"Driven from Ireland by famine, they built something that outlasted empires." 🍀📖 Excerpt from THE IRISH TIES THAT BIND by MICHAEL J. HOPKINS is live! #HistoricalFiction #FamilySaga #Ireland @mjhop.bsky.social @cathiedunn.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"How much of his soul must a man give to save his country?" 🇺🇸🔥 Excerpt and giveaway for MAIN STREET FRINGE by MATTHEW LAVOIE is live! #Political #Thriller #Giveaway @partnersincrimevbt.com archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

It's #FolkloreFriday 🦢 Last quarter moon today, and the swan feels like exactly the right folklore for it. In Welsh tradition, the swan is never simply a bird — it's a being between states, carrying enchantment as naturally as it carries its own feathers. #FolkloreFriday #WelshFolklore

"Four characters to fall for and one to keep a very close eye on." 📖✨ 4.5/5 outstanding review and giveaway for UPRISING (THE FITZJOHN DUOLOGY #1) by J.E. RIZZO! #HistoricalFiction #Fantasy #KU @xpressotours.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

Excerpt, Review, & Giveaway: Uprising (The Fitzjohn Duology #1) by J.E. Rizzo

England, 1381 AD: Blanche Fitzjohn is an outcast in her small coastal village. Not only is she the illegitimate daughter of John of Gaunt, the man responsible for her neighbors’ over-taxation, but she...

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"Hooking up for the holidays? That's as easy as untangling old Christmas lights." 🎄❤️ Showcase and author interview for YULE BE SORRY (PORTLAND SYMPHONY #4) by LONDON PRICE! #MM #Seasonal #Romance archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"A murder with too many suspects and a sheriff stretched too thin." 🕵️⚡ Guest post, excerpt and giveaway for HIDDEN CURRENTS (SHERIFF HANK WORTH MYSTERIES #8) by CLAIRE BOOTH! #Crime #Thriller #KU @claire-booth.bsky.social @partnersincrimevbt.com archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

Fancy joining our reviewing team? 📚 We're especially keen to hear from thriller and crime readers at Archaeolibrarian. Come and chat in our Facebook page/group, or apply through our website. We'd love to have you unearth stories with us! #ThrillerReaders #CrimeFiction #JoinUs

"She spotted a flaw in the dam. A bang to the head sorted out the rest." – Merissa 💧✨ 3/5 good review for EVEREST (THE CHRONICLES OF ZARA FAE #1) by RACHEL CONNELL! #PostApocalyptic #Romance #KU archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"Carmen is the villain we didn't know we needed. May her spa fail spectacularly." – Merissa 💀✨ 4/5 great review for HAUNTED HEART (A HOLIDAY BILLIONAIRE ROMANCE NOVELLA) by ANASTASIA DEAN! #Contemporary #Romance #KU archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"A missing mother, a stolen thumb drive, and everyone willing to kill for it." 🕵️⚡ Excerpt and giveaway for WORSE THAN ANY BULLET (FIDELIA MYSTERIES #2) by FELICIA WATSON! #Mystery #Thriller #KU @xpressotours.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"Two bodies, one killer, and four people who refuse to look away." 🌙🕵️ Excerpt, guest post and giveaway for AVALON MOON by MICHAEL AMOS CODY! #Psychological #Horror #Thriller #Giveaway @michaelamoscody.bsky.social @partnersincrimevbt.com archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"What started as rivalry became something neither of them could control." 🏟️🖤 Excerpt from HARD COUNT (THE PIPER ASHTON SAGA #1) by LUCAS MALONE is live! #Dark #MM #Sports #Romance @gaybookpromotions.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

Falling for a good romance this August? 💕 Bookshop.org is celebrating love all month with 15% off select romance titles. Use code RAR26 at checkout, valid from 1st to 31st August. Browse our romance picks and support indie bookshops while you're at it! bookshop.org/lists/2026-r... #BookLovers

"A colony under siege, an unlikely alliance, and no way out." 🌫️☠️ Excerpt and giveaway for A STRANGE AND TERRIBLE WONDER by NICHOLE LOUISE! #Historical #Horror #Giveaway @xpressotours.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"How much is she willing to sacrifice to expose the truth?" 🔥🕵️ Guest post, excerpt and giveaway for TEMPERATURE RISING by JOEL BURCAT is live! #Political #Suspense #Thriller #KU @partnersincrimevbt.com archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

It's #FolkloreFriday 🌿 The hazel in Welsh and Celtic tradition wasn't simply a useful tree. It overhangs the sacred pool, drops its nuts of wisdom into the water, and feeds the salmon that carries knowledge upstream. It's the source. Everything else follows from it. #FolkloreFriday #WelshFolklore

"From better sleep to seasonal sniffles, this full-colour handbook brings calm, confidence, and natural healing into your home with every recipe." 🌿✨ Book blitz for NATURAL HEALING HANDBOOK by CLIFF ADKINS is live! #Health #Nonfiction #KU #RABTBookTours archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"There's just one golden rule: some knowledge should never be shared." 📚✨ Excerpt and giveaway for THE ART OF KEEPING DANGEROUS BOOKS (THE APOTHECARY'S SECRET #8) by R.J. BLAIN! #UrbanFantasy @xpressotours.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"Before Machiavelli wrote the rules, these women were already playing the game." 🌺✨ Guest post for RENAISSANCE RIVALS by KAREN ESSEX is live! #HistoricalFiction #RenaissanceItaly #KU @cathiedunn.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"In an era that confined women, Marie refused to stay small." 🌟✨ Spotlight on MARIE CONNER: A LEADING LADY by ELLE MOTT is live! #Historical #Biographical #NonFiction @cathiedunn.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"He saved her life, but she may be about to expose his." 🦏🕵️ Guest post, excerpt and giveaway for RHINO HORN UNDERGROUND by DEVEN GREENE is live! #EcoThriller #Giveaway @partnersincrimevbt.com archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"The Norns wove their fates long before either of them chose anything." ⚔️✨ Spotlight on DRAGONSLAYER'S VALKYRIE by JENNIFER IVY WALKER! #NorseMythology #VikingRomance #Romantasy #KU @jenniferivywalker.bsky.social @cathiedunn.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"One choice to spare a girl with his dead friend's face has made Farris a traitor." 🌌🕵️ Excerpt and giveaway for OBSCURA NIGHTS by WARREN WYNN is live! #YoungAdult #Dystopian #KU @xpressotours.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

July's Storygraph stats are in! I read 21 books and 6,034 pages with an average rating of 4.0, while Debbie read 16 books and 4,127 pages with an average rating of 4.36. Between us, that's 37 books and 10,161 pages! 📚 archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website #Bookblog #Storygraph #Reading

It's #FolkloreFriday 🌾 Gŵyl Awst marked the first harvest in the Welsh Pagan calendar — not just a gathering of grain but an acknowledgement that the year had turned, that what had been planted was now coming in, and that the land deserved thanking for it. #FolkloreFriday #WelshFolklore

"Folklore, ballet, and a Russia on the brink of losing everything." 🩰✨ Spotlight on THE FERN FLOWER by ELLE MOTT is live! #HistoricalFiction #Ballet #WWI @kathleenshoop.bsky.social @cathiedunn.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"The strongest bonds form when you don't see them coming." ❤️✨ Excerpts and 4/5 great reviews for BONDED BY LOVE SERIES #1-3 by GABBI GREY are live! #Contemporary #Romance #Menage #LGBTQ+ @gaybookpromotions.bsky.social @debbiereadsbooks.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"The problem with bad decisions is you never stop wanting them." 💔✨ Excerpt and giveaway for BAD DECISIONS & BACK ROADS (SOUTHERN VETERINARY #2) by ZOE FORWARD! #Contemporary #Romance #Giveaway @xpressotours.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

Curious what Merissa has been reading this year? 👀📖 The 2026 Merissa shelf on Bookshop.org has every book, from fantasy to romance and everything in between. bookshop.org/lists/2026-m... #BookBlog #Bookish #Archaeolibrarian #StoriesWorthUnearthing

"Behind every great queen stands a woman history nearly forgot." 👑✨ Guest post for THE DUTY OF DAUGHTERS by WENDY J. DUNN is live! #HistoricalFiction #WomenInHistory #KatherineOfAragon @cathiedunn.bsky.social @wendyjdunn.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...