Picture showing new book covers for Highland Fling, Highland Heart, Highland Wedding, Highland Chances, Highland Christmas and Highland Shorts, books by Emma Baird
The Highland Books have had another cover glow-up! These are my favourite covers so far... #BookSky
I had an amazing day on set today. 🥰 We just wrapped up filming episode 9 & we are prepping to shoot the 10th (and final) episode.
In season 1, I got to meet my interdimensional doppelgängers & explore the vast fantasy world of my novels.
I can't wait to unleash this wacky show upon the world! 💙📚
Laughed out loud!
Just been emailed by a company I use asking if I'd like to take part in its social media offering for authors at the bargain basement price - get this - of $597 dollars. What's that, you say. For a year, in thanks for almost seven years of paying a subscription to them? No. A month. A month!
sales of tofu and other plant-based protein are up 12 per cent in the last year, says Tesco www.tescoplc.com/plant-based-...
Sesquihoral 1. Lasting an hour and a half. “Christopher’s sesquihoral trips to the restroom have not only drank his boss’s attention but also prompted unsolicited medical advice from numerous concerned coworkers.”
James III and Margaret, whose betrothal led to Shetland passing from Norway to Scotland
554 years ago, on the 20th of February 1472, Orkney and Shetland were transferred to Scotland by Norway in the marriage of Margaret of Denmark to James III. #otd #history 🗃️
I have a pleather jacket too, and feel like a rock chick when I wear it!
He was the most wanted man in the country. She was a Pinkerton detective and she wanted him more than anyone else.
www.amazon.com/dp/1919444408
Looking for a new series of 19th-century mysteries for Valentine's Day? Full series available.
✨On KU
"Full of dry humor"
"Clive Cussler meets Outlander."
Ginger cat on bed, sunlight on his back.
#Caturday! Cancer cat enjoying a bit of rare sunshine on his back.
Ballhooter. 1. A lumberjack who rolls logs down a hill. 2. One who drives recklessly on dangerous mountain roads. “We strode right into a bar of rowdy ballhooters, did a one-eighty, and absquatulated posthaste.”
Banner advertising a 25 per cent discount off Highland Fling, a Scottish romantic comedy by Emma Baird. Banner also includes a QR code that takes you to the sales page.
Highland Fling is in a real life Waterstones promotion which feels both thrilling and weird.
25% off the paperback if you pre-order with code FEB26 (17–20 Feb, online only).
Small Scottish village ✔️
Grumpy man ✔️
Emotional healing disguised as gossip ✔️
Link: www.waterstones.com/book/highlan...
Emma Cooks the Books
There are many ways to cope with heartbreak in the Scottish Highlands. Long walks. Fresh air. A stern chat with yourself in a lay-by. Or, if you’re in Highland Fling, the time honoured method is tea and shortbread. This recipe is the one that quietly appears throughout the…
Magnificent...
A Valentine's day from the cat, along with a box of miniature heroes and a bottle of champagne
#Scotland #6Nations #CalcuttaCup oh, happy, happy days! Celebrating the cheer of Scotland's win with my Valentine's gifts from the cat.
Ginger cat on a bed with a plate of tuna in front of him
#Caturday! Our cancer cat is now so spoiled, he gets to eat tuna (tuna!) on the bed...
experts. #Writers, who's the most famous 'novelist' you've had getting in touch, claiming they have come across your work, and feel it's worth connecting with you?
Colleen Hoover's emailed me - she wants to connect! So far in the scam author marketing emails, I've had messages from Sebastian Faulks, Nick Spalding and now Colleen (which is at least on-brand for what I write). Plus the hundreds of similarly worded emails from folks claiming to be book marketing
#Questpit #W #Q #My #A #HFic
1870s Scotland. British colonial interests brings a violent criminal to Glasgow. The Black Heathers, a female gang, finds an unexpected ally in the detective investigating a fake heir and a sighting of a murderous monster.
✨ Undiscovered history
✨ Unwritten perspective
#WeeknightWriters Set in Glasgow, Forever, Maybe is funny, poignant and emotionally sharp — perfect if you love honest stories about long-term love and reinvention. #WomensFiction #GlasgowNovel
Announced yesterday, the twelve fantastic books on the longlist for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2026 @walterscottprize.bsky.social #WalterScottPrize #books #historicalfiction #booksky
Marvellous...
I’ll admit this—as a HEAVY social media user
We were better off when it was on the computer and the computer was in a specific location and that location was in the home.
Decoding the Moon Release Key Takeaway Countdown Week 4!
What is the mountain you have climbed or want to climb? My mountain has been the obstacles I've been conquering at GRIT Obstacle Training. Tell me about your mountain in comments. @edusky.bsky.social @booksky.club
Wowsers...
#Caturday... my poor wee guy has been diagnosed with a tumour on his pancreas. We've decided against further treatment as a) it might not work, b) it's super stressful (our vet agrees), c) it's £3k plus. So, we're giving William his best life. Sleep, all his favourite food, loads of head rubs. Ach.
Writing places for the year via @caronallanfiction.bsky.social caronallanfiction.com/2026/01/07/n...
Some great recommendations here if you're looking for something to read: lucyjanes.blog/2026/01/06/w... @lucyjanes.bsky.social
