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"Climate collapse, warring oligarchs, a lethal android, and an AI who stopped obeying." 🌍⚡ An excerpt from WHITEGRASS by RICHARD H SMITH is live on the blog today! #CliFi #TechnoThriller #KindlePlus archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"The most frightening thing about Pulse is how reasonable it always sounds." 📱🖤 An excerpt from HOW CAN I HELP YOU TODAY? by JULIA L. RULE is live on the blog today! #Horror #PsychologicalThriller #YoungAdult #KU @partnersincrimevbt.com archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

MERISSA is currently reading THE WHITE DEER by REGINA MCBRIDE. In the summer of 1879, nineteen year old Anton Chekhov meets Vera Denisova in the Ukrainian countryside, and they struggle to come to terms with their feelings for each other. #HistoricalRussianFiction @cathiedunn.bsky.social

"The cases are complicated, but what is growing between them is far more so." An excerpt from THE DECLAN HUNT MYSTERIES series by PETER E. FENTON is live on the blog! 🔍 #Mystery #MM #SlowBurn #KU @peterefenton.bsky.social @gaybookpromotions.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"She had lost sight of why she became a doctor. Her great-aunt's story gave it back." 📷✨ A guest post and giveaway for THE LOST PHOTOGRAPH by ARCHANA MANIAR are live on the blog today! 💫🌿 #HistoricalFiction #KU @partnersincrimevbt.com archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"Yemi Uzunma is the only one willing to follow the Bazaar's trail wherever it leads." 🌐🔍 Excerpt, guest post and giveaway for SHIFTA (BAZAAR #2) by MILES JOYNER is live! #Technothriller @partnersincrimevbt.com @maroonguerilla.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"Rich in community life and quietly surprising at every turn." – Merissa 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿✨ WHEN THE STONES HELD by DAVID E OWEN earns an exceptional 5/5 stars in today's review! #WelshHistory #HistoricalFiction #KU @dai-owen.bsky.social @maryanneyarde.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"Limited options, impossible expectations, and a world that offers women very little choice." – Merissa 📖✨ 4/5 great review for LEARNING TO BREATHE AGAIN (THE WORK OF BECOMING #1) by TONYA CAM! #HistoricalFiction #WomensFiction #KU @cathiedunn.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

Only in Fairy Tales is about a woman who stopped believing she was the kind of person love happened to, and a man who already knows she’s wrong. It’s a story about being seen by someone when you’ve stopped expecting it. Pre-order open. 🌿 www.amazon.com/dp/B0HK13RS9F #OnlyInFairyTales #WelshRomance

"Traumatic, heartbreaking, and utterly impossible to put down. Highly recommended." – Merissa ⚔️💫 4/5 great review for NO MAN'S TERRITORY (THE LONG SHADOW) by DUNCAN GAYE! #HistoricalFiction #MM #WWI @duncangaye.bsky.social @gaybookpromotions.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"When justice fails, the Tribunal steps in. The question is whether they should." 🩺⚖️ 4/5 great review and giveaway for INVISIBLE JUSTICE (A KYLE MCMANN & GRAHAM KURLAND MEDICAL THRILLER #1) by GARY BROWN, MD! #MedicalThriller @partnersincrimevbt.com archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"France, Spain, Scotland, and a throne not yet fully hers to keep." 👑✨ An excerpt from WHAT LOVE E'ER MEANT (REGINA #2) by JANET WERTMAN is live on the blog today! #HistoricalFiction #BiographicalFiction @janetwertman.bsky.social @cathiedunn.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"Over tea and iced biscuits, the Bonnet Brigade declared war on the marriage mart." 🎀☕ Spotlight on THE BONNET BRIGADE (BONNET BRIGADE #1) by CHRISTY MATHESON! #HistoricalRomance #RegencyRomance #KU @christy-matheson.bsky.social @cathiedunn.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

MERISSA is currently reading WHEN THE STONES HELD by DAVID E. OWEN. Inspired by the true story of William Edwards, the self-taught Welsh stonemason who built the bridge that gave birth to Pontypridd. @dai-owen.bsky.social @maryanneyarde.bsky.social #KindleUnlimited #HistoricalFiction #WelshHistory

"Loved the letters!" – Debbie 📬❤️ 5/5 exceptional excerpt and review for FROM A TO US (VERMONT TRAILBLAZERS #3) by AMY AISLIN! #Contemporary #MM #Romance #IceHockey @aislinnarcher.bsky.social @gaybookpromotions.bsky.social @debbiereadsbooks.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

MERISSA is currently reading LEARNING TO BREATHE AGAIN by TONYA CAM. In Depression era Florida, Mary and Elena, two women carrying griefs they rarely speak of, form a friendship that dares them to want more than the lives they're expected to live. #KU #KindleUnlimited @cathiedunn.bsky.social

"The closer Rachel gets to the truth, the worse it looks for Caleb." 🔍🖤 An excerpt, a guest post, and a giveaway for OUTAGE by MIKE TRIGG are live on the blog today! ⚡✨ #DomesticSuspense #PsychologicalThriller @partnersincrimevbt.com archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"In Washington, the most dangerous thing a man can do is tell the truth." 🇺🇸🔥 Audio excerpt from DEBT RECKONING: TEETERING ON THE BRINK (WAYWARD PATRIOT) by JACK MEYER is live! #PoliticalThriller archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

September's Storygraph stats are in! I read 20 books and 5,848 pages with an average rating of 4.18, while Debbie matched me book for book with 20 books and 6,742 pages with an average rating of 4.38! 📚 New reviewers welcome! archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website #Bookblog #Storygraph #Reading

"She survived the cure, but the boy who infected her is harder to escape." 🧟💜 Blitz and giveaway for LOVE AND OTHER CURES FOR THE RECENTLY UNDEAD by H.J. RAMSAY is live! #NewAdult #PostApocalyptic #Romance #KU @xpressotours.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"What happens when the life you built around someone else falls apart?" – Merissa 💔✨ 3.5/5 very good review, excerpt, and giveaway for ALL THAT WAS LEFT UNSAID by DANIELLE DRAGONA! #WomensFiction #PsychologicalFiction #KU @partnersincrimevbt.com archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"A quiet life in Devon, upended by a hold-up and a doctor she cannot forget." – Merissa 🌿✨ A 4/5 great review for THE HIDDEN (THE SECRET TALES #4) by SANNA BRAND is live! #Historical #Mystery #Romance archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"Wanting Skaggs was the first thing Mora ever did just for herself." 🔥💜 An excerpt from THE CRUCIBLE by AOIBH WOOD is live on the blog today! #Adult #FF #Fantasy #Romance #Sapphic @aoibhwood.com @gaybookpromotions.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"Drug violence, a militia on the border, and one detective working out who stands to gain." 🕵️⚡ Guest post, excerpt and giveaway for DARKNESS FALLS (A DETECTIVE NATHAN PARKER NOVEL #5) by JAMES L'ETOILE! @jamesletoile.bsky.social @partnersincrimevbt.com archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"The Scottish Highlands are hiding far more than anyone realised." 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌙 3.5/5 very good review for UNVEILED (MONARCHS OF MAGIC #1) by SUSAN MAC NICOL is live! #DarkFantasy #Paranormal #MM @susanmacnicol.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"Exiled from England, tested by war, and forced to choose who he truly is." ⚔️📖 An audio excerpt from SWORD BRETHREN (THE NORTHERN CRUSADER CHRONICLES #1) by JON BYRNE, narrated by KERRY HUTCHINSON, is live on the blog today! #HistoricalAdventure archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"A coordinated attack, a ticking clock, and a conspiracy reaching the very highest levels of power." ⚡🕵️ Guest post, excerpt, and a giveaway for BLACKOUT (JAKE BENDEL THRILLERS #3) by J. LUKE BENNECKE are live! #TechnoThriller @partnersincrimevbt.com archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

Such a heartfelt #guestpost on Archaeolibrarian… the inspiration behind EVERYONE IS PERFECT HERE is deeply personal and beautifully shared 💔📚 This one really stays with you… and makes the book hit even harder. pictbooks.tours/Ko7nz3nf @archaeolibrarian.bsky.social #Bookish #ThrillerReads

MERISSA is currently reading ALL THAT WAS LEFT UNSAID by Danielle Dragona. At seventy, Katrina believed she understood her marriage, until her husband's death unravels everything. A tender story of grief, betrayal and quiet courage. 📖 #WomensFiction #KU #KindleUnlimited @partnersincrimevbt.com

MERISSA is currently reading THE HIDDEN by SANNA BRAND. In quiet Devon, Lady Amalie Northbrooke's ordered life unravels when her brother returns after eleven years, and a death at Mere Manor pulls her into danger alongside Dr Richard Cartwell. #HistoricalRomance #KU #KindleUnlimited

The Secret Diary of Eleanor Cobham: A young duchess is found guilty of sorcery and witchcraft. Centuries later her secret diary is discovered hidden under floorboards in Beaumaris Castle and her true story can be told. mybook.to/SecretDiary #HistoricalFiction #audiobooks

WHO’S OUT THERE by Westley Smith is a very quick read that I read in a day. This book is for fans of 1990’s thriller movies ... the setting of a cold winter storm adds an extra layer to the story. - Catreader18 | pictbooks.tours/18OAwaI6 #MysteryThriller #TwistyThriller #BookRec

DEBBIE is currently reading THE CRUCIBLE by AOIBH WOOD. At the Empire's war academy, Mora hides who she is until Liora Skaggs sees through it. #Adult #FF #Fantasy #Romance #Sapphic #Romantasy #DarkElements @aoibhwood.com @gaybookpromotions.bsky.social @debbiereadsbooks.bsky.social

"Every murder looks like natural causes; only the doctors know otherwise." 🩺🔍 Guest post, excerpt and giveaway for INVISIBLE JUSTICE (A KYLE MCMANN & GRAHAM KURLAND MEDICAL THRILLER) by GARY BROWN MD! #MedicalThriller #Giveaway @partnersincrimevbt.com archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"Nazis, secret police, and more visas than you can shake a stick at." 📚✨ THE LAST LIBRARY OF PARIS by KERRY BARRETT earns a full and exceptional 5 out of 5 stars in today's review by Merissa! #HistoricalFiction #NetGalley @kerrybean73.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"In Forest Falls, the old magic stirs for those who need it most." 🎠✨ Spotlight and giveaway for THE MIDNIGHT CAROUSEL (A FOREST FALLS FROLIC #2) by HANNA PARKS! #Seasonal #Fantasy #Romance @hannaparkauthor.bsky.social @maryanneyarde.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"I loved how the relationship between Amalie and Richard grew naturally." 🌿✨ 5/5 exceptional review for THE HIDDEN (THE SECRET TALES) by SANNA BRAND is live! #HistoricalRomance @debbiereadsbooks.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"The closer they get to the truth, the closer they get to death." 🕵️⚡ Excerpt and giveaway for THREE STEPS BEHIND (JEOPARDY FALLS #1) by DANI PETTREY! #RomanticSuspense #Thriller #Giveaway @partnersincrimevbt.com archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"Trauma, grief, and a twisted tale that refuses to let go." 🔍🖤 3.5/5 very good review and giveaway for MAYBE YOU LIED by JENNIFER SADERA is live! #Psychological #DomesticSuspense #Giveaway @partnersincrimevbt.com archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"An immortal alchemist, her mortal fiancé, and a gargoyle chef turned detective." 🎂🔍 Author interview, excerpt and giveaway for THE ALCHEMIST OF ALL HALLOWS EVE by GIGI PANDIAN! #CozyMystery #Fantasy @partnersincrimevbt.com archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"The idyllic life they built together hid something neither was ready for." 🧶✨ Guest post for FRAYING SKEINS (THE SILVER SAMPLER SERIES #3) by NANCY JARDINE is live! #HistoricalSaga #ScottishSaga #KU @nansjar23.bsky.social @cathiedunn.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"What started as a contract became something neither of them could name." 🖤✨ Excerpt from WONDER BOY: OWNED (GLOBAL COMBAT LEAGUE #1) by CALAN MERCER is live! #Contemporary #MM #BDSM #Romance #KU @gaybookpromotions.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"Young love, obsession, and two people who see each other completely." 🖤✨ 5/5 exceptional review for HILARINA AND THE OGRE / THE OGRE COMES HOME by OCTOBER ARDEN! #Contemporary #MM #Romance #KU @octoberarden.bsky.social @gaybookpromotions.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

UNVEILED (MONARCHS OF MAGIC #1) by SUSAN MAC NICOL. Now reading this dark fantasy thriller, thick with paranormal suspense and simmering tension. Looking forward to seeing where this one goes. @susanmacnicol.bsky.social books2read.com/u/4jlWev #DarkFantasy #Paranormal #Thriller #Suspense

"One wartime decision shaped every year that followed, and one letter brought it all back." 📜 ✨ Excerpt and giveaway for ALL THAT REMAINS by SAMANTHA GROSSER is live! #Adult #HistoricalRomance @xpressotours.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"A contaminated vaccine changed humanity, and the killings are only the beginning." 🧬🔍 Excerpt and giveaway for BLOOD BECOMING: HALVYN DAWN by GAIL WATERHOUSE is live! #Crime #Thriller #Giveaway @partnersincrimevbt.com archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"A dangerous frontier, a vengeful king, and one woman's unbreakable will." 👑✨ Spotlight on BRAVING THE DAWN (COURTING THE SUN #2) by PEGGY JOQUE WILLIAMS! #HistoricalFiction #Romance #KU @peggyjoquewilliams.bsky.social @cathiedunn.bsky.social archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post...

"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