Reekie Writers
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Reekie Writers consists of five women who write or have written in Edinburgh. Our work is a mixture of crime, Scottish Regency, contemporary women's fiction, historical romance, comic fiction and short stories.
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The Tuscan Orphan [Book Review] #ThrowbackThursday #bookx #booksky #bookblogger #HistoricalFiction #Italy readingladies.com/2025/09/17/t... Via @readingladiesbc.bsky.social
The Tuscan Orphan [Book Review] #ThrowbackThursday #bookx #booksky #bookblogger #HistoricalFiction #Italy - Reading Ladies
The Tuscan Orphan is a beautifully told story of nursing on the front lines of WWII and a found family.
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September 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The Tuscan Orphan [Book Review] #ThrowbackThursday #bookx #booksky #bookblogger #HistoricalFiction #Italy readingladies.com/2025/09/17/t... Via @readingladiesbc.bsky.social
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#Extract from The Arrows of Fealty by Jill MacLean www.swirlandthread.com/the-arrows-o...
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The Arrows of Fealty by Jill MacLean | Extract
The Arrows of Fealty by Jill MacLean will publish September 21st with OC Publishing and is described as 'medieval historical fiction'.
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September 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
#Extract from The Arrows of Fealty by Jill MacLean www.swirlandthread.com/the-arrows-o...
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Claire Morris is Completely Lost is officially a year old today!
And in that short time, it's been shortlisted for a national award, been picked up by Waterstone's, and had the most amazing reaction from reviewers and readers 😍
Grab yours now:
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And in that short time, it's been shortlisted for a national award, been picked up by Waterstone's, and had the most amazing reaction from reviewers and readers 😍
Grab yours now:
amzn.eu/d/9iVXZxd
July 25, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Claire Morris is Completely Lost is officially a year old today!
And in that short time, it's been shortlisted for a national award, been picked up by Waterstone's, and had the most amazing reaction from reviewers and readers 😍
Grab yours now:
amzn.eu/d/9iVXZxd
And in that short time, it's been shortlisted for a national award, been picked up by Waterstone's, and had the most amazing reaction from reviewers and readers 😍
Grab yours now:
amzn.eu/d/9iVXZxd
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🚨OUT TODAY🚨
The darkly comic and brilliantly fun, animal-led noir novel Remington Platypus is out now, and we couldn't be more excited to share it with you!
Order your copy here: share.google/zJIsejDFkJlT...
The darkly comic and brilliantly fun, animal-led noir novel Remington Platypus is out now, and we couldn't be more excited to share it with you!
Order your copy here: share.google/zJIsejDFkJlT...
July 31, 2025 at 12:18 PM
🚨OUT TODAY🚨
The darkly comic and brilliantly fun, animal-led noir novel Remington Platypus is out now, and we couldn't be more excited to share it with you!
Order your copy here: share.google/zJIsejDFkJlT...
The darkly comic and brilliantly fun, animal-led noir novel Remington Platypus is out now, and we couldn't be more excited to share it with you!
Order your copy here: share.google/zJIsejDFkJlT...
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The book is out!
Thank you to Northodox Press and everyone who has supported me over the years – I love you all!
Sincerely,
A ginger-haired disabled lad from Lancashire!
Links:
www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...
www.waterstones.com/book/green-l...
www.amazon.co.uk/Green-Laughi...
Thank you to Northodox Press and everyone who has supported me over the years – I love you all!
Sincerely,
A ginger-haired disabled lad from Lancashire!
Links:
www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...
www.waterstones.com/book/green-l...
www.amazon.co.uk/Green-Laughi...
September 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The book is out!
Thank you to Northodox Press and everyone who has supported me over the years – I love you all!
Sincerely,
A ginger-haired disabled lad from Lancashire!
Links:
www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...
www.waterstones.com/book/green-l...
www.amazon.co.uk/Green-Laughi...
Thank you to Northodox Press and everyone who has supported me over the years – I love you all!
Sincerely,
A ginger-haired disabled lad from Lancashire!
Links:
www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...
www.waterstones.com/book/green-l...
www.amazon.co.uk/Green-Laughi...
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The 3rd in my short Regency series is available from Amazon as a free ebook this weekend - light reading in all kinds of weather! Here's the link: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F7GDRZRV
May 24, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The 3rd in my short Regency series is available from Amazon as a free ebook this weekend - light reading in all kinds of weather! Here's the link: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F7GDRZRV
The Family at Farrshore: Cathryn hopes to escape her problems by working in the north of Scotland, until she meets Magnus who has his own reasons for being there. A romance set in the beautiful Scottish Highlands.
myBook.to/Farrshore
#scotland
myBook.to/Farrshore
#scotland
September 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The Family at Farrshore: Cathryn hopes to escape her problems by working in the north of Scotland, until she meets Magnus who has his own reasons for being there. A romance set in the beautiful Scottish Highlands.
myBook.to/Farrshore
#scotland
myBook.to/Farrshore
#scotland
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Death at Rainbow Cottage
At the end of the rainbow, a man lies dead. When another killing is discovered, DCI Jude Satterthwaite has his work cut out. A traditional detective novel set in Cumbria.
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#crimefiction #detectivefiction
At the end of the rainbow, a man lies dead. When another killing is discovered, DCI Jude Satterthwaite has his work cut out. A traditional detective novel set in Cumbria.
www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Rainbo...
www.amazon.com/Death-Rainbo...
#crimefiction #detectivefiction
August 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Death at Rainbow Cottage
At the end of the rainbow, a man lies dead. When another killing is discovered, DCI Jude Satterthwaite has his work cut out. A traditional detective novel set in Cumbria.
www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Rainbo...
www.amazon.com/Death-Rainbo...
#crimefiction #detectivefiction
At the end of the rainbow, a man lies dead. When another killing is discovered, DCI Jude Satterthwaite has his work cut out. A traditional detective novel set in Cumbria.
www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Rainbo...
www.amazon.com/Death-Rainbo...
#crimefiction #detectivefiction
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Courting the Countess: Can Harry help Melissa recover from her ravaged beauty? A Regency romance set in Edinburgh
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#Scottish Regency. #HistoricalRomance
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#Scottish Regency. #HistoricalRomance
August 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Courting the Countess: Can Harry help Melissa recover from her ravaged beauty? A Regency romance set in Edinburgh
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#Scottish Regency. #HistoricalRomance
www.amazon.co.uk/Courting-Cou...
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#Scottish Regency. #HistoricalRomance
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📚✨ The Shadow Code — A WWII historical thriller, packed with espionage, betrayal, and buried secrets.
Inspired by a true story & real heroes.
Preorder: mybook.to/TheShadowCode - Only 99p/99c!
#TheShadowCode #histfic #KU #Booktok #womensfiction
Inspired by a true story & real heroes.
Preorder: mybook.to/TheShadowCode - Only 99p/99c!
#TheShadowCode #histfic #KU #Booktok #womensfiction
August 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
📚✨ The Shadow Code — A WWII historical thriller, packed with espionage, betrayal, and buried secrets.
Inspired by a true story & real heroes.
Preorder: mybook.to/TheShadowCode - Only 99p/99c!
#TheShadowCode #histfic #KU #Booktok #womensfiction
Inspired by a true story & real heroes.
Preorder: mybook.to/TheShadowCode - Only 99p/99c!
#TheShadowCode #histfic #KU #Booktok #womensfiction
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B-17 pilot John Mackenzie faces loss with every mission, edging closer to the brink. Then he meets Stella. Can love pull him through, or will war tear them apart?
mybook.to/thebeautyshop
#histfic #WW2 #HistoricalRomance #readingcommunity
mybook.to/thebeautyshop
#histfic #WW2 #HistoricalRomance #readingcommunity
May 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
B-17 pilot John Mackenzie faces loss with every mission, edging closer to the brink. Then he meets Stella. Can love pull him through, or will war tear them apart?
mybook.to/thebeautyshop
#histfic #WW2 #HistoricalRomance #readingcommunity
mybook.to/thebeautyshop
#histfic #WW2 #HistoricalRomance #readingcommunity
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A story of war, witchcraft, and the secrets we bury to survive.
1940: On Lammas Eve, as witches raise a Cone of Power to stop Hitler’s invasion, one woman faces a darker magic that could cost her everything.
#HistoricalFiction#womensfiction #witchlit #WW2
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1940: On Lammas Eve, as witches raise a Cone of Power to stop Hitler’s invasion, one woman faces a darker magic that could cost her everything.
#HistoricalFiction#womensfiction #witchlit #WW2
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June 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
A story of war, witchcraft, and the secrets we bury to survive.
1940: On Lammas Eve, as witches raise a Cone of Power to stop Hitler’s invasion, one woman faces a darker magic that could cost her everything.
#HistoricalFiction#womensfiction #witchlit #WW2
mybook.to/HerDarkestHour
1940: On Lammas Eve, as witches raise a Cone of Power to stop Hitler’s invasion, one woman faces a darker magic that could cost her everything.
#HistoricalFiction#womensfiction #witchlit #WW2
mybook.to/HerDarkestHour
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Here's a link to my post of today on Authors Electric - it's really a sequel to last mont's, and not really to do with writing: authorselectric.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-...
The Continuing Story… (Cecilia Peartree)
In response to popular demand (thanks, Griselda!) I’ve decided this month’s post will be a sequel to the one published here last month, when...
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April 5, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Here's a link to my post of today on Authors Electric - it's really a sequel to last mont's, and not really to do with writing: authorselectric.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-...
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It's my turn on the Authors Electric blog today (lots of other posts there vaguely connected to writing and more serious than mine!) - authorselectric.blogspot.com/2025/05/my-f...
My Favourite Month? (Cecilia Peartree)
April has usually been my favourite month, partly because of the rapidly lengthening hours of daylight and partly because my birthday falls ...
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May 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
It's my turn on the Authors Electric blog today (lots of other posts there vaguely connected to writing and more serious than mine!) - authorselectric.blogspot.com/2025/05/my-f...
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Chergui’s Child: How far would you go to find your lost child? Set in London, France and Morocco.
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#missingchildren.
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#missingchildren.
August 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Chergui’s Child: How far would you go to find your lost child? Set in London, France and Morocco.
www.amazon.co.uk/Cherguis-Chi...
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#missingchildren.
www.amazon.co.uk/Cherguis-Chi...
www.amazon.com/Cherguis-Chi...
#missingchildren.
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Free (again) on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th August!
The 3rd in my short Regency series is available from Amazon as a free ebook this weekend - light reading in all kinds of weather! Here's the link: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F7GDRZRV
August 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Free (again) on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th August!
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Death on the Lake: When a young woman is found drowned, DCI Jude Satterthwaite is deeply concerned when his boss refuses to let him investigate the matter to avoid compromising a fraud case.
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#crimefiction #detectivefiction
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#crimefiction #detectivefiction
August 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Death on the Lake: When a young woman is found drowned, DCI Jude Satterthwaite is deeply concerned when his boss refuses to let him investigate the matter to avoid compromising a fraud case.
www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Lake-D...
www.amazon.com/Death-Lake-D...
#crimefiction #detectivefiction
www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Lake-D...
www.amazon.com/Death-Lake-D...
#crimefiction #detectivefiction
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The Haven for Quirky Conditions
Meet the residents of Erin Cara who are desperately trying to rid themselves of quirky conditions. Laugh and cry with them.
amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DB9D98YF
amazon.com/dp/B0DB9D98YF
# humor #humour
Meet the residents of Erin Cara who are desperately trying to rid themselves of quirky conditions. Laugh and cry with them.
amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DB9D98YF
amazon.com/dp/B0DB9D98YF
# humor #humour
August 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The Haven for Quirky Conditions
Meet the residents of Erin Cara who are desperately trying to rid themselves of quirky conditions. Laugh and cry with them.
amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DB9D98YF
amazon.com/dp/B0DB9D98YF
# humor #humour
Meet the residents of Erin Cara who are desperately trying to rid themselves of quirky conditions. Laugh and cry with them.
amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DB9D98YF
amazon.com/dp/B0DB9D98YF
# humor #humour
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Matt and Flora's story coming soon... (19th June UK; 1st July North America) mybook.to/AKisstoStopa... #Regency #Historicalfiction #Romance
June 18, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Matt and Flora's story coming soon... (19th June UK; 1st July North America) mybook.to/AKisstoStopa... #Regency #Historicalfiction #Romance
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My last (as in last-published, new one coming soon!) People's Friend serial is available to read on their website. That's teacher Sarah with the gorgeous red hair just as I'd pictured her. www.thepeoplesfriend.co.uk/series/foots...
Footsteps In Ashbridge Episode 01
Lou was becoming increasingly concerned about her husband’s reluctance to find a job...
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August 1, 2025 at 10:27 AM
My last (as in last-published, new one coming soon!) People's Friend serial is available to read on their website. That's teacher Sarah with the gorgeous red hair just as I'd pictured her. www.thepeoplesfriend.co.uk/series/foots...
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Delighted to have my @edfringe.bsky.social Edinburgh-Festival-Fringe-set cosy crime in The People's Friend Special No 281 on sale now. It's a long short story, in a pull-out 'mini-mag'. In the illustration Briony looks just as I imagined her!
August 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Delighted to have my @edfringe.bsky.social Edinburgh-Festival-Fringe-set cosy crime in The People's Friend Special No 281 on sale now. It's a long short story, in a pull-out 'mini-mag'. In the illustration Briony looks just as I imagined her!
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The Family at Farrshore: Cathryn hopes to escape her problems by working in the north of Scotland, until she meets Magnus who has his own reasons for being there. A romance set in the beautiful Scottish Highlands.
myBook.to/Farrshore
#scotland
myBook.to/Farrshore
#scotland
August 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The Family at Farrshore: Cathryn hopes to escape her problems by working in the north of Scotland, until she meets Magnus who has his own reasons for being there. A romance set in the beautiful Scottish Highlands.
myBook.to/Farrshore
#scotland
myBook.to/Farrshore
#scotland
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This one's set in lovely Switzerland - I really enjoyed it! #booksky
Daughters of the Lake: Could a devastating secret destroy a family? Contemporary drama set in Switzerland
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#familydrama #secrets
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#familydrama #secrets
August 19, 2025 at 6:19 AM
This one's set in lovely Switzerland - I really enjoyed it! #booksky
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I'm delighted to say my latest Cozy Crime Anthology - A Right Cozy Culinary Crime is now available in paperback and for pre-order in ebook. 12 mysteries and 12 recipes, from multi-award-winning authors. Fabulous for holiday reading books2read.com/arightcozycu...
July 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I'm delighted to say my latest Cozy Crime Anthology - A Right Cozy Culinary Crime is now available in paperback and for pre-order in ebook. 12 mysteries and 12 recipes, from multi-award-winning authors. Fabulous for holiday reading books2read.com/arightcozycu...