Author Buzz | Jane Smith | Group Activity https://authorbuzz.co.uk/members/janesmith/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Jane Smith is a member. Sat, 24 Oct 2026 15:41:33 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 28ccb17e493656d0c61c6bc1d2adb3c6 Charles Maxwell edited the blog post Just once, you'd like to live past 16 without being sacrificed to appease some random god. in the group Writing prompts and inspirations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/just-once-youd-like-to-live-past-16-without-being-sacrificed-to-appease-some-random-god/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 15:39:26 +0100 8d655fb4a71c410c56fa2ac274126448 Acorn Boi joined the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/19311/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 15:28:13 +0100 0 ead9956b506a27eecc3af5008894be02 Blog: What Feasts At Night, T Kingfisher from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/10/What_Feasts_At_Night__T_Kingfisher.html Sat, 24 Oct 2026 08:03:00 +0100 2022 horror novella. Alex Easton has returned to what’s left of the
ancestral home, a hunting lodge in Gallacia. The caretaker has died,
but nobody quite wants to say how…

]]> 0 2c3d073fa13ea72a6fcf5da6e79f4a3a Matthew Brown edited the blog post Sekhmet calling in the group Writing prompts and inspirations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/sekhmet-calling/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:59:08 +0100 Sekhmet callingToday you received a phone call from Sekhmet (the Egyptian god of war and plagues). All the chaos going on in the world has woken him up. Would you […]

]]> fdf111e90a47b40f6264a7946dc75a19 Toni McHadden started the topic Wuthering Heights in the forum What are you reading? https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/what-are-you-reading/forum/topic/wuthering-heights/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:51:27 +0100 My sister gave me a beautiful hardback copy of Wuthering Heights. I’ve always meant to read it. I’ll let you know how I get on.

]]> cc42ec6d6ac13fceb0c377ac4b64217e Matthew Brown replied to the topic I'm reading "How to be a writer" in the forum What are you reading? https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/what-are-you-reading/forum/topic/im-reading-how-to-be-a-writer/#post-5365 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:50:00 +0100 I own a copy of this book. It lives on my desk next to my PC.

]]> dd806947bb537540917f7126514f273d Blog: Thrilling Stories of the Railway, Victor L. Whitechurch from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/10/Thrilling_Stories_of_the_Railway__Victor_L__Whitechurch.html Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:04:00 +0100 1912 mystery/adventure anthology, including the stories of Thorpe
Hazell, the Railway Detective.

]]> 0 3c14a2bddc5e408d0de23ce56418d255 Blog: Why Joss Wood is the Author You Need on Your TBR Shelf from Mills & Boon Blog in the group Mills and Boon fans https://s28434.pcdn.co/2026/10/21/why-joss-wood-is-the-author-you-need-on-your-tbr-shelf/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:59:26 +0100 If you’ve never read Joss Wood, let me tell you why you need to fix that immediately! With a backlist … Continued

]]> 0 6fbd79a1777bb887e5a652e854641e62 Jason Latnar replied to the topic I'm reading "How to be a writer" in the forum What are you reading? https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/what-are-you-reading/forum/topic/im-reading-how-to-be-a-writer/#post-5364 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:04:44 +0100 Is it any good?

We demand a review. Well we ask nicely – demand is too strong a word.

]]> e60fa509d78f795d8a9d8515fde6478b Blog: A Fatal Illusion, Anna Lee Huber from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/10/A_Fatal_Illusion__Anna_Lee_Huber.html Sat, 17 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100 2023 historical mystery; eleventh in Huber’s Lady Darby series
(post-Regency amateur detection). The Gages rush to Sebastian’s
father, who was attacked and wounded […]

]]> 0 2f5724a7a2b8b092e04ea4c3b223c0b1 Blog: Exclusive Extract: Surgeon’s Christmas Consequence by Tina Beckett from Mills & Boon Blog in the group Mills and Boon fans https://s28434.pcdn.co/2026/10/16/exclusive-extract-surgeons-christmas-consequence-by-tina-beckett/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:48:06 +0100 If you love one-night stands, opposites attract and surprise second chances, Surgeon’s Christmas Consequence belongs on your TBR! London at … Continued

]]> 0 ff11f9cc084af751e803862980ec7c22 Matthew Brown posted an update in the group Help and Support: Oh boy, that's a lot of spam. Clearing it out now. https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/19208/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 02:55:04 +0100 Oh boy, that’s a lot of spam. Clearing it out now.

]]> 0 039349feb8a03806a22a055035e173b3 Blog: 13 Halloween Romance Books to Read This Spooky Season from Mills & Boon Blog in the group Mills and Boon fans https://blog.millsandboon.co.uk/2026/10/14/13-halloween-romance-books-to-read-this-spooky-season/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:27:09 +0100 It’s the most spook-tacular time of year! Whether you’re a Hocus Pocus or Blair Witch kind of ghoul, there’s nothing … Continued

]]> 0 2bcc28e175e53b96a4e66302107952b7 Blog: The Place Called Dagon, Herbert Gorman from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/10/The_Place_Called_Dagon__Herbert_Gorman.html Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:03:00 +0100 1927 horror. Dr Daniel Dreeme is working a remote valley in New
England, and it becomes increasingly clear that the people are
Strange.

]]> 0 a8f21bbd8268cb936a8581c70becd890 Blog: Exclusive Extract: Prideful Billionaire for Christmas by Jessica Gilmore from Mills & Boon Blog in the group Mills and Boon fans https://blog.millsandboon.co.uk/2026/10/09/exclusive-extract-prideful-billionaire-for-christmas-by-jessica-gilmore/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:22:55 +0100 If you love fake dating, enemies to lovers and a cosy holiday romance, Prideful Billionaire for Christmas belongs on your … Continued

]]> 0 2f37c2b826f0b6f8add335e1b3847a4b Blog: Miss Silver Intervenes, Patricia Wentworth from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/10/Miss_Silver_Intervenes__Patricia_Wentworth.html Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:01:00 +0100 1943 mystery/thriller, sixth in the Miss Silver series. Meade
Underwood’s fiancé was thought drowned when their liner was torpedoed,
and now she’s living in a flat […]

]]> 0 ec08b578c4e1ed2aa8fe2288afe6af7c Blog: The Naughty List: 12 Spicy Christmas Romance Books For A Steamy Festive Season from Mills & Boon Blog in the group Mills and Boon fans https://blog.millsandboon.co.uk/2026/10/07/the-naughty-list-12-spicy-christmas-romance-books-for-a-steamy-festive-season/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:25:04 +0100 Not every Christmas fantasy involves chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Some festive seasons call for a romance so spicy … Continued

]]> 0 493ef6cf2debaa36fd184635fd1599b6 Blog: The Gone World, Tom Sweterlitsch from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/10/The_Gone_World__Tom_Sweterlitsch.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:05:00 +0100 2018 SF/horror. Shannon Moss is an investigator in a clandestine
division of the NCIS. In 1997, she looks into the torture and murder
of a SEAL’s family, perhaps by […]

]]> 0 531cf60b8e8a52cd16d7b8904cdffd62 Blog: Saucers and Sorcery, Tansy Rayner Roberts from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/10/Saucers_and_Sorcery__Tansy_Rayner_Roberts.html Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100 2026 fantasy anthology, stories in Roberts’ Teacup Magic setting.

]]> 0 63ce50e3716577bf849316a89c47c917 Matthew Brown replied to the topic Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes by Rob Wilkins in the forum What are you reading? https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/what-are-you-reading/forum/topic/terry-pratchett-a-life-with-footnotes-by-rob-wilkins/#post-5355 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 22:47:03 +0100 I am 124 pages in and hooked. STP’s influence on Rob Wilkins is clear. Highly recommend this for Pratchett fans.

]]> 862ca76eec4324fa9a5ebee380acb82a Blog: Exclusive Extract: Kidnapped by the Devil by Heidi Rice from Mills & Boon Blog in the group Mills and Boon fans https://blog.millsandboon.co.uk/2026/10/02/exclusive-extract-kidnapped-by-the-devil-by-heidi-rice/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:14:19 +0100 If you love mafia romance, marriage of convenience and a heroine who learns that loving someone and seeing someone are … Continued

]]> 0 081fc82c38d9cec8bcbeda90c63213ed Blog: The Nice List: 9 Christmas Romances to Curl Up with this Festive Season from Mills & Boon Blog in the group Mills and Boon fans https://s28434.pcdn.co/2026/10/01/the-nice-list-9-christmas-romances-to-curl-up-with-this-festive-season/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:18:11 +0100 If your idea of the perfect Christmas involves a steaming mug of something delicious, a fluffy blanket to curl up … Continued

]]> 0 3e2049d40505f591e8a1cdf244a3a077 Blog: Romance Includes You 2026: Winner Announcement from Mills & Boon Blog in the group Mills and Boon fans https://blog.millsandboon.co.uk/2026/10/01/romance-includes-you-2026-winner-announcement/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:55:27 +0100 Katherine Woollacott selected for Mills & Boon’s 2026 Romance Includes You mentorship! Mills & Boon is thrilled to announce that … Continued

]]> 0 db357b2feb2f856d56c8b3516817118c Blog: If Books Could Kill, Kate Eberle from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/10/If_Books_Could_Kill__Kate_Eberle.html Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:04:00 +0100 2026 romance and more. Roxie Mitchell is happy working temp jobs to
save up for wild excursions, and reading romance novels with her book
club between times. But […]

]]> 0 0b3217f9d9954d8e177b63b54329e30f Blog: Why Lynne Graham is the author you need on your TBR from Mills & Boon Blog in the group Mills and Boon fans https://blog.millsandboon.co.uk/2026/09/29/why-lynne-graham-is-the-author-you-need-on-your-tbr/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:29:50 +0100 Lynne Graham is a USA Today bestselling author with a backlist that reads like a greatest hits collection of everything … Continued

]]> 0 ecd47f486ac06a5aaaf0ef0052164497 Matthew Brown edited the blog post I'm checking up on a small bug in the group Help and Support https://dev.authorbuzz.co.uk/2026/09/28/im-checking-up-on-a-small-bug/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:19:18 +0100 I'm checking up on a small bug There appears to be an issue with ActivityPub on some blogs, including Author Buzz HQ. It should not break the site (as far as I can tell), but it […]

]]> 8fa6e0bae267c209b2e6c43135ebeeb1 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Fediverse Book Fair (#FediBookFair) in the group Author Buzz HQ https://authorbuzz.co.uk/2026/09/28/fediverse-book-fair-fedibookfair/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:59:27 +0100 Fediverse Book Fair (#FediBookFair) A social media book fair is being organised on the Mastodon (and ActivityPub) social media network. It is free to participate, but you may, if you wish, […]

]]> fc78c281e2223f871061954a6f3769bb Blog: The Innocence of Father Brown, G. K. Chesterton from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/09/The_Innocence_of_Father_Brown__G__K__Chesterton.html Sat, 26 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0100 1911 collection of 1910-1911 short stories, first of the Father
Brown anthologies. Father Brown is an unassuming priest with a solid
understanding of human nature.

]]> 0 364517ee3dba677da932a51a3972db46 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Keeping Your Side Characters Distinct - Brandon Sanderson's Writing Lecture (2025) in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2026/09/keeping-your-side-characters-distinct-brandon-sandersons-writing-lecture-2025/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:12:58 +0100 Keeping Your Side Characters Distinct – Brandon Sanderson's Writing Lecture (2025)

]]> 31ef8da10aab76eefc614ec0a906b9dc Matthew Brown started the topic Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes by Rob Wilkins in the forum What are you reading? https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/what-are-you-reading/forum/topic/terry-pratchett-a-life-with-footnotes-by-rob-wilkins/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:04:33 +0100 I’ve not started reading it yet but I was given a copy of the Terry Pratchett biography, A Life With Footnotes by Rob Wilkins, for my birthday.

When I have read (some of) it, I’ll report back.

]]> b4a2f980eafab4603fd074deaa4d8ba1 Blog: Exclusive Extract: Her Royal Houseguest by Jade Lee from Mills & Boon Blog in the group Mills and Boon fans https://s28434.pcdn.co/2026/09/25/exclusive-extract-her-royal-houseguest-by-jade-lee/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:12:09 +0100 If you love royal romance, opposites attract, and sharp-tongued heroines who refuse to be overlooked, Her Royal Houseguest belongs on … Continued

]]> 0 af90f653db11f17dd42a94164d30c256 Blog: Last Chance to Save the World, Beth Revis from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/09/Last_Chance_to_Save_the_World__Beth_Revis.html Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:02:00 +0100 2025 science fiction novella, last of its trilogy. Ada must sneak in to
not-SpaceX headquarters and hack the nanites that will fix Earth’s
ecosystem so that they […]

]]> 0 5af7da999ec98810b203e02fb8fc9cae Blog: 11 Cosy but Spicy Books to Read this Autumn from Mills & Boon Blog in the group Mills and Boon fans https://blog.millsandboon.co.uk/2026/09/23/11-cosy-but-spicy-books-to-read-this-autumn/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:15:45 +0100 The scent of cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger is in the air, which can only mean one thing…pumpkin-spiced lattes are back! … Continued

]]> 0 2fc7971122e90d77d86d09f63ed6fb71 Blog: One Good Knight, Mercedes Lackey from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/09/One_Good_Knight__Mercedes_Lackey.html Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:01:00 +0100 2006 fantasy, second of its series. Princess Andromeda (she prefers
"Andie") has her mother Cassiopeia’s brains, but not her beauty, and
is determined to be useful […]

]]> 0 d5bb06e849bdf460d9ada33a5c5e22e9 Blog: Dead in the Frame, Stephen Spotswood from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/09/Dead_in_the_Frame__Stephen_Spotswood.html Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:03:00 +0100 2025 mystery, fifth in its series. As cliffhangered at the end of book
4, Pentecost has been arrested for murder.

]]> 0 cb814d9f9f1d71dec6747d5ae63554e4 Blog: Exclusive Extract: Doctors’ Red-Hot Rivalry by Luana DaRosa from Mills & Boon Blog in the group Mills and Boon fans https://blog.millsandboon.co.uk/2026/09/18/exclusive-extract-doctors-red-hot-rivalry-by-luana-darosa/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:02:02 +0100 If you love spicy medical romance with enemies-to-lovers tension and a secret arrangement that sets the page on fire – … Continued

]]> 0 ee2ef3583f2aa40d6b58ba96ffd58e0a Blog: Blood and Treachery, J D Kirk from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/09/Blood_and_Treachery__J_D_Kirk.html Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:01:00 +0100 2019 police procedural mystery, tartan noir, fourth in the Jack
Logan series. The Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team gets a shout, and
finds a body, but not the one they […]

]]> 0 cf8b7573add94d1f7e32b00aeee62b4e Blog: Love Practical Magic? Here Are 7 Witchy Romance Books to Read Next from Mills & Boon Blog in the group Mills and Boon fans https://blog.millsandboon.co.uk/2026/09/16/love-practical-magic-here-are-7-witchy-romance-books-to-read-next/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:19:10 +0100 Calling all witches, ghost enthusiasts and hopeless romantics – your autumn TBR just got a serious upgrade!🧙‍♀️🕯️ Has Practical Magic … Continued

]]> 0 3b027b03dcebdd38d707be0851ccaca3 Blog: The Cafe at the End of the World, Helen Comerford from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/09/The_Cafe_at_the_End_of_the_World__Helen_Comerford.html Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0100 2026 young adult modern fantasy, first of a pair of books. Lydie is
the daughter of Death (now retired), but she just wants to work at and
eventually take over the […]

]]> 0 5598e5bee51a8082538f331c18348120 Jane Smith started the topic Yesterday, I read How the Grinch Stole Christmas to two happy children in the forum What are you reading? https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/what-are-you-reading/forum/topic/yesterday-i-read-how-the-grinch-stole-christmas-to-two-happy-children/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:45:26 +0100 I loved reading Dr Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas when I was small, and I got to read it again yesterday evening when I read it to my friend’s two kiddies.

]]> afdc2f7ca5cc3fc4ce31610f9d21f500 Blog: Sentinel, Anthony J. Melchiorri from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/09/Sentinel__Anthony_J__Melchiorri.html Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:05:00 +0100 2021 military SF, first of a series. Cole Shaw signed up because the
alternative was waiting to die on his failing colony planet. Now he
drives a mech.

]]> 0 bfdd7975545e1296bf7b69e7ec89f8cc Matthew Brown replied to the topic The Player of Games by Iain M Banks in the forum What are you reading? https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/what-are-you-reading/forum/topic/the-player-of-games-by-iain-m-banks/?view=all#post-5316 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:24:41 +0100 The Player of Games was my first Iain M Banks book. It got me hooked on the Culture as a whole; it was by far the best one. Jernau Morat Gurgeh’s journey was a compelling one but I liked how Banks never shies away from what it cost him, as well as what it gave him.

The game playing went so many levels deeper that’s more obviouse on a second reading.

]]> 9a64ba899a461c86abc99042e8ad994b Sam Smith replied to the topic The Player of Games by Iain M Banks in the forum What are you reading? https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/what-are-you-reading/forum/topic/the-player-of-games-by-iain-m-banks/#post-5314 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:24:04 +0100 I loved that book.

]]> 2552a4c47496c8c28bde95c6ca0d53af Acorn Boi started the topic I downloaded The Wheels of Chance by H. G. Wells in the forum What are you reading? https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/what-are-you-reading/forum/topic/i-downloaded-the-wheels-of-chance-by-h-g-wells/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:18:53 +0100 I downloaded The Wheels of Chance by H. G. Wells from Standard Ebooks. They’re a project to make good-looking free ebooks from public domain works.

https://standardebooks.org/

]]> 7eab3ef4ad57bf8cc0f91902747bf3de Blog: Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore, Emily Krempholtz from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/09/Violet_Thistlewaite_Is_Not_a_Villain_Anymore__Emily_Krempholtz.html Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:02:00 +0100 2025 fantasy. The Evil Mage has been killed, and presumably his
minions too. And there’s no reason for anyone to link Violet, the
newcomer in town who just wants to […]

]]> 0 f91d76604d0322391902f394af4dbd94 Blog: Midlife in Gretna Green, Linzi Day from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/09/Midlife_in_Gretna_Green__Linzi_Day.html Sat, 12 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0100 2022 modern fantasy, first of a series. Niki McKnight has been widowed
for a year when her witchy grandmother dies and leaves her her house
on the Scottish borders. […]

]]> 0 145fe15419b24301535e71ca09328f09 Blog: Exclusive Extract: From Baby Surprise to Snowbound by Susan Meier from Mills & Boon Blog in the group Mills and Boon fans https://s28434.pcdn.co/2026/09/11/exclusive-extract-from-baby-surprise-to-snowbound-by-susan-meier/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:54:43 +0100 If you love feel-good winter romance with festive charm, a swoony second-chance connection and the kind of forced proximity that … Continued

]]> 0 3b140e9b656fbc5941c98a3db0a576e3 Jane Smith replied to the topic I'm reading Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney (no spoilers please) in the forum What are you reading? https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/what-are-you-reading/forum/topic/im-reading-beautiful-ugly-by-alice-feeney-no-spoilers-please/#post-5310 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:19:16 +0100 Good so far

]]> f2595b3ba017250b0e5a5de9f83f0e2e Charles Maxwell started the topic The Player of Games by Iain M Banks in the forum What are you reading? https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/what-are-you-reading/forum/topic/the-player-of-games-by-iain-m-banks/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:16:42 +0100 I’m halfway through The Player of Games. Not sure if Gurgeh was written to be likeable. I am hooked on him anyway. Such a rich setting and the game… Oh, boy: WOW!

Anyone know if this is a series? I want more.

]]> acf7eab8b7ced53342b2c15039212234 Charles Maxwell joined the group What are you reading? https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/19032/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:13:29 +0100 0