Today @wordwenches.bsky.social Wenches we are sharing our recent favorite reads, from a Modern Tudor and quirky historical mystery to a guide to good writing and a dual time story with a touch of magic . Come share yours! wordwenches.com/what-we-are-...

In the 22nd century, Edwin Barbarossa has a Syndrome: eternal life. It could get him killed. But Edwin isn't fighting for his life--he's working to save live theater. Because that's where real #immortality is: in song & story. OFF THE SCREEN by Brenda W. Clough. bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announce...

Today on the @wordwenches.bsky.social blog @nicolacornick.bsky.social k considers the history of gloves from throwing down the gauntlet to flirting in white silk! Do you have a penchant for gloves? wordwenches.com/hand-in-glove/

On @wordwenches.bsky.social , Susan King compresses her newest release to just a few words! wordwenches.com/laird-of-sto...

Can a man who’s lost his memory find true love with the woman who rescues him? ~ ~ ~ If you have a secret love of forced proximity romance and secret or hidden identities? HERE TO STAY by Kate Freiman is waiting for you. In #ebook & print from #BookViewCafe. bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announce...

Today @wordwenches.bsky.social Mary Jo muses on how it is sometimes hard to sleep with someone no matter how much you like them! wordwenches.com/bad-in-bed-2/

I use an iPad for reading e-books but we're going on a cruise and I thought my ancient Nook paper white might be better in the sun. Took it out, and the plastic is sticky! Anyone know how to fix it? So far, regular cleaners do nothing.

Today on the Word Wenches, we display our backyard birds. Do you enjoy watching the wildlife around you? Or are they just nuisances? wordwenches.com/ask-a-wench-... ‎

Today @wordwenches.bsky.social we display our backyard #birds. Do you enjoy watching the wildlife around you? Or are they just nuisances? wordwenches.com/ask-a-wench-... ‎

Space battles, political in-fighting, & personal struggles ramp up the stakes in THE RIFTER'S COVENANT, the rewritten 4th volume in the EXORDIUM series. The Panarchy is in shambles & an ancient artifact they call the Suneater looms! #ScienceFiction #SpaceOpera bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announce...

Today on @wordwenches.bsky.social , @annegracie.bsky.social Gracie describes the process of writing and self-publishing her latest book, A Bride For Marcus, fourteen years after the previous book in the series. wordwenches.com/writing-marc...

On the @WordWenches today Christina talks about a recent visit to the @britishmuseum and admires #Japanese #samurai - they were so much more than just warriors living in fancy castles! wordwenches.com/samurai-more...

Felicity Greendrake expects the same old relatives & their same old stories at her family reunion. That’s not quite what she’ll get. . . It's a FAMILY REUNION, a new short #fantasy #ebook by Marissa Doyle. #romance #dragons #NewEngland #SeaCaptains #curses bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announce...

Today @wordwenches.bsky.social Wenches, @andreapenrose.bsky.social Penrose is musing on the joys of seeing the little signs of the world coming back to life in Spring. wordwenches.com/hope-springs...

Join @nicolacornick.bsky.social on the @wordwenches.bsky.social blog today for a virtual visit to the fabulous #Dunster Castle in Somerset! What does your favourite day out look like? wordwenches.com/the-castle-o...

It's time for this month's roundup of what the @WordWenches have been reading - lots to choose from on our list! Do you have any book recommendations you can share with us? wordwenches.com/what-were-re...

Lily is a widow with a child to raise and a ranch to defend. Cade is a cowboy of many cultures, with no history he cares to share. Together, they can fight for land, family, & survival. TEXAS LILY by @patriceauthor.bsky.social is in #Ebook from Book View Cafe. bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announce...

On the @WordWenches8 blog today @PiaCCourtenay is talking about her recent trip to the #JorvikVikingFestival and how research can be great fun! Do you like festivals? wordwenches.com/when-researc...

He ignores danger; she faces it. Together, they’re the center of a vengeful plot. It's THE PIRATE'S CLEVER RUSE, Gravesyde Village Mystery #5 from Patricia Rice, now at #BookViewCafe and other fine booksellers. #HistoricalRomance #sweet #Mystery #RegencyEngland bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announce...

@wordwenches.bsky.social I'm talking about #mysteries and her new release. Do you enjoy encountering familiar characters or do you prefer each book to be completely independent? #books wordwenches.com/the-pirates-...

For your entertainment on the @Word Wenches today, @AnneGracie has a fun little quiz for you, on A BRIDE FOR MARCUS, a book you haven’t yet read — because it’s not yet published. The quiz is just for fun, with multiple choice answers for you to guess at. wordwenches.com/quiz-a-bride...

@wordwenches.bsky.social Wenches today, @annegracie.bsky.social has a fun little quiz for you, on A BRIDE FOR MARCUS, a book you haven’t yet read — because it’s not yet published. The quiz is just for fun, with multiple choice answers for you to guess at. wordwenches.com/quiz-a-bride...

When people talk about a battle of wits. . . they don't envision a sudden death conclusion. Brandon nyr-Arkad knows better. The revised version of EXORDIUM 3: A PRISON UNSOUGHT by @sherwood.bsky.social and Dave Trowbridge is finally available! Now at #BookViewCafe bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announce...

Today the @WordWenches are talking about film adaptations of movies. What we loved, what we hated, and what we'd like to see made. What adaptations have you loved or hated? wordwenches.com/books-to-mov...

Today on @wordwenches.bsky.social , @andreapenrose.bsky.social Penrose is musing on the fascinating history of time-telling and time zones—are you always early or always late! wordwenches.com/a-time-ly-to...

To all of you writers creating uplifting endings for your stories: thank you. As @teawithtolkien.com notes in her gentle guide to cultivating a hobbit-like spirit, Into the Heart of Middle-Earth, 'Tolkien believed that consolation, the happy ending, was the highest function of a fairy story.' 1/2

A boy. . .a girl. . .a spaceship. . . (I'd like to know who stole whom. . . ?) BREAKAWAY (The Del and Gia stories) by @ksmithsf.bsky.social, in #ebook from Book View Cafe! A collection of stories about a lost love, a stolen spacecraft, and life on the run. bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announce...

On the @WordWenches8 blog today @nicolacornick.bsky.social is revisiting some historical crushes from 2009 and asking readers to share their own favourite fictional crushes! wordwenches.com/weird-histor...

OK, I did it. I started a brand new series during Mercury retrograde. Now you'll have to listen to my complain about how tough this books is for the next three months! Anyone else in the same boat?

On @wordwenches.bsky.social, Susan rhapsodizes oh the joy of #pens! wordwenches.com/the-mighty-p...

#readers #books if you haven't signed up for the @wordwenches.bsky.social newsletter yet, this is what you're missing: preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...

What does being The Merlin of Britain truly mean? Who does The Merlin protect--and from whom? ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ GUARDIAN OF THE FREEDOM by Irene Radford is in #ebook, as the magical protection of England travels first to Europe & then the American Colonies. bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announce...

On the @WordWenches blog today Mary Jo talks about twins - in real life and in fiction. Are you a fan of stories featuring twins? So much scope for misunderstandings and swapping identities! wordwenches.com/twins/#more-...

Just reupping this image from my newsletter last week, that I hope people will feel free to save and liberally spred around the interwebs. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

@wordwenches.bsky.social February reviews of what the wenches have been reading! Find new books for your TBR stack and tell us of books you're loving! #books #reading wordwenches.com/what-were-re... ‎

*A secret meeting. . .the wrong interruption. . .a murder unsolved. Can she rely on a man she has never trusted?* Book View Cafe is delighted to announce a #Regency CSI tale from @aliciarasley.bsky.social, MURDER AT THE BRIGHTON INN. Now in #ebook & #paper! bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announce...

Are you interested in tiny books? Today on the @wordwenches.bsky.social @annegracie.bsky.social is talking about the tiny books made by the Bronte children 200 years ago, using scrap paper and their brilliant imaginations. #readers wordwenches.com/the-bronte-t...

On the @WordWenches today I’m talking about style icons, past and present, specifically Queen Marie Antoinette. Who is your favourite? Has anyone influenced you? wordwenches.com/an-18th-cent...

The revised version of EXORDIUM, Ruler of Naught, by @sherwood.bsky.social Smith and Dave Trowbridge, has arrived! #SpaceOpera #swashbuckling #SF *He wants only to rescue his father. But everyone wants a piece of him. The chase is on, across a thousand worlds.* bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announce...

Today @wordwenches.bsky.social Wenches, we‘re sharing our strategies for finding a smile in crazy times. #readers #books wordwenches.com/ask-a-wench-8/

For those poor souls following my adventure in kicking myself out of cozy mystery into who-knows-what-this-is, I changed my "he shot, she kicked, he hit" scene into a chase scene where the baddie gets hit by a sandbag and shoots himself. Am I getting closer?

I have just written the most awful terrible climactic scene I've ever written in 40 years. And this book was going so well... How does one dramatically kill a character in a movie studio?

Tired of ugly news? Have some flowers. How's your weather going?

On the @wordwenches.bsky.social blog today @nicolacornick.bsky.social muses on pockets, historical and contemporary. What a lot of trouble these little pieces of material can cause! wordwenches.com/the-power-of...

Romance lovers! How about an omnibus of *four* novels about the Sexy Public Servants Charity Calendar guys? Expect Hallmark sweet with some spicy heat. ❤️ It's THE CALENDAR HEROES by Michele Dunaway, now in #ebook at #BookViewCafe & other fine ebook establishments. bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announce...

On @wordwenches.bsky.social , Susan praises (and laments) #snow and more snow. How's your #winter going? wordwenches.com/in-praise-of...

I am tired. I am going to have a brownie. That is all.

Today @wordwenches.bsky.social Mary Jo reminisces about sunny Baltic cruises: wordwenches.com/baltic-desti...

In the Elizabethan Age, three descendants of King Arthur & The Merlin have inherited powerful magic. And it's a good thing there's still a Merlin of Britain hidden in the mists. Because the Spanish Armada is coming.... GUARDIAN OF THE PROMISE by Irene Radford! bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announce...

Today @Wordwenches @PatriciaRice expounds upon hysterical historical taxes and asks what you would tax if you were in charge. wordwenches.com/hysterical-h...