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Margaret Porter
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Award-winning, bestselling author of 15 historical novels, 2 contemporaries. Historian, rosarian, gardener, world traveller, ex-actress, TV producer & co-presenter. 1 husband. 1 dog. 200+ rose bushes. #AG, #SoA, #WFWA, #HNS member. margaretporter.com US/UK
It's tree day! 🌲 Skillfully felled by my husband, atop a blustery mountain peak. 🌲Gracie's reaction: "What's this all about?"
#christmastree
#christmastreefarm #smallbusinesssaturday
November 29, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I'm pleased to share my participation in this forthcoming short story anthology, now available for early review on NetGalley. All royalties support the @wf-writers scholarship program. My story is set on the magical (my ancestral) Isle of Man in the 18th century. netgalley.com/catalog/book/754796
November 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I really needed this today.
#lakelife #sunset
August 26, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Here comes the weekend, and if you want a lighthearted and entertaining summer read, BookTrib has suggestions! Thanks to Women's Fiction Writers Association for putting together this collection--and including 𝘈 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. Link to info
booktrib.com/2025/07/23/7...
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July 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Three of my historical novels, representing three different genres and three different eras, in the #HNS2025 on-site conference bookshop.
#mynovels #historicalnovels #histfic
#biographicalhistoricalfiction
#17thcenturyfrance
#18thcenturyengland
#goldenagehollywood
June 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Dot loves our annual Rose Party!
June 24, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Dinner at the Ritz in #London to celebrate 𝘚𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵. Drinks in the Rivoli Bar, where Ellie and Dan meet the first time--and return later in the story. The pink roses decorating the lobby are approriate--Dan's father grows them.🥂
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#AuthorLife #NewRelease #NewBook
June 8, 2025 at 9:22 AM
May 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Recognition by the Eric Hoffer Award (for books from small, academic, or independent presses) is definitely a career highlight. I'm delighted that 𝘈 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 is one of the two Honorable Mention recipients in the Romance category.
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May 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Publication day activities: stopping at the bookstore, where 𝘚𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 is stacked on a front table. On to the TV studio for an interview by my own show's co-host. A glass of 🍾 to celebrate. Today: carry on researching and writing novel Number 18! 🖋️🖥️ #booksky #writesky #authorlife
May 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
It's publication day for 𝘚𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, my 17th novel and 2nd contemporary. “Porter writes in a clear and appealing manner that makes the complicated world of dance accessible and attractive .… always keeping the reader hooked." 𝘒𝘪𝘳𝘬𝘶𝘴 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴
"A compelling story" 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘸𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸
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May 6, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Two weeks from today, on 6 May, 𝘚𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 is released. I'll be sharing images & info about locations & other story elements--starting with the Ritz Hotel in London & its Rivoli Bar. Important plot developments happen there! As in the prior novel, 𝘈 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.
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April 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
A happy and blessed #Easter Day to all who are rejoicing and celebrating.
The Easter Bunny brought sweets. My pysanky eggs were purchased in Warsaw 🇬🇮, made in Ukraine 🇺🇦
April 20, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I was aware nest-building had begun. When I looked inside to check progress, I found lady bluebird at work. She carried on as if I wasn't invading her space. 🐦
April 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Hosanna! My palm tree is flowering on Palm Sunday! 🌿
April 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
At this latitude, the chance of mid-April snowfall is never zero. ❄️
April 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Two days left to enter this Goodreads giveaway. Follow my website link in my bio for details and entry.
April 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Readers active on Goodreads are invited to enter this giveaway. Website link in my Blue sky bio, contest link on the homepage.
April 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Yes, it's sleeting. But my 𝘐𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘢 are beginning to bloom! March 2025 is going out like a lion, not as a lamb. 🦁 🐑
#sleet #march #authorgarden
March 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🎭This is World Theatre Day. Some evidence (not all) of my life on stage.🎭
#WorldTheatreDay
March 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
March 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Another batch of Advance Reader Copies. #authorlife
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March 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Yes, Dot. That 𝙞𝙨 snow. On 24 March. ❄️ #spring #snow
March 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
My snowdrops. In snow. ❄️
March 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Gardenia flower.
March 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM