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Kat Christensen

@katchristensen.bsky.social

Historical fiction author and reviewer, Gamer, Tech Professional

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Reminder that I have a starter pack of cat accounts run by real people who post original content with meaningful ALT text! go.bsky.app/J8yqxnN

14.02.2026 23:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 927    ๐Ÿ” 209    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 32    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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2000 years ago, his enemies wrote his story. Isn't it time we heard it from him?

SON OF ROME: mybook.to/0HMl
SECOND IN COMMAND: mybook.to/FQ9CeKf
SOLDIER OF FATE: mybook.to/5bIc

brookallenauthor.com

#BlueSkyAuthors #ReadersFavorites #Amreading #Mustreads #Ebooks #Kindle #KindleUnlimited

05.02.2026 02:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Coming soon on ๐ŸŒŸNew Release๐ŸŒŸ #blogtour with The Coffee Pot Book Club:

โ„๏ธWhispers in the Snow by Heidi Eljarboโ„๏ธ

Discover an enchanting, heart-warming cosy mystery set in late 1800s Norway!

thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2026/01/blog...
#HistoricalMystery #CosyMystery #VictorianMystery #BookSky

11.01.2026 16:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™ #booksky Sam, a tramp all his life, inherits wealth beyond his wildest dreams, but all he wants is to find Marrok, the son he abandoned at the age of five. A moving Victorian family saga.
mybook.to/TheRabbitsFoot
#bookstoread #pageturner

11.01.2026 19:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 24    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Romeโ€™s most controversial man finally tells his own story. โš”๏ธ

โœฆ * Antonius: Son of Rome
(The Antonius Trilogy, Book 1)
By Brook Allen * โœฆ

๐Ÿ”ฅ Only 0.99 on #Kindle for a limited time โ€” read with #KindleUnlimited

maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2026/01/anto...

@brookallenauthor.bsky.social ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š

12.01.2026 10:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ… Yarde Book Promotions โ€“ Honourable Mention

โœฆ * . * The Deadly Legacy of Rothenburg Castle
By Michael Stolle * . * โœฆ

A murdered heir. A ruthless rivalry. A twisted crime in 17th-century Germany. ๐Ÿ“–

๐Ÿ‘‰ maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...

#HistoricalMystery #BookAwards #BookSky

11.01.2026 10:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Magical โ„๏ธ

02.01.2026 11:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Royal Historical Society lecture: Dangerous Journeys: Framing Womenโ€™s Movement in the Medieval World
YouTube video by Royal Historical Society Royal Historical Society lecture: Dangerous Journeys: Framing Womenโ€™s Movement in the Medieval World

And if you're teaching medieval history & would like to include the other half of the population, Dr Natasha Hodgson of Nottingham Trent's Royal Historical Society lecture, 'Royal Historical Society lecture: Dangerous Journeys: Framing Womenโ€™s Movement in the Medieval World' is free to view. 2/2

30.12.2025 09:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Courtyard: Maid & child fetching things from outdoor larder while housewife stands in the passage keeping an eye on the street. Love how the red shutter seems hinged to the edge of the painting, by Pieter de Hooch in 1658.

20.12.2025 16:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 152    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜From her pen sprang unforgettable femalesโ€™: 16th-century Spanish authorโ€™s knightโ€™s tale given reboot Beatriz Bernalโ€™s pioneering novel features brave, chivalrous women who ride dragons and her adapter wants his illustrated version to reach young readers

'Though completely eclipsed by Don Quixote, Cristaliรกn de Espaรฑa, which was first published in 1545, has a unique claim to fame. Its 800 pages, bristling with swords, sorcerers, dragons and damsels, make up the earliest known work by a female Spanish novelist.' 1/2

20.12.2025 08:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 387    ๐Ÿ” 141    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12

I have two of those๐Ÿฑ

19.12.2025 03:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tree fell on my daughterโ€™s tractorโ€ฆ missed their RV by 2 feetโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜ณ

17.12.2025 15:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A Slow and Secret Poison 
By Carmella Lowkis

A Slow and Secret Poison By Carmella Lowkis

Atmospheric gothic thriller set in 1920s Wiltshire.

Vee, trying to outrun her past, takes a job as gardener at crumbling Harfold Manor.

Will she fall under the spell of mysterious Lady Arabella, who is hiding her own secrets and fearful of the family curse?

UK publication 22/1/26

#books
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12.12.2025 16:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Book cover fro Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell. Image is a white letter H with golden fern leaves and small animals around it, as well as sumac berries on a dark blue background.

Book cover fro Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell. Image is a white letter H with golden fern leaves and small animals around it, as well as sumac berries on a dark blue background.

'Hamnet' by Maggie O'Farrell.

A very long, often beautiful exploration of the grief parents feel at the death of a child. While the story takes pains to never say that this is about William Shakespeare, it's clearly about the Bard & his witchy wife, Agnes(Anne).

#Prose #LitFic #BookClub โณ๐Ÿ“š

40/?

13.12.2025 23:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽ„ A Bargain Christmas Read! ๐ŸŽ„
Christmas by the coast - come on. Dive in.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DJFYQCVR

11.12.2025 16:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Can't believe my book is over 10 years old now...
It was the perfect family holiday โ€“
Until her daughter disappeared.
What happened on the beach that day?
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ โ€œAn unputdownable storyโ€ฆโ€
getbook.at/TCCS2 #KindleUnlimited
#booksky #suspense #holidays #familydrama #womensfiction

09.12.2025 10:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€เผป๐‘ฉ๐’๐’๐’Œ๐’” ๐‘พ๐’๐’“๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘น๐’†๐’‚๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’ˆเผบโ€

โ€ขยดยธ.โ€ข*ยดยจ)โœฏ ยธ.โ€ข*ยจ)
โœฎ ( ยธ.โ€ขยดโœถ The Diva's Daughter
By Heather Walrath *ยดยจโœซ)

maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...

#HistoricalFiction #BooksMakeGreatGifts #mustread #BookSky
@cathiedunn.bsky.social
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š

09.12.2025 10:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Book Review- Pintsized Pioneers at Play PINTSIZED PIONEERS AT PLAY:Homemade Frontier Fun and DangerBy Preston Lewis & Harriet Kocher Lewis Young Adult / Nonfiction / HistoryPublisher: Bariso PressPages: 218Publication Date: 4 Novembeโ€ฆ

Book Review- Prairie games, frontier holidays, and risky funโ€”discover the world of pioneer kids in *Pintsized Pioneers at Play.* ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŽ‰ #history #nonfiction @lonestarlit.bsky.social #LSLLPintsizedPioneersatPlay #TexasAuthor #Lonestar-Lit maryannwrites.com/2025/12/04/b...

08.12.2025 22:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trees Ancient and Modern reveals how people have used, valued and understood forests over time, and is our ninth pick for our book advent calendar!

#advent #christmas #reaktionbooks #nonfiction #books #nature

09.12.2025 12:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iโ€™m absolutely thrilled that Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy is one of BBC History magazineโ€™s books of the year ๐Ÿ˜Š #womenwhoruledtheworld @historyextra.bsky.social

05.12.2025 19:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Christmas in 1970s Yorkshire, England was bittersweet for the town of Wakeley ๐Ÿ“šโณ๐Ÿ’™

mybook.to/DollyHunter
KU/0.99

07.12.2025 09:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A lovely book about surviving the real and metaphorical winters of our lives. Ideally read while resting in a cozy nest with an endless cup of hot tea at hand and a storm raging outside. #booksky #bookrecommendations #nonfiction #memoir

30.11.2025 16:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A white male hand holding a copy of 'The Gift of Not Belonging' by Rami Kaminski, in front of a curtain with a 1950s style pattern.

A white male hand holding a copy of 'The Gift of Not Belonging' by Rami Kaminski, in front of a curtain with a 1950s style pattern.

This book is about people like meโ€”probably the first time a psychologist has identified my 'type' of person. It should be a fascinating read for anyone.

app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/9ea5...

#psychology #personality #otrovert #nonfiction #ramikaminski #thegiftofnotbelonging #books #booksky

01.12.2025 17:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Loving the story-telling style of this sort-of-history book so far. ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Bit of an odd combo - backdrop of the idyllic Dutch towns with calming windmills against the roar of Bruce Dickinson. Northern Europe theme to both I guess.

#nonfiction #travelbooks #booksky #booksandmusic #mandrakeproject #miffy

02.12.2025 12:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A box containing several copies of a book called The Everyday Naturalist: How to Identify Animals, Plants, and Fungi Wherever You Go. It has a dark blue cover, light green and cream text, and the front cover's border is full of a variety of brightly colored wildlife.

A box containing several copies of a book called The Everyday Naturalist: How to Identify Animals, Plants, and Fungi Wherever You Go. It has a dark blue cover, light green and cream text, and the front cover's border is full of a variety of brightly colored wildlife.

Glad I had a backup box of #books as I sold out for the #BookTour! These make awesome holiday gifts for any #nature nerd; I have signed copies at TheEverydayNaturalist.com or ask your local bookstore ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š ๐ŸŒฟ ๐Ÿ’ก๐Ÿ“š #animals #plants #fungi #wildlife #science

02.12.2025 18:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A festive promotional image with a snowy silver background and small holly decorations in the corners. At the top, red text reads: โ€œEscape to 19th-century Ireland this Christmas.โ€ Below are the ten book covers from The Fitzgeralds of Dublin Series, a family saga by Lorna Peel, arranged in two rows. Each cover features characters in late 19th-century clothing, and 19th-century Dublin photographs, along with titles: A Scarlet Woman, A Suitable Wife, A Discarded Son, A Forlorn Hope, A Cruel Mischief, A Hidden Motive, A Minor Detail, A Pleasant Distraction, A Stark Prediction, and A Perfect Solution. At the bottom, red text reads: โ€œThe Fitzgeralds of Dublin Series.โ€

A festive promotional image with a snowy silver background and small holly decorations in the corners. At the top, red text reads: โ€œEscape to 19th-century Ireland this Christmas.โ€ Below are the ten book covers from The Fitzgeralds of Dublin Series, a family saga by Lorna Peel, arranged in two rows. Each cover features characters in late 19th-century clothing, and 19th-century Dublin photographs, along with titles: A Scarlet Woman, A Suitable Wife, A Discarded Son, A Forlorn Hope, A Cruel Mischief, A Hidden Motive, A Minor Detail, A Pleasant Distraction, A Stark Prediction, and A Perfect Solution. At the bottom, red text reads: โ€œThe Fitzgeralds of Dublin Series.โ€

'Should come with an addiction warning!'
Escape to 19th-century Ireland this Christmas with The Fitzgeralds of Dublin Series.

Amazon: mybook.to/FitzgeraldsSeries
Other Retailers: books2read.com/LornaPeel

#BooksByLornaPeel #BookSky #HistoricalFiction #Books #Romancelandia #KindleUnlimited ๐Ÿ“šโณ ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™ ๐Ÿ“š๐ŸŒถ๏ธ

01.12.2025 11:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The History Behind The Queen's Companion โ€” LUCY PICK BOOKS At the end of my novel, I have an โ€œauthorโ€™s noteโ€ which is (deliberatelyโ€ฆ) less revelatory than some might like, so I thought Iโ€™d rectify that with a blog post, intended for the general reader who wan...

Just wrote a post on the historical background to THE QUEEN'S COMPANION on my long-neglected blog -- Eleanor of Aquitaine, Crusades, and more:
lucypick.com/2025/12/the-...
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01.12.2025 15:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Promotional image for the historical romance novel A Scarlet Woman by Lorna Peel, book one in The Fitzgeralds of Dublin Series family saga. The background features a portrait of a late 19th-century woman with dark hair, wearing a pearl necklace and white dress with a pink-ribbon. A quote at the top left reads, "This is a very different book in many ways and I loved it!" followed by five gold stars and the text โ€œREADER REVIEW.โ€ Below that, the book title is shown in red: A Scarlet Woman, with the subtitle The Fitzgeralds of Dublin Book One. At the bottom left, the book cover is displayed on a tablet, smartphone, and paperback. The Amazon logo and โ€œAvailable at Amazonโ€ text appear beneath the devices.

Promotional image for the historical romance novel A Scarlet Woman by Lorna Peel, book one in The Fitzgeralds of Dublin Series family saga. The background features a portrait of a late 19th-century woman with dark hair, wearing a pearl necklace and white dress with a pink-ribbon. A quote at the top left reads, "This is a very different book in many ways and I loved it!" followed by five gold stars and the text โ€œREADER REVIEW.โ€ Below that, the book title is shown in red: A Scarlet Woman, with the subtitle The Fitzgeralds of Dublin Book One. At the bottom left, the book cover is displayed on a tablet, smartphone, and paperback. The Amazon logo and โ€œAvailable at Amazonโ€ text appear beneath the devices.

In 19th-century Dublin, a disillusioned doctor and a fallen woman cross paths, sparking a forbidden love that defies society's judgments.

Amazon - mybook.to/ascarletwoman
Other Retailers - books2read.com/AScarletWoman

#BooksByLornaPeel #HistoricalRomance #Romancelandia #Romance #BookSky ๐Ÿ“šโณ ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™ ๐Ÿ“š๐ŸŒถ

02.12.2025 11:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hickory Nuts and Bones : and other uncomfortable tales Amazon.com: Hickory Nuts and Bones : and other uncomfortable tales eBook : Wilson, David: Books

The eBook is finally live on AZ (other retailers to follow) It's the publisher's first book, and there is a learning curve. Still, those who can't afford to spring for a paperback can now pick up the eBook. Really proud of this one.

01.12.2025 22:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

116 years ago a bunch of working class women changed the world because they got together and fought for their rights. Their fight is still our fight.
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/03/comm...

22.11.2025 14:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 98    ๐Ÿ” 37    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1