Joie Lesin — Author
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Award-winning, Minnesota-based author Joie Lesin writes character-driven, emotional, atmospheric tales about heartache and hope.
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THE PASSENGER
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THE PASSENGER
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Hello. I’m Joie Lesin, speculative fiction author, poet and amateur photographer. Happy to be here!
🤍 Love lingers in the spaces between what was and is yet to come. 🤍
THE PASSENGER, a 1940’s ghost story set in the California wine country, tells a tale of family connections, life-changing choices, and love—lost and found.
#historicalfantasy #supernaturalfiction #bookreview #recommendedread
THE PASSENGER, a 1940’s ghost story set in the California wine country, tells a tale of family connections, life-changing choices, and love—lost and found.
#historicalfantasy #supernaturalfiction #bookreview #recommendedread
November 15, 2025 at 2:12 AM
🤍 Love lingers in the spaces between what was and is yet to come. 🤍
THE PASSENGER, a 1940’s ghost story set in the California wine country, tells a tale of family connections, life-changing choices, and love—lost and found.
#historicalfantasy #supernaturalfiction #bookreview #recommendedread
THE PASSENGER, a 1940’s ghost story set in the California wine country, tells a tale of family connections, life-changing choices, and love—lost and found.
#historicalfantasy #supernaturalfiction #bookreview #recommendedread
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I'm at N.N. Light's Book Heaven talking about my newly updated and republished books. Stop by and read my publishing story! substack.com/@nnlightsboo... #ContemporaryRomance #indiepublishing #re-release #booksky #romancelandia
N. N. Light’s Book Heaven presents Jana Richards #authorspotlight #romance #romcom #laterinliferomance #mustread
I love reading in a variety of romance sub-genres and I enjoy the freedom of writing different kinds of romance novels, too.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I'm at N.N. Light's Book Heaven talking about my newly updated and republished books. Stop by and read my publishing story! substack.com/@nnlightsboo... #ContemporaryRomance #indiepublishing #re-release #booksky #romancelandia
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Say hello to Fee and Jed, the stars of A New Kind of Hope, at #nnlightsbookheaven #romancegems #romancelandia #booksky #windowoverthesink #dickens #secondchances #holidayromance #wordwranglers #99cents nnlightsbookheaven.substack.com/p/a-new-kind...
November 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Say hello to Fee and Jed, the stars of A New Kind of Hope, at #nnlightsbookheaven #romancegems #romancelandia #booksky #windowoverthesink #dickens #secondchances #holidayromance #wordwranglers #99cents nnlightsbookheaven.substack.com/p/a-new-kind...
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#BookQW is from DECEITFUL PROMISES
(A Letters to Santa Story)
As for a woman to marry, I’ve spent so much time making sure the business grew, I pushed that one element far away.”.… #CONTINUEREADING: bit.ly/3Ltx3Nw
#readersky #americanhistoricalromance #ladydetective
(A Letters to Santa Story)
As for a woman to marry, I’ve spent so much time making sure the business grew, I pushed that one element far away.”.… #CONTINUEREADING: bit.ly/3Ltx3Nw
#readersky #americanhistoricalromance #ladydetective
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
#BookQW is from DECEITFUL PROMISES
(A Letters to Santa Story)
As for a woman to marry, I’ve spent so much time making sure the business grew, I pushed that one element far away.”.… #CONTINUEREADING: bit.ly/3Ltx3Nw
#readersky #americanhistoricalromance #ladydetective
(A Letters to Santa Story)
As for a woman to marry, I’ve spent so much time making sure the business grew, I pushed that one element far away.”.… #CONTINUEREADING: bit.ly/3Ltx3Nw
#readersky #americanhistoricalromance #ladydetective
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#NewRelease from Margot Johnson ONE WINTER IN BLUE SKY. He can't face another loss...and she won't stay. Check out Margot's new book at my blog! https://www.janarichards.com/post/newrelease-one-winter-in-blue-sky-from-margot-johnson #wrpbks #sweetromance #smalltownromance #booksky #romancelandia
November 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
#NewRelease from Margot Johnson ONE WINTER IN BLUE SKY. He can't face another loss...and she won't stay. Check out Margot's new book at my blog! https://www.janarichards.com/post/newrelease-one-winter-in-blue-sky-from-margot-johnson #wrpbks #sweetromance #smalltownromance #booksky #romancelandia
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My guest author this week is Ashley Kammeraad Zuidema, who shares what prompted her to begin her journey into writing! We’d love visits and shares. fourfoxesonehound.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/g...
Guest Author: Ashley Kammeraad Zuidema on Becoming a Writer
It’s always a treat for me to be able to introduce you to an author I’ve met personally. Ashley Kammeraad Zuidema is also a West Michigan author, and she attends meetings of the Holland Writers Gro…
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November 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
My guest author this week is Ashley Kammeraad Zuidema, who shares what prompted her to begin her journey into writing! We’d love visits and shares. fourfoxesonehound.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/g...
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Author P.M. Terrell provides us some insight on the research she has done regarding lighthouses for her books. She also tells us about her latest novel, The Misremembered Lighthouse. Oh, there's also a #giveaway.#WritingCommunity #5amwritersclub #booksku
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#NewRelease THE MISREMEMBERED LIGHTHOUSE
Today, on the blog, author P.M. Terrell provides us some insight on the research she has done regarding lighthouses for her books. She also tells us about her latest novel, The Misremembered Lighthous...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Author P.M. Terrell provides us some insight on the research she has done regarding lighthouses for her books. She also tells us about her latest novel, The Misremembered Lighthouse. Oh, there's also a #giveaway.#WritingCommunity #5amwritersclub #booksku
www.danscifi.com/post/newrele...
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Available from Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Google Play, and other book retailers.
#amazonbestseller #yalit #yabooks #kidlit #ghoststory #paranormal #bookstagram
#amazonbestseller #yalit #yabooks #kidlit #ghoststory #paranormal #bookstagram
November 11, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Available from Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Google Play, and other book retailers.
#amazonbestseller #yalit #yabooks #kidlit #ghoststory #paranormal #bookstagram
#amazonbestseller #yalit #yabooks #kidlit #ghoststory #paranormal #bookstagram
🤍 Love doesn’t vanish. It lingers in the spaces between what was and what might have been. 🤍
Today’s Book Quote Wednesday word is GIRL.
#thepassengernovel #supernaturalfiction #ghoststorieswithheart #lovebeyondlife #fictionthatlingers #booksky #hauntingstories #upmarketsupernatural #bookqw #books
Today’s Book Quote Wednesday word is GIRL.
#thepassengernovel #supernaturalfiction #ghoststorieswithheart #lovebeyondlife #fictionthatlingers #booksky #hauntingstories #upmarketsupernatural #bookqw #books
November 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
🤍 Love doesn’t vanish. It lingers in the spaces between what was and what might have been. 🤍
Today’s Book Quote Wednesday word is GIRL.
#thepassengernovel #supernaturalfiction #ghoststorieswithheart #lovebeyondlife #fictionthatlingers #booksky #hauntingstories #upmarketsupernatural #bookqw #books
Today’s Book Quote Wednesday word is GIRL.
#thepassengernovel #supernaturalfiction #ghoststorieswithheart #lovebeyondlife #fictionthatlingers #booksky #hauntingstories #upmarketsupernatural #bookqw #books
Behind the smile is a mind full of ghosts still searching for their happy endings.
Sometimes they’re kind. Sometimes they’re frightening. Mostly, they’re just adrift. On the page, I give them lives salted with memories and one final chance at peace.
#author #writer #supernaturalfiction #ghoststory
Sometimes they’re kind. Sometimes they’re frightening. Mostly, they’re just adrift. On the page, I give them lives salted with memories and one final chance at peace.
#author #writer #supernaturalfiction #ghoststory
November 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Behind the smile is a mind full of ghosts still searching for their happy endings.
Sometimes they’re kind. Sometimes they’re frightening. Mostly, they’re just adrift. On the page, I give them lives salted with memories and one final chance at peace.
#author #writer #supernaturalfiction #ghoststory
Sometimes they’re kind. Sometimes they’re frightening. Mostly, they’re just adrift. On the page, I give them lives salted with memories and one final chance at peace.
#author #writer #supernaturalfiction #ghoststory
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#MondayMotivation
It's true! Whatever form of prose or poetry we cloak it in, we're all working on our own stuff.
Where do you see your deepest self peeping through in your work?
My thoughts in the comments.
#WritingCommunity #WritingLife #Quotes
It's true! Whatever form of prose or poetry we cloak it in, we're all working on our own stuff.
Where do you see your deepest self peeping through in your work?
My thoughts in the comments.
#WritingCommunity #WritingLife #Quotes
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
#MondayMotivation
It's true! Whatever form of prose or poetry we cloak it in, we're all working on our own stuff.
Where do you see your deepest self peeping through in your work?
My thoughts in the comments.
#WritingCommunity #WritingLife #Quotes
It's true! Whatever form of prose or poetry we cloak it in, we're all working on our own stuff.
Where do you see your deepest self peeping through in your work?
My thoughts in the comments.
#WritingCommunity #WritingLife #Quotes
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#Steampunk #Distopian #SteampunkRomance #DystopianRomance #Fantasy #Romantasy #Reviews #BookReviews #AHAgrp The first book in my new Steampunk Romance series, Of Cats and Curiosity, has received a wonderful 5 + stars review! Check it out!
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5+ stars for Of Cats and Curiosity (Mud, Debt, and Gears Book One) by Laura Strickland #steampunkromance #dystopianromance #dystopian #steampunk #bookreview
A captivating steampunk romance with love, high stakes, and danger around every corner.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
#Steampunk #Distopian #SteampunkRomance #DystopianRomance #Fantasy #Romantasy #Reviews #BookReviews #AHAgrp The first book in my new Steampunk Romance series, Of Cats and Curiosity, has received a wonderful 5 + stars review! Check it out!
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Check out our #JustWhattheDoctorHired #book spotlight in Still Moments Magazine! stillmomentsezine.blogspot.com/2025/11/mond...
Monday Mood - Just What the Doctor Hired
Are you in the mood for a fake date with real chemistry? This flirty hospital romance proves that sometimes love shows up right on schedule—...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Check out our #JustWhattheDoctorHired #book spotlight in Still Moments Magazine! stillmomentsezine.blogspot.com/2025/11/mond...
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... then the manager of the new sock store slips on the ice right in front of him. Maybe, just maybe, the stories of magic in Christmas Town are true ... #ChristmasTown #holidayromance #indianaauthors #hoosierwriters #heartwarming #romancegems #romancelandia #LizFlaherty #booksky a.co/d/0V6Zlfl
November 9, 2025 at 1:32 PM
... then the manager of the new sock store slips on the ice right in front of him. Maybe, just maybe, the stories of magic in Christmas Town are true ... #ChristmasTown #holidayromance #indianaauthors #hoosierwriters #heartwarming #romancegems #romancelandia #LizFlaherty #booksky a.co/d/0V6Zlfl
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November 22 is the 62nd anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. THE END OF CAMELOT, Book 3 of my New York Saga, is a murder mystery set around the events leading up to and following this tragedy.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
November 22 is the 62nd anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. THE END OF CAMELOT, Book 3 of my New York Saga, is a murder mystery set around the events leading up to and following this tragedy.
getBook.at/NewYorkSagaBookThree
getbook.at/TheEndOfCamelotAudio
getBook.at/NewYorkSagaBookThree
getbook.at/TheEndOfCamelotAudio
Cursed with the ability to communicate with the dead, Elizabeth Reilly travels to the Clemente Vineyard to help a man’s spirit return home. Once she arrives, she discovers bringing him home is only the beginning.
#ghoststory #supernaturalfiction #historicalfantasy #booksky #bookworms #booklovers
#ghoststory #supernaturalfiction #historicalfantasy #booksky #bookworms #booklovers
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Cursed with the ability to communicate with the dead, Elizabeth Reilly travels to the Clemente Vineyard to help a man’s spirit return home. Once she arrives, she discovers bringing him home is only the beginning.
#ghoststory #supernaturalfiction #historicalfantasy #booksky #bookworms #booklovers
#ghoststory #supernaturalfiction #historicalfantasy #booksky #bookworms #booklovers
SEDIMENT by Joie Lesin — poetry-in-motion
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#poetrysky #poetryinmotion #poetrycommunity #authorandpoet #pismobeach #oceanview
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#poetrysky #poetryinmotion #poetrycommunity #authorandpoet #pismobeach #oceanview
November 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
SEDIMENT by Joie Lesin — poetry-in-motion
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Today on the blog, I have a review of Goldsong by indie fantasy author Beth Hudson. Goldsong is the first novel in what I believe has become a quartet.
#fantasybooks #WritingCommunity #readingcommunity #booksky
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#fantasybooks #WritingCommunity #readingcommunity #booksky
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Book Review: Goldsong
Discover an in-depth Book Review of Goldsong by Beth Hudson. This informative Book Review explores Traedis's journey as a reluctant hero.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Today on the blog, I have a review of Goldsong by indie fantasy author Beth Hudson. Goldsong is the first novel in what I believe has become a quartet.
#fantasybooks #WritingCommunity #readingcommunity #booksky
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#fantasybooks #WritingCommunity #readingcommunity #booksky
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Today, D.V Stone is joining me on Dish the Pie with Monique & Guest. We're talking lightning cake and a sweet Christmas story. Come join us! moniquedevere.blogspot.com/2025/11/dish... #AuthorSpotlight #ReadingCommunity #ChristmasStory #BookSky #WritersLife
November 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Today, D.V Stone is joining me on Dish the Pie with Monique & Guest. We're talking lightning cake and a sweet Christmas story. Come join us! moniquedevere.blogspot.com/2025/11/dish... #AuthorSpotlight #ReadingCommunity #ChristmasStory #BookSky #WritersLife
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#TeaserTuesday - Meringue Snowflake Magic- After being in the wrong place at the wrong time, Wynter Dahl finds herself in witness protection with a new name and new home. buff.ly/OSFFi1e #Bookboost #christmas #readercommnuity #PNR
November 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
#TeaserTuesday - Meringue Snowflake Magic- After being in the wrong place at the wrong time, Wynter Dahl finds herself in witness protection with a new name and new home. buff.ly/OSFFi1e #Bookboost #christmas #readercommnuity #PNR
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Today's word: COLOR. Excerpt is from my YA paranormal novel WOULD YOU RATHER... .
A classroom game of "Would you rather..." turns ominous when the students' choices start coming true.
#bookqw #wouldyourather #yabooks #yalit #kidlit #bookstagram #paranormal
A classroom game of "Would you rather..." turns ominous when the students' choices start coming true.
#bookqw #wouldyourather #yabooks #yalit #kidlit #bookstagram #paranormal
November 5, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Today's word: COLOR. Excerpt is from my YA paranormal novel WOULD YOU RATHER... .
A classroom game of "Would you rather..." turns ominous when the students' choices start coming true.
#bookqw #wouldyourather #yabooks #yalit #kidlit #bookstagram #paranormal
A classroom game of "Would you rather..." turns ominous when the students' choices start coming true.
#bookqw #wouldyourather #yabooks #yalit #kidlit #bookstagram #paranormal
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Today on the blog, Rich Leder gives us insight on how he create characters, including aliens, and tells us about his latest release, Extraterrestrial Noir. ! Oh, I don't miss out on the #giveaway. #NewRelease #scifibooks
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#NewRelease EXTRATERRESTRIAL NOIR
Explore the thrilling world of EXTRATERRESTRIAL Scifi with Rich Leder's latest release, EXTRATERRESTRIAL Noir. Uncover the mystery now!
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November 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Today on the blog, Rich Leder gives us insight on how he create characters, including aliens, and tells us about his latest release, Extraterrestrial Noir. ! Oh, I don't miss out on the #giveaway. #NewRelease #scifibooks
www.danscifi.com/post/newrele...
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It's Book Quote Wednesday and the word of the day is COLOR.
Elizabeth's memory of that final goodbye is an excerpt from THE PASSENGER, a 1940s ghost story about love, self-discovery, and second chances set amid the vines of California's wine county...
#booksky #books #supernaturalfiction
Elizabeth's memory of that final goodbye is an excerpt from THE PASSENGER, a 1940s ghost story about love, self-discovery, and second chances set amid the vines of California's wine county...
#booksky #books #supernaturalfiction
November 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
It's Book Quote Wednesday and the word of the day is COLOR.
Elizabeth's memory of that final goodbye is an excerpt from THE PASSENGER, a 1940s ghost story about love, self-discovery, and second chances set amid the vines of California's wine county...
#booksky #books #supernaturalfiction
Elizabeth's memory of that final goodbye is an excerpt from THE PASSENGER, a 1940s ghost story about love, self-discovery, and second chances set amid the vines of California's wine county...
#booksky #books #supernaturalfiction
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#BookQW is from DECEITFUL PROMISES
(A Letters to Santa Story)
This Christmas promises may deceive, but love could be the miracle they never expected.
The sun rose on the Eastern horizon, bringing light into the dark.… #CONTINUEREADING: bit.ly/48XVzQu
#readersky #kindleunlimited
(A Letters to Santa Story)
This Christmas promises may deceive, but love could be the miracle they never expected.
The sun rose on the Eastern horizon, bringing light into the dark.… #CONTINUEREADING: bit.ly/48XVzQu
#readersky #kindleunlimited
a sunset over a field of tall grass with the sun shining through the clouds
ALT: a sunset over a field of tall grass with the sun shining through the clouds
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November 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
#BookQW is from DECEITFUL PROMISES
(A Letters to Santa Story)
This Christmas promises may deceive, but love could be the miracle they never expected.
The sun rose on the Eastern horizon, bringing light into the dark.… #CONTINUEREADING: bit.ly/48XVzQu
#readersky #kindleunlimited
(A Letters to Santa Story)
This Christmas promises may deceive, but love could be the miracle they never expected.
The sun rose on the Eastern horizon, bringing light into the dark.… #CONTINUEREADING: bit.ly/48XVzQu
#readersky #kindleunlimited
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#BookQW "Don't forget to use your sunblock. You've got a complexion the COLOR of sour cream."
Sarah slanted him a look. "For a writer you really have a lousy way with words." HER BEST MAN https://books2read.com/Her-Best-Man #FakeRelationship #FriendstoLovers #ContemporaryRomance #Booksky
Sarah slanted him a look. "For a writer you really have a lousy way with words." HER BEST MAN https://books2read.com/Her-Best-Man #FakeRelationship #FriendstoLovers #ContemporaryRomance #Booksky
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#BookQW "Don't forget to use your sunblock. You've got a complexion the COLOR of sour cream."
Sarah slanted him a look. "For a writer you really have a lousy way with words." HER BEST MAN https://books2read.com/Her-Best-Man #FakeRelationship #FriendstoLovers #ContemporaryRomance #Booksky
Sarah slanted him a look. "For a writer you really have a lousy way with words." HER BEST MAN https://books2read.com/Her-Best-Man #FakeRelationship #FriendstoLovers #ContemporaryRomance #Booksky