"Compelling characters, with a little romance on the side, and a dash of whodunnit..." Great reading! FREE #KindleUnlimited Death in Focus: human-narrated version now on Audible! #BookBoost #policeprocedural #BookBub #CrimeFiction #BooksWorthReading #Romance www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

On this day 8th March 1859 Kenneth Grahame, author of Wind in the Willows, was born in Edinburgh Artist: Martin Aitchison (1983)

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Death in Focus (Casey & Carval book 1) is now available as a human-narrated audiobook. Eventually the whole series will be available with human narrated audiobooks: Death in Camera is being worked on now. www.audible.co.uk/pd/Death-in-... Or via your local Amazon store: www.amazon.com/dp/B07D59T9VV

Death in Focus (Casey & Carval 1) is now available as a HUMAN-narrated audio book. www.audible.com/pd/Death-in-... I will be converting all the virtual voice (text-to-speech) versions to HUMAN-read over the next little while. Kudos to Kate Sandison, the narrator! (www.instagram.com/katesandison...)

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To all my friends: wishing you health, wealth and happiness in the coming year.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy Hanukkah and Happy Kwanzaa to all my friends. Wishing you the compliments of the season.

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Happy New Year, final chapter www.fanfiction.net/s/14528767/9... In which Beckett makes a New Year's resolution, and everyone is happy. #Castleficathonwinter2025 @castleficpromoter.bsky.social

Happy New Year, chapter 8 www.fanfiction.net/s/14528767/8... In which there is a sea-change. #castleficathonwinter2025 @castleficpromoter.bsky.social

Happy New Year, chapter 7 www.fanfiction.net/s/14528767/7... In which someone is heavily regretting their life choices, courtesy of Beckett. #castleficathonwinter2025 @castleficpromoter.bsky.social

@bandallthat.bsky.social Any thoughts...?

Happy New Year, chapter 6 www.fanfiction.net/s/14528767/6... In which there is mostly peacefulness, and jigsaw puzzles. #CastleFicathonWinter2025 @castleficpromoter.bsky.social

Happy New Year, chapter 5 www.fanfiction.net/s/14528767/5... In which Jim's perfidy subjects him to Beckett's wrath, at volume. #CastleFicathonWinter2025 @castleficpromoter.bsky.social

Happy New Year, chapter 4 www.fanfiction.net/s/14528767/4... In which Castle is honest, not to his detriment. #castleficathonwinter2025 @castleficpromoter.bsky.social

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Happy New Year, chapter 3 www.fanfiction.net/s/14528767/3... In which chocolate soothes the savage Beckett, but doesn't stop her interrogating. #Castleficathonwinter2025 @castleficpromoter.bsky.social

Happy New Year, chapter 2 www.fanfiction.net/s/14528767/2... In which Beckett talks firmly to her father. #CastleFicathonWinter2025 @castleficpromoter.bsky.social

NEW story Happy New Year, chapter 1. www.fanfiction.net/s/14528767/1/ In which Jim Beckett connives with Castle. #CastleficathonWinter2025

Following my lovely, home-made curtains (pic 1), I have finished the tie-backs for them too. Next craft project: a small table mat in cross stitch (pic 2) to protect a bedside table top.

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Book lovers of Bluesky: a recommendation for those who like modern fairytales: Storm Child, by Jennifer Charlwood. Mixing myth with modernity and a dash of menace, I loved it. #booksky #modernfantasy #dreamsandchoices www.amazon.com/dp/B0G3XMKCMV

I is fierce. Rawr! #caturday #kittens #cats

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I heard there was a secret mash That turned into a graveyard smash But you don't really care for monsters, do you?

Fine Feathers: Final Chapter www.fanfiction.net/s/14515463/9... In which there is (of course) a happy ending. #CHB2025 Cover art by @raptorimperator.bsky.social

Fine Feathers, chapter 8 www.fanfiction.net/s/14515463/8... In which O'Leary's party gets started. #CHB2025 Cover by @raptorimperator.bsky.social

Fine Feathers, chapter 7 www.fanfiction.net/s/14515463/7... In which Castle has three guesses at a name, and certainly doesn't choose Rumpelstiltskin. #CHB2025 Cover art by @raptorimperator.bsky.social

Fine Feathers, chapter 6. www.fanfiction.net/s/14515463/6... In which Castle discovers something very reassuring, from Dolph. Cover art by @raptorimperator.bsky.social #CHB2025

Fine Feathers, chapter 5 www.fanfiction.net/s/14515463/5... In which Beckett displays some sense, and sensibility. Cover art by @raptorimperator.bsky.social #CHB2025

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Fine Feathers, chapter 4 www.fanfiction.net/s/14515463/4... In which Beckett's ever-fragile temper arises in defence of innocent animals. #CastleHalloweenBash2025 Cover art by @CFPromoter

Fine Feathers, chapter 3 www.fanfiction.net/s/14515463/3... In which some surprising supernaturals arrive, and Castle is shocked out of his silk socks. Cover art by @raptorimperator.bsky.social #CastleHalloweenBash2025

Retweeting for the Wednesday crowd. :)

@hawkgal08.bsky.social Happy birthday!

Fine Feathers, chapter 2. In which there is a messy murder, and a new consultant arrives at the precinct. www.fanfiction.net/s/14515463/2... Cover art by @raptorimperator.bsky.social

Calling sopranos! Would you like to sing with Carolyn Sampson & @dunedinconsort.bsky.social, plus receive free career mentoring? There’s just 2 days left to apply for our open call! Details below. Please share!

New story. Fine Feathers Chapter 1. In which Castle investigates rumours of a Slavic myth. www.fanfiction.net/s/14515463/1... #CastleHalloweenBash2025

My daughter, Claire Stephenson, has placed second in Euregio Klassika's European Creative Composer Competition's Chamber Music competition, for Cloudland. www.euregioklassika.it/winner

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I have openings in my editing schedule. I do primarily developmental edits of novels and novellas. More info here: www.kathowardbooks.com/editing and I'm always happy to answer questions.

now reading “Death in Training” by @garrae-writes.bsky.social #books #reading

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My daughter! So proud of her. (from OneFoundSound on Instagram) www.instagram.com/onefoundsoun...

I have, for the first time, been making (as opposed to adjusting) curtains. I have got to the pretty fabric, which needs three widths each side, matching the pattern at each seam. I am immensely proud of my pattern matching - can you spot the seam?

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"...uses great pacing and continues ratcheting up the suspense throughout, keeping the reader turning the pages." Great reading! FREE - #KindleUnlimited #Kindle #BookBoost #romantic #policeprocedural #BookBub #CrimeFiction #audiobook #BooksWorthReading #Paperback #Romance amazon.com/gp/product/B...