLIFF LOVETTE
I’m delighted to welcome Cliff Lovette as the featured author in the Yarde Book Promotion Blog Tour being held between February 23rd – March 6th, 2026.
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24.02.2026 06:40 — 👍 4    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 0
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“1990. The Soviet Empire is unravelling. A circus has just arrived in America.” 🎪🌍

Excerpt from CIRCUS BIM BOM by CLIFF LOVETTE.

@bimbombookclub @maryanneyarde.bsky.social @yardereviews

#HistoricalFiction #ColdWarHistory #KindleUnlimited
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24.02.2026 14:04 — 👍 4    🔁 12    💬 1    📌 0
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I’m delighted to be taking part in The Coffee Pot Book Club #blogtour for An American Slave in Barbary by Larry Kelley. Today’s stop features a compelling #excerpt from the novel.

maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2026/02/an-a... 💙📚

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25.02.2026 11:09 — 👍 4    🔁 11    💬 1    📌 0
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Step into a dangerous past with The Atheling Chronicles by Garth Pettersen — a powerful historical fiction series which comes highly recommended.

maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2026/02/disc...

#HistoricalFiction #BookSeries #HistoryLovers

25.02.2026 11:19 — 👍 8    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 0
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📚✨ In conversation with author Richard G. Nixon, discussing The Legend of Fingerless Will Nixon — its inspiration, characters, and historical roots.

Read the full author interview here: maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2026/02/in-c...

#AuthorInterview #HistoricalFiction #WritingCommunity #BookSky

25.02.2026 11:32 — 👍 6    🔁 9    💬 0    📌 0
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📖✨ Forsaking All Other by Catherine Meyrick is a richly atmospheric Tudor historical novel filled with loyalty, love, and impossible choices.

maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2026/02/fors...

#HistoricalFiction #TudorHistory #BookSpotlight
@catherinemeyrick.bsky.social

25.02.2026 11:45 — 👍 4    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 0
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Cliff Lovette shares his thoughts on writing, the long journey behind his novel, and the unexpected challenge of trying to fit his book neatly into a single genre.

themysteriousuniverseofbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/circ...

#GuestPost #HistoricalFiction #amwriting

@maryanneyarde.bsky.social

26.02.2026 08:46 — 👍 1    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0
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🌸 Throwback Thursday 🌸

In this week's Throwback Thursday feature, we take a look back at the novel that launched Mary Ann Bernal’s writing career.

maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2026/02/thro...

#AuthorInterview #WritingJourney #HistoricalFiction
@maryannbernal.bsky.social

26.02.2026 11:29 — 👍 8    🔁 13    💬 1    📌 1
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📜Head back to 1586, where the power of words can be just as deadly as a weapon.

✨ The Bridled Tongue by Catherine Meyrick is a gripping tale readers won’t want to miss.

maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2026/02/when...

#BookSpotlight #HistoricalFiction #MustRead #BookSky
@catherinemeyrick.bsky.social

26.02.2026 11:44 — 👍 9    🔁 13    💬 0    📌 0
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✨ The Noblest Share of Earth by Nancy Blanton is a gripping tale inspired by true events that fans of historical fiction won’t want to miss.

maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...

#BookSpotlight #HistoricalFiction #17thCentury #IrishHistory #MustRead #BookSky

26.02.2026 12:00 — 👍 10    🔁 14    💬 0    📌 0
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Head over to Mary's Bookcase because A Theory in Vienna by Heidi Gallacher is in the spotlight!

marysbookcase.blogspot.com/2026/02/in-s...

#ATheoryInVienna #HeidiGallacher #Semmelweis #UnsungHeroes #HistoricalFiction #Vienna #BlogTour
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26.02.2026 14:01 — 👍 3    🔁 9    💬 0    📌 0
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From Outlaw to Usurper, Henry Bolingbroke fought one rebellion after another. It didn't take long to give up the pretense that he wasn't going after the crown. Did he really have any choice? Read on #KU: buff.ly/3vuQ1aL

Also on Audio: buff.ly/APMFwb5

25.02.2026 21:26 — 👍 9    🔁 15    💬 0    📌 0
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Today, I’m delighted to be taking part in the Coffee Pot Book Club #blogtour for One Fine Voice by Rebecca Langston-George.

maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2026/02/if-y...

#HistoricalFiction #MiddleGrade #kidlit #SCBWI #HistoriumPress #BlogTour.

@cathiedunn.bsky.social @rebegeorge.bsky.social

27.02.2026 10:15 — 👍 8    🔁 12    💬 0    📌 0
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🎪 Step right up — it’s Day 5 of the #BlogTour!

Today, under the big top, we’re featuring:
🖊 A Guest Post
⭐ A Five-Star Review

The show continues for Circus Bim Bom: A Cold War Adventure 🎠
maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2025/12/blog...

#BlogTour #FiveStarRead #HistoricalFiction 💙📚

27.02.2026 10:49 — 👍 4    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 0
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📚✨ Rich in historical detail and moral complexity, "Yellow Bird’s Song" by Heather Miller is a story of legacy, courage, and the cost of standing against injustice.

maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2026/02/yell...

#HistoricalFiction #BookRecommendation #MustRead 💙📚

27.02.2026 10:22 — 👍 11    🔁 15    💬 0    📌 0
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I am delighted to welcome #HistoricalFiction author,
Larry Kelley onto The Whispering Bookworm where you can read an #excerpt from - An American SLAVE in Barbary: The Odyssey of Winston Prescott Jones by Larry Kelley.

thewhisperingbookworm.blogspot.com/2026/02/on-t...
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25.02.2026 11:06 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🎪 Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls…
Welcome to Day 2 of the #BlogTour for
Circus Bim Bom: A Cold War Adventure by Cliff Lovette

✨ Today’s features:
🔹 1 Spotlight
📖 1 Excerpt
🖊 1 Guest Post
⭐ 1 Five-Star Review

maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2025/12/blog...

#HistoricalFiction #mustread

24.02.2026 11:26 — 👍 6    🔁 11    💬 0    📌 0
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ High Wire, No Safety Net.

An unforgettable, genre-defying experience.
booknookshenanigans.blogspot.com/2026/02/revi...

#BookReview #HistoricalFiction #BlogTour #BookSky
@maryanneyarde.bsky.social

24.02.2026 10:23 — 👍 5    🔁 10    💬 2    📌 0