Sophie Claire
@sophieclaire.bsky.social
Writes contemporary romance with a French connection.🇫🇷 Loves patchwork quilting. 🧵
She/her. RNA, HodderBooks, rep’d by Megan Carroll.
Sophieclaire.co.uk
She/her. RNA, HodderBooks, rep’d by Megan Carroll.
Sophieclaire.co.uk
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It’s publication day!🥳 Christmas at the French Repair Shop is out now from bookshops, online, Tesco & Sainsbury’s.
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Which will you choose - paperback, ebook or audiobook?
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Which will you choose - paperback, ebook or audiobook?
mybook.to/FrenchRepair...
Thanks Anne Stenhouse for interviewing me on your blog today. We chat about French pastries, magical shopkeepers & how long it took me to get published (spoiler: it wasn’t quick).
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Round Robin – Author Interview – Sophie Claire
Skye’s idea this month was for the Robins to interview another author. I’ve asked my long-time friend, Sophie Claire. We met years ago when she was starting out and I was thinking about…
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November 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Thanks Anne Stenhouse for interviewing me on your blog today. We chat about French pastries, magical shopkeepers & how long it took me to get published (spoiler: it wasn’t quick).
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I heard Emma Steele talkat Edinburgh Women’s Fiction Festival and just finished this lovely book of hers. Highly recommend. ❤️♥️
November 15, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I heard Emma Steele talkat Edinburgh Women’s Fiction Festival and just finished this lovely book of hers. Highly recommend. ❤️♥️
Had a great day yesterday at Chatsworth Christmas markets. Beautiful weather and i took my little book along too. With 38 Christmas trees the photo opportunities were endless. 😂 🎄🎄🎄
November 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Had a great day yesterday at Chatsworth Christmas markets. Beautiful weather and i took my little book along too. With 38 Christmas trees the photo opportunities were endless. 😂 🎄🎄🎄
Reminder that I’m talking at Bramhall library on Monday at 6:30pm. It’s FREE and I’d love to see you there.
November 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Reminder that I’m talking at Bramhall library on Monday at 6:30pm. It’s FREE and I’d love to see you there.
If this is your cosy Christmassy kind of vibe you might like my new book. Christmas at the French Repair Shop is out now.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
If this is your cosy Christmassy kind of vibe you might like my new book. Christmas at the French Repair Shop is out now.
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mybook.to/FrenchRepairShop
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mybook.to/FrenchRepairShop
Had a lovely meeting with the @NovelistasInk today. Lots of writerly catching up and today’s hot topic was blurbs.
November 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Had a lovely meeting with the @NovelistasInk today. Lots of writerly catching up and today’s hot topic was blurbs.
A research question for my friends in France: how long does it take to get divorced? Longer than a year?
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
A research question for my friends in France: how long does it take to get divorced? Longer than a year?
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Looks like the ebook is reduced in USA & Canada too now. Fill your boots! (Or Christmas stocking).
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November 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Looks like the ebook is reduced in USA & Canada too now. Fill your boots! (Or Christmas stocking).
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Reposted by Sophie Claire
🍂Perfect for the cosy season!🍂
UK: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CV1GZ5HW
USA: amazon.com/dp/B0CV1GZ5HW
#CozyMystery #CozyCrime #KindleUnlimited #kindlebooks #Audible #mysterybooks #seriesbooks #whodunit
UK: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CV1GZ5HW
USA: amazon.com/dp/B0CV1GZ5HW
#CozyMystery #CozyCrime #KindleUnlimited #kindlebooks #Audible #mysterybooks #seriesbooks #whodunit
November 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
🍂Perfect for the cosy season!🍂
UK: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CV1GZ5HW
USA: amazon.com/dp/B0CV1GZ5HW
#CozyMystery #CozyCrime #KindleUnlimited #kindlebooks #Audible #mysterybooks #seriesbooks #whodunit
UK: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CV1GZ5HW
USA: amazon.com/dp/B0CV1GZ5HW
#CozyMystery #CozyCrime #KindleUnlimited #kindlebooks #Audible #mysterybooks #seriesbooks #whodunit
My book is well travelled! Here it is in Kotor, Montenegro. Thanks to my lovely friend Claire who always photographs my books in beautiful places. 🌞📸
November 8, 2025 at 9:54 AM
My book is well travelled! Here it is in Kotor, Montenegro. Thanks to my lovely friend Claire who always photographs my books in beautiful places. 🌞📸
I’ve got 2 in-person events to tell you about! Both free. Book now or turn up on the day. ⬇️
November 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM
I’ve got 2 in-person events to tell you about! Both free. Book now or turn up on the day. ⬇️
Want to see Mr C’s latest make?🪵🪚A bespoke piece for my mum to house her piano music. Made from walnut & sycamore wood. Watch to the end to see it in its forever home. 🎶
November 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Want to see Mr C’s latest make?🪵🪚A bespoke piece for my mum to house her piano music. Made from walnut & sycamore wood. Watch to the end to see it in its forever home. 🎶
For the latest news on events and books make sure you’ve signed up for my newsletter: bit.ly/3MFoM4Q
November 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
For the latest news on events and books make sure you’ve signed up for my newsletter: bit.ly/3MFoM4Q
Any cooks out there who can advise? I want to make plum tart using frozen plums. Should I defrost them first or cook from frozen?🤔I’m worried they’ll go watery and give the tart a soggy bottom.
November 2, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Any cooks out there who can advise? I want to make plum tart using frozen plums. Should I defrost them first or cook from frozen?🤔I’m worried they’ll go watery and give the tart a soggy bottom.
Bargain news!🥳 #ChristmasAtTheFrenchRepairShop is 99p on Kindle this month.
She fixes broken things. He’s sure their relationship is beyond repair… Until Christmas in a small French town changes everything.
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mybook.to/FrenchRepair...
She fixes broken things. He’s sure their relationship is beyond repair… Until Christmas in a small French town changes everything.
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mybook.to/FrenchRepair...
November 2, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Bargain news!🥳 #ChristmasAtTheFrenchRepairShop is 99p on Kindle this month.
She fixes broken things. He’s sure their relationship is beyond repair… Until Christmas in a small French town changes everything.
🪚🛠️🎄
mybook.to/FrenchRepair...
She fixes broken things. He’s sure their relationship is beyond repair… Until Christmas in a small French town changes everything.
🪚🛠️🎄
mybook.to/FrenchRepair...
Cocktails with Mr C. 🎃👻
#UndeadPornstarMartini
#UndeadPornstarMartini
October 31, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Cocktails with Mr C. 🎃👻
#UndeadPornstarMartini
#UndeadPornstarMartini
Mr C made these wooden Christmas tree decorations for @TeaLeaves_Reads bookshop and their wonderful book boxes. Aren’t they lovely?
#ChristmasAtTheFrenchRepairShop
#ChristmasAtTheFrenchRepairShop
October 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Mr C made these wooden Christmas tree decorations for @TeaLeaves_Reads bookshop and their wonderful book boxes. Aren’t they lovely?
#ChristmasAtTheFrenchRepairShop
#ChristmasAtTheFrenchRepairShop
Thank you so much Shirley!🙏
This is a wonderful #NewBook by @sophieclaire.bsky.social one I didn’t want to finish #Reading
Christmas at the French Repair Shop
by Sophie Claire
Attached is my 5⭐️ #BookReview which can be read in the ALT text
#BookSky #RomanticFiction
Christmas at the French Repair Shop
by Sophie Claire
Attached is my 5⭐️ #BookReview which can be read in the ALT text
#BookSky #RomanticFiction
October 30, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Thank you so much Shirley!🙏
Hand quilting while I watch the Repair Shop.
October 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Hand quilting while I watch the Repair Shop.
All my books are standalone but some are connected by the fictional village of Willowbrook- including my latest book Christmas at the French Shop.
Do you recognise the village I drew inspiration from in real life? 📸
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Do you recognise the village I drew inspiration from in real life? 📸
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October 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
All my books are standalone but some are connected by the fictional village of Willowbrook- including my latest book Christmas at the French Shop.
Do you recognise the village I drew inspiration from in real life? 📸
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Do you recognise the village I drew inspiration from in real life? 📸
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Just home from a 5 hour round trip to Birmingham (I was too tight to pay for the toll road but regretted it!).🚗Thank goodness I had this to listen to. All 32 hours!
October 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Just home from a 5 hour round trip to Birmingham (I was too tight to pay for the toll road but regretted it!).🚗Thank goodness I had this to listen to. All 32 hours!
Can you believe my husband built this himself? A huge inspiration for my new book Christmas at the French Repair Shop was Mr C’s love of carpentry and I really enjoyed writing about Amélie in her workshop.
(I’ve posted more examples of his work on Insta).
(I’ve posted more examples of his work on Insta).
October 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Can you believe my husband built this himself? A huge inspiration for my new book Christmas at the French Repair Shop was Mr C’s love of carpentry and I really enjoyed writing about Amélie in her workshop.
(I’ve posted more examples of his work on Insta).
(I’ve posted more examples of his work on Insta).
So excited that my little book is #4 in the @thebookseller’s Heatseekers chart. 🥰
October 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
So excited that my little book is #4 in the @thebookseller’s Heatseekers chart. 🥰
Just a heads-up that the paperback is reduced to £6 on @AmazonUK ⬇️
October 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Just a heads-up that the paperback is reduced to £6 on @AmazonUK ⬇️