Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter
@jeevanicharika.bsky.social
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Contemporary romance writer, KDrama fan, Canva nerd, cake and Lego enthusiast.
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I write ownvoices romcoms and women's fic featuring (some)
#SriLankan
characters. I also write as Rhoda Baxter. If you want to try a sample of my writing, you grab the short story Pat's Pantry from free from most ebook retailers:
books2read.com/u/3RByxL
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Happy New Year Sri Lankan friends and everyone else who celebrates!
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This is interesting. I rarely buy fiction in hardback (too heavy). These days, I struggle to read print books anyway, so I do most of nyy reading in ebook format.
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What's the point of hardbacks?
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https://open.substack.com/pub/tomrowley/p/whats-the-point-of-hardbacks?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=2iqcy
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Today I have eaten ridiculous amounts of homemade cake with real buttercream icing. It has been a good day.
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Victoria Strauss
4 days ago
My blog post about this very widespread scam, which arrives out of the blue in the form of a highly flattering (AI-generated) email
writerbeware.blog/2026/03/27/w...
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Looking forward to reading this.
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Smart Bitches
5 days ago
Alisha Rai is my guest this week to talk about her new book, Enemies to Lovers! One of my listeners just told me this episode was a balm to her soul, and she was only 15 minutes in. đ In this clip: parentification! Alisha wrote a book about it. Find the full episode:
https://bit.ly/713AlishaRai
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Dr Alex Bond
4 days ago
Please tell me someone is tracking teacake sales this week and will spot an uptick.
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So, I wrote a steamy book... Well okay, it's still closed door and has no spice, but there IS steam ... and smut (from the coal) ... The Valentine's Express on the Brambleberry Railway is out soon.
#newbooks
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GHQQMFKB/
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Vidya is at Waterloo Bay for work, but she's also on a secret mission... HOW CAN I RESIST YOU by Jeevani Charika. Available now in ebook, paperback or audiobook from all your usual shops and libraries.
https://books2read.com/ResistU
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6 days ago
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Once again, I am reminded why it's a bad idea to inexpertly darn socks, while wearing said socks. Oh well, at least they're done now.
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Ruth Frances Long / Jessica Thorne
7 days ago
"Amberes liked the idea of freedom almost as much as it liked the idea of money. Mainly the freedom to do what it wanted with that money." Snippet from
#WIP
The God of Bronze, Book 3 of The Feral Gods, out in November.
#WednesdayWIP
#AmEditing
#FeralGods
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Victoria Strauss
7 days ago
Scam alert: if you get the invite below to the Bournemouth Writing Festival, it's a scam (confirmed for me by the festival director). See the highlighed phrase. I've gotten similar reports of fake invites to the Edinburgh Book Festival, and I'm sure there are others.
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Louie Stowell
7 days ago
The Fairy tales exhibition at the
@britishlibrary.bsky.social
is immense fun. Lots for adults, lots for small children (less for medium children, but they might consider themselves too old for fairy tales anyway, even tho they're not). Came away with a book -
@profcarolyne.bsky.social
's on fairies
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Want a Hallmark Christmas movie in book form? Try CHRISTMAS WITH THE SECRET TYCOON by RHODA BAXTER
https://books2read.com/SecretTycoon
- Sweet romance - ALL the Christmas vibes - Tiny Christmassy model trains
7 days ago
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Here's my review of The Name Game by Beth O'Leary
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Book review: The Name Game by Beth OâLeary
There is a job of shop manager going on the beautiful Island of Omer. Charlie Jones is really looking forward to accepting the job. But on the day, two people turn up. Both with the same letter offering them the job. Both called Charlie Jones.Which one of them is the real Charlie Jones? Does it matter? As Charlie (who wants to embark on solo motherhood) and Jones (who wants to a place to reinvent himself and stay sober) share a job, and a home, meant for only one person, they get to know each other rather well.
https://rhodabaxter.com/2026/04/08/book-review-the-name-game-by-beth-oleary/
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Stephanie Burgis
8 days ago
This week's Tuesday snippet comes from Wooing the Witch Queen, which is out in ebook, paper, and audiobook (as is its sequel, Enchanting the Fae Queen!):
stephanieburgis.com/books/wooing-the-witch-queen
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Canva for Authors: How to make an animated trope graphic Remember when trope graphics were all the rage? You had your book cover and then some curly arrows pointing to the tropes and themes that are in the book. I think these are still a really good thing to have - people skim read and you canâŚ
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Canva for Authors: How to make an animated trope graphic
Remember when trope graphics were all the rage? You had your book cover and then some curly arrows pointing to the tropes and themes that are in the book. I think these are still a really good thing to have - people skim read and you can convey quite a lot of information in one of these graphics. If someone doesnât read your sort of book, theyâll scroll past (which is fine, they were never going to buy you book anyway), but for someone who loves you genre - youâre hitting them with the most relevant bits.
https://rhodabaxter.com/2026/04/07/canva-for-authors-how-to-make-an-animated-trope-graphic/
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Tristan is undercover as a guest at one of his own hotels. In Maddie, he finally finds someone who cares about him, not his wealth. But Maddie doesnât trust easily - what will happen when she finds out his true identity? CHRISTMAS WITH THE SECRET TYCOON
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Christmas With The Secret Tycoon: Snuggle up with this cosy festive romance perfect for fans of hidden identities in 2025! by Rhoda Baxter
https://books2read.com/SecretTycoon
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8 days ago
This is Milka. She'll get around to chasing her tail eventually. But for now she is just getting to know it. 12/10 (TT: milka_collie5)
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"Ignore him. He's just the work husband." "'Just'?" said Leo. "I'm wounded. How Can I Resist you is out now in ebook, paperback and audiobook. - Office romance - Introvert hero - Very annoying seagulls - A Dance Dance Revolution hustle
9 days ago
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Cover reveal! The Valentineâs Express at the Brambleberry Steam Railway (Rhoda Baxter) I often write books to make myself a place to escape to. During lockdown, I dreamed of cosy, low angst places and I dreamed of community. I'd had an idea of a cosy romantic story set against the background of aâŚ
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Cover reveal! The Valentineâs Express at the Brambleberry Steam Railway (Rhoda Baxter)
I often write books to make myself a place to escape to. During lockdown, I dreamed of cosy, low angst places and I dreamed of community. I'd had an idea of a cosy romantic story set against the background of a heritage steam railway, so I decided to write that. I fell in love with the group of friends (and I already loved steam trains), so I wrote two more.
https://rhodabaxter.com/2026/04/06/cover-reveal-the-valentines-express-at-the-brambleberry-steam-railway-rhoda-baxter/
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I went on Netgalley to leave a review. Then ended up requesting two more books. Just when Iâd got the Netgalley TBR (which is much, MUCH smaller than my actual TBR) down to a reasonable size. Iâm a menace unto myself.
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TheBossRoss đ§ś
10 days ago
A different perspective. Always helpful.
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Tom Cox
10 days ago
Someone said to me, "I'm sorry but I got your book from a library." Nobody should ever apologise for that. You read my book! That's brilliant! I grew up hanging out in libraries and the idea of a world without them fills me with dread. Without libraries, authors, like readers, will only suffer.
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Lily Bug đЎđĽ°, Fawn đŚđž, and Queen Karmađđ
11 days ago
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Bookshop.org UK
10 days ago
WIN a ÂŁ400 Gift Card! Buy a book before midnight on 6 April to enter. Every sale supports indie bookshops. Good luck!
uk.bookshop.org/lists/win-a-...
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Joanne - Portobello Book Blog
10 days ago
Happy Easter! Today Iâm doing an Easter
#BookTag
 challenge Happy Easter everyone. I hope you are having a lovely day. I do like a booktag challenge and I did this one a few years back. It was originally created by book vlogger Rosie the Reader. Each of the prompts are words you might associateâŚ
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Happy Easter! Today Iâm doing an Easter #BookTag challenge
Happy Easter everyone. I hope you are having a lovely day. I do like a booktag challenge and I did this one a few years back. It was originally created by book vlogger Rosie the Reader. Each of the prompts are words you might associate with Easter. RABBITS â A BOOK THAT YOU WISH WOULD MULTIPLY (A BOOK YOU WISH HAD A SEQUEL)
http://portobellobookblog.com/2026/04/05/happy-easter-today-im-doing-an-easter-booktag-challenge-2/
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Finished watching The Other Bennet Sister. I enjoyed it very much.
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- New adult romance - Overworked, grumpy hero (big brother's ex-friend) - Fresh-out-of-uni heroine - A rambling old house in Oxford - Sri Lankan party food! Nominated for RNA Romantic Comedy award 2017 Buy Girl Having A Ball
https://books2read.com/GHAB
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Kameron Hurley
11 days ago
For those, like me, who were baffled as to what exactly this view was of, continent-wise đ A whole other world view, literally.
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Luca
12 days ago
Pure happiness â¤ď¸
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Tilly and Lara don't have time for commitments. A holiday fling is great, but what happens when the holiday is over? - A Yorkshire pub at Christmas - low heat, low angst f/f romance - bickering siblings - Food. Lots of food. #lgbtq+ #Closeddoorromance
https://books2read.com/CforC
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5 years ago, Alex met the perfect guy - but he ghosted her. Now he's back and he has the power to shut down her job. Knowing Me Knowing You is out Jan 2024. KJ Charles liked it. You might too!
https://books2read.com/KMKY
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I don't use AI to write my books. Why would I? I can write them myself. The writing (and complaining) and editing is part of the process. I've been writing books for publication since 2011. I'm getting better at it with time. I don't need an apprentice. Especially one created using stolen work.
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-small town romance -second chance (love after loss) -enemies (ish) to lovers -looking after a teenager when there's no phone signal! -family loyalty is complicated Belonging - a
##romance
##novella
##britishromance
www.books2read.com/u/bzPAZq
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Writing.ie Online Writing Magazine
14 days ago
The RTĂ Short Story Competition is now open for entries! â¨Competition deadline 15th May 2026 RTĂ Short Story Competition 2026
www.writing.ie/writing-comp...
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RTĂ Short Story Competition 2026
Competition deadline 15th May 2026 The RTĂ Short Story Competition s now open for entries! The 2026 RTĂ Short Story Competition in honour of Francis MacManus, one of Irelandâs longest establiâŚ
https://www.writing.ie/writing-comps/rte-short-story-competition-2026/
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Kate Johnson
15 days ago
I am so beyond excited to tell you I have been shortlisted for the Romantasy Novel of the Year Award! Doing this in the style of KPDHâs Oscar announcement in the hopes their award-winning will rub off on me đ Cos omg have you seen the competition??
#Ronas2026
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Katelyn Burns
15 days ago
It's Trans Day of Visibility today. If you're trans and are raising money for something (I don't care what it is), reply to this thread and I will boost you. If you are a cis person, take a look and find someone to support if you can. Everyone give this a share after.
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TWO books shortlisted for RoNA awards 2026!
There's huge excitement in our house today because I can finally talk about my news. Two of my books have been shortlisted for the RNA awards this year. How Can I Resist You? (written as Jeevani Charika) and Christmas With The Secret Tycoon (written as Rhoda Baxter) have both made it onto the shortlists in different categories. These books were written under different pen names for two different publishers.
https://rhodabaxter.com/2026/03/31/two-books-shortlisted-for-rona-awards-2026/
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Huge excitement! How Can I Resist You? and Christmas With The Secret Tycoon have both been shortlisted for RNA awards!!
#RONA2026
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Jan Jones
15 days ago
Congratulations to my extremely clever friends
@k8johnsonauthor.bsky.social
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@jeevanicharika.bsky.social
for making it on to the Romantic Novel of the Year 2026 shortlists.
romanticnovelistsassociation.org/news/ronas20...
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The RNA announces the 2026 finalists for the Romantic Novel of the Year Awards and the contenders for the JHA - Romantic Novelists' Association
The Romantic Novelists' Association announces the finalists for the 2026 Romantic Novel of the Year Awards and the contenders for The Joan Hessayon Award for New Writers.
https://romanticnovelistsassociation.org/news/ronas2026-finalists#shortlist
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Level up your book Titles: How to upload your own fonts to Canva Typography matters. You can make a cover look much more professional, simply by using more genre appropriate fonts. I make a lot of romance and fantasy covers and we love a swirly font. But the cardinal rule for book cover text isâŚ
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Level up your book Titles: How to upload your own fonts to Canva
Typography matters. You can make a cover look much more professional, simply by using more genre appropriate fonts. I make a lot of romance and fantasy covers and we love a swirly font. But the cardinal rule for book cover text is that The Title Must Be Legible (even in thumbnails). Often, the handwritten and swirly fonts look messy. Or worse, they make your title read like something else.
https://rhodabaxter.com/2026/03/31/level-up-your-book-covers-how-to-upload-your-own-fonts-to-canva/
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Elodie was hoping to expand her cake business to open a cafe, but Mal got 'her' cafe space instead. Now she has to work with him to cater a wedding that could change her business for ever. THE WINNER BAKES IT ALL - buy now in ebook, paperback or audio.
https://books2read.com/manbuns
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I'm learning how to format books. It's a wild mix of excitement and frustration. But this is so CUTE! (I wrote this book because I wanted to read a cosy and comforting romance set in a heritage railway. I loved the community so much that I ended up writing three books).
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How to make a clickable map for your fantasy novel using Canva. Step by step YouTube tutorial on Canva for Authors
https://youtu.be/0tZQub-goCk
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Victoria Strauss
17 days ago
This is indeed a new one and itâs awful.
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Jack left Sue when she was 18 and no one has come close to her heart since. Now she's too busy running her bakery to think about love. But when Jack returns, old feelings are hard to ignore. Try a FREE second chance romance.
https://books2read.com/u/3RByxL
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Beck đđ (she/they)
19 days ago
Read Trans books or have some gentle body doubling with me tomorrow for some or all of TWELVE HOURS to raise funds for MermaidsUK during this trans rights readathon!
@trreadathon.bsky.social
Prizes every hour! đđ
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Victoria Strauss
19 days ago
New
#WriterBeware
blog post: I'm getting a lot of reports of a new impersonation scam using the names of prominent editors to make referrals to fake literary agents and "book doctors"--though it comes from a familiar source and uses tried-and-true scam techniques
writerbeware.blog/2026/03/27/w...
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Watch Out For This Scam Impersonating Editors at Major Publishing Houses - Writer Beware
Iâve recently gotten a slew of reports of emails purporting to be from editors at Big 5 and other large publishers, in which the supposed editor expresses interest in the writerâs work and asks whethe...
https://writerbeware.blog/2026/03/27/watch-out-for-this-scam-impersonating-editors-at-major-publishing-houses/
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Dreadnought Holiday
19 days ago
Can't believe they've signed up Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
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