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He’s ancient. Cursed. And long past caring.
But she isn’t.

And that might be his undoing.

🩸Blood Runner

books2read.com/bloodrunner

#darkfantasy #fantasy #contemporaryfantasy #myth #magic #histfic #Sumerian #mythbasedbooks #mythbasedfiction #vampires #WhatToRead #ReluctantHero #antihero
Book marketing image. On the left, a dark spooky scene with a brown wash over the colours of barren trees and the moon shining through a misty sky. The Blood Runner book cover appears on a paperback book, a tablet, and a smartphone over top of it. On the right, a quote from the book: "I continued to let her have the soft voice in the dark. It was the only soft thing about me and all I could offer. 'You're not afraid of me.' 'No, Richard.' Her hand moved to splay her fingers over my lips, to feel the voice she couldn't see. 'Like a wolf with a sheep, girl. You should be.'"
July 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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May 26, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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He says he’s been in the world so long he stopped looking at why things happen.

But maybe he should.

books2read.com/bloodrunner

#ContemporaryFantasy #DarkFantasy #fantasy #histfic #mythology #magic #sumerian #vampires
Promotional image: background of dark wood planks with a light source at the top left, an image of the contemporary fantasy book Blood Runner by JD Stanley in paperback appears on the left, a quote from the book appears on the right: "As much as I can appreciate the beauty of it, as much as I envy its indiscriminate indifference in applying itself to snuffing out one life over another, to be honest, fire scares the holy shite out of me. It's hypnotic and deceiving and in the end brutal and perhaps a bit too much like myself to look at in the face with any comfort. I knew it wouldn't hesitate to get its caustic arms around me, either, because what am I, after all, but the illusion of fuel? Except in my case, some burnt flesh wouldn't kill me and I'm not much into horrible, unspeakable agony for all eternity. Okay, maybe not for ALL eternity. But it wouldn't be very fucking pleasant for a while."
May 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Even his Druid powers can't stop despot king Barry the Red.

Or can they?

If Bronan can regain his honour, there's a secret, born of magic, that could save them all.

www.amazon.com/dp/B01MTCSG90/

#historicalfantasy #fantasyfiction #fantasybooks #magic #swordandsorcery #mythbasedbooks #WhatToRead
promotional image for the historical fantasy book The Seer by JD Stanley: a magical green fantasy forest with a path down the middle, an image of The Seer book cover on the right side appearing on a tablet and as a paperback, on the left is a quote from the Druid character in the book: "Be gone, y'vaporous tricksters. Prey upon the gauzy brains of the Oakwood gods and leave me in peace."
April 7, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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#wordsofwisdom #beautifulquotes #lifelessons
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April 7, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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Happy Friday all!

#fridayattitude #coffeelover #coffeeaddict #coffee
coffee meme: a mug of coffee with foam on top, the handle is turned toward the camera and a pair of sunglasses sits on top of it like it's the bridge of a person's nose so it appears the mug is wearing the sunglases, the caption says: "Friday's coffee... shows a little more Attitude!"
April 4, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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#ElbowsUp #Canada
an illustration of a Canadian flag in the background and water in the foreground flanked by pine trees and rocks against the shore on either side
April 4, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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He's sarcastic, selfish, and a little bit suicidal

But when a Sumerian curse threatens the present, can he pull it together to save the world?

Buy now: bloodrunner.jdstanley.com

#ContemporaryFantasy #DarkFantasy #Fantasy #myth
#magic #histfic #Sumerian #mythbasedbooks #vampires
promotional image for the contemporary fantasy book Blood Runner by JD Stanley: background is a wallpaper of garlic bulbs of various sizes and shapes faded with a brown tone, over that on the right is an image of the book cover displayed on a smart phone, on the left is a quote from the book: "What's with the garlic, anyway? I mean truly. I thought everyone knew that only works for rubbing onto the tips of the silver bullets used to shoot werewolves. Or not. Never had the pleasure to test that one myself, actually, but I have it on good authority."
April 3, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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#morningmood
funny meme: a photo of a bird sitting on the ground with its legs splayed out in front of it and a grumpy expression on its face, the caption over the image says: "I woke up early. There was no worm."
March 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Morning all - it's coffee o'clock! ☕☕☕

#coffeelover #coffeeaddict #morningmood #coffee
funny meme: wood plank background, 12 coffee cups in a circle, each holding a different kind of coffee, in the centre of the circle are clock hands drawn in chalk
March 26, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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The Seer: An Irish Druid in Roman Britain

Displaced Irish #Druid, Bronan, knows the real reason for the fall of Edenshire

His gazing bowl never lies

The king is dead

And it’s his fault

books2read.com/theseer

#HistoricalFantasy #fantasybooks #EpicFantasy #HistFic #myth #magic #WhatToRead
promotional image for the historical fantasy book The Seer by JD Stanley: the background is a colourful nebula in space and stars in the distance, an image of the book cover displayed on a tablet appears on the left. On the right are snippets of reviews: "a world of magic and madness", "emotional", "compelling", "engrossing", "intense", "gripping", "action-filled", "unexpectedly immersive"
March 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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"Ordinary people have big TVs. Extraordinary people have big libraries." - Robin Sharma

#quotes #inspirationalquote #RobinSharma #beautifulquotes
Inspirational quote meme: image of a floor to ceiling library filled with books, the quote over top the image says "Ordinary people have big TVs. Extraordinary people have big libraries." by Robin Sharma
March 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Happy St. Patrick's Day all!

#StPatricksDay #StPatricksDay2025
March 17, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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He says he’s been in the world so long he stopped looking at why things happen.

But maybe he should.

books2read.com/bloodrunner

#ContemporaryFantasy #DarkFantasy #fantasy #histfic #mythology #magic #sumerian
Promotional image: stained wood panelling background, on the left an image of a paperback book and a smart phone on top of it showing the cover of the fantasy book Blood Runner by JD Stanely, on the right a quote from the book: "I know she was looking for the demon she'd last seen, but that shrunken idiot who forgot to tell her he couldn't die was gone."
March 17, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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The Seer: An Irish Druid in Roman Britain

Displaced Irish #Druid, Bronan, knows the real reason for the fall of Edenshire

His gazing bowl never lies

The king is dead

And it’s his fault

amazon.com/dp/B01MTCSG90/

#fantasybooks #EpicFantasy #HistFic #myth #magic #WhatToRead
A promotional image - an outdoor snowy winter scene on a grey day with a pine forest in the background and an unpainted barn standing in a large snowy field, over the scene and off-centre a large paperback book next to a tablet both displaying the cover of the historical fantasy book The Seer by JD Stanley
March 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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🤣

#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #writing #bedtimestories #horrorstories #perspective
funny meme: black and white hand-drawn cartoon panel with carrots in the ground as seen in a cross-section below ground so you can see the length of them down to the root, one is large on the left and three short ones on the right, all have eyes and it appears to be a parent telling a bedtime story to their children, the caption reads: "... And then the creatures yanked him out of the ground, skinned him alive, boiled him, and ate him. The end. Now go to sleep!"
March 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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The Seer: An Irish Druid in Roman Britain

Displaced Irish #Druid, Bronan, knows the real reason for the fall of Edenshire

His gazing bowl never lies

The king is dead

And it’s his fault

books2read.com/theseer

#HistoricalFantasy #fantasybooks #EpicFantasy #HistFic #myth #magic #WhatToRead
promotional image: young girl with braided blonde hair wears a green cloak with a hood pulled up over her hair, she holds a large two-handed sword by the hilt with the blade pointed upward and has a determined expression on her face, backdrop is the hallway of a stone castle, an image of The Seer by JD Stanley book appears on the right, book quote appears over the whole image: "For the love of the Goddess, put that dagger down, girl!"
March 13, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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He says he’s been in the world so long he stopped looking at why things happen.

But maybe he should.

books2read.com/bloodrunner

#ContemporaryFantasy #DarkFantasy #fantasy #histfic #mythology #magic #sumerian #vampires
Promotional image: background of dark wood planks with a light source at the top left, an image of the contemporary fantasy book Blood Runner by JD Stanley in paperback appears on the left, a quote from the book appears on the right: "As much as I can appreciate the beauty of it, as much as I envy its indiscriminate indifference in applying itself to snuffing out one life over another, to be honest, fire scares the holy shite out of me. It's hypnotic and deceiving and in the end brutal and perhaps a bit too much like myself to look at in the face with any comfort. I knew it wouldn't hesitate to get its caustic arms around me, either, because what am I, after all, but the illusion of fuel? Except in my case, some burnt flesh wouldn't kill me and I'm not much into horrible, unspeakable agony for all eternity. Okay, maybe not for ALL eternity. But it wouldn't be very fucking pleasant for a while."
March 10, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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💪🇨🇦

#ElbowsUp #Canada
image: red and white Canadian flag painted on a brick wall
March 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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#coffee #coffeeaddict #coffeelover #morningvibe
funny coffee meme: a black-and-white illustration of a man with a goat head complete with horns and wearing a black robe, they are stirring a huge steaming mug of coffee with a shepherd's crook, the caption over the image says: "I like my coffee how I like my magic"
March 8, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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"A writer is a world trapped in a person."

#VictorHugo #writers #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #quotes
quote meme about writers: black and white photo of a dark and rainy street with someone running across the road through the rain, the quote over the pic is attributed to Victor Hugo: "A writer is a world trapped in a person."
March 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Man, I miss George Carlin 💙😆

#GeorgeCarlin #quotes #honesty #humour #standupcomedy
meme: a screen capture of stand-up comedian George Carlin talking into a microphone during one of his comedy specials, the quote is from his set: "Everyone appreciates your honesty, until you're honest with them, then you're an asshole."
March 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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🧙Magic... Betrayal... Saucy knights...

A kingdom in peril

And the Druid who can save them all

www.amazon.com/dp/B01MTCSG90/

#historicalfantasy #fantasyfiction #fantasybooks #magic #knights #princess #Druid #swordandsorcery
Promotional image: an illustration of a cream coloured billboard on the blue painted brick wall of a building, a large image on the right of the billboard displays a striking Druid with a beard wearing gold and white clothing with teal accents, and next to it the title of the historical fantasy book The Seer by JD Stanley in scrolling fancy gold lettering. On the extreme left of the billboard, an image of the book cover.
March 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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My people! 🤪

#writers #WriterSky #WritingCommunity #artists #painters #musicians
quote meme: purple coloured background with a subtle new age design of space, stars, concentric circles, an open eye, the caption over the image is a quote from Jacob Nordby: "Blessed are the weird people: poets, misfits, writers, mystics, painters, troubadours, for they teach us to see the world through different eyes."
March 6, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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He just wants to be left alone

That’s NOT working out

When a Sumerian curse threatens the present, can he be the hero the world needs?

Buy Blood Runner now: bloodrunner.jdstanley.com

#Fantasy #ContemporaryFantasy #DarkFantasy #myth #AntiHero #magic #histfic #Sumerian #mythbasedbooks #vampires
promotional image for the book Blood Runner by JD Stanley: a dark red and black background in a random pattern with an image of the book as a paperback and with the cover showing on a smartphone, a quote from the book appears on the left in white lettering: "I didn't fell well. Confession is supposed to be good for the soul, but then I had none so all it brought me was disquiet."
March 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM