Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier
@armbernier.bsky.social
Writing Caribbean joy…and mystery…one story at a time! 🇻🇮👩🏾💻🙌🏾🤩 www.ashleyruthbernier.com
Thank you so much, Wonder Woman Sixty! I’m so glad you enjoyed the read! 🌿🫖🔪🇻🇮
Crooked Lane Books@crookedlanebooks.bsky.social · 4mo ago"This book is filled with the island spirit and a culture that only makes this mystery more interesting." Thank you to Wonder Women Sixty for this great review of 🫖THE BUSH TEA MURDER🔪 by @armbernier.bsky.social! Read the review here: https://loom.ly/mcZrhWg
This review from KRLmeant so much to me!🌿🫖🔪🇻🇮
Crooked Lane Books@crookedlanebooks.bsky.social · 5mo ago“Everything a good mystery needs from captivating characters to amazing imagery and everything in between.” —Kings River Life. Read the full review of @armbernier.bsky.social's 🫖THE BUSH TEA MURDER🔪 here. https://loom.ly/U1J9B5g
Thank you so much for mentioning THE BUSH TEA MURDER! 🇻🇮🇻🇮🇻🇮
Bocas Lit Fest@bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 5mo ago📣May’s Bocas Book Bulletin is here! Featuring new Caribbean releases, awards/prizes and April’s bestsellers at @paperbasedbookshop.bsky.social! trinidadexpress.com/features/loc... #bocas2026 @chanda.blacksky.app @armbernier.bsky.social @justinhayneswriter.com
Kirkus Reviews recently included 🫖THE BUSH TEA MURDER🔪 by @armbernier.bsky.social in their list of "20 Debut Books From Exciting New Talents"! https://loom.ly/JCYvAP4
Culinary journalist Naomi Sinclair is cooking up a maelstrom of trouble upon her return to the blue waters of her native Saint Thomas in THE BUSH TEA MURDER by @armbernier.bsky.social. #ewgc #libraryreads Request on Netgalley: https://loom.ly/O_KPybI
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Time to spill the tea! Meet the cover of my debut novel-length work, The Bush Tea Murder, coming from Crooked Lane Books in April 2026! Want to win one of 5 physical galleys of the book? Enter at Goodreads between now and 11/16: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent...
I’ve been MIA for a while, but I’m ready to spill some big news this week! Stay tuned…😉🤫✍🏾
If you’re a Macavity voter and enjoy your (fictional!) murders with a side of 🇻🇮soca and mas, I’d be honored if you’d consider “Murder Can’t Stop de Carnival” (EQMM Jul/Aug ‘24)! Read here free for a limited time: ashleyruthbernier.com/blank
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@rhppress.bsky.social presents: Writing Short Crime Fiction That Stands Out. Join instructor @steveweddle.bsky.social (Author of THE COUNTY LINE) for an online course May 10-24. Learn how to craft stories that grab editors and readers alike. More info: bit.ly/3Y7LTwy
You’re going to want to get your hands on this one early—everything he writes is 🔥🔥🔥🤩🤩🤩
Rock and a Hard Place@rhppress.bsky.social · last yr.Coming soon from Rock and a Hard Place Press The day one bestselling collection from award winning author @cwblackwell.bsky.social: WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN available for preorder right now, coming July 18th.
Submissions opportunity 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 …important topic AND an awesome guest editor? Check this OUT!
Rock and a Hard Place@rhppress.bsky.social · 2y agoCALL FOR SUBMISSIONS RHP and guest editor @curtisippolito.bsky.social are looking for submissions for a new anthology - one related to climate change, the murder of the planet, and all the crimes in between. Check out the call below and get ready to submit www.rockandahardplacemag.com/climatechange
🤩🤩 What a great day when this awesome collection is out in the world! Yes, my story “A Li’l Something Extra” is in here, but there are 11 other hard hitting pieces included, and you’ll enjoy them all!
Rock and a Hard Place@rhppress.bsky.social · 2y agoNEW BOOK TIME -- Our print edition of 2024's Stone's Throw Stories is now available, wherever you purchase your books. Featuring a year's worth of the hardest hitting noir around. www.rockandahardplacemag.com/stones-throw...
NEW BOOK TIME -- Our print edition of 2024's Stone's Throw Stories is now available, wherever you purchase your books. Featuring a year's worth of the hardest hitting noir around. www.rockandahardplacemag.com/stones-throw...
Stone's Throw 2024 annual anthology — Rock and a Hard Place Press
A year's worth of the hardest hitting noir.
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I enjoyed chatting with my fellow newbies and the OG editors 😎 at @rhppress.bsky.social earlier this week! Listen in for a great conversation👇🏾
Rock and a Hard Place@rhppress.bsky.social · 2y agoRock and a hard place is storming in to the new year with a new, expanded team. Hear from our new editors and what they're looking for here: www.patreon.com/posts/new-rh...
A ❄️🌨️SNOW DAY❄️🌨️ means a WRITING day! …after playing in the snow, that is. ☃️
Final lines. I think they’re just as important as beginnings. Drop a comment, #authorfriends… what do you think you do really well?
Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 2y agoAs authors, we always talk about the things we hate about our writing. But today I want you to tell me the one thing you love about your writing. What is the one thing that you do really well?
If you’re heading to Malice Domestic, I’d be honored if you’d consider my short story, Afterglow, on your Agatha ballots! 🇻🇮🌅🤫🍹
Our latest Stone’s Throw story is up and available, and you don’t want to miss it. This one mixes classic noir tropes with a very modern character out to get hers. Read “Tempting Destinee” by Lisa Robertson, now, for free, at Stone’s Throw! www.rockandahardplacemag.com/stones-throw...
ST3.1 | "Tempting Destiny" — Rock and a Hard Place Press
Sometimes, rules are there for a reason, and grandpa's rules mean the difference between realizing your destiny, or getting fucked by fate . . .
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I doubled my author bookshelf this year! 🤩 Here’s to lots more great stories and mayhem on the page in 2025. 🥂
They sure do…I’ve got a story in this one about a quintessential part of every Virgin Islands 🇻🇮 holiday—maubi 🍺!!! Oh, and blackmail, too…
Marla Bradeen/Paige Sleuth Mystery Author@marlabradeen.bsky.social · 2y agoHave you checked out the Festive Mayhem 4 mystery and crime fiction anthology yet? Books make great gifts! www.marlabradeen.com/books/anthol... #BookSky #mystery #CrimeFiction
