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Deborah Swift

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Northerner. Author of #HistoricalFiction - formerly known as @swiftstory on that other place - 21 books, keep changing historical eras, currently in the Renaissance THE CAMEO KEEPER out now!

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Holiday bargains. Both books are #99p #99c today!
Read the linked stories of the mistress and the maid.
One is obsessed with beauty in the natural world, the other with a different kind of beauty altogether. #BookClubRead #HistoricalFiction #Booksky ๐Ÿ“šโŒ›
mybook.to/LadysSlipper

10.12.2025 08:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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08.06.2025 00:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1905    ๐Ÿ” 191    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 23
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โœฎ ( ยธ.โ€ขยดโœถ Novice Threads
(Silver Sampler Series Book 1)
By Nancy Jardine *ยดยจโœซ)

maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2025/12/novi...

#booksky #readingcommunity #historicalfiction #histfic
@nansjar23.bsky.social
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11.12.2025 11:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I, RICHARD PLANTAGENET :TANTE LE DESIREE
.99 sale!
mybook.to/plantagenet At the Battle of Tewkesbury a young Richard III distinguishes himself as Edward IV's right-hand man. He is just 18. The rival Lancastrian prince is slain, the Queen captured. #KindleUnlimited #historicalfiction ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š

11.12.2025 16:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The War of the Roses series - Margaret Beaufort, Anne Neville, Elizabeth of York and Marguerite of Anjou were key players during the era.

http://author.to/juditharnoppbooks

#HistoricalFiction #Bosworth #wotr #medieval #RichardIII

10.12.2025 23:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#99p / 99c flash sale!
"Itโ€™s not just a book, itโ€™s an immersive experience where you journey alongside the characters, forming emotional bonds as if they were your own family... I Highly Recommend." 5 * review Ellie Y. Coffee Pot Book Club
#victorian #scotland saga
Edinburgh setting
mybook.to/NTsss

11.12.2025 09:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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One drop to heal.
Three drops to kill.
Giulia Tofana poisoned 600 men in Renaissance Italy.
Here's her story.
#HistoricalFiction #BookTwitter #Apothecary
Sound up!๐Ÿ’™ ๐Ÿ“šโŒ›
mybook.to/AquaTofana

12.12.2025 09:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™ #booksky The Angel Maker is set in a Devon village in Victorian times. Unmarried mother Charlotte is distraught when her aunt has her baby adopted behind her back. Will she ever see her daughter again?
mybook.to/TheAngelMaker
#pageturner #historicalfiction

11.12.2025 09:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#BargainBook #99p #99c
When schoolteacher Astrid decides to rebel against the Nazi curriculum, she needs to get out of Nazi-occupied Norway fast.
Enter the brave men of the boat called the Shetland Bus.
#HistoricalFiction #WW2 ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“šโŒ›
mybook.to/LIFELINE

11.12.2025 10:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#BargainBook #99p #99c
When schoolteacher Astrid decides to rebel against the Nazi curriculum, she needs to get out of Nazi-occupied Norway fast.
Enter the brave men of the boat called the Shetland Bus.
#HistoricalFiction #WW2 ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“šโŒ›
mybook.to/LIFELINE

11.12.2025 10:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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When you try to keep too many secrets, they seep into everything.
Mia and Jacopo are betrothed, but they are both keeping something vital from the other.
Can the truth set them free?
#HistoricalFiction #Renaissance #Rome ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“šโŒ›
mybook.to/CameoKeeper

10.12.2025 09:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The incredible story of Julia Hancock. A girl who loved two men--one as her husband, the other like a brother--and those men were Lewis & Clark.
amzn.to/48KZn3N
#BlueSkyAuthors #WomensHistory #WomensFiction #AmericanHistory #AmericanFiction #BooksWorthReading

09.12.2025 20:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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.99 SALE!
mybook.to/CROWNINEXILE
'CROWN IN EXILE'--novel of Richard Duke of Gloucester's (future Richard III) 1470/1 exile in Burgundy with a dethroned Edward IV. 4 months of danger and hard negotiations with Charles the Bold, aided by their sister Margaret. #kindleunlimited #histfic #BookSky ๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™

10.12.2025 18:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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'Tudor Historical Fiction just as I like it! - Book Review

http://author.to/juditharnoppbooks

#HistoricalFiction #Tudors #HenryVIII

10.12.2025 03:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#decemberbargains #silversamplerseries
#99p Books 1 & 2
Set in Victorian Scotland
What's life like for young Margaret Law? Will she achieve her dream of teaching? Or be working in a mill?
Women's Fiction saga
mybook.to/sssbkpg

10.12.2025 15:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Free on #KindleUnlimited

Every message she carries could save lives. Or condemn her loved ones to death.
Now, she's the most wanted woman in France.

"I thoroughly recommend this captivating read" 5-Stars

mybook.to/madamefiocca
#thrillers #BooksWorthReading #histfic #Readingcommunity #Booksky

10.12.2025 11:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sent as a bride for the King of England, Anna of Cleves is thrown into a court of scandal and cutthroat politics

Only by her wits will she survive

The Swan Maiden
$3.99 or #Free #KindleUnlimited!

#Histfic #Tudor #HistoricalFiction
#KU #Booksky ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™

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10.12.2025 09:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 94    ๐Ÿ” 74    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Introducing Mrs Collins by Rachel Parris | #historicalfiction #bookreview Like many people, Iโ€™m a huge fan of Jane Austenโ€™s books and it seems we canโ€™t get enough of her characters given how many times they have been adapted for the screen and how many โ€ฆ

Introducing Mrs Collins by Rachel Parris | #historicalfiction #bookreview portobellobookblog.com/2025/12/10/i... via @portybelle

10.12.2025 09:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes, so did I. But he would keep on doing his own thing!! Thank you for choosing it โ˜บ๏ธ

10.12.2025 09:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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When you try to keep too many secrets, they seep into everything.
Mia and Jacopo are betrothed, but they are both keeping something vital from the other.
Can the truth set them free?
#HistoricalFiction #Renaissance #Rome ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“šโŒ›
mybook.to/CameoKeeper

10.12.2025 09:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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mybook.to/EdmundR
THE MELANCHOLY OF WINTER. Wars of the Roses novel. Just before Christmas, Richard Duke of York heads north to Sandal castle to quell Lancastrian rebels. 17 year old Edmund goes with him as the snow falls... #KindleUnlimited #historicalfiction ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ“–

09.12.2025 13:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#BookReview - 5 STARS

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โœฎ ( ยธ.โ€ขยดโœถ Marguerite: Hell Hath No Fury:
The Story of Marguerite of Anjou
By Judith Arnopp *ยดยจโœซ)

maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2025/12/edit...

#HistoricalFiction #BooksMakeGreatGifts #booksky
@jarnopp.bsky.social
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08.12.2025 21:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#Scotland 1840s and 1850s. What was life like for Margaret Law, desperate to become a teacher at a time when most young women worked in the local mill? Is Edinburgh the key to a better future?
#KindleUnlimited #womensfiction saga
mybook.to/NTsss

09.12.2025 09:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™ #booksky A 5* review for The Mazzard Tree. "I absolutely loved this book; I couldn't put it down! I loved all the characters and felt like I was with them!โ€ A heartwarming tale of hardship and romance.
mybook.to/TheMazzardTree
#amazonkindle #Victorian

09.12.2025 07:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#99p #99c ebook, also in paperback audio and KU.
Astrologer Mia Caiozzi gets into deep water when asked to predict the future of the new Pope.
For fans of The Borgias and The Crown.
'bristling with intrigue'
'thoroughly captivating'
mybook.to/CameoKeeper

29.11.2025 09:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Want to escape at Christmas?
Last Train to Freedom -
a WW2 pageturner set on the Trans-Siberian Express.
#paperback, #audiobook and #ebook.
๐Ÿ“šโŒ› #HistoricalFiction
mybook.to/TransSiberian

09.12.2025 10:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Holiday bargains. Both books are #99p #99c today!
Read the linked stories of the mistress and the maid.
One is obsessed with beauty in the natural world, the other with a different kind of beauty altogether. #BookClubRead #HistoricalFiction #Booksky ๐Ÿ“šโŒ›
mybook.to/LadysSlipper

10.12.2025 08:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hi Liz, thank you so much for this wonderful review and for taking the time and trouble to read and post on your blog. I'm so glad you enjoyed the journey. Wishing you all the best for the holiday season xx

09.12.2025 10:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

SUCH a great novel - I've loved every one in the series. May have to start at the beginning all over again! #CoffeePotBookClub #GreatHistoricalFiction @cathiedunn.bsky.social

05.12.2025 22:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Entering the Workhouse The first step in discovering my grandmother's past

My grandmother never spoke of her childhood in England's most notorious workhouse, Mint Street in Southwark. The memories were too painful, the stigma too great. I set out to discover her journey by visiting Southwell in Notts., and found a story, too.
elizabethstjohn.substack.com/p/entering-t...

28.11.2025 23:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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