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Ellie Yarde

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I am a kind, thoughtful ball of sarcasm. I read, write, and blog. Author of The Choice Series. Pre 2000s music is the best. www.readingallnightuk.blogspot.com

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A Review – Hot Demon Bitches Near You by J. E. Erickson Now, I've not written a book review for my blog in a long long while. So long, I actually had to scroll back to remember how I used to forma...

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A Review – Hot Demon Bitches Near You by J. E. Erickson

readingallnightuk.blogspot.com/2026/03/a-re...

#Review #Reading #BookReview

11.03.2026 19:50 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Bumblebee Pebbles – Chapter Two Winter “She smacked him across the face and everything,” Grace relayed to me. I hadn’t personally been present at the Luke/Piper break up, b...

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Bumblebee Pebbles – Chapter Two

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#Blogging #Writing #ShortStory

07.03.2026 15:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Who is the greediest cousin? #ancestry followers - What is the ultimate mystery object?
#KindleUnlimited
Thriller action in #Heidelberg Amsterdam Edinburgh and more!
getbook.at/te2herenew

05.03.2026 10:07 👍 8 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
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I know it's not out yet, but I thought I'd share my new book on World Book Day! I can't wait for you to read it! Pre-order available now 😊😘❤👍

Some stories don't end. They wait to be found...discover the magic hiding between the lines.

mybook.to/NCV13Gz

#booksky #writingcommunity

05.03.2026 11:25 👍 14 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0
Cover for The Wish and the Demon, book one in the Half Swallowed by Shadows duology, by Rebecca Crunden. Cover shows three men's silhouettes standing in the middle of a road in winter. There's dark red trees and snow on the ground. One figure is approaching the other two, surrounded by shadows.

Cover for The Wish and the Demon, book one in the Half Swallowed by Shadows duology, by Rebecca Crunden. Cover shows three men's silhouettes standing in the middle of a road in winter. There's dark red trees and snow on the ground. One figure is approaching the other two, surrounded by shadows.

📝 400+ pages
🥀 urban fantasy
🌃 set in washington state
🔥 slow burn
🤍 romance and angst
🗡️ demons and vampires
📕 first in a duology

🔖 universal link: mybook.to/D3rL5
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-wish-and...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

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05.03.2026 14:53 👍 23 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
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🥁 Drumroll please… it’s Day 9 of the #BlogTour!

Today’s acts in the centre ring:
⭐ A Five-Star Review
🎤 An Interview

Step right up and discover more about
Circus Bim Bom: A Cold War Adventure and the story behind it. 🎠📚

maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2025/12/blog...

#HistoricalFiction #BookSky

05.03.2026 17:54 👍 6 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0
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Bumblebee Pebbles – Chapter One Autumn “For God’s sake, James, just go and talk to her,” I shushed Luke quickly, all too aware of his loud voice attracting attention around...

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Bumblebee Pebbles – Chapter One

readingallnightuk.blogspot.com/2026/02/bumb...

#Shortstory #Blogging #reading

28.02.2026 21:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Life Update 3.0 It has been quite a while since my last 'life update'. Usually I only post one if something major has happened, or if I've been away from bl...

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Life Update 3.0

readingallnightuk.blogspot.com/2026/02/life...

#blogging

26.02.2026 11:10 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Cover for The Wish and the Demon, book one in the Half Swallowed by Shadows duology, by Rebecca Crunden. Cover shows three men's silhouettes standing in the middle of a road in winter. There's dark red trees and snow on the ground. One figure is approaching the other two, surrounded by shadows.

Cover for The Wish and the Demon, book one in the Half Swallowed by Shadows duology, by Rebecca Crunden. Cover shows three men's silhouettes standing in the middle of a road in winter. There's dark red trees and snow on the ground. One figure is approaching the other two, surrounded by shadows.

📝 400+ pages
🥀 urban fantasy
🌃 set in washington state
🔥 slow burn
🤍 romance and angst
🗡️ demons and vampires
📕 first in a duology

🔖 universal link: mybook.to/D3rL5
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-wish-and...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

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23.02.2026 13:51 👍 21 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1
Cover for The Knight Saves the Dragon by Rebecca Crunden; background is a water colour type picture of a castle with trees and mountains behind, leaves surround the edges.

Cover for The Knight Saves the Dragon by Rebecca Crunden; background is a water colour type picture of a castle with trees and mountains behind, leaves surround the edges.

✨ FANTASY SHORT STORY ✨

🐉 a dragon (with a princess)
🗡️ a knight (with a plan)
👑 a palace (with a cruel king)
🏰 second pov

🔖 universal link: mybook.to/eJsBfU
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-knight-s...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...

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23.02.2026 12:41 👍 28 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 0
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Review of The Xanadu Affair by J.M. Taylor Blurb WELCOME ABOARD! Why pick one holiday destination when you can see a whole solar system in award-winning comfort? Relax and let our newest five-star luxury liner DRV XANADU take you on an unforgettable journey through the Trinary Systems, with all-inclusive dining and genuine human hospitality and culture. *LBPT WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASISE THAT THERE IS NO CAUSE FOR ALARM ON THE CURRENT VOYAGE.

Review of The Xanadu Affair by J.M. Taylor

Blurb WELCOME ABOARD! Why pick one holiday destination when you can see a whole solar system in award-winning comfort? Relax and let our newest five-star luxury liner DRV XANADU take you on an unforgettable journey through the Trinary Systems, with…

23.02.2026 17:15 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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My blog will shortly be resurrected. Take a look, and get ready for some brand new posts very soon!

readingallnightuk.blogspot.com

#Blogging

22.02.2026 17:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Finally feel like I know what I’m doing at the new job. Going home after actually spending the day doing the job well is such a rewarding feeling.

21.01.2026 19:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I am delighted to have an essay in this volume that is rich with lived experience, releasing on 2/3/26.

Now available for pre-order on both Amazon and B & N:

a.co/d/dRBPRFe

#BookSky

21.01.2026 18:51 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Love BorrowBox. You can borrow audiobooks too!!

21.01.2026 19:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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📚✨#BookReview

✦ * . * An Echo of Ashes
By Ron Allen Ames * . * ✦

“A quietly devastating and beautifully restrained novel" - a #mustread for fans of historical biographies. ✨

Read my review in full here:
maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2026/01/edit...

#HistoricalFiction #BooksWorthReading 💙📚

21.01.2026 11:26 👍 15 🔁 18 💬 0 📌 1
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A powerful story set against the infamous Newcastle witch trials — where fear, faith, and fate collide.

•✧✧• Sunwise
(The Newcastle Witch Trials Trilogy, Book 2)
By Helen Steadman •✧✧•

maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2026/01/sunw...

🏅 Silver Medal – Yarde Book Promotions

#Horror #HistFic #Booksky

21.01.2026 10:28 👍 22 🔁 17 💬 1 📌 0
kindle cover for dust & lightning by rebecca crunden; image shows a dark planet in purple lighting, a moon in the background, volcano canyons below

kindle cover for dust & lightning by rebecca crunden; image shows a dark planet in purple lighting, a moon in the background, volcano canyons below

🚀 spaceships
🌡️ dark conspiracies
🎭 brotherhood
❌ no romance
🐛 strange creatures
🤖 futuristic
🪐 other worlds
🐈 a rescue cat

🔖 universal link: mybook.to/schU
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/dust-lightning
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/56...

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21.01.2026 19:16 👍 21 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 1
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Coming soon on #blogtour with The Coffee Pot Book Club:

💫The Green Baize Door by Eleanor Birney💫

Discover an intriguing murder mystery where the culprit may hail from Upstairs – or Downstairs!

thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2026/01/blog...
#HistoricalMystery #BookSky
@eleanorbirney.bsky.social

21.01.2026 18:04 👍 10 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0

It was a day of reorganising at work today. Mostly things that were already in cupboards so it doesn’t look like much has been done, but I know those cupboards are so much neater now and it calms my mind.

20.01.2026 18:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Stopping by two amazing blogs today on the #RoughJusticeTour! ⭐️

Today’s stops:
📚 Let Us Talk Of Many Things
📚 The Book Bandit’s Library

maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2025/11/blog...

#booktour #thrillerbooks #BookSky @helenhollick.bsky.social @bookbandit21.bsky.social

20.01.2026 08:55 👍 10 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 0
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Welcome to Day 2 of our blog tour for

༻*·Therein Lies the Pearl·*༺
by Catherine Hughes!

Check out today's stops, sharing excerpts from this intriguing journey from Normandy to England!

thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2026/01/blog...
#HistoricalFiction #Medieval
@histficcompany.bsky.social

20.01.2026 12:50 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Ebook cover for ‘A Light for the Dead to Follow’ by Rebecca Crunden. Cover image is of a skull surrounded b y red-pink flowers. There are vines at the top beside the title. The title font is black and maroon, the name font is white.

Ebook cover for ‘A Light for the Dead to Follow’ by Rebecca Crunden. Cover image is of a skull surrounded b y red-pink flowers. There are vines at the top beside the title. The title font is black and maroon, the name font is white.

🗡️ fantasy novella
⚰️ accidental reawakening of dead immortals
🏹 gallant knights
👑 evil kingdom 🤝 evil queendom
🌲 enchanted plants and forests
🥀 romance and friendship

🔖 link: mybook.to/mUVTmR
💌 itch.io: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/a-light-for-...
📖 gr: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

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18.01.2026 04:01 👍 44 🔁 22 💬 0 📌 0
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📖❄️ #BookReview ❄️📖

"Whispers in the Snow" by Heidi Eljarbo is a Victorian-era historical romance mystery, blending suspense and seasonal atmosphere into a compelling winter read.

Full review:
maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2026/01/edit...

#HistoricalRomance #HistoricalMystery 💙📚

17.01.2026 11:34 👍 14 🔁 16 💬 0 📌 0
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📖✨ To Love A King by Diana Rubino is a 16th-century historical romance set in the court of Henry VIII, where love and ambition collide.

Discover more:
maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2025/12/to-l...

#HistoricalRomance #TudorHistory #BookPost

17.01.2026 12:11 👍 8 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0
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I'm delighted to share my review of

⚔️Lords of Iron by MJ Porter⚔️

The final instalment in the Dark Age Chronicles is as thrilling as it is enthralling, as Meddi & Wærmund seek revenge, once & for all.

ruinsandreading.blogspot.com/2026/01/revi...
#HistoricalFiction
@mjporterauthor.bsky.social

07.01.2026 19:30 👍 13 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 0
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Witch Hunt Amazon.com: Witch Hunt: 9798272057099: Haley, Rachel: Books

My little sister wrote her first book and it officially releases today. I read it last month and was impressed. Really fast paced story. Follow the link below to check it out! #BookSky 📕

www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0FY...

07.01.2026 14:52 👍 75 🔁 9 💬 3 📌 0
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𝐖𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐬 (𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲, 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟏) 𝐛𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐧 — a gripping historical novel of fear, power and survival. 📚

🏅 Yarde Book Promotions – Gold Medal Winner

maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2026/01/widd...

#Books #BookSky #Reading #Readers #Bookish

08.01.2026 11:25 👍 13 🔁 16 💬 0 📌 1
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NEW REVIEW!
Thank you, Wendy...
:)
🛸Almost a Best-Seller in the “Alien-Bureaucrat” Category
A Comedy of Scientific Proportions
💙📚🛸
#scifi #AlienBureaucrat #amazon #Wallops #NASA #KU
Mr Thursby
www.amazon.com/dp/B07FZCS9FS

07.01.2026 22:49 👍 31 🔁 19 💬 1 📌 0
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Welcome to Day 4 of our blog tour for

༻*·Poinsettia Girl·*༺
by Jennifer Wizbowski!

Check out our new stops, with excerpts from this enthralling tale about a young, talented girl!

thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/11/blog...
#HistoricalFiction #Renaissance #BookSky
@jenniferwiz.bsky.social

08.01.2026 11:25 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0