Sarah Mallory
@sarahmallory.bsky.social
Award winning author of historical romantic adventures. Also writes as Melinda Hammond
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Out Now! Flora and Matt's story - one meeting with Matt Talacre and all Flora's future plans are in jeopardy! " #Regencyromance at its very best! " - BeingAnne #historicalfiction.
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 107632:
If you're writing a sex scene, beware of over-describing actions. Sensations, thoughts and feelings often work better, and won't end up reading like a biology manual.
If you're writing a sex scene, beware of over-describing actions. Sensations, thoughts and feelings often work better, and won't end up reading like a biology manual.
February 10, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 107632:
If you're writing a sex scene, beware of over-describing actions. Sensations, thoughts and feelings often work better, and won't end up reading like a biology manual.
If you're writing a sex scene, beware of over-describing actions. Sensations, thoughts and feelings often work better, and won't end up reading like a biology manual.
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in other news i hope the Bronte sisters haunt anyone responsible for this www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
‘Chia pudding is Cathy’s composed side’: the wild and worrying world of official Wuthering Heights merchandise
Emerald Fennell’s lust-fuelled take on Emily Brontë’s novel has cued a hot flush of merchandise ranging from themed snacks to thongs. What exactly are they buying into?
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM
in other news i hope the Bronte sisters haunt anyone responsible for this www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
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Sadiq Khan: "Keir Starmer was elected with a huge majority and needs to be given the time to deliver, especially given the extremely challenging circumstances he inherited after 14 years of Tory governments."
February 9, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Sadiq Khan: "Keir Starmer was elected with a huge majority and needs to be given the time to deliver, especially given the extremely challenging circumstances he inherited after 14 years of Tory governments."
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🎉Happy 4th Birthday to Under One Roof!🎉
My 2022 debut with BoldwoodBooks
It's had a little makeover along the way, and has now sold over 60,000 copies.
Huge thanks to everyone who's read and enjoyed this one♥️
It was my 16th Book - and story number 23 is out soon!
My 2022 debut with BoldwoodBooks
It's had a little makeover along the way, and has now sold over 60,000 copies.
Huge thanks to everyone who's read and enjoyed this one♥️
It was my 16th Book - and story number 23 is out soon!
February 9, 2026 at 9:08 AM
🎉Happy 4th Birthday to Under One Roof!🎉
My 2022 debut with BoldwoodBooks
It's had a little makeover along the way, and has now sold over 60,000 copies.
Huge thanks to everyone who's read and enjoyed this one♥️
It was my 16th Book - and story number 23 is out soon!
My 2022 debut with BoldwoodBooks
It's had a little makeover along the way, and has now sold over 60,000 copies.
Huge thanks to everyone who's read and enjoyed this one♥️
It was my 16th Book - and story number 23 is out soon!
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Today on #Jaffareadstoo I am delighted to share my #bookreview of Ten Poems about Birds from @candlestickpress.bsky.social
Originally published in 2017, it’s been reissued and is out now.
#poetry #poems #birds
jaffareadstoo.blogspot.com/2026/02/book...
Originally published in 2017, it’s been reissued and is out now.
#poetry #poems #birds
jaffareadstoo.blogspot.com/2026/02/book...
📖 Book Review ~ Ten Poems about Birds from Candlestick Press
Candlestick Press First published 2017 Revised November 2025 My thanks to the publisher for my copy of this pamphlet Our smallest creatures...
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February 9, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Today on #Jaffareadstoo I am delighted to share my #bookreview of Ten Poems about Birds from @candlestickpress.bsky.social
Originally published in 2017, it’s been reissued and is out now.
#poetry #poems #birds
jaffareadstoo.blogspot.com/2026/02/book...
Originally published in 2017, it’s been reissued and is out now.
#poetry #poems #birds
jaffareadstoo.blogspot.com/2026/02/book...
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there's so much disrespect of romance writers and romance readers baked into the idea that AI-driven production of novels is 'better'. as if writing romance isn't skillful, hard and joyous work. as if romance readers aren't discerning, loyal and savvy.
February 8, 2026 at 9:17 PM
there's so much disrespect of romance writers and romance readers baked into the idea that AI-driven production of novels is 'better'. as if writing romance isn't skillful, hard and joyous work. as if romance readers aren't discerning, loyal and savvy.
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I hear it’s almost time for some superb owls! Here’s one from 1508 by Albrecht Dürer.
February 8, 2026 at 10:27 PM
I hear it’s almost time for some superb owls! Here’s one from 1508 by Albrecht Dürer.
A timely piece from Sophie Weston libertabooks.com/hero/21st-ce...
21st century Romantic Hero: are his days numbered? - Liberta Books
Sophie Weston looks at romantic heroes, her own and other people’s, wonders how much is fashion and what today’s heroes say about our times.
libertabooks.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:19 PM
A timely piece from Sophie Weston libertabooks.com/hero/21st-ce...
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Lord Blunkett to The Times: “Everybody's running around like headless chickens as though there's only one answer and that's supposedly to get rid of the Prime Minister. What about all of us pulling together?”
February 8, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Lord Blunkett to The Times: “Everybody's running around like headless chickens as though there's only one answer and that's supposedly to get rid of the Prime Minister. What about all of us pulling together?”
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Received these beauties recently: It's a Polish translation of my book, Behind the Rake's Wicked Wager. Love the cover - and online translation tells me the title is "Masters of Flirting!"
Isn't that wonderful???😍🤩
Isn't that wonderful???😍🤩
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Received these beauties recently: It's a Polish translation of my book, Behind the Rake's Wicked Wager. Love the cover - and online translation tells me the title is "Masters of Flirting!"
Isn't that wonderful???😍🤩
Isn't that wonderful???😍🤩
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Sick of all the whataboutery. Starmer needs to stick tight as he is definitely the right man for the job. Why should he take the tumble for Mandelson... he's not his keeper and I believe he makes the decisions he makes and has made with the best intentions. No ill intent. Just NOT in his DNA ever!
February 4, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Sick of all the whataboutery. Starmer needs to stick tight as he is definitely the right man for the job. Why should he take the tumble for Mandelson... he's not his keeper and I believe he makes the decisions he makes and has made with the best intentions. No ill intent. Just NOT in his DNA ever!
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The British mainstream media is busy trying to oust Starmer, again, and yet they seem not at all interested in a much bigger and more serious Epstein story involving Farage, Putin, and Brexit.
Fortunately, @bylinetimes.bsky.social is.
Fortunately, @bylinetimes.bsky.social is.
Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein
Nigel Farage was the figurehead and his partner Laure Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support
bylinetimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:24 PM
The British mainstream media is busy trying to oust Starmer, again, and yet they seem not at all interested in a much bigger and more serious Epstein story involving Farage, Putin, and Brexit.
Fortunately, @bylinetimes.bsky.social is.
Fortunately, @bylinetimes.bsky.social is.
Yes please. And maybe not bill it as a romance....
Dear Film Industry,
Wouldn't it be nice to have a film version of WUTHERING HEIGHTS that was:
1. Filmed in Yorkshire
2. With actors that one could plausibly believe to be from Yorkshire
3. Of the right age (teens and 20s)
4. Actually scripted by someone who has read the book ALL the way through?
Wouldn't it be nice to have a film version of WUTHERING HEIGHTS that was:
1. Filmed in Yorkshire
2. With actors that one could plausibly believe to be from Yorkshire
3. Of the right age (teens and 20s)
4. Actually scripted by someone who has read the book ALL the way through?
February 4, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Yes please. And maybe not bill it as a romance....
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Some interesting reporting in the New Statesman. There was a shortlist of four to be UK Ambassador to the US. Starmer favoured George Osborne. It was Morgan McSweeney who pushed for Mandelson.
The Mandelson affair: inside the scandal of a century
Mandelson's fall from grace reveals a very Labour weakness
www.newstatesman.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Some interesting reporting in the New Statesman. There was a shortlist of four to be UK Ambassador to the US. Starmer favoured George Osborne. It was Morgan McSweeney who pushed for Mandelson.
How are you getting through the dark winter days? I'd love you to pop over to the blog and share any tips and tricks🙂
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Surviving the Dark Days of Winter - Liberta Books Dark Days of winter
Sarah ponders the dark days of winter, and offers suggestions on how a writer might survive them. Even in Scotland!
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February 3, 2026 at 8:26 AM
How are you getting through the dark winter days? I'd love you to pop over to the blog and share any tips and tricks🙂
libertabooks.com/writing/dark...
libertabooks.com/writing/dark...
What do you do to cope with the dark days of winter?
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libertabooks.com/writing/dark...
Surviving the Dark Days of Winter - Liberta Books Dark Days of winter
Sarah ponders the dark days of winter, and offers suggestions on how a writer might survive them. Even in Scotland!
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February 2, 2026 at 9:41 AM
What do you do to cope with the dark days of winter?
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Bookshop.org kicks-off February charitable drive ‘Read It Forward’ to support young readers in the National Year of Reading lindasbookbag.com/2026/02/02/b... via @lindasbookbag.bsky.social
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February 2, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Bookshop.org kicks-off February charitable drive ‘Read It Forward’ to support young readers in the National Year of Reading lindasbookbag.com/2026/02/02/b... via @lindasbookbag.bsky.social
February can be dark and drear...how to you survive the dark days of winter?
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Surviving the Dark Days of Winter - Liberta Books Dark Days of winter
Sarah ponders the dark days of winter, and offers suggestions on how a writer might survive them. Even in Scotland!
libertabooks.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:34 PM
February can be dark and drear...how to you survive the dark days of winter?
libertabooks.com/writing/dark...
libertabooks.com/writing/dark...
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It may be February, but the mornings are still dark. How do you get through them? I am talking about that today o the Liberta Books blog, do come and join me!
libertabooks.com/writing/dark...
libertabooks.com/writing/dark...
Surviving the Dark Days of Winter - Liberta Books Dark Days of winter
Sarah ponders the dark days of winter, and offers suggestions on how a writer might survive them. Even in Scotland!
libertabooks.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:58 AM
It may be February, but the mornings are still dark. How do you get through them? I am talking about that today o the Liberta Books blog, do come and join me!
libertabooks.com/writing/dark...
libertabooks.com/writing/dark...
It may be February, but the mornings are still dark. How do you get through them? I am talking about that today o the Liberta Books blog, do come and join me!
libertabooks.com/writing/dark...
libertabooks.com/writing/dark...
Surviving the Dark Days of Winter - Liberta Books Dark Days of winter
Sarah ponders the dark days of winter, and offers suggestions on how a writer might survive them. Even in Scotland!
libertabooks.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:58 AM
It may be February, but the mornings are still dark. How do you get through them? I am talking about that today o the Liberta Books blog, do come and join me!
libertabooks.com/writing/dark...
libertabooks.com/writing/dark...
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Mock the Week, this Sunday, 9pm, TLC - which is on freeview.
For a whole hour, by the look of the schedule.
For a whole hour, by the look of the schedule.
It’s back
Well, here we go again…
January 28, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Mock the Week, this Sunday, 9pm, TLC - which is on freeview.
For a whole hour, by the look of the schedule.
For a whole hour, by the look of the schedule.
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A pleasure and a privilege to warm up for the first new episode of Mock The Week tonight! A great line up and so nice to see the show back again. You’ll be able to see it on Sunday on TLC…
January 27, 2026 at 11:05 PM
A pleasure and a privilege to warm up for the first new episode of Mock The Week tonight! A great line up and so nice to see the show back again. You’ll be able to see it on Sunday on TLC…
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First book of the day, the Mr Men celebrating Pancake Day.
It's the 17th February this year, I just checked. It's sometimes on my birthday but it won't be again until 2090. Can I hold out? - Michael
It's the 17th February this year, I just checked. It's sometimes on my birthday but it won't be again until 2090. Can I hold out? - Michael
January 31, 2026 at 9:04 AM
First book of the day, the Mr Men celebrating Pancake Day.
It's the 17th February this year, I just checked. It's sometimes on my birthday but it won't be again until 2090. Can I hold out? - Michael
It's the 17th February this year, I just checked. It's sometimes on my birthday but it won't be again until 2090. Can I hold out? - Michael