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Tag: women's fiction

Letters from Shadow Oaks K.L. Small

July 15, 2025 cheryl

When Nina, a former art teacher, gives up her apartment to move into an assisted living facility, she struggles with…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: book launch, book release, women's fiction

An Unfortunate Situation Caroline Blake

June 30, 2025 cheryl

An Unfortunate Situation is historical fiction set not long before WW1 when things were different in the UK and the…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: historical fiction, romance, women's fiction

Sell by date

June 27, 2025 cheryl 2 Comments

Sell by date comes courtesy of a Dean Writers Circle writing workshop. The other pieces I wrote on the day…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, Writing prompts Filed under: cherylswritingprompt, flash fiction, romance, short stories, women's fiction, writing, writing prompts

In the rose garden

June 4, 2025 cheryl 2 Comments

I saw you in the rose garden. Last summer, when the roses were at their peak – luscious reds, whites,…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, Writing prompts Filed under: cherylswritingprompt, flash fiction, romance, short stories, women's fiction, writing prompts

Why are you so nice to me?

May 30, 2025 cheryl 2 Comments

Why are you so nice to me is a prompt from a writing workshop. It drove her mad.‘Can I help…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, Writing prompts Filed under: cherylswritingprompt, flash fiction, short stories, women's fiction, writing prompts

Wilderness

May 11, 2025 cheryl 1 Comment

Wilderness was the theme for Dean Writers Circle’s internal monthly writing competition for April. Here’s my 150 word submission. (You…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, Writing prompts Filed under: cherylswritingprompt, flash fiction, romance, short stories, women's fiction, writing, writing prompts

In the summer time

May 4, 2025 cheryl

‘In the summer time, when the weather is fine’ is the first line of an old upbeat song, and was…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, Writing prompts Filed under: cherylswritingprompt, flash fiction, short stories, women's fiction, writing, writing prompts

How did you know?

April 27, 2025 cheryl 1 Comment

How did you know? is a prompt from a Dean Writers Circle workshop, stolen as usual for my FaceBook prompts.…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, Writing prompts Filed under: cherylswritingprompt, flash fiction, short stories, women's fiction, writing, writing prompts

Coming Home to Hummingbird House Jane Harvey

March 4, 2025 cheryl

Jane Harvey’s Hummingbird House series brims with real life characters struggling with life’s messiness, and Coming Home continues the tradition…

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Posted in: Book reviews Filed under: contemporary fiction, historical fiction, romance, women's fiction

Wishing Shelf Awards finalist – now Gold!

February 25, 2025 cheryl

From Wishing Shelf Awards finalist to a Gold medal for River Witch! Here’s the medal and the new award. Apparently…

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Posted in: Marketing, News Filed under: Fantasy, historical fantasy, historical fiction, literary fiction, romance, witches, women's fiction, writing

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