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Kat Christensen
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Historical fiction author and reviewer, Gamer, Tech Professional
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Kat Christensen @katchristensen.bsky.social · Dec 28
📚 Your Next Unforgettable Story Awaits! Step into a gripping tale of love, survival, and murder on the rugged American frontier. #BookSky

🌟 "A stunning story of a tougher-than-nails woman..."
🌟 "Historical fiction gold... Highly recommend!"

👉 Buy Now:
www.amazon.com/Profitable-W...
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🍂Perfect for the cosy season!🍂

UK: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CV1GZ5HW
USA: amazon.com/dp/B0CV1GZ5HW

#CozyMystery #CozyCrime #KindleUnlimited #kindlebooks #Audible #mysterybooks #seriesbooks #whodunit
November 13, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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THE AUSTEN CHRISTMAS MURDERS is out TODAY! Let my Lady Susan-inspired novella get you in the mood for a very merry and very murderous Christmas with Jane Austen: www.waterstones.com/book/the-aus...
November 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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The Castle of Otranto: Retelling When

My musings on the Gothic classic, The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole, and my idea for a film adaptation (move over, Frankenstien...)
The Castle of Otranto: Retelling When
My musings on the Gothic classic, The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole, and my idea for a film adaptation (move over, Frankenstien...)
cmrosens.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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'Judith Arnopp masterfully captures both the relentless ambition and sharp intelligence that guided her (Margaret Beaufort) through adversity.' Review ##HIstFicThreads

READ FREE WITH KU

http://mybook.to/thebeaufortbride

http://mybook.to/TBwoman

http://mybook.to/thekingsmother
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Lol...😅🤣
November 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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In 19th-century Dublin, a disillusioned doctor and a fallen woman cross paths, sparking a forbidden love that defies society's judgments.

Amazon - mybook.to/ascarletwoman
Other Retailers - books2read.com/AScarletWoman

#BooksByLornaPeel #HistoricalRomance #Romancelandia #Romance #BookSky 📚⏳ 📚💙 📚🌶
Promotional image for the historical romance novel A Scarlet Woman by Lorna Peel, book one in The Fitzgeralds of Dublin Series family saga. The background features a portrait of a late 19th-century woman with dark hair, wearing a pearl necklace and white dress with a pink-ribbon. A quote at the top left reads, "This is a very different book in many ways and I loved it!" followed by five gold stars and the text “READER REVIEW.” Below that, the book title is shown in red: A Scarlet Woman, with the subtitle The Fitzgeralds of Dublin Book One. At the bottom left, the book cover is displayed on a tablet, smartphone, and paperback. The Amazon logo and “Available at Amazon” text appear beneath the devices.
November 8, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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⏳📚💙Hello, fans of WWII historical fiction set in France! Who are your favorite authors in this genre? I'm always looking for my next book. My debut novel is set in the long-disputed French province of Alsace, bordering Germany. If you're curious, head here. Thanks!
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November 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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🐾 🤎
November 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Link to Amazon: mybook.to/zGiQJA 📚⏳💙
On kindle Unlimited

#HisFic #JaneSeymour #HenryVIII #TudorHistory #RoyalRomance #WomenInHistory #HistoricalNovel #TudorDynasty #BookRecommendations #FictionalBiographies #booksworthreading #weekendreads
October 25, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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www.theregister.com/2025/11/06/a... 👍
Senators want companies to report AI layoffs amid job cuts
ai-pocalypse: Government agencies would also have to report losses due to automation.
www.theregister.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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PUBLICATION DAY!

My new book, ‘Margaret Beaufort: Survivor, rebel, kingmaker’ is out today.

“An epic journey”, “a powerful new biography”, “highly readable”, “vivid portrait”.

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/margaret-...

@headofzeus.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

#History #WomensHistory
Margaret Beaufort
Survivor. Rebel. Conspirator. Mother and grandmother of kings. Margaret Beaufort was one of the most remarkable and influential women of the Middle Ages.Margare…
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November 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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#booksky
If you’re in the mood for a bittersweet seasonal read that isn’t purely about Christmas, but is ultimately satisfying according to readers, then The Fifty Lost Christmases of Dolly Hunter is on KU or 99p/99c💙📚⏳

mybook.to/DollyHunter
Image shows a burning candle at night with the words ‘A woman in denial, A town on its knees’. Front cover depicts the rear view of a woman looking from her window with a woman and her young daughter walking away from the house in the snow.
November 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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It's 1894, and the Fitzgerald family and their circle face crises that test their futures, finances, and relationships.

Amazon - mybook.to/aperfectsolution
Other Retailers - books2read.com/APerfectSolution

#BooksByLornaPeel #BookSky #HistoricalFiction #Ireland #FamilySaga #KindleUnlimited 📚⏳ 📚💙 📚🌶
Promotional image for the historical fiction novel A Perfect Solution by Lorna Peel, book ten in The Fitzgeralds of Dublin Series family saga, set in 19th-century Ireland. The left side shows a tablet displaying the book cover, featuring a late 19th-century photographic portrait of a red-haired woman in profile, wearing a black dress, with the Four Courts building in Dublin below. The right side reads: "Out Now! Kindle Paperback Kindle Unlimited"
November 6, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Elizabeth of York’s quiet courage still echoes through the Tower of London. Judith Arnopp brings her story to life — and I felt it firsthand. Full review ➡️ katchristensen.blog/2025/11/02/%...
✨ Book Review: History whispered through the halls of the Tower of London — and Judith Arnopp’s A Song of Sixpence was my guide.
A Tower, a Queen, and the Ghosts of History I’m a spiritual person — and a firm believer in karma. So when Judith Arnopp’s A Song of Sixpence: The Story of Elizabeth of York and Perkin Warbeck popp…
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November 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Today's Knowledge Commons share: "Scottish Affairs and the Political Context of Cogadh Gaedhel re Gallaibh" works.hcommons.org/records/knbe...
The famous Battle of Clontarf (1014) involved #Scottish forces on both sides. The article analyses the saga narrative of this event #medievalsky #history
October 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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✨ Loading up on @jarnopp.bsky.social on Bluesky
reads before I head across the pond! ✨
Next stop: Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, and London. 🛫📚
History, castles, cathedrals, and a little adventure await…
Super excited to see the Basilica of Saint Dennis — some characters from my WIP are entombed! ⛪️
October 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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I have a pile of new Aug/Sep publications to read (birthday month acquisitions). 🎂🎉 I’ve only finished three so far (Zambreno, Romano & Mendelson—all recommended), so I have a long way to go. Ravn & Lin are next!
CÉCÉ by Emmelie Prophète (tr. Aidan Rooney) THE ENDLESS WEEK by Laura Vazquez (tr. Alex Niemi) THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF H. LAN THAO LAM by Lana Lin GRACE PERIOD by Maria Judite de Carvalho (tr. Margaret Jull Costa) ANIMAL STORIES by Kate Zambreno INTO THE WEEDS by Lydia Davis THE WAX CHILD by Olga Ravn (tr. Martin Aitken) HELEN OF NOWHERE by Makenna Goodman DREAMING OF DEAD PEOPLE by Rosalind Belben GOOSE OF HERMOGENES by Ithell Colquhoun IN FARTHEST SEAS by Lalla Romano (tr. Brian Robert Moore) RESTORATION by Ave Barrera (tr. Ellen Jones & Robin Myers) MRS. DALLOWAY by Virginia Woolf ORLANDA by Jacqueline Harpman (tr. Ros Schwartz) THE OTHER GIRL by Annie Ernaux (tr. Alison L. Strayer) SAY FIRE by Selma Asotić LITTLE WORLD by Josephine Rowe THE INNER LIFE OF MRS. DALLOWAY by Edward Mendelson ALPHA AND OMEGA by Jane Ellen Harrison
October 4, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Thank you so much!🌻
September 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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I've been trapped in this escape room for hours.

"Sir, this is a library and you can leave anytime."

Can I though? 🤔
September 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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In an obvious attempt to get you to read my books, I’ve dropped the prices of the first books in all my series.

These e-books are 99¢ on Amazon, so load up on them while the price is right.

jthume.substack.com/...

#writingcommunity
September 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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jarnopp.bsky.social
' Judith Arnopp masterfully captures both the relentless ambition and sharp intelligence that guided her (Margaret Beaufort) through adversity.' Review ##HIstFicThreads

READ FREE WITH KU

http://mybook.to/thebeaufortbride

http://mybook.to/TBwoman

http://mybook.to/thekingsmother
September 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Arlo, LouLou & Gaia Champagne
#SingalongSaturdays 🎼 “Fluffy Dancer”🎶
August 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Walking through town to yesterday’s book signing for my new book, Mistress of Dartington Hall, at Waterstones in Newton Abbot.

Huge thank you to everyone!

#bookevent #booksigning #newbook #elizabethancostume #historicalfictionauthor #newtonabbot #devonauthor #dartington
August 17, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Family Photo
Three of my book covers: The Three-Cornered War, Saving Yellowstone, and The Westerners - all with white font and vivid paintings (orange/red, purple/yellow, and green) as backgrounds.
August 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM