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Melissa Addey
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✍️ Author of historical fiction/romance set in Ancient Rome, medieval Morocco, 18th century China and Regency England. PhD in Creative Writing. Run workshops for authors. www.MelissaAddey.com
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I've written 20 books, so there's something for everyone and we all know books make the best presents ;-)

www.Melissaaddey.com/books have a browse!
#books #historicalfiction #christmasideas
October 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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books.bookfunnel.com/historicalfi... A selection of authors and their books to browse for your summer reads!
A person lying on a deckchair reading a book.
July 3, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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Please sign! #authors #romancelandia #historicalfiction
demand that Meta fairly compensates and seeks consent for the use of authors' work to train AI.
April 3, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Find new authors and new books to read in this lovely selection of historical fiction reads! books.bookfunnel.com/ZingintoSpri... #historicalfiction #historicalfictionbooks
March 27, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Receive this FREE novella! www.melissaddey.com . “It stands out because it is the story of courtly games from those who are the victim of them, the pieces, not the power plavers, and it makes those pieces all too human.”
(BookAngel) #HistoricalFiction #freebooks #romancelandia
March 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Hello! The Fragrant Concubine ebook will be FREE till the 16th March on Amazon, go grab yourself a copy or let a friend know! getbook.at/ForbiddenCit... #historicalfiction #romancelandia #freebooks #historicalromance #china
March 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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books.bookfunnel.com/ZingintoSpri...

Explore a selection of historical fiction authors and their books! #HistoricalFiction
February 26, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Yay! Publication of The Viscount's Pearl: ebook out, paperback out in a couple of days. Regency romance: a rake who wants a marriage of convenience, an awkward spinster who doesn't want to marry at all. Fate has other plans for them both... #romancelandia #historicalfiction mybook.to/RegencyOutsi...
Book cover of a Regency dressed woman holding shells. Surround shows off pearls and the tropes - a rake, a spinster, a kindly matchmaker and a marriage of convenience.
February 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Last one as a Christmas gift suggestion! This one definitely for the people who love exploring past cultures. Selected as Editor's Choice by the Historical Novel Society. #historicalfiction #christmas2024 #christmasgifts #christmasgiftideas
December 1, 2024 at 10:41 AM
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#christmas #christmasgifts #christmasgift #christmasgiftideas #bookgifts
November 24, 2024 at 3:06 PM
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A perfect gift for new mums! #christmasgifts #christmasgift #christmasgiftideas #bookgifts
Book cover: 100 things to do while Breastfeeding, mother holding baby. Book on a christmassy background with a gift tag.
November 23, 2024 at 6:42 PM
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One for the history buff in your life! #christmasgifts
Image of historical novel From the Ashes, an ancient Roman statue of a woman’s face. Christmassy red background with festive greenery and gift tag.
November 22, 2024 at 6:39 PM
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I know Christmas is coming when this one's sales rise, people love it as a stocking filler :-) #stockingfillers #christmas
November 21, 2024 at 5:32 PM
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Thank you to The Eclectic Review for a lovely review of Lady for a Season! #historicalfiction #historicalromance #kureads #regency #regencyromance #romancelandia
Pink roses and turquoise background, book review by The Eclectic Review says: I adored this beautiful story with compelling characters and a captivating plot. A rare gem.
October 2, 2024 at 12:52 PM
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Lady for a Season is off on tour with the brilliant Rachel's Random Resources (hugely recommend to other authors) and some lovely reviews already arriving! #romancelandia #historicalfiction #regency #writersresources
September 20, 2024 at 1:07 PM
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Delighted to have Naomi Rose-Mock as the narrator for Lady for a Season. Naomi is very experienced, with more than 300 audiobooks to her name. Hope to bring the audiobook to you in late autumn! #audiobook #regencyromance #kureads
September 17, 2024 at 10:56 AM
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Try different combinations till you find your favourite! (Even better than Pumpkin Spice!)
RECIPE with image of hot chocolate. Try your hot chocolate with the addition of spices and aromatics: lemon zest, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, vanilla, ginger, nutmeg for a warming autumn treat. Find your favourite combination and curl up to read your favourite Regency Romance!
September 10, 2024 at 10:09 AM
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Tropes! #regencyromance #romancelandia
Tropes: makeover, secrets, wounded hero
August 30, 2024 at 7:15 PM
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Publication day! Here is my first Regency Romance (18th book, yikes!), very excited! #romancelandia #historicalfiction #regencyromance #romance mybook.to/LadyforaSeason
August 29, 2024 at 9:06 AM
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Been baking to get in the Regency zone for my last editing stages 🙂 #regency #amediting #romancelandia
Two white iced biscuits with black icing silhouettes of a man and a woman in Regency style outlines.
August 17, 2024 at 9:08 AM
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Important to know! (Indies = self-published) #writingcommunity
July 17, 2024 at 1:20 PM
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A lovely addition to a novel is to commission a sketch of a location, building, map, or item (e.g. jewellery) that is important to the story. Here is a fictional stately home inspired by Castle Ashby but with modifications to suit my story. #HistoricalRomance #romancelandia #WritingCommunity
A large stately home in black white sketch style, with elegant gates at the front.
July 16, 2024 at 10:44 AM
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Tip for authors, it can be useful to carry a business card with you which includes one of your book covers on the back, a quick and easy way to share one of your titles and where to find you. #WritingCommmunity #writingadvice
Business card for historical fiction author Melissa Addey, www.Melissaaddey.com, with a book cover for novel From the Ashes on the back, classical statue style woman with red hair turning into flames.
July 15, 2024 at 10:54 AM
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I love sensory research. Working on a Regency romance and this is a mouthwash from Regency times. If you were wondering what Mr Darcy or Elisabeth Bennett tasted like to kiss, you can still buy it from D.R. Harris, London's oldest chemist... #amwriting #HistoricalRomance #romancelandia
July 11, 2024 at 1:47 PM
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The view from my writing desk: my cactus, which started out the size of a thumb, now believes it is in a Dr Seuss world... #writinglife #writercommunity
July 10, 2024 at 4:23 PM