Val Poore
@vallypee.bsky.social
Memoir author & blogger from UK & South Africa. Historic barge owner, dog lover. Africa is in my blood, France in in my soul. I live in the Netherlands and love the waterways. Other stuff? #F1 #welovememoirs #LH44 No politics. No DMs, unless I know you.🇿🇦🇳🇱
A terrific, edge of the seat read. @lisettebrodey.bsky.social knows how to keep the reader hooked. Her writing has pace, style, authenticity and great dialogue! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
lisettebrodey@lisettebrodey.bsky.social · 6d agoTOO FAR STANDING STILL 🌆 "A dark, relentlessly paced book that is gripping, complex, and mind-bending. At every turn, the author reels the reader into an edgy, suspenseful web of intrigue that keeps them fully captivated." mybook.to/TFSS 📗 #suspense 💥 #KindleUnlimited 💥
Huge thanks to @sallycronin.bsky.social for this: Smorgasbord Book Promotions 2026 - Share an Excerpt - Boost one of your books #Romantic #Comedy How to Breed Sheep, Geese and English Eccentrics by Valerie Poore smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2026/07/22/smo… #blogging #bookpromos
My blog this week takes us to the Leopold canal in Belgium rivergirlrotterdam.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-le opold-canal-forgotten-treasure.html #Blogging #Travel #MondayBlogs #PlacesOfInterest #Belgium
Sometimes short stories are just what I need. Here's a collection by @sallycronin.bsky.social that's a delight to read, and this is my review: goodreads.com/review/show/... #BooksWorthReading #shortstories #fiction #reviews
Many thanks to @caasbrey.bsky.social @uphilldowndalew.bsky.social @werk.bsky.social @lisettebrodey.bsky.social and @sallycronin.bsky.social for the kind likes and reposts. They are so much appreciated. Here's a photo of our harbour that I took this morning.
Escape on a boat To live life afloat Away from it all But within easy call Join me from your chair And feel the clear air Of a canal in the breeze As you read at your ease All three books just $/€2.99 each on #KindleUK! Free on #KU #welovememoirs amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D77WTCYP
Looking for holiday reads? Try these two reduced to $1.99/£1.49 for 10 more days! mybook.to/BeneathACopper Sky "this novel is a kind of love story to South Africa" mybook.to/BreedingEccent rics "a perfect blend of humor, heart, and the peculiar joy of rural English life" #BooksToRead
Bitter Almonds & Jasmine. Dominic Piper. "Another in a great series - thrilling, sexy, innovative and gripping." - Thomas Courrier. viewbook.at/BAAJ #MustRead #DanielBeckett #PrivateDetective #Standalone #London #PrivateInvestigator #Thriller
I loved this book. It was such a compelling and emotionally charged read!
lisettebrodey@lisettebrodey.bsky.social · 4w agoTOO FAR STANDING STILL 🌆 "The twisted plots with so much action will keep you intrigued from the first page. The characters are reckless, captivating, & intense on so many levels. There is so much action in this novel that you want to turn the page for the following plot." 💥 mybook.to/TFSS 📗 #KU
Thank you so much, @sallycronin.bsky.social!
Sally Cronin@sallycronin.bsky.social · last mo.Smorgasbord Summer Book Fair - #Travel #Albania Jacqueline Lambert, #Barge #Canals #Continent Valerie Poore, #Travel Greece Sally Jane Smith smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2026/07/04/s... @vallypee.bsky.social
Looking for summer books to relax with? Try these two reduced to $1.99/£1.49 for the next two weeks! mybook.to/BeneathACopp... "this novel is a kind of love story" mybook.to/BreedingEcce... "a perfect blend of humor, heart, and the peculiar joy of rural English life" #BooksToRead
My blog this week, just in time for #TravelTuesday rivergirlrotterdam.blogspot.com/2026/06/dogs-d elft-and-dads-birthday.html #Delft #Netherlands #Blogging
The best Victorian fiction since Dickens, in my humble opinion. #historicalfiction #detectives #bookstoread
Carol Hedges@riotgrandma.bsky.social · last yr.🎩📚🎩📚🎩📚🎩📚🎩 Join Scotland Yard’s Detective Division as they hunt down criminals through the murky gaslit streets of 1860s London! THE VICTORIAN DETECTIVES Author.to/Victoriancrime 11 books, over 2,000 reviews. Pure unadulterated escapism! #booksky #historicalfiction #books #crimefiction
This UK kindle special deal ends on the 30th! If you fancy the idea of canal cruising, why not sample what it’s really for just 99p now! #boatlife #canalcruise #travel #welovememoirs #KindleUK #sale #booksale
Val Poore@vallypee.bsky.social · 2mo agoTo cruise a canal on big boats or small Is how many folk get away from it all But if that's not an option There's just one solution Join me from your chair and fare with me there All 3 books just 99p each on #KindleUK! Free on #KU #welovememoirs amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D77WTCYP
This 12 minute film is part of my history now. I still feel quite emotional watching it. We had such a lovely time going to this historic boat festival in 2004 on my own 128-year-old barge: youtu.be/MXsr2wFVp9A?...
Trip to the LVBHB reunion festival in DenHaag 2004
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Me too, always. I was delighted to be able to self-publish her own book of poems before she died. It's the best epitaph! 😍 www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Nature-...
Jane certainly saved me a lot of headaches and the result was my #poetry collection, 'Why It’s Better To Be Struggling Half-way Up A High Hill On Your Own'. I'm still delighted with it. www.amazon.co.uk/Better-Strug... It wouldn't have happened without @janes-studio.bsky.social! 🤩🤩🤩
Jane's Studio@janes-studio.bsky.social · 2mo ago🌟Tip for Indie Authors: always request your interior designer to format your manuscript for BOTH print & eBook. It saves time, money, and headaches. I can help with both.👍 www.janecornwell.co.uk #SelfPublishingTips #indieauthors
#flowers #summerflowers #wildflowers #photography Rose of Sharon (Hypericum calycinum) & Red Campion (Silene dioica).
My blog takes you to lovely Middelburg in Zeeland. I hope you enjoy visiting it with me! rivergirlrotterdam.blogspot.com/2026/06/brain-… #blogging #travel #welovememoirs #MondayBlogs
Is this worth a share? Maybe. It's my YouTube channel, so if you feel like taking a look and adding your name to my subscriber list, I'd be over the moon! www.youtube.com/@valpoore
Val Poore
Messing about on boats is pretty much my reason for being. All my videos are snapshots of my waterways life in the Netherlands, both on and off my barge. I’ve also written several books about my boat ...
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I’ve been having a bit of fun with Edits lately. Another way to waste time! 🤣 Here’s a short trailer for my boat travel memoirs youtube.com/shorts/g1x_m...
Trailer for the Faring on the Shoe series #boating #travel #memoirs #books
YouTube video by Val Poore
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To cruise a canal on big boats or small Is how many folk get away from it all But if that's not an option There's just one solution Join me from your chair and fare with me there All 3 books just 99p each on #KindleUK! Free on #KU #welovememoirs amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D77WTCYP
I love @lisettebrodey.bsky.social’s books. These are on my tbr list. #mustread
lisettebrodey@lisettebrodey.bsky.social · 2mo agoMYSTICAL HIGH: Bk 1, The Desert Series Trilogy 🌵🌞 In Mystekal, a small, dying town in the So. CA desert, only 75 students attend the old, sometimes creepy high school dubbed “Mystical High,” where strange things have been known to happen. mybook.to/MysticalHigh 📗 #YA #paranormal #KU Always #99c
Top reads! Every one of them!
Carol Hedges@riotgrandma.bsky.social · last yr.🎩📚🎩📚🎩📚🎩📚🎩 Join Scotland Yard’s Detective Division as they hunt down criminals through the murky gaslit streets of 1860s London! THE VICTORIAN DETECTIVES Author.to/Victoriancrime 11 books, over 2,000 reviews. Pure unadulterated escapism! #booksky #historicalfiction #books #crimefiction
