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I've read some Lee Child before and enjoyed his work. This was no exception. Straightforward prose, exciting premise, and some twists made this short story quite enjoyable. 📚💙

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Cover of Lee Child's Eleven Numbers
November 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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The books came a day early!

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer
the smiling author stands next to three cases of books
November 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Halfway through reading "Shadow Ticket" and Pynchon's use of idiom is an absolute treat. I am really trying not to use depression-era slang rn! 📚💙
November 3, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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𝐀𝐑𝐂 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 for a heartwarming Cozy Mystery set in a quirky small town in Washington!

Enjoy a cast of lovable characters as lost friendships are rekindled and new love blooms—all while solving a charming whodunit.

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#ARC #ARCreaders #BookReviewers
ARC sign-up call-to-action with the cover of the book and a blurb describing the story. Release Date, November 20th!
November 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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𝑶𝒇 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 is a cozy mystery set in small-town WA, which includes: found family, food, love, and a charming cast.

📚 Free ARC via BookFunnel
📅 Release: Nov 20

Join us: forms.gle/sVqF7wjL5bSq...

#CozyMystery #SmallTownMystery #ARC #ARCReaders #CozyMystery 💙📚⚡️
An image showing the book's cover on a tablet, a smartphone, and a paperback book.
October 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Proof Prints Arrived!!!

There are a few things we saw that need to be addressed, but we are on track for the November 20th launch. Woooo!

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer 📚⚡️💙
R. K. Benton, holding a physical copy of her book.
October 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Another beautiful autumn day in #leavenworth #washington
Fall colored trees on the road
October 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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I'm always digging something up. In this instance, last month at the Museum of Natural History in NYC.
The author, doing field work in front of shockingly naked dinosaur skeletons.
October 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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How do I write?

Well, this helps (from Espresso Vivace, the place that introduced latte art to the US)

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top down view of a beautiful cortado with a milk-foam tulip design poured on top
October 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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And THIS chair
October 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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My book has a few recipes in the back, inspired by Dottie's Diner.

Anyway, I'm going to make the blueberry muffins today. They are *delicious!*

Too long to post--DM me if you want the full one!

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Incomplete screenshot of the recipe.
October 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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𝑶𝒇 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 is a cozy mystery set in small-town WA, which includes: found family, food, love, and a charming cast.

📚 Free ARC via BookFunnel
📅 Release: Nov 20

Please join us: forms.gle/sVqF7wjL5bSq...

#CozyMystery #SmallTownMystery #ARC #ARCReaders #CozyMystery 💙📚⚡️
Sign-up call-to-action for the book "Of Hearts and Murder" showing the book's cover on a tablet, a phone, and a paperback. Tropes listed are: Cozy Mystery, Small-town setting, Found Family, and Second Chance Romance.
October 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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This is a picture of the bookshelves in my mom's apartment in the 1980's.

#booksky
a picture of the bookshelves in my mom's apartment in the 1980's: three bookshelves filled with books
October 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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This guy!
Picture of our daughter's dog
October 17, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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𝐀𝐑𝐂 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝! 𝑶𝒇 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 is a cozy mystery set in small-town WA, which includes: found family, food, love, and a charming cast.

📚 Free ARC via BookFunnel

📅 Release: Nov 20 

Sign up: forms.gle/sVqF7wjL5bSq...

#CozyMystery #ARCReaders
"ARC Signup open" banner over images of the novel on different media. - cozy mystery with wit and warmth - small-town setting full of heart and history - lave and lost friendships found - coffee at the diner and amazing food
October 16, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Blurb: Cal Walker, a former investigator, returns to his hometown of Marion, Washington, only to be pulled into the suspicious death of a local developer. Partnering with Officer Inga Wells, he uncovers a growing conspiracy involving a missing ex-con, an elusive document known as the Belchik Folio, and a delightful cast of small-town characters, some of whom aren't what they seem. Cal must navigate personal loss, Cold War intrigue, and buried trauma.
October 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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I’m looking for a few early readers to join my ARC team for "Of Hearts and Murder", a cozy small-town mystery full of secrets, wit, and warmth.
Sign up here:

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#CozyMystery #MysteryBooks #ARCReaders #IndieAuthor 💙📚⚡️
3d images of the book along with a call-to-action: ARC Sign Up Open!
October 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Big news coming soon…. 😃

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Exterior corner view of window on the corner of Dottie's Diner.
October 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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I'm messing around with an anime-inspired headshot. What do you think?

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R.K. Benton headshot, cartoon-like
October 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Another proof came in this morning. We noticed that the spine's color ever so slightly diverges from the rest of the cover. A wee little defect, but Art Woman is on it!
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Screenshot of book cover's spine and some of the surrounding layout to show the slight color difference
October 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Not sure why--I'm not a chocolatier--but I decided to make Dubai chocolate bars...you better believe I ate them with all due haste!
Hands holding two halves of a broken in half Dubai chocolate bar, showing the filling.
September 8, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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Randomly ran into a pack of Mrs. Ropers in the wild!
Several people dressed up in outrageously colorful costumes as Mrs. Roper from the television series threes company
August 25, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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Sauntering along with dog and L. in the park yesterday, we saw folks ahead of us on the path pointing at something. One woman in came up to us and warned us be careful with the dog. We looked over and there, walking down the hill, very slowly, was a coyote. ITAP when it was maybe 15 feet away
A coyote, calmly walking downhill, green ferns in background
August 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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