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@patricksamphire.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 3:00 PM

It's Book Quote Wednesday, what with it being a Wednesday and all that, so let's have a quote from my second Mennik Thorn book, Nectar for the God. The word this week is "knew", and we're right near the start of the book here.

#BookQW

books2read.com/NectarGod

Promo image showing the cover of Nectar for the God by Patrick Samphire, with text that reads: The City Watch, who always liked a good murder to cheer up an otherwise boring day, were soon on the scene. There they put into play the full range of procedures and techniques they were renowned for – mainly gawping at the body and asking some desultory questions – before concluding that neither Cord nor Mirian knew each other, and Cord had just been in the wrong place at the wrong time.
@rflong.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 2:59 PM

I haven't done a #BookQW in a while, but with the release of The Teacup Dragon Sanctuary, here's a glimpse of how Portia and Noah first meet. Hint: it doesn't go well. The BookQW word this week is knew/know.

The Teacup Dragon Sanctuary is out now from only 99p. mybook.to/TeacupDragon...

Quote from The Teacup Dragon Sanctuary on a dark blue background with the cover in the right hand bottom corner. Text reads: This Week's #BookQW is KNEW. 'Who says I'm a new owner?' Portia snapped, thoroughly fed up with his presumption. His smile came back, just on the edge of mocking, and his eyes sparkled with amusement at her annoyance. 'Are you not? You said it was a new situation. How long have you had her?' Unable to answer, Portia bit her lower lip. For Wenn's sake, she knew all about teacup dragons. It was unavoidable given her upbringing. Jade was just... challenging. That was all. They were just getting to know each other. She'll be far more wary in future. Unfortunately, Turner read her silence as something else. 'Yes, I thought as much. Learn quickly, young lady.' The Teacup Dragon Sanctuary Starling Island Book 1 Available Now.
@vjknipe.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 2:43 PM

It's book quote Wednesday #BookQW and today's word is knew. Meet George from Her Borrowed Grave, before he changed his name to George to escape his family.
Find the character short story, Our Ancestors' Gifts here.
www.vanessajknipe.com/post/our-anc...

A flyer for Her Borrowed Grave. It shows a copy of a news paper with headline of Man's best friend and five found dead on Walmgate stray. Text reads: “Arthur!” Papa stood waiting with his brother Uncle George. “What’s Arthur doing here? It should be Oliver.” Arthur shrank away. Of course it should be his big brother Oliver. At eleven, he was starting at the boarding school too, but he would enter the big school, not the prep part where Arthur was enrolled. Uncle George crouched to bring his head level with Arthur’s. “Why are you here?” “Someone called me,” Arthur whispered, staring over his uncle’s shoulder at where Papa smouldered. “And woke me. I knew I had to bring the spear to the giant.”
@tanyahuff.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 2:32 PM

Today's word is KNEW. Today's #BookQW from INTO THE BROKEN LANDS (@dawbooks.bsky.social 2022) a created world fantasy with six POVs, two timelines, & a long hard look at what it means to be human. Kick-ass women & witty repartee included.

Available in pb, digital, and audio. Shop indie if you can.

In the upper half, against a background of tentacles, are the digital cover (tentacles and a broken tower) and the original DAW cover (a broken tower and circling crows). In the upper half, the quote. If it was the story of the flying pig from the Captain's Chronicle and how many flying pigs could there be -Lyelee suspected None had not told these children the ending. The pig had exploded. On the other hand, they didn't seem too upset about the loss of the sheep, so maybe she had. Lyelee made a mental note to find this Nonee and see if she knew why the pig had exploded. Neither the chronicles nor the Archives had included what was inarguably an important detail.
@aknighton.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 2:23 PM

Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'knew' #BookQW #BookSky

Murder mysteries are all about knowing, so here's the moment from which everything else in The Executioner's Blade flows, with Lena knowing less than she thinks & doing her blood-soaked job...

wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/book...

The cover for the novel The Executioner's Blade by Andrew Knighton. On it, a grey-haired woman with a sword stands with a dragon's tail curled around her. In the background, dragons and fire fly above the rooftops of a city. Next to it is a section of text from the book: “They say I killed Fiete,” Beatrice Saimon said, tears running down her cheeks. “I would never do that. I love him.” Lena snorted. She knew how easily love could sour, as likely to motivate murder as stop it. She thought of the evidence, of the trial, of this woman’s poor husband and victim. Saimon wouldn’t be the first killer to go to the grave proclaiming her innocence, desperately hoping to avoid the consequences of her crime. “Face forward,” Lena said sternly. “It’s better not to see it coming.” Saimon nodded, smiled sadly, and turned her head. Lena shifted her foot back, found her point of perfect balance, and swung the sword.
@janarichards.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 2:02 PM

#BookQW Riley instinctively KNEW that if he let himself get close to Iris, let himself love her, a part of him would not survive when she left. BURNING LOVE https://books2read.com/Burning-Love-by-Jana-Richards #ParanormalRomance #PNR #Angels #Contemporaryromance #Booksky #Romancelandia

@hywela-lyn.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 2:00 PM

#BOOKQW

Today's word is #KNEW and the snippet is again from the Prologue to The Matchmaker's Mare as Rhiannon flees from the home she loved.

Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Matchmakers-...
Amazon US: www.amazon.com/Matchmakers-...

@stephanieburgis.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 1:24 PM

It's Book Quote Wednesday! This week's word is 'knew,' and with exactly 3 weeks until A Waltz of Sinister Import arrives, here's a snippet from Lady & Lord Riven's first evening in Vienna...

Preorder here: books2read.com/waltzSinister

#romancelandia #bookqw

As he sank into his seat with rather less than his usual grace, Lord Riven knocked back a hasty sip of his glass of blood—and then winced. “Not quite so fresh as promised?” Margaret inquired. Strain tightened his expression as he closed his eyes against her. “It...is as fresh as could be hoped when served in this way. It only suffers by comparison.” ...Comparison to her, he meant. The warmth in Margaret’s stomach gave an answering throb at that, and she ran her tongue over her upper lip. Having published an internationally renowned article on the physical effects of a lover’s vampiric bite, she knew exactly how marvelous that would feel. Their curtains were so very tightly closed...
@thomaswrightson.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 12:35 PM

Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'knew' #BookQW
Sedna explains her reasoning behind what on the surface looks like a cold-blooded killing. Will her philosophy continue to stand up to scrutiny?
#scifi #spaceopera #mystery #BookSky💙📚

Hyatta’s second came over and checked him, then rose and bowed to Sedna. “You are the victor. The vendetta is settled.” Sedna bowed in turn, handed her weapon back to the chairman, then quickly walked to the desk to put through a call to cancel her flight to Qaata. Ajax watched her walk away from Official Hyatta’s body, then turned away from the scene with a disgusted expression. In the hall, as Sedna was about to make her call, he popped into her peripheral vision. She faced him head on as he opened with a disdainful remark. “Pleased with yourself?” “Yes.” Sedna put on a smile to hide her irritation. “Rather. All sorted out quite quickly. No need to cut my holiday short this time.” “It was cold-blooded murder.” “That’s what I do. I’m a Murderer.” “That is not what I mean. There are Murderers if you insist, and there are also killers. You knew he would miss, did you not? How did you know?” Sedna gave Ajax a strange expression. “I gave him his chance. Can you say fairer than that? If I hadn’t, it wouldn’t have been in the least fair. And by prolonging it, he would have done himself irreparable personal damage.” “Fair? What are you talking about?” “He has . . . Apologies, I must correct myself, wrong tense. He had problems with his depth perception. I’m amazed he crossed the garden and back without running into any of the plants or chairs. I let him take the first shot, but it was a matter of honor. If I’d missed deliberately, he would have insisted on as many rematches as it took, and the whole thing would have dragged on so. Eventually, he would have had to own up and be made to look an utter fool. Better to end it quickly and preserve his sense of honor.” “What honor is there in cold-blooded killing?” “Depends on the point of view. Better a cool and disinterested murder that saves lives and reputation than a hot action leading to reprisals and ruination. You deal with the latter type every day, don’t you?”
@joanneguidoccio.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 12:25 PM

It's Book Quote Wednesday! Today's word: KNOW/KNEW. #Excerpt is from my #cozymystery, A SEASON FOR KILLING BLONDES #bookqw

@stephencoxauthor.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 12:16 PM

Book Quote Weds #BookQW #BookSky #SFF

"Aiden took Harry in his arms, and kissed, as the People do, with their big tongues. Who knew lips weren’t essential for a great snog? All that strength and power, and Harry felt safer in his arms than anywhere on the planet..."

Top Tips for Loving a Lizard

The cover of Wiz-4 a novella anthology from Wizards Tower Press The book shows the two novellas by dividing the cover into two triangles the line being top left to bottom right corners. Left is Top Tips for Loving a Lizard. It shows a jolly green Godzilla holding a smaller ginger King Kong, with a big red heart. There’s a definite more than best friends vibe. Right is Marooned off Ceres which shows a red moon, a space turtle and a female astronaut who is black. It’s not framed to feel like a threat.
@triempery.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 12:15 PM

It's Book Quote Wednesday and the word is KNOW

This is from NOMARA, one of my science fiction novels. Action. Adventure. A loose tie to the Triempery novels. I've been putting snips up on another site but now I have cool art to share! Art by Mara, @hajima7.bsky.social
#bookqw #WritingCommunity

Left side of image is an illustration by Mara of two characters from the novel NOMARA. Novel by L.L. Stephens. Illustration shows a proud red clothed nomari queen in the background and a defiant, stubborn dark haired Terran woman in the foreground. Right side has a text excerpt from NOMARA, a science fiction novel by L.L. Stephens: “Do you know what you stand upon, Terran?” Oandah asked. As she stepped into the light, her face drew the glow. “Knowledge is gained more often by loss than acquisition. I spent seven years among your kind; I walked a hundred soaring cities and spinning metal wheels, I have seen a hundred suns, some natural, some made by Terrans, all real, and never once did I set foot upon true earth. Just spinning satellites in space, and cities rising from dead stones without air, and big ships such as that one up there, that brought you here.” Reflexively, Kate looked up. Clouds obscured the stars, cut her off from the familiar sights of space, as if she stood beneath, rather than upon, the surface of the planet. Layers of density, she reminded herself. She stood at the bottom of a gas sea.
@scriblit.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 10:29 AM

The Book Quote Wednesday word is KNEW. At the start of Cursed Under London, there's a lot that Lazare doesn't know, but one thing he DOES know is, he's definitely not a vampire, even though everyone thinks he is, and he just got fired for it. #BookSky #BookQW buy: farragobooks.com/book-series/...

Quote from Cursed Under London. Quote reads: ‘I’m not a vampire, Madame,’ Lazare replied, ensuring she could see his normal human teeth through his renewed smile. ‘Or whatever it is that you actually are,’ continued Lady Alice, smoothly, and Lazare had no answer to that. He knew that the one thing he very definitely was, was fired. Lazare wasn’t a vampire. That much, he knew. To become a vampire, one must be turned by another vampire. It hadn’t been a vampire attack that had started Lazare’s recent troubles, but humdrum, run of the mill human muggers, with boring old cudgels and knives. Vampire attacks were actually very rare in Upper London, in spite of all the lurid rumours and whispers about their kind, and it was even rarer for a vampire to revive a dying human by turning them without their consent. No, none of this was a vampire’s doing. In fact, the only vampires that ever bothered Lazare even now were… ‘Sir? Good Sir? Excuse me?’ Lazare sighed inwardly, and painted his smile on for the approaching vampire. ‘I couldn’t help but notice that you appear to be afflicted, Sir.’
@julietemckenna.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 9:16 AM

Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'knew' #BookQW #BookSky
Dan Mackmain has no idea what made the noise he's just heard. He'd never have guessed the challenges he'll face, way beyond his skills and experience.
Did you know The Green Man's Holiday ebook is a Kindle 99p offer now, price-matched elsewhere?

Cover art by Ben Baldwin shows a creature crouching in a low tunnel entrance lined with grey stones and partly hidden by green undergrowth and white flowers. The creature has pale skin covered in sparse black hair and it looks a bit like an ape, a bit like a bear, and completely unlike either of those. Book extract reads: As well as a folder of information about the cottage for visitors, I saw a shallow wicker basket filled with leaflets. Fin started sorting through them. ‘There’s a lot of ancient stuff around here. A couple of hillforts. A Roman villa. This one has a couple of circular walks we could do, if we fancied looking at standing stones.’ She tossed leaflets for Wookey Hole and the Cheddar caves back in the basket. She knew I wouldn’t be interested in those. I’m too tall to be comfortable in dark, cramped spaces underground. ‘Right.’ I closed my eyes and wondered why it’s so hard to find furniture with a back tall enough for someone like me. I shifted sideways and slid down the cushions until I could rest my head properly. That made drinking my tea awkward, but I felt my headache easing. I listened to the soft rustle of paper and Fin making faint noises of surprise and approval as she found something interesting. Then I heard something else. I opened my eyes. Fin was staring at me, concerned. ‘Was that a cat?’
@tenastetler.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 9:01 AM

#BookQW Wednesday-Terrabyte Security -Word is know. We know you'll love your time in Aspen Ridge with Miacoh and Candle. #mystery #booklover #AHAgrp #Paranormalromance #PNR #Suspense #Magic #Bookboost #Bookstagram Grab your copy today! buff.ly/gNaR3rd

@julietemckenna.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 8:58 AM

Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'knew' #BookQW #BookSky
Dan Mackmain knows the value of doing his homework. But how much reading will be enough to avoid the trap of thinking he knows more than he does?
For a wide range of UK and international purchase options - wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/book...

Cover art by Ben Baldwin for The Green Man's Debt by Juliet E McKenna. A grey wolf with pale eyes stands in the shadows of a derelict building with a black and white tiled floor. The wolf is looking straight at you. Its snarl reveals blood on its teeth and jaw. Book extract reads: Blithehurst House has a fine collection of books on folklore. They range from seventeenth-century antiquarians’ speculations to thick volumes written by earnest Victorians and Edwardians who had enough money and time to search for supposedly lost ancient wisdom hidden in fairy tales. I concentrated on those, rather than reading anything later which started with the assumption that none of the stories could be true. We knew better. I ignored the frankly bonkers chapters where those books tried to trace every tale and mythical figure back to some grand unified theory of forgotten gods from Mesopotamia whose rites had spread through prehistoric Europe. I was interested in local myths and superstitions which might help me deal with whatever we met in Ireland. Thankfully, the folklorists had written down pretty much everything they were told by ordinary people at their firesides or over a pint of beer in a tavern. Even when I was certain the locals in the countryside had been taking the piss out of the posh and patronising townies.
@benjeapes.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 8:33 AM

It's Book Quote Wednesday and the word is KNOW. England, 1645; since John's last visit here a civil war has broken out, together with one or two other developments. #bookqw #englishcivilwar #alternatehistory www.benjeapes.com/index.php/no...

Hear me read a longer extract at benjeapes.substack.com.

@veronicascott.bsky.socialSep 16, 2026, 4:18 PM

2nd #Bookqw 'tree'. In THE FATED STARS trees are important plot points including one giant tree who rules a planet. Here the alien empath who was kidnapped by the interstellar mob and rescued by a tough female mercenary explains why he needs trees. Available wide www.amazon.com/Fated-Stars-...

@hywela-lyn.bsky.socialSep 16, 2026, 4:16 PM

#BOOKQW Today's word is #tree and the snippet is from the Prologue to The Matchmaker's Mare (Today the paperback edition is ON SALE at just £2.85!)

Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Matchmakers-...
Amazon US: www.amazon.com/Matchmakers-...