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Gavin / G. B. Ralph
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📚 Author 🕵️‍♂️ Cosy mysteries 👬 Romcoms
👨‍🏫 Gay librarian approved 🏳️‍🌈 (he/him)
📍 Aotearoa NZ 🇳🇿
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Not long until our meet-cute at the library 😍 i.e. romance panel, 2:30pm tomorrow (Fri 15 Nov), HEA guaranteed x
November 14, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Today's writing involved:
👮‍♂️ the universal appeal of a man in uniform,
👀 keeping an eye on a trouble-magnet, and
🚪 leaving a kitchen cupboard door slightly ajar.

🚧 WIP: Killer on the Kelvin Explorer
📈 Book status: First draft (4%)

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November 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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The despicably clever and talented co-author of The Bookshop Detectives, Louise Ward, has said such wonderful and generous things about The Milverton Mysteries 😮

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November 13, 2025 at 5:09 AM
The despicably clever and talented co-author of The Bookshop Detectives, Louise Ward, has said such wonderful and generous things about The Milverton Mysteries 😮

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November 13, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Today's writing involved:
👮 a minor driving violation,
😬 a few frayed nerves, and
🚂 confirmation that trains are cool.

🚧 WIP: Killer on the Kelvin Explorer
📈 Book status: First draft (3%)

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November 13, 2025 at 4:20 AM
#Novmemeber 12

Using a GIF, show us how you feel about the editing process.

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November 12, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Today's writing involved:
🤴 a passenger prince,
🚛 heavy machinery, and
😮 a white-knuckle affair.

🚧 WIP: Killer on the Kelvin Explorer
📈 Book status: First draft (2%)

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November 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence! Show me yours if you want

Fright on Stage Right 🎃🎭💀
November 11, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence! Show me yours if you want

Fright on Stage Right 🎃🎭💀
November 11, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Today's writing involved:
🧔‍♂️ a gathering of dads,
🚂 the Milverton Vintage Railway Society, and
✨ a self-fulfilling acronym.

🚧 WIP: Killer on the Kelvin Explorer
📈 Book status: Plotting and scheming (~85%)

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November 11, 2025 at 1:51 AM
#Novmemeber 7

GIF of Addison at the start of Killer on the Kelvin Explorer 🚂💀

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November 10, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Today's writing involved:
🚂 getting dropped off at the station,
🎉 the start of a bachelorette party, and
🪑 wooden bench seats.

🚧 WIP: Killer on the Kelvin Explorer
📈 Book status: Plotting and scheming (~80%)

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November 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Love is in the air 🥰 I'll be chairing the romance panel at the Local Readers and Authors Day next weekend, chatting with A.J. Lancaster, Carole Brungar, and Sean Monaghan about their brand new romance novels.

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November 8, 2025 at 2:59 AM
💯 ratings for my latest on Goodreads, you guysss 😘
November 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
It is time 💀
November 7, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Today's writing involved:
🎟️ prematurely clipping one's ticket,
☀️ girl bossing too close to the sun, and
💄 a bold red lipstick.

🚧 WIP: Killer on the Kelvin Explorer
📈 Book status: Plotting and scheming (~75%)

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November 7, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Bye, internet 👋 For the next 8 hours, anyway. I can't be having Celebrity Traitors UK spoilers until I've watched this evening (NZ time)
November 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Today's writing involved:
🧑‍🎤 a fame-hungry millennial,
💁 a quietly independent ex, and
👖 black leather pants.

🚧 WIP: Killer on the Kelvin Explorer
📈 Book status: Plotting and scheming (~70%)

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November 6, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Today's writing involved:
🏢 a company org chart,
🚃 multiple train carriages, and
👩‍🎓 an overqualified PA.

🚧 WIP: Killer on the Kelvin Explorer
📈 Book status: Plotting and scheming (~65%)

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November 5, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I updated my website header for Bonfire Night / Guy Fawkes season because it's plot relevant 🔥 gbralph.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
🚨 Live in 30 minutes 🚨

Join @markstay.bsky.social and @pernillehughes.bsky.social for what promises to be a fun and festive author interview. It's being recorded live (!) which means we can throw in our comments and questions from the audience too 😊

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Join me LIVE TONIGHT with @pernillehughes.bsky.social, author of A COPENHAGEN SNOWMANCE, which is here to herald in Christmas. Yes, I said the C-word! What of it??

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November 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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A "charming cosy series" and "an intriguing Kiwi mystery laced with plenty of grin-inducing elements among the dark deeds" according to Craig Sisterson's review in this week's edition of The NZ Listener 🕵️

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November 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
A "charming cosy series" and "an intriguing Kiwi mystery laced with plenty of grin-inducing elements among the dark deeds" according to Craig Sisterson's review in this week's edition of The NZ Listener 🕵️

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November 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Friday's writing involved:
👥 meeting the Kelvin family,
👵 creating an old lady gang, and
🤔 coming up with new character names.

🚧 WIP: Killer on the Kelvin Explorer
📈 Book status: Plotting and scheming (~60%)

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November 2, 2025 at 3:32 AM
All set up for spooky snacks and drinks 💀🧀

Table setting and decorations harvested from our garden and presented by my partner. Attempted soft cheese carving and Fright on Stage Right by me. Cocktail recipe from the Savoy Cocktail Book.

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November 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM