Me: I love this so much you can bury me with it. Diane: Now? Me: ... #HorribleWoman

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Latest review on the blog is for War for the Rose Throne books 1-4 by @petemc666.bsky.social ...grimdark done right: unflinching, emotionally honest, and rich with consequence. fantasy-faction.com/2025/the-war... 💙📚🪐 #FantasyFaction #GrimDark #BookRecommendations #FantasyBooks

youtu.be/Gq-wEcvIBxE Check out my latest interview w @petemc666.bsky.social

I'm currently on a historical fiction kick and bought all three of The Henrician Chronicles (Henry VIII) by @jarnopp.bsky.social to see me through my holiday next week. Have already smashed book one in two days flat. Marvelous stuff, but I'm going to need to buy more books 😀

World events sapped my reviewing mojo for a while, but there are few better ways to escape than with a good book. 'Paved With Good Intentions' by @petemc666.bsky.social is an excellent place to hide. My review is up now geekdad.com/2025/06/pave... #booksky #fantasy from @arcadiabooks.bsky.social

@jarnopp.bsky.social just finished The Winchester Goose and hugely enjoyed it, thanks for that. Great read.

@petemc666.bsky.social's PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS is out today in the UK from Arcadia Books! Fantasy Book Nerd says, "Paved with Good intentions was one of my most anticipated reads of the year and my goodness, it did not disappoint." www.fantasybooknerd.com/2025/06/book...

Excerpt: Paved With Good Intentions by Peter McLean

Meet Eline, a woman with a past. But in the brutal, politically-charged circles of the courtesans of Drathburg, does she have a future? Paved With Good Intentions, a World of the Rose Throne novel, is out now.

NEW REVIEW: Morning Bluesky! Today’s review is the upcoming book by Peter McLean, Paved With Good Intentions. Set in the world of The War For The Rose Throne, this new standalone introduces us to a new character called Eline and will be out 19 June 2025 www.fantasybooknerd.com/2025/06/book...

If, like me, you’ve read The War for the Rose Throne series by @petemc666.bsky.social then you’ll be excited to know the author is returning to that world with this novella, Paved with Good Intentions Looking forward to meeting Eline who is blackmailed into the service of the Queen’s Men.

Fecking loving this book @petemc666.bsky.social. About halfway through and well and truly hooked. Cannot put the bloody thing down. Eline is such a great character!

Oooh, author copies have arrived! PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS is out in the UK in hardcover and ebook June 19th.

Yeah, this. I'm a senior Cyber Security consultant and about 10 years off retirement. At my age and pay grade, a promotion is an opportunity to do 50% more work for maybe 10% (if I'm lucky) more money. Fuck off.

Met the company falcon on my way into the city office this morning. Have had worse starts to the day.

After the debacle in China, now there's this? Seriously? The whole thing is a farce at this point.

Ribeyes medium-rare for dinner tonight. That's what I like: plain, hearty, good food cooked well. Stuff your truffle oil and other fancy stuff. If I'm eating steak I want to taste beef.

This is from 7 years ago, but it was true then and it's still true now.

OTBD* is barking his head off tonight. I guess there's another neighbourhood cat villain on the loose that hates him as much as Minnie did, but for once it isn't ours. Not guilty this time. *Out The Back's Dog, for new followers.

I've now got more followers on here than I ever had on Twitter, although I use it rarely. Welcome! My new book,PAVED WITHGOOD INTENTIONS is out in June.

I have no idea who "Moms for Liberty" are but I already know they're going to hate me 😂

Thoroughly enjoyed Priest Of Bones by @petemc666.bsky.social. Tomas Piety is gritty and flawed and so likable. Bloody Anne, Jochan, Cutter, and Billy are memorable. Its grim dark...violent, grimy, and entertaining! #booksky 📚🪐💙

We just released our newest issue! Stories from @edmcdonald.bsky.social, @andreagstewart.bsky.social, @petemc666.bsky.social and @cw-snyder.com @charliejane.bsky.social @jeremyszal.bsky.social Interviews from: @joeabercrombie.com Jeff Hays, @bookreviewskill.bsky.social and more! Don't miss it.

PAVED WITH GOOD INTENSIONS is due out in June! Pre-order link in first comment.

Oh my GOD!! Look at @petemc666.bsky.social's upcoming book, PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS!! That cover! Instant pre-order from me. www.hachette.co.uk/t...

RIP George Foreman.

For the reviewers and bloggers on my feed, PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS is now up on Netgalley.

We’ve just added new mentors! @rjbarker.bsky.social @tiffaniangus.bsky.social @petemc666.bsky.social and @stephenaryan.bsky.social!

@kitwhitfield.bsky.social you'll probably know. Kelpies are the closest I can think of.

Not happy with Barclays right now. National "Pay Your Tax Bill Deadline Day" was a SPECTACULAR time to have a massive online banking outage, so thanks for that. Not. Finally found a way to pay HMRC direct without using a bank transfer, but seriously? Today of all days?

Waiting on copy edits for PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS, which I should get in the next wek or two, and therefore not working. In the meantime, should I: 1) Crack on with the MG I probably can't sell and am really only writing for fun and for my granddaughter. 1/2

Oh ok, I'll play.

Inspired by something that I'm not sharing: I don't have a fake "Social Media personality". The me you get on here is me. Like me or don't, your choice, but this is the real me. Anyone who fakes their personality for Social Media needs to have a long, hard conversation with themselves.

I am just not having Nazis. Two of my great-uncles fought in WWII. Another, too young to be called up, fought Blackshirts on the streets back home. Dad was way too young, Granddad too old, but those tough old buggers fought and lived to tell of it. I remember their stories, and I am NOT having it.

Probably getting put in Facebook Jail soon. Just told a Nazi to fuck off. Oh well, whatever. I'll still be here.

Woke up this morning, Got myself an ARC. Thanks to @quercusbooks.bsky.social @petemc666.bsky.social

This is me in my house. This is not my cat.

There it is, the first "Stop it Diane, it's weird" of the evening. Doubt it will be the last..

I really just wanted to use the words "The whole moose situation" in a post, but holy shit. I guess you really *don't* fuck with moose. Have honestly never seen one. No longer sorry about that.

Someone educate this ignorant Brit (me) please - just how big *is* a moose? I was thinking sort of "small horse with antlers" but it sounds like I may have wildly underestimated the whole moose situation.

What wonderous package have I recieved today? Oh, the first anthology by Stars and Sabres publishing, that contains my Billy the Boy origin story, Hunger and the Lady. Many thank to Jendia Gammon and Gareth Powell for making this happen. @starsandsabers.bsky.social

Ok, this app is adding new followers at a ludicrous rate that I can't keep up with. I don't auto-follow but if I actually know you and have failed to follow you back, shout out. I've probably missed you in the tsunami of bot accounts.

Oxford comma or no Oxford comma?! What writing advice should be listened to? Check out this #TBRCon2025 panel to find out! With @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social (mod), @petemc666.bsky.social , @jannywurts.bsky.social , @timfacciola.bsky.social , @bethbarany.bsky.social , & @lauraannegilman.bsky.social

Right, sacking it off. Happy new year everyone but I really can't be doing with sitting up until midnight for the sake of it. Hope you all have a good one!

General sale is now live! Sets are available to buy without a subscription via the link below 👇💚

Oh goody, the unsolicited and unwanted DMs from porn-bots have started. I thought this place was supposed to be better than Twitter...

Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends and readers.

If you are a #grimdark #fantasy fan or like to hear a group of authors talking about their work, give a listen to my interview with Peter McLean @petemc666.bsky.social and J.L. Worrad @worrad.bsky.social! And please subscribe to my channel. I'm hosting more interviews soon! youtu.be/3kIP8DSMARc...