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✍️ Author of YA fantasy, paranormal & sci fi books
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A bit late in posting my book mail but look at this gorgeous cover and all the goodies! The Ghosts of Gunflint Bay is the perfect spooky read for Halloween! I love @ljthomasbooks gothic novels so much!

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SEVEN YEARS!! 🎉 I can't believe it has been seven years since WE SURVIVORS came out and I officially became an author 🧡🍁🏹

Thank you so much to everyone who has read, reviewed, or enjoyed my weird little post-apocalyptic novel! I've been working on the sequel this year, so hopefully I will have some good news next year about Nadia & crew's next adventures. 🤩

Since it's also the TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY of the audiobook, narrated by the talented @darbykennerly, I checked and I still have some Audible US & Audible UK codes. If you're interested in listening and reviewing, DM and I'll see if I can get you hooked up! 🎧📚💕

#authorgoals #7thanniversary #bookiversary #postapocalyptic #bookbirthday

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Ghosts of Gunflint Bay
By LJ Thomas

Ghosts, a lighthouse, and a small town with BIG secrets? Say less. 👻🌊🔦

Thank you so much @ljthomasbooks for the #gifted e-copy! If your #SpookySeason TBR needs a little YA historical fiction with ghostly encounters and a murder mystery, pull up a blanket because this one has you covered!

Set in the late 1800s, after losing their parents, two sisters head to Gunflint Bay to find their only living relative: a long-lost uncle who happens to be a lighthouse keeper. Unfortunately, their arrival comes with some seriously bad timing. Their uncle has discovered a missing girl’s body in the lake, and the town is pointing fingers in his direction. 😬

Add in a similar disappearance from 40 years earlier, a sister who can see AND talk to ghosts, and the dead girl’s brother joining the search for answers, and you’ve got yourself quite the spooky little mystery!

I had so much fun with this one! It keeps the spooky on the lighter side, with no jump scares and even a little romantic twist. Perfect for readers who want ghosts and secrets without sleeping with every light in the house on. 🖤📖

QOTD: You’ve inherited a lighthouse, but it comes with a resident ghost. Are you moving in or handing over the keys? 👻🔑

AOTD: I’m moving in! But that ghost better be ready to help with chores and respect my reading time. 😂

#TheGhostsofGunflintBay #YAHistoricalFictionwithGhosts

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GIVEAWAY!! 🎉 To celebrate one month of THE GHOSTS OF GUNFLINT BAY, from now through October 29th you can enter to win a signed paperback and a book box full of goodies! 📚👻🌊 Ghosts is a perfect spooky season read, perfect for fans of murder mysteries, haunted lakes and lighthouses, historical settings, and slow burn romance!

Note that those who preordered the ebook are automatically triple entered into the giveaway. If you preordered, be sure to fill out the incentive form to get your postcard and ensure you're entered here! 🖤🌻

TO ENTER:
1️⃣ Follow me, @ljthomasbooks
2️⃣ Like & repost this post
3️⃣ Comment your favorite Halloween costume or candy/treat

BONUS ENTRY
➕ Tag a friend in your comment (one bonus entry per friend tagged, up to 3)

BOOK BOX INCLUDES:
📖 Signed paperback of The Ghosts of Gunflint Bay
🌻 LEGO sunflowers set
🪡 Luna moth embroidery kit
🕯️ Amish-made beeswax lighthouse candle
🦋 Luna moth necklace
✉️ Character art postcard & stickers
💕 Additional themed postcards, bookmark & stickers

US only. Not affiliated with Meta. Winner randomly chosen Oct 29th. Best of luck everyone!! ☘️👻

#giveawaytime #bookgiveaway #bookboxgiveaway #spookyseasonbooks #instabooks

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I won the Almost Fall Giftaway last month so of course I had to do a book haul!🥰🧡🎃

Thank you to the following authors!! For your books but also all the amazing goodies inside! Each book was wrapped & shipped with so much thought! I wish I could have put that in the video as well, but it would have been a 10 minute unboxing😂

@t.m.author
@bryanmichaelauthor
@ljthomasbooks
@haveacupofjohanny
@hunterwritesbk
@jkennedy_author
@author.amanda.cole
@steviehosler_writes
@graceelenaauthor
@mhaddad_author
@the_wounded_series
@kathrynknightbooks
I can’t wait to read them all!
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👀this adorable shirt is from @calicolecreations (check out her store & use Breanna15 to save!)

#indiebooks #indieauthors

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Giveaway!! 📚🎉 You could win one of ten signed paperbacks of THE GHOSTS OF GUNFLINT BAY over on Goodreads! A perfect spooky season story 👻🖤

Read for:
👻 Girl who can talk to ghosts
🌊 Great Lakes lore
🔥 Slow burn romance
🌻 1890 Minnesota setting
👭 Complicated sister relationship
🕯️ Haunted lighthouse
🗡️ Murder mysteries
🦋 Strange happenings in the lake

Good luck!! ☘️

#goodreadsgiveaway #bookgiveaway #spookyseasonbooks #paranormalmystery #ghoststories

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There’s just something about a book set in the Great Lakes that immediately has my attention. 🌊🖤 And The Ghosts of Gunflint Bay was no exception!

Spooky atmosphere, restless spirits, small-town secrets, and a little gothic mystery? Yes, please. 👻

I always get excited to discover stories set around the Great Lakes, and I’ll definitely be checking out more from L. J. Thomas!

💬 Do you have a favorite book set in the Great Lakes region? I’m always looking for more!

#TheGhostsOfGunflintBay #LJThomas #GreatLakesGothic #GreatLakesLiterature #GothicMystery

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Happy Spooktober! 👻 The Ghosts of Gunflint Bay ] by @ljthomasbooks is available now!

#ghostbooks #paranormalbooks #spookybooks #murdermystery

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I'm always down for a great Gothic ghost story. This was a good one. I loved the characters in this one!

#goodreads #ghoststory #bookrecs #spookyreads #horrorbookstagram

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She's here!!! There's nothing like holding your finished book in your hands for the first time... 😍🖤🌻

Thanks for all the love for Ghosts over the last week or so since release!! If you've read it, don't forget to leave a review 🫶

Stay tuned, because I'll be giving a signed copy & a book box full of goodies on here a little closer to Halloween 🎃👻

#authorgoals #authorsoﬁnstagram #2026books #spookyseasonbooks #flowerflatlay

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I have exciting news!! 🎉 I am an attending author at the Fall Fantasy Book Faire in LA this weekend! Stop by to say hi or purchase signed books and character art! 😍

I'll have my four YA books available:

🥀🗝️ THE BLOODY KEY - a Gothic reimagining of the Bluebeard fairy tale

❄️🦄 SONGS OF SNOW - a wintry fantasy adventure inspired by Icelandic myths

😷🏹 WE SURVIVORS - a post-apocalyptic novel with found family & very weird science

👻🌻 THE GHOSTS OF GUNFLINT BAY - a Gothic murder mystery with ghosts & Great Lakes lore (also my latest book - out only a week ago!)

Free character art with any purchase! 🖼️ I'll also be giving away bookmarks and a signed paperback + book box full of goodies to one lucky winner. Hope to see you there!

#authorlife #authorevent #fallfantasybookfaire #dragonsanddreamsevents #fantasybooks

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🐦‍⬛ Gothic Reads October 🐦‍⬛

HAPPY OCTOBER!

In addition to some ARCs, I want to celebrate my love of Gothic literature with a month focused on Gothic Romance reads that are on my TBR. I’m hoping to get through these, but we’ll see how October treats me:

💀Death’s Obsession by Avina St. Graves - “He’s coming for you. Death is meant to come on a chariot of broken dreams or in the dark trenches of a storm, not in love letters and gifts.” Dark Gothic Romance

🗝️Bloody Key by L.J. Thomas* - A Gothic Bluebeard Retelling

👀A Most Decadent Curse by Deborah Yelle* - “Two sisters must battle an ancient family curse determined to claim them in this Gothic fantasy perfect for fans of ‘A Study in Drowning’ and ‘House of Salt and Sorrows’ (YA)”

🏴‍☠️A Cursed Age by A.M. Dunnewin* - “A Gothic ‘Treasure Planet’ and ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ meets ‘The Witcher’ in this Nautical Gothic tale set in 1806 about a cursed pirate, a wrathful sea witch, and the rise of the airship.”

📚Forsyth Conservatory by A.L. Sterling* - “‘Ninth House’ meets ‘Mexican Gothic’ in a dark academia mystery where the cards are stacked against reason—and the price of knowledge is blood.”

🏰Sourwood by Logan Spurgeon* - “Two siblings, with their own hidden motivations agree to visit their ancestral home, Ashfeld Manor, to obtain their inheritance but nothing is as it seems.—Excerpted from Blurb

🇲🇽Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia - “‘Lovecraft meets the Brontës in Latin America.” Mystery/Thriller

*These asterisked books were gifted to me by the authors in a giveaway hosted by @ameliewetbooks Thanks to all of the authors! 💜Follow Amelie for all things Gothic!
➡️ for QOTD🎃

🐦‍⬛QOTD: Which one should I start with? Do you have a favorite Gothic read? If not, what’s on your list to read in October?

🏷️: Gothic Romance Reads | Gothic Reads October | October Hopefuls | Mexican Gothic | October Reads | Book Recommendations

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