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Janet Raye Stevens/Evie Kelley

@authorjrstevens.bsky.social

Mom, tea drinker (ok, tea guzzler), writes smart, stealthily romantic stories of the mystery, history, & time travel kind. Also scribbling YA & sci-fi adventures as Evie Kelley.

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Janet Raye Stevens/Evie Kelley @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 11h ago

#TimeTravelAuthors Day 5 He poured her a whiskey. Nothing but the best Kentucky bourbon for Virginia. When he found her, she would’ve been grateful for a bottle of rotgut & bail money. She patted the seat of the chair next to her. “Sit. Tell me what those mean G-Men said to make you look so glum.”

Image: the #TimeTravelAuthors hashtag and the time travel monthly writing prompts for August. All time travel authors are welcome to join in with excerpts and comments from their work on odd days throughout the month using the hashtag. The prompt for August 5th is post-sized snippet, optional word bitter/sour/mean.

Text: #TimeTravelAuthors Day 5
He poured her a whiskey. Nothing but the best Kentucky bourbon for her. When he found her, she would’ve been grateful for a bottle of rotgut & bail money.

She patted the seat of the chair next to her. “Sit. Tell me what those mean G-Men said to make you look so glum.”

Image: Image of a young woman dressed in a red 1940s wool coat, a red hat, and blue gloves. She looks back over her shoulder as she races along a wintery stretch of beach at night. Layered over the image is a series of book covers with the same image and the author's name Janet Raye Stevens and the book's title, A Moment After Dark: A World War II Paranormal Suspense. Text above the book covers reads: She sees the future with a touch. A powerful gift in a time of war. The enemy wants her. The Allies need her.

Janet Raye Stevens/Evie Kelley @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 12h ago

🫖 Teapot Tuesdays (a bit late)! This wee teashop pot has a fun story. Long ago, my kids bought it to replace a not-quite-identical pot they broke while horsing around in the house. They felt wicked guilty, but truth is I never noticed the difference until they told me. 😂

Text: Teapot Tuesdays (a bit late)! This wee teashop pot has a fun story. Long ago, my kids bought it to replace a not-quite-identical pot they broke while horsing around in the house. They felt wicked guilty, but truth is I never noticed the difference until they told me.

Image: a small teapot with a painted front of windows, a door, and a sign saying Tea Shop.

Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · yesterday

Retirement was supposed to mean naps and paperbacks—until Lily finds a body in the community pool. Drowning in Deception by Susanna Sullivan is a cozy mystery with real stakes: blackmail, veteran PTSD, and a neighborhood that [1/2] buff.ly/rJTMIiX #DrowningInDeception #SusannaSullivan

Janet Raye Stevens/Evie Kelley @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · yesterday

Aug 4th is Chocolate Chip Cookie Day & here I am to tempt you with one of my DH's famous CC cookies paired with my most fun book, Beryl Blue, Time Cop! I share the recipe in my newsletter once a year, but the book's available any time! books2read.com/u/3LVgJ5 #TimeTravelAuthors #timetravelbooks

Jeb 🏳️‍⚧️ Time Paradox: Exposition @jebdarsh.bsky.social · 4d ago

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The Martian Diaries 👽 The War Of The Worlds Sequel @martiandiaries.bsky.social · 2d ago

12 new fantasy and science fiction books to read in August 2026 buff.ly/KOFGaCp This interesting and diverse list @WICnet includes release dates and the actual book descriptions from the publisher, giving you plenty of flavour for each story. #SciFiBooks #Fantasy #SFF #ScienceFiction

12 new fantasy and science fiction books to read in August 2026

These books will help you transition to the end of summer vacation.

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Janet Raye Stevens/Evie Kelley @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 3d ago

#TimeTravelAuthors Day 3 A Moment After Dark is set in 1941 in a fictional version of Gloucester, MA, the US's oldest seaport (founded 1623!). It's foggy & gloomy in winter, which I use to create a moody tone in this tale of a woman whose ability to see the future gets her into a lot of trouble.

Image: A book cover is superimposed over a blue background of a starry sky. The image on the book cover is of a young woman dressed in a red 1940s wool coat, a red hat, and blue gloves. She looks back over her shoulder as she races along a wintery stretch of beach at night. the book's title is A Moment After Dark: A World War II Paranormal Suspense, by Janet Raye Stevens. Text to the left of the cover reads: She sees the future with a touch. A powerful gift in a time of war. The enemy wants her. The Allies need her.

Janet Raye Stevens/Evie Kelley @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 3d ago

#TimeTravelAuthors Day 1: Intro w/wish At first, #librarian Beryl Blue wishes she hadn't fallen off that ladder and into a #timetravel journey to 1943 to save a soldier from an assassin. Not long after she meets soldier Sully, she takes back that wish and does whatever she can to keep him safe.

Image: A list of the #TimeTravelAuthors hashtag and monthly writing prompts for August. All time travel authors are welcome to join in with excerpts and comments from their work on odd days throughout the month using the hashtag. The prompt for August 1st is to introduce your story, optional word "wish."

Post text: #TimeTravelAuthors Day 1

At first, #librarian Beryl Blue wishes she hadn't fallen off that ladder & into a #timetravel journey to 1943 to save a soldier from an assassin. Not long after she meets soldier Sully, she takes back that wish & does whatever she can to keep him safe.

Book promo image of a twenty-something woman with wavy dark hair, bright red lipstick, and wearing a long, olive green wool coat of World War II Army vintage. She looks anxiously over her shoulder at a cityscape at night, with searchlight beams cutting across a teal-colored sky and lighting up old-fashioned propellor-powered airplanes overhead. At the foot of the image are three book covers from various devices--tablet, phone, and print. Text on the left reads: Her mission, save the soldier, save the future. Even if she loses her heart. Beryl Blue, Time Cop, a WWII time travel adventure.

Kelsey Ketch 🕊️🌻🫒🐈‍⬛@kelseyketch.bsky.social · 3d ago

Raised as a Son of Set, Seth was always told, "Love is for the weak." But when he meets Natti, he begins to question every teaching he has ever learned. 🏫🎭 📜🪄 ❤️‍🔥🥀 Older Teen | Dark Mystic Fantasy | 1 of 3 Available on Kobo Plus & more. Links ⤵️ Cover by Under Cover Designs. 💙📚 🪐📚

Arrow teaser for Daughter of Isis by Kelsey Ketch. Text: First of a Trilogy, Third Person POV, Forbidden Love, Past Tense, Dark Fantasy, Teen Drama, Egyptian Mythology. Graphic and cover by Under Cover Designs. No generative AI was used.

Janet Raye Stevens/Evie Kelley @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 3d ago

Without downloading new pics, what is it like dating you?

Kelsey Ketch 🕊️🌻🫒🐈‍⬛@kelseyketch.bsky.social · 3d ago

Without downloading new pics, what is it like dating you?

The Margret @themargret.bsky.social · 3d ago

She took the night train every Thursday. No one knew where it went. Free Sci-Fi books.bookfunnel.com/august2026sc... Free SF&F books.bookfunnel.com/fantasyscifi... FREE Stories for August! books.bookfunnel.com/freestoriesf... #booksky #sciencefiction #cyberpunk #reading #speculativefiction

Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 4d ago

I saw yesterday that some right-wing outlets were running stories about me, which I’m used to. But this time I’m going to say something about it, because these were framed to imply that I was aligned with their own transphobia. ⬇️

Mayken Brünings @maykenalanna.bsky.social · 4d ago

#Paris2024 Part 5 of #ParisGamesToldByaLocal holds a surprise development no one had on their Games bingo card. Only a few weeks before the Olympics opening ceremony, and a lot is still happening! Check it out! The series continues, a new post every 3 days! www.maykenbruenings.com/the-paris-ga...

The Paris Games, Part Five: Wait what?

July 2024 starts with a snap election, the Tour de France, and Bastille Day.

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Author Krishna Prasanth Guttikonda @krishna-author.bsky.social · 4d ago

The Celestial Rift a.co/d/0bqVUJ6W #booksky

At the bleeding edge of the solar system, where the known universe surrenders to uncharted dark, a cosmic anomaly awakens. For centuries, mankind gazed at the stars believing it had tamed the void — but some boundaries were never meant to be crossed. The Celestial Rift is a high-stakes, dark science fiction epic that plunges readers into the heart of cosmic terror, ancient enigmas, and the frail resilience of the human spirit.

Janet Raye Stevens/Evie Kelley @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 4d ago

Lea Kirk's books are both swoony and sensational!

Lea Kirk@leakirk.bsky.social · 5d ago

August is #NationalRomanceAwarenessMonth & #NationalHappinessHappensMonth. Celebrate both by reading all my books! www.leakirk.com/my-books.html #scifiromance #summerreading #beachreads #alienromance

Janet Raye Stevens/Evie Kelley @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 5d ago

Ella plays Twister for one. #caturday

Janet Raye Stevens/Evie Kelley @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 6d ago

There's a lot one can say about MGM's 1940 production of Pride & Prejudice, but Aldous Huxley as screenwriter certainly was a choice.🧐

Candace Hill @candacehill.bsky.social · 6d ago

We have a lot of fun, and some really cool text shares, too.

Julie Bihn, author of Titanic Voyage@juliebihn.bsky.social · 6d ago

I'd love to see some new faces (avatars?) on #TimeTravelAuthors in August! If you wrote, write, or will write #TimeTravel, please join us!

#TimeTravelAuthors
August 2026

1. Introduce your story (optional: use the word "wish")
3. Where does your main character live/where are they from?
5. Wednesday POST-SIZED snippet (optional word: bitter/sour/mean)
7. If your work was an ice cream flavor, what would it be?
9. Why do you think people enjoy time-travel stories?
11. Character with tattoo/scar/distinguishing mark (Candace Hill)
13. Advice your character would give about time travel
15. Saturday excerpt (optional word: match/same)
17. Does anyone travel to the future? What did they (or would they) think of it? (NaraMoore)
19. Wednesday POST-SIZED snippet (optional word: many)
21. A character quirk (or your quirk!)
23. Pets or animals in your story (asked by popular demand)
25. Emojis your character/s would use
27. Something you'll write/publish in the future
29. Saturday excerpt (optional word: craft/project)
31. Author's choice/promo

All time-travel authors and published works, WIPs, etc. welcome!

MK Alexander @smartreads.bsky.social · last wk.

⚓️ 💫The Seven Sisters An epic tale of sailors in space #steampunk #analog #scifi #epic #bookseries #action #adventure #KU 💙📚🛸 Books 1-5… www.amazon.com/dp/B0852NFWYY

Janet Raye Stevens/Evie Kelley @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · last wk.

#TimeTravelAuthors Day 27 My story's time travel always surprises me - the emotional wallop it gives Beryl, and also putting her thru its physical impact, lines like: "My body seized, as if someone applied defibrillator paddles directly to my forehead & cranked them to eleven." I'm so mean, lol!

Square image with the #TimeTravelAuthors hashtag and the time travel monthly writing prompts for June. All time travel authors are welcome to join in with excerpts and comments from their work on odd days throughout the month using the hashtag. The prompt for July 27th: Does your story's time travel ever surprise you?

Answer: My story's time travel always surprised me - the emotional wallop it gives Beryl, and also putting her thru its physical impact, lines like: "My body seized, as if someone applied defibrillator paddles directly to my forehead & cranked them to eleven." I'm so mean, lol!

The image is a book series promo with a background of the setting sun and a purplish 3-story building; light spills out of the building's upper floor window, framing the silhouette of a man gazing out. Text at the top reads: The Beryl Blue, Time Cop Adventures in Time; text at the footer reads: 5 stars, a perfect blend of historical fiction, a bit of sci-fi, and wonderful romance. At the center are pictures of three book covers in the Beryl Blue time travel adventures: Beryl Blue, Time Cop (center), It's Been A Long, Long Time (right), and Every Time We Say Goodbye (left).

MK Alexander @smartreads.bsky.social · last wk.

🦣 Younger Dryas A spooky town in upstate NY, a missing persons case, a subterranean city. #Detective #Mystery #HollowEarth #Prehistory #Mesolithic #KindleUnlimited #Suspense #Adventure #Utopia 📚💙 www.amazon.com/dp/B0DB2P815W

Janet Raye Stevens/Evie Kelley @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · last wk.

It's the final week of the #Smashwords Summer SaIe! Find all my books 1/2 off, including my new #scifi #suspense, THE NASCENT BLOOM. If you like a fast-moving suspense with space pirates & kissing, you'll love this! #booksky www.smashwords.com/profile/view... www.smashwords.com/profile/view...

It's the final week of the #Smashwords Summer Sale! Find all my books 1/2 off, including my new #scifi #suspense, THE NASCENT BLOOM. If you like a fast-moving suspense with space pirates & kissing, you'll love this! #booksky

(The promo graphic features the cover for THE NASCENT BLOOM, with text at the top reading: 5 stars, I couldn't put it down. The book's awards are listed to the left of the cover image: RWA's PRISM award finalist, Killer Nashville's Silver Falchion award finalist, and the Claymore Award finalist & top pick.)

Janet Raye Stevens/Evie Kelley @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · last wk.

“post a picture of yourself in sunglasses” (me looking glam, Kenmore Square Boston, 1985)

Kelly Heard@meankellyjean.bsky.social · last wk.

“post a picture of yourself in sunglasses” (this is me collecting seashells at my favorite beach)

Lea Kirk @leakirk.bsky.social · 2w ago

It's #AllOrNothingDay! Do eet! www.leakirk.com/my-books.html #scifiromance #alienromance #paranormalromance #SFR #PNR #booksky #readallthebooks

RAELLE LOGAN, Romance Novelist, Pirates @raellelogan.bsky.social · 2w ago

A PIRATE'S WHISPER IN TIME A Whisper Across Centuries. A Pirate Accused of a Woman’s Murder. A Love Time cannot Deny. Areena Slade steps into a mysterious castle's cavern and falls into the past. #TimeTravel #booklovers #booklover #romance #pirates #PirateBooks

Janet Raye Stevens/Evie Kelley @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 2w ago

Fabulous read - a tense and emotional historical fiction with a time travel twist. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐😍

Julie Bihn, author of Titanic Voyage@juliebihn.bsky.social · last mo.

In Eloy, Arizona, a theme park worker time travels back to the Titanic. Can he rescue a sweet victim who only wants to save others? If he offers her a new beginning, what life will she choose? Titanic Voyage, on all platforms. Immigrants' Journey, coming soon. Links in comments! #TimeTravelAuthors

#TimeTravelAuthors
July 2026

1. Introduce your time travel story (optional: like a summer action movie)
3. Main character's appearance
5. First time someone time travels
7. Memorable weather in your story
9. What's a lie a character believes about themselves?
11. Saturday excerpt (optional word: breathe/breath)
13. A character's favorite color
15. Wednesday POST-SIZED snippet (optional word: fail/loss)
17. How honorable are your characters?
19. Any similarities across your works?
21. Anything your characters time travel to fix?
23. Tip for writing time travel
25. Saturday excerpt (optional word: unite/together)
27. Does your story's time travel ever surprise you?
29. Wednesday POST-SIZED snippet (optional word: proof/prove)
31. Author's choice/promo

All time-travel authors and published works, WIPs, etc. welcome!
To join, just answer the prompts on odd days, using the hashtag #TimeTravelAuthors

Questions? @juliebihn.bsky.social or @juliebihn.mastodon.social

Lea Kirk @leakirk.bsky.social · 2w ago

#Preorderalert! A new charity anthology benefitting Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) in support of Venezuela earthquake relief. books2read.com/unshaken-ant... Release day: Aug. 4, 2026 #romance #charityanthology #UnshakenAnthology #booksky #romancelandia

RAELLE LOGAN, Romance Novelist, Pirates @raellelogan.bsky.social · 2w ago

A man's alluring whisper calls to Areena Slade as she explores the ruins of Britain's Blackriver Castle - is she hearing a ghost, a seductive voice on the wind, or is something far more sinister afoot? A PIRATE'S WHISPER IN TIME www.amazon.com/author/raellelogan #timetravel #PirateBooks

Lea Kirk @leakirk.bsky.social · 2w ago

Very near future alien invasion romance. www.leakirk.com/the-prophecy... #scifiromance #bluealienromance #notsolittlegreenmen #alieninvasionromance #SciFiAdventure #spaceoperaromance #firstcontactromance #weekendreads #beachreads #booksky #summerreading

Janet Raye Stevens/Evie Kelley @authorjrstevens.bsky.social · 2w ago

Moo-cow cat Ella is ready for her close-up. #Caturday