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...

Today @wordwenches.bsky.social , I'm expounding upon hysterical historical #taxes and asking what you would tax if you were in charge. wordwenches.com/hysterical-h...

The @WordWenches are sharing their favourite reads of this month, a varied selection as usual! Please come and tell us what you've read and enjoyed too! wordwenches.com/what-were-re...

The @wordwenches.bsky.social are sharing their favourite reads of this month, a varied selection as usual! Please come and tell us what you've read and enjoyed too! #reading wordwenches.com/what-were-re...

Lisa Sutton wants to prove she's a tough enough engineer to manage a remote hockey camp construction site. "Bruiser" McKay, the general manager, thinks she's in over her head & wants to protect her. But, Bruiser wonders. . . Who'll protect him from "fragile" Lisa? bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announce...

Today on @wordwenches.bsky.social @annegracie.bsky.social takes you behind the scenes to writing The Accidental Wedding. Find out how a good or bad cover can make a difference to an author’s career. The audio book of The Accidental Wedding releases on 6th February. wordwenches.com/background-o...

I have wasted half an hour coming up with a name for my fictional movie studio and every one is being used by some company somewhere. So I asked ChatGPT and they made up dozens, basically mixing all the first names with the second part, so MGM Studios becomes MGM Entertainment. Right-O, not useful

Brighten your day and visit @wordwenches.bsky.social , where @andreapenrose.bsky.social warms up the winter days by visiting varied and wonderful #art exhibits! wordwenches.com/the-joys-and...

A revenge twenty years in the making . . . is no small revenge. THE PHOENIX IN FLIGHT reimagined, a #Swashbuckling #MilitarySF #SpaceOpera by @sherwood.bsky.social & David Trowbridge. Book I of EXORDIUM! #BookViewCafe bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announce...

On the @WordWenches blog today Christina is talking about archaeological finds and stories that tug at your heart-strings. What's the most poignant or sad thing you've ever read about from the past? wordwenches.com/poignant-ins...

What #hobbies do @wordwenches.bsky.social have, other than books, books, and more books? Click to find out! wordwenches.com/aaw-word-wen...

Today @Wordwenches, Pat Rice talks about her new release and wants to know how much attention you pay to promotional blurbs... Do you read the cover descriptions or go straight to the ebook sample or the first pages of the book? wordwenches.com/the-madmans-...

Today @wordwenches.bsky.social , I talk about my new release and want to know how much attention you pay to promotional blurbs... Do you read the cover descriptions or go straight to the ebook sample or the first pages of the book? #reading wordwenches.com/the-madmans-...

On the @WordWenches Join Mary Jo as she visits islands of the North Atlantic: wordwenches.com/islands-of-i...

He gave up everything he was & everything he had for his god. Then his world asked for more. GUARDIAN OF THE VISION by Irene Radford. #KingArthur #Pendragon #QueenElizabethI #HistoricalFiction #IreneRadford #MerlinsDescendantsSeries #HistoricalFantasy #ebooks bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announce...

When do you take down your Christmas decorations? On the @wordwenches.bsky.social blog today @NicolaCornick celebrates Twelfth Night with some reminiscences about childhood traditions and cider wassailing! wordwenches.com/twelfth-nigh...

Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"

Today @wordwenches.bsky.social Wenches we welcome you to 2026, and make an announcement. wordwenches.com/happy-new-ye...