Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter
@jeevanicharika.bsky.social
Novelist, Canva nerd, cake and Lego enthusiast.
Pinned
I write ownvoices romcoms and women's fic featuring (some) #SriLankan characters.
I also write as Rhoda Baxter.
If you want to try a sample of my writing, you grab the short story Pat's Pantry from free from most ebook retailers:
books2read.com/u/3RByxL
I also write as Rhoda Baxter.
If you want to try a sample of my writing, you grab the short story Pat's Pantry from free from most ebook retailers:
books2read.com/u/3RByxL
- New adult romance
- Overworked, grumpy hero (big brother's ex-friend)
- Fresh-out-of-uni heroine
- A rambling old house in Oxford
- Sri Lankan party food!
Nominated for RNA Romantic Comedy award 2017
Buy Girl Having A Ball
https://books2read.com/GHAB
- Overworked, grumpy hero (big brother's ex-friend)
- Fresh-out-of-uni heroine
- A rambling old house in Oxford
- Sri Lankan party food!
Nominated for RNA Romantic Comedy award 2017
Buy Girl Having A Ball
https://books2read.com/GHAB
November 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
- New adult romance
- Overworked, grumpy hero (big brother's ex-friend)
- Fresh-out-of-uni heroine
- A rambling old house in Oxford
- Sri Lankan party food!
Nominated for RNA Romantic Comedy award 2017
Buy Girl Having A Ball
https://books2read.com/GHAB
- Overworked, grumpy hero (big brother's ex-friend)
- Fresh-out-of-uni heroine
- A rambling old house in Oxford
- Sri Lankan party food!
Nominated for RNA Romantic Comedy award 2017
Buy Girl Having A Ball
https://books2read.com/GHAB
Tis time for my annual scouring of the internet for a Hogswatch jumper that I like.
(I don't like the Death and Albert one).
(I don't like the Death and Albert one).
November 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Tis time for my annual scouring of the internet for a Hogswatch jumper that I like.
(I don't like the Death and Albert one).
(I don't like the Death and Albert one).
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Do please enjoy the splendid spine and rear (oo-er!) of the very-soon-to-be-published THE END OF GODS with stunning artwork by the amazing Alejandro Colucci…
I’ll be blogging with a full update soon!
I’ll be blogging with a full update soon!
November 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Do please enjoy the splendid spine and rear (oo-er!) of the very-soon-to-be-published THE END OF GODS with stunning artwork by the amazing Alejandro Colucci…
I’ll be blogging with a full update soon!
I’ll be blogging with a full update soon!
Four small town romance books set in West Yorkshire - where it's cold enough to have snow for Christmas. It's a bargain compared to getting all the books separately.
Available now at your favorite digital store!
The Trewton Royd Collection (books 2 - 5): A collection of four novellas set in rural England by Rhoda Baxter
books2read.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Four small town romance books set in West Yorkshire - where it's cold enough to have snow for Christmas. It's a bargain compared to getting all the books separately.
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Still time to register for this free online event next week! With fantastic contributions from @nlisn.bsky.social @ukdishisthub.bsky.social @neurodiversemuseum.bsky.social @owenbarden.bsky.social @louisebell.bsky.social @sambrady.bsky.social and many more!
As we come to the end of our @edicaucus.bsky.social funded 'Divergent Minds in the Archive' project, we're delighted to invite you to 'Accessing Archives and Collections: Disability, Neurodivergence, Chronic Illness' - a free online symposium on 17th and 18th November. 1/n
Microsoft Forms
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November 11, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Still time to register for this free online event next week! With fantastic contributions from @nlisn.bsky.social @ukdishisthub.bsky.social @neurodiversemuseum.bsky.social @owenbarden.bsky.social @louisebell.bsky.social @sambrady.bsky.social and many more!
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This week's Tuesday snippet comes from Wooing the Witch Queen, book 1 in my Queens of Villainy trilogy of fantasy rom-coms.
Snap it up in ebook, paper, or audio: stephanieburgis.com/books/wooing-the-witch-queen
& preorder book 2! stephanieburgis.com/books/enchanting-the-fae-queen
#romancelandia
Snap it up in ebook, paper, or audio: stephanieburgis.com/books/wooing-the-witch-queen
& preorder book 2! stephanieburgis.com/books/enchanting-the-fae-queen
#romancelandia
November 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This week's Tuesday snippet comes from Wooing the Witch Queen, book 1 in my Queens of Villainy trilogy of fantasy rom-coms.
Snap it up in ebook, paper, or audio: stephanieburgis.com/books/wooing-the-witch-queen
& preorder book 2! stephanieburgis.com/books/enchanting-the-fae-queen
#romancelandia
Snap it up in ebook, paper, or audio: stephanieburgis.com/books/wooing-the-witch-queen
& preorder book 2! stephanieburgis.com/books/enchanting-the-fae-queen
#romancelandia
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Join me with @jeevanicharika.bsky.social on the Creative Differences Livestream TUESDAY 18th NOVEMBER, 8PM GMT
We'll be discussing romcoms, Canva tips for writers, Lego and more!
Join us on Facebook: fb.me/e/5nQnr7bKZ
Or on Youtube... www.youtube.com/live/a2s_nZc...
We'll be discussing romcoms, Canva tips for writers, Lego and more!
Join us on Facebook: fb.me/e/5nQnr7bKZ
Or on Youtube... www.youtube.com/live/a2s_nZc...
November 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Join me with @jeevanicharika.bsky.social on the Creative Differences Livestream TUESDAY 18th NOVEMBER, 8PM GMT
We'll be discussing romcoms, Canva tips for writers, Lego and more!
Join us on Facebook: fb.me/e/5nQnr7bKZ
Or on Youtube... www.youtube.com/live/a2s_nZc...
We'll be discussing romcoms, Canva tips for writers, Lego and more!
Join us on Facebook: fb.me/e/5nQnr7bKZ
Or on Youtube... www.youtube.com/live/a2s_nZc...
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The finale of the great TV comedy show Blackadder goes Forth.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The finale of the great TV comedy show Blackadder goes Forth.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
I'm watching #TheDivorceInsurance #kdrama and it's quite silly*. I wish I could watch it with an actuary, just to see if smoke pours out of their ears.
*This is not a criticism.
*This is not a criticism.
a close up of a man in a suit and tie making a face .
Alt: a close up of a man (Lee Dong Wook) in a suit and tie making a face .
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I'm watching #TheDivorceInsurance #kdrama and it's quite silly*. I wish I could watch it with an actuary, just to see if smoke pours out of their ears.
*This is not a criticism.
*This is not a criticism.
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 18181999:
"Write what you know" is limiting advice, which leads to limited writing. Instead, know what you're writing about. That means due diligence: good research, wide reading, specialist help and advice if you need it. Stay curious. Try new ideas. No limits.
"Write what you know" is limiting advice, which leads to limited writing. Instead, know what you're writing about. That means due diligence: good research, wide reading, specialist help and advice if you need it. Stay curious. Try new ideas. No limits.
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 18181999:
"Write what you know" is limiting advice, which leads to limited writing. Instead, know what you're writing about. That means due diligence: good research, wide reading, specialist help and advice if you need it. Stay curious. Try new ideas. No limits.
"Write what you know" is limiting advice, which leads to limited writing. Instead, know what you're writing about. That means due diligence: good research, wide reading, specialist help and advice if you need it. Stay curious. Try new ideas. No limits.
Want to write a ##romcom in 2025? We can help.
Try the easy to follow guide to writing romcom from me and @janelovering.
-How to nail humour to the page
-The basics of writing romantic comedy
-A book that doesn't take itself too seriously
-Biscuits
books2read.com/u/4AQBgk
Try the easy to follow guide to writing romcom from me and @janelovering.
-How to nail humour to the page
-The basics of writing romantic comedy
-A book that doesn't take itself too seriously
-Biscuits
books2read.com/u/4AQBgk
November 11, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Want to write a ##romcom in 2025? We can help.
Try the easy to follow guide to writing romcom from me and @janelovering.
-How to nail humour to the page
-The basics of writing romantic comedy
-A book that doesn't take itself too seriously
-Biscuits
books2read.com/u/4AQBgk
Try the easy to follow guide to writing romcom from me and @janelovering.
-How to nail humour to the page
-The basics of writing romantic comedy
-A book that doesn't take itself too seriously
-Biscuits
books2read.com/u/4AQBgk
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Creative pals, we need you! A group of us are running an auction to raise funds for the Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan. Sudanese people are dealing with the worst humanitarian crisis since records began. Can you donate mentoring/art/signed books etc? SIGN UP HERE: www.sudancoup.com/auction
Creatives4Sudan Fundraising Auction — Keep Eyes On Sudan
Creatives coming together to raise life-saving funds for the people escaping genocide in El-Fasher, Sudan
www.sudancoup.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Creative pals, we need you! A group of us are running an auction to raise funds for the Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan. Sudanese people are dealing with the worst humanitarian crisis since records began. Can you donate mentoring/art/signed books etc? SIGN UP HERE: www.sudancoup.com/auction
-small town romance
-second chance (love after loss)
-enemies (ish) to lovers
-looking after a teenager when there's no phone signal!
-family loyalty is complicated
Belonging - a ##romance ##novella ##britishromance
www.books2read.com/u/bzPAZq
-second chance (love after loss)
-enemies (ish) to lovers
-looking after a teenager when there's no phone signal!
-family loyalty is complicated
Belonging - a ##romance ##novella ##britishromance
www.books2read.com/u/bzPAZq
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
-small town romance
-second chance (love after loss)
-enemies (ish) to lovers
-looking after a teenager when there's no phone signal!
-family loyalty is complicated
Belonging - a ##romance ##novella ##britishromance
www.books2read.com/u/bzPAZq
-second chance (love after loss)
-enemies (ish) to lovers
-looking after a teenager when there's no phone signal!
-family loyalty is complicated
Belonging - a ##romance ##novella ##britishromance
www.books2read.com/u/bzPAZq
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Reposted by Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter
I read Magically Generated by Jackie Lau
K.J. Charles's review of Magically Generated
A slightly whimsical romance with a grumpy heroine (Jackie Lau is the queen of the grump) and a sunny hero with a magical talent for shaping snow. The silly premise is followed through seriously, as i...
www.goodreads.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:21 AM
I read Magically Generated by Jackie Lau
A sugarcraft expert and a low-carb/keto baker must work together to cater a wedding. This could be a disaster, or love at first (food) fight.
THE WINNER BAKES IT ALL by Jeevani Charika.
Shorlisted for the RNA romantic comedy award 2025!
https://books2read.com/manbuns
THE WINNER BAKES IT ALL by Jeevani Charika.
Shorlisted for the RNA romantic comedy award 2025!
https://books2read.com/manbuns
November 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
A sugarcraft expert and a low-carb/keto baker must work together to cater a wedding. This could be a disaster, or love at first (food) fight.
THE WINNER BAKES IT ALL by Jeevani Charika.
Shorlisted for the RNA romantic comedy award 2025!
https://books2read.com/manbuns
THE WINNER BAKES IT ALL by Jeevani Charika.
Shorlisted for the RNA romantic comedy award 2025!
https://books2read.com/manbuns
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And remember, preorders are love!
The second Dorothy Gentleman novella is out in March, but you can pre-order now! NOBODY’S BABY is a sapphic sci-fi mystery kicked off with one bone-chilling sentence: A wild baby appears!
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Nobody's Baby
Becky Chambers meets Miss Marple in the second entry of this cozy sci-fi mystery series, helmed by a formidable no-nonsense auntie of a detective.Welcome to ...
us.macmillan.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
And remember, preorders are love!
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Happy belated publication day to @jeevanicharika.bsky.social
Missing the beach? Take a break with How Can I Resist You!
Missing the beach? Take a break with How Can I Resist You!
It's publication day for HOW CAN I RESIST YOU!
- seaside!
- work husband
- flirting in the files
- shy, awkward hero
- super competent heroine
- tattoo spotting shenanigans
books2read.com/ResistU
- seaside!
- work husband
- flirting in the files
- shy, awkward hero
- super competent heroine
- tattoo spotting shenanigans
books2read.com/ResistU
November 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Happy belated publication day to @jeevanicharika.bsky.social
Missing the beach? Take a break with How Can I Resist You!
Missing the beach? Take a break with How Can I Resist You!
- New adult romance
- Overworked, grumpy hero (big brother's ex-friend)
- Fresh-out-of-uni heroine
- A rambling old house in Oxford
- Sri Lankan party food!
Nominated for RNA Romantic Comedy award 2017
Buy Girl Having A Ball
https://books2read.com/GHAB
- Overworked, grumpy hero (big brother's ex-friend)
- Fresh-out-of-uni heroine
- A rambling old house in Oxford
- Sri Lankan party food!
Nominated for RNA Romantic Comedy award 2017
Buy Girl Having A Ball
https://books2read.com/GHAB
November 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
- New adult romance
- Overworked, grumpy hero (big brother's ex-friend)
- Fresh-out-of-uni heroine
- A rambling old house in Oxford
- Sri Lankan party food!
Nominated for RNA Romantic Comedy award 2017
Buy Girl Having A Ball
https://books2read.com/GHAB
- Overworked, grumpy hero (big brother's ex-friend)
- Fresh-out-of-uni heroine
- A rambling old house in Oxford
- Sri Lankan party food!
Nominated for RNA Romantic Comedy award 2017
Buy Girl Having A Ball
https://books2read.com/GHAB
A sugarcraft expert and a low-carb/keto baker must work together to cater a wedding. This could be a disaster, or love at first (food) fight.
THE WINNER BAKES IT ALL by Jeevani Charika.
Shorlisted for the RNA romantic comedy award 2025!
https://books2read.com/manbuns
THE WINNER BAKES IT ALL by Jeevani Charika.
Shorlisted for the RNA romantic comedy award 2025!
https://books2read.com/manbuns
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
A sugarcraft expert and a low-carb/keto baker must work together to cater a wedding. This could be a disaster, or love at first (food) fight.
THE WINNER BAKES IT ALL by Jeevani Charika.
Shorlisted for the RNA romantic comedy award 2025!
https://books2read.com/manbuns
THE WINNER BAKES IT ALL by Jeevani Charika.
Shorlisted for the RNA romantic comedy award 2025!
https://books2read.com/manbuns
It's publication day for HOW CAN I RESIST YOU!
- seaside!
- work husband
- flirting in the files
- shy, awkward hero
- super competent heroine
- tattoo spotting shenanigans
books2read.com/ResistU
- seaside!
- work husband
- flirting in the files
- shy, awkward hero
- super competent heroine
- tattoo spotting shenanigans
books2read.com/ResistU
November 6, 2025 at 9:08 AM
It's publication day for HOW CAN I RESIST YOU!
- seaside!
- work husband
- flirting in the files
- shy, awkward hero
- super competent heroine
- tattoo spotting shenanigans
books2read.com/ResistU
- seaside!
- work husband
- flirting in the files
- shy, awkward hero
- super competent heroine
- tattoo spotting shenanigans
books2read.com/ResistU
A sugarcraft expert and a low-carb/keto baker must work together to cater a wedding. This could be a disaster, or love at first (food) fight.
THE WINNER BAKES IT ALL by Jeevani Charika.
Shorlisted for the RNA romantic comedy award 2025!
https://books2read.com/manbuns
THE WINNER BAKES IT ALL by Jeevani Charika.
Shorlisted for the RNA romantic comedy award 2025!
https://books2read.com/manbuns
November 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
A sugarcraft expert and a low-carb/keto baker must work together to cater a wedding. This could be a disaster, or love at first (food) fight.
THE WINNER BAKES IT ALL by Jeevani Charika.
Shorlisted for the RNA romantic comedy award 2025!
https://books2read.com/manbuns
THE WINNER BAKES IT ALL by Jeevani Charika.
Shorlisted for the RNA romantic comedy award 2025!
https://books2read.com/manbuns
I'm nearly at the end of this book, but it's not playing nice. I'm going to have to do so much editing to get it into shape.
That is a problem for Future Jeev. Tonight, I just need to get the words down.
That is a problem for Future Jeev. Tonight, I just need to get the words down.
November 4, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I'm nearly at the end of this book, but it's not playing nice. I'm going to have to do so much editing to get it into shape.
That is a problem for Future Jeev. Tonight, I just need to get the words down.
That is a problem for Future Jeev. Tonight, I just need to get the words down.
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Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
November 4, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
Apparently, #cosyfantasy is a thing that publishers are looking for now.
If you're a publisher looking for a small town romance between a vampire and a human, I have one that's ready to sub.
If you're a publisher looking for a small town romance between a vampire and a human, I have one that's ready to sub.
November 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Apparently, #cosyfantasy is a thing that publishers are looking for now.
If you're a publisher looking for a small town romance between a vampire and a human, I have one that's ready to sub.
If you're a publisher looking for a small town romance between a vampire and a human, I have one that's ready to sub.