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Deborah Miles
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Book blogger and indie author supporting other indie authors.
My blog: https://againsttheflowpress.blogspot.com/
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I'm on the #blogtour with a #Bookreview for
A Family for Christmas in Pelican Crossing
by Maggie Christensen
Loved this #book
Love this #series
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#womensfiction #contemporaryfiction #laterinliferomance #secondchances
Blog tour header showing the book cover for the novel A Family for Christmas in Pelican Criossing, the book title and the tour dates 4th to 10th November 2025
November 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Lovely surprise to receive these #goodies from the #blogtour #giveaway to #win a set of signed paperbacks in the Teapots & Tequila Shots #series
Thank you KL Crear
I loved The Reinvention of Lottie Potts & look forward to meeting Evelyn Weaver & Lila Glover soon
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November 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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#bookreview Champagne for Breakfast
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Another story by Maggie Christensen that I have devoured & highly recommend to readers who enjoy a mature romance
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#fiction #romanticreads #contemporaryromance #laterinliferomance #womensfiction #novel
November 2, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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Look what arrived today!
I won the #raffle on the A Ticket To Ride #blogtour
A big thank you to Sue Wickstead for the set of bus 3D templates & Jay-Jay The Supersonic Bus #childrenspicturebook
@rararesources.bsky.social #ATicketToRide #Giveaway
November 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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#Bookreview of #ColdGrave the last instalment in the Detective Gaby Darin #series
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A #policeprocedural which I found both intriguing and unsettling
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Cold Grave<br><span class="head2">Book 6 of 6: Detective Gaby Darin</span>
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October 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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#Bookreview A Ticket to Ride by Sue Wickstead has something for everyone.
This is probably my favouite #childrensbook & highly recommend for early readers.
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#picturebook #rhymes #riddles #childrensfiction
#christmasgifts #stockingfiller #indieauthor
October 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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I'm on a #blogtour for Eliza J Scott's latest addition to her #MicklewickBay #series
A Snowy Seaside Christmas
& have an interview with the author to share with you today
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#AuthorInterview #holidayfiction #contemporaryromance #womensfiction #fiction
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October 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Today I have a #bookreview of The Wordsmith's Guide to Planning the Perfect Plot by Elizabeth M. Hurst
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I found this book very useful in offering advice & tools which help the writer to plan their stories more effectively
#blogtour @rararesources.bsky.social #nonfiction #writing
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October 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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#BookReview Killing Time in Charleston by Tom Turner
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#crimefiction #fiction #policeprocedural #indieauthor #DecTheShelves
October 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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For my stop on the #blogtour for the #fakedating #romcom
My Rock Star Neighbor
by Kathy Strobos
I've a #bookreview of this very entertaining & highly recommended #story
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@rararesources.bsky.social #romance #RockStarRomance #fiction #novel #NewYorkSpark #series
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October 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Today on my blog at buff.ly/4OQWTuU
I'm sharing an #extract from Gethyn Jones's #romance #suspense Fatal Equation which is on a #blogtour organised by @rararesources.bsky.social

#womensfiction #fiction #novel #romanticthriller
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October 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Today I am on a #blogtour for the recently published #novel A New Life in Amsterdam by Helga Jensen & have a #guestpost about the inspirational setting for her latest #story
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@rararesources.bsky.social #womenscontemporyfiction #romance #fiction
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October 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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For my 2nd #blogtour today I've got a #bookreview of
Be Our Ghost (The Duchess Hotel Series Book #2)
by Carla Luna
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Enjoyable story with a very satisfying ending
@rararesources.bsky.social #romcom #contemporaryromance
#PublicationDayPush #spicyromance #novel #fiction
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October 6, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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#RomanticNovelist Margaret Amatt's recently published Love Match on the Road Home (#book 15 in The Glenbriar #series) is on a #blogtour organised by @rararesources.bsky.social & I've got an #authorinterview for my stop.
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October 6, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Today is my stop on the #blogtour for Love, Lies and Family Ties by Florence Keeling with a #bookreview
I was hooked from the first chapter
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#fiction #romcom #womensfiction
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September 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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For today's #blogtour a #bookreview of
A Mirror Murder by Helen Hollick
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Loved this easy 2 read #cozymystery & determined to read all 6 in the #JanChristopher #series
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#fiction #historicalfiction #1970s #historicalcozymystery
September 19, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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On my blog today, #Bookreview of A Brahminy Sunrise, a heartwarming #laterinliferomance #novella from the pen of Maggie Christensen
I loved it!
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#fiction #womensfiction #contemporaryfiction #shortstory
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September 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Today I'm on a #blogtour with a #bookreview of
The Reinvention of Lottie Potts by K L Crear
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Highly recommended!
There's also a #giveaway to #win a set of signed paperbacks from the Teapots & Tequila Shots #series
@rararesources.bsky.social #womensfiction #novel
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September 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Florence Keeling's The Word is Love a #standalone #novel in the The Weddington Village Series is on a #blogtour with Rachel's Random Resources & I have a short #extract to share today
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#fiction #romance #series #contemporaryromance
September 5, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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Happy #publicationDay to Nigel May for his #comedycrimemystery #novel
No Dream Impossible
Love the #blurb & #cover
This #book has been added to my #bookwishlist
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#fiction #promo #blogtour #spotlight #comedycrime #humorousfiction #humour
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September 4, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Gina Cheyne's Wheels of Destruction: Death in Petra #book No.6 in the SeeMs Detective Agency #series is on a #blogtour & I've got a #guestpost discussing the influence a trip to Petra had on the writing of this #novel
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@rararesources #fiction #travelcrime
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September 3, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Hooray! I have read 20 books for the #20BooksOfSummer2025 Reading Challenge! A lot were #shortstories as I'm time-challenged at present but they all count!
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Already looking forward to next year's challenge!
#readingchallenge #bookreviews
September 1, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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Today I'm excited to be revealing the cover for Charlie Dean's latest #romcom The Pumpkin Pact, which is published today.
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#coverreveal #publicationday #novel #womensfiction
September 1, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Today I'm joining the #Coverreveal #blogtour with a first look at the fabulous #bookcover for #book number 4 in Kathy Strobos's #NewYorkSpark #series
My Rock Star Neighbor

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August 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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I loved #book No.6 in Maggie Christensen's #PelicanCrossing #series
Waves of Change in Pelican Crossing
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#blogtour #20booksofsummer2025
#novel #secondchances #fiction #womensfiction #RomanceReads
August 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM