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Annette J

@annettej.bsky.social

Irish avid reader with eclectic tastes.

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Annette J @annettej.bsky.social · last mo.

Happy release day to one of my most anticipated releases of the year, a beautiful ending to the series www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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Author C B Lansdell@cblansdell.bsky.social · last mo.

Our Ways Unmasked is out, which brings the story that begun with Far Removed to its conclusion. Though this isn't necessarily the last you will see of these characters...1/2

Alan K. Dell @alankdell.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Today seems to be going well. I've sold 5 books and a merch pack so far, with two hours to go. This feels like a great time to remind you that they are all available from my direct store for UK readers. Including the special offer on the old Re-Emergence cover! www.alankdell.co.uk/store 💙📚🪐

Alan K. Dell@alankdell.bsky.social · 2mo ago

All set up this morning at Walmer Castle for their book fair. If you're in the Dover area, come and visit—there's a huge selection here! 💙📚🪐

Half a trestle table set up with paperback books from yours truly

Ell Huang ♠️🩶🤍💜@nocturnalxlight.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Look what just arrived in the mail!! Congrats and thank you to @thatwilliambeck.bsky.social and #HorrorWritersChat for putting this together in honor and memory of Matt Mason. It looks wonderful and I’m excited to come by the fire (candles lit at home) to read everyone.

Book “THE SHADOWS THAT WE CARRY: A HORROR ANTHOLOGY.”

Cover features a close-up illustration of a face with eyes closed and relaxed expression while fire burns around them in bright red, orange, and yellow against a black backdrop.

K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author @karenlykkebo.com · 3mo ago

🌟 OUT NOW 🌟 A stunning anthology from 12 indie-authors, coming May, 19th! Stories of love, loss, breaking ties, finding home, hope of change, bitter-sweet justice. Stories of finding belonging. itch -> klykkebo.itch.io/together-is-... other -> books2read.com/DistantStar 📚💙

Paperback and smartphone with ebook cover of Together is a Distant Star. Cover: A red, purple, orange, yellow cover. Title in yellow "Together is a Distant Star", a sci-fi and fantasy anthology on belonging. Clouds, trees and hills in the background. Two hands reaching toward each other each with a piece of a broken star.

In clockwise order starting in top left corner: “Wicked” child selected as village sacrifice, Golem created for obedience discovers purpose, disillusioned flesh alchemist risks everything, intergalactic agent hunts her terrorist ex, rebels with giant war mechs, empathically bonded noble twins defy family & duty, famished girl tries to escape cannibalistic family, postpartum woman embarks on perilous voyage to assume her dying father’s throne, time-traveling shapeshifter tries to stop genocidal war, unwanted daughter with burgeoning powers breaks cycle of abuse, trans twins on a military mission, alien CEO looking for love.

Annette J @annettej.bsky.social · 3mo ago

If you are looking for some spooky Saturday reading this excellent collection of short stories supports a very worthy cause

Mary Wyrd (she/her)@marywyrd.bsky.social · 3mo ago

THE SHADOWS THAT WE CARRY is out now! A charity horror anthology featuring 20 stories from Horror Writers Chat members. All profits go to Macmillan Cancer Support in memory of Matt "MG" Mason. ebook & paperback: amzn.eu/d/098CFL12 paperback: ko-fi.com/s/c24c7af3a0 #TheShadowsThatWeCarry 💙📚 🩸📚

THE SHADOWS THAT WE CARRY. A Charity Horror Anthology. Twenty tales of horror from members of Horror Writers Chat. ebook. paperback. Proceeds will be donated to the charity Macmillan in memory of author MG Mason (Matt Mason), creator of #HorrorWritersChat - Image of the black book cover, illustrated with a large campfire burning with yellow and red flames. A smiling face, eyes closed, lives within the flames.

Book cover designed by Daniel Lorn.
Book from Black Cat Reading via William Beck.
Book promo by Mary Wyrd.

Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Reminder: I have 3 in between short stories for the Reanimator Mysteries FOR FREE on my website. 1.5 is a short Valentine's Day story 2.5 is a vacation that ends in 💍 3.5 is a Halloween party going wrong You can download them onto your ereader or read them online. (PS- these are not standalones)

Freebies

Welcome to the freebies page! I have several short stories that are free to my readers. Most are short stories that come between books, so please make sure to read the books that come before them f…

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Maya Darjani | SFF author @mayadarjani.bsky.social · 3mo ago

My pretty proof. Standalone sequel series to The Star-Crossed Empire

Queen Beyond the Rift proof copy on top of a copy of Star-Crossed Empire

airbusch1 @airbusch1.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Nick Snape 💙🐉⚔️🪐📚@nicksnapeauthor.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Well, this book review got my heart pumping. Oh wow. #bookreview #sciencefictionbooks #scifi

Kris - A Fictional Escapist @afictionalescapist.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Join the authors of Together is a Distant Star and I for the official launch! We are so excited to bring this book to light and share these wonderful stories of belonging with the world! May 18th at 9pm UTC and May 19th 12 noon UTC! youtube.com/live/X_sSwD0...

Together is a Distant Star - Launch Party 1

YouTube video by A Fictional Escapist

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Cynthia Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Coming this summer! They’re back! NEVER WHISTLE AT NIGHT II: BACK FOR BLOOD available August 18, 2026 @shanehawk.com @tvayyyy.bsky.social www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788213...

AN INDIGENOUS
HORROR ANTHOLOGY
NEVER WHISTLE AT NIGHT PART II: BACK FOR BLOOD
Edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

Iseult Murphy @authoriseult.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The first two books in the 7th Hell series 🧟‍♀️ Zombies 🐶 Clever dogs 🏡 Vacation from hell 🌃 Urban nightmare 🎃 Halloween horror 🔗⬇️⬇️⬇️ 📢📚 #Horrorsky

7 Days in Hell’s front cover focused on the wild, staring eye of a young woman. Her eye rimmed with gore. 7 Weeks in Hell’s front cover focused on the gore rimmed mouth of a young woman. Both books test on a blue blanket with yellow stars.

Azalea Forrest 📚 A Witch in Isenshire @azaleaforrest.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A Witch in Isenshire is a bold cup of coffee made with determination, personal growth, and adventure. A hopepunk story, living with loss and coping with the speed of tech in a once magical society. Now on Audible! www.books2read.com/awii azaleaforrest.itch.i... 📚💙 #writing #books #fantasy

A Witch in Isenshire by Azalea Forrest. An arrow graphic of tropes pointing towards the book cover, with broomsticks, crystals, tarot cards and gears. Automatons, living with loss, personal growth, old wounds, coping with change, hopepunk, cozy adventure, technomancy. books2read.com/awii Also available on itchio and ko-fi.

Amanda James (Mandy)@amandajames.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Out in three weeks!😀📚😍 Some stories never end. They wait to be found. Discover the magic hiding between the lines... mybook.to/NCV13Gz #writingcommunity #booksky #reading #magic #cornwall #mystery

Runalong Womble @runalongwomble.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New Review - a historical ghost story that is fantastic fantasy I strongly recommend The Girl With A Thousand Faces by Sunyi Dean is out now! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/5/...

The Girl With A Thousand Faces by Sunyi Dean — Runalong The Shelves

I would like to thank the author and Tor for an advance copy of this novel in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher - Tor US / HarperVoyager UK Published - Out Now Price - $29.99...

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Annette J @annettej.bsky.social · 3mo ago

One of the most unforgettable short stories I've ever read

Indie Book Spotlight@bookspotlight.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🕯️🥀 SHORT HORROR STORY 🥀🕯️ One night, Jace finds a runaway in his barn. A boy with a horrifying story. ❌ no romance 🕸️ gothic-horror 📔 26 pages 🔖 universal link: mybook.to/b4aB7L 💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/someone-else... 📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/12... [ #booksky ]

kindle cover for someone else's horror story by rebecca crunden; shows an old wooden room with candelabras and rising fog

William Beck @thatwilliambeck.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The ebook for The Shadows That We Carry is up for preorder! For those who have missed it; this is a horror anthology featuring tales from members of the #HorrorWritersChat community, raising money for Macmillan cancer in honour of a lost friend. Release date May 7th amzn.eu/d/09Hq0xka

The Shadows That We Carry: A Horror Anthology

The Shadows That We Carry: A Horror Anthology eBook : Beck, William: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🥀 estranged husbands 💪 close brothers x2 🗡️ an mc who is 100% done 🐺 a love interest ready to grovel 🏫 a haunted, gothic school 🔍 buried secrets ❄️ snowy setting 🔖 universal link: mybook.to/aBMB 💌 itch.io: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-strange-... 📖 gr: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22... [ #booksky ]

Ebook cover for The Strange Grey Everything by Rebecca Crunden; cover shows a shadow of a grey wolf above a forest that's dark green and black and foggy. Text is gold and greyish-white.

Annette J @annettej.bsky.social · 4mo ago

This is gorgeous!

Hel ✨ || Untwined is blooming 🌀🪷@helynalc.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I am honored to help out with the cover reveal of Together Is a Distant Star, an indie SFF anthology released on 19 May 2026. 12 stories exploring the theme of belonging, from female, queer, and marginalized authors. The cover is created by @cblansdell.bsky.social! 💙📚🪐 More info below!⬇️

The cover of Together is a Distant Star, a new, about-to-be-released SFF anthology of stories themed around belonging. The cover is in yellow, orange, and red colors depicting starry sky, hills made of cracked earth wih a skull sticking out, a tree, mountains and sky in the background with a beautiful, flowing style. In the foreground, two arms holding halves of a white star are reaching towards each other.

Participating authors are:

A. J. Calvin
V. Carvajal Leiva
Nancy Foster
Andrea Marie Johnson
Natalie Kelda
C. B. Lansdell
Karen Lykkebo
Erika McCorkle
Branwen OShea
Alyse Steves
Delilah Waan
Isabelle Wagner

Annette J @annettej.bsky.social · 4mo ago

To say I'm excited about this is an understatement!

Alan K. Dell@alankdell.bsky.social · 4mo ago

It's #CoverReveal time! Today on the blog I have the privilege to help share the cover for Together is a Distant Star, an SFF anthology about belonging, featuring stories from a bunch of great indie authors. It's stunning! Release date: 19 May 2026 www.alankdell.co.uk/... 💙📚🪐 #SFF #IndieApril

Cover Reveal banner showing an obscured cover for Together is a Distant Star

Annette J @annettej.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Another Indie bargain that I can recommend!

Alan K. Dell@alankdell.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Day 3 may be the final day of the #IndieApril #NarratessIndieSale but the savings don't stop. Hundreds of indie SFFH books from 1.99 to Free. THE RE-EMERGENCE is still discounted to 0.99 until the end of the day. indiebook.sale 💙📚🪐 | 📢📚

A montage selection of books from the Narratess Indie Sale with the text: indiebook.sale Fantasy, sci-fi & horror 11-13 April on a blue box in the middle covering some of the book covers.

Bella Dunn @belladunn.bsky.social · 4mo ago

What if I told you that the Fae live amongst us? Embark in this whirlwind romance set in the Scottish Highlands as Lizzie and Brun unravel an age-old mystery and are transported to a hidden magical land! Snatch this #romantasy for less than $2.00! Links in comment! #booksky

Annette J @annettej.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Wow, this is just beautiful!

Helen Whistberry@whistberry.bsky.social · 4mo ago

COVER REVEAL TIME! We're less than a week away now from the publication of my next book, a gentle animal fantasy adventure with illustrations (& cover art) by me Pre-order links are becoming available for the ebook! Blurb in comment below! Wren arrives April 18th! #sff books2read.com/wrensaria

Book cover for Wren's Aria showing a bright-eyed brown wren perched among bright red poppies and green grass. In addition to the title, the text reads "words and art by Helen Whistberry".

Annette J @annettej.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Need something cute and cosy on your TBR?

Azalea Forrest 📚 A Witch in Isenshire@azaleaforrest.bsky.social · 4mo ago

#Readers !! Witch in the Lighthouse and A Witch in Isenshire are BOTH on sale this weekend for the Narratess Indie Book Sale! Grab them HERE azaleaforrest.itch.io/ but don't forget to check the great bundles too! #BookSky #Writing #IndieApril itch.io/b/3630/narra... itch.io/b/3632/narra...