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Jan 20
5 min

FIVE OF THE BEST HISTORICAL ROMANCE BOOKS

Muskets, thieves and outlaws: what's not to love about historical romance? Poldark was my first taste of a book in this genre, and, although the series was never classified as a romance as such, the relationship between Ross and Demelza grabbed me and has never let me go. That sweeping, down-the-generations nature of the epic tales these stories tell, as well as their bird's eye view into past societal rules and customs, turned me into a fan. I've pulled together five of what

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FIVE ROMANCE NOVELS WITH THE BEST SEX SCENES OF ALL TIME

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Jun 29, 2022
4 min

FIVE ROMANCE NOVELS WITH THE BEST SEX SCENES OF ALL TIME

What makes a good sex scene for you? Long and drawn out or fast and furious? Perhaps the interesting use of accoutrements (honey, rope, water . . .) is your jam. And that’s before we get onto angry sex, makeup sex, unexpected sex or sex with the fear of discovery. I’ve loved steamy romance novels for as long as I can remember, and I have high expectations of that scene where they finally fall into each other's arms. I’m a fan of something unusual: Not tacky or totally unreali

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Jun 22, 2022
2 min

WINNING THE LOS ANGELES BOOK FESTIVAL AWARD

Los Angeles. Hmmm . . . movie industry, bright lights, famous actors, wannabes and scriptwriters . . . There's something about LA that made this award particularly special. And c'mon, no author writes a book without thinking about how it might look as a movie and who might play those parts: Especially romance (Ryan Gosling? Please, pretty please). Suffice to say, winning the Los Angeles book award felt a bit like an Olympic gold medal. The book was judged by a panel of publis

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WHAT 6 ROMANTIC PARTNERS SAID WHEN THEY LEFT NOTES FOR EACH OTHER

evemrileyauthor

Jun 8, 2022
2 min

WHAT 6 ROMANTIC PARTNERS SAID WHEN THEY LEFT NOTES FOR EACH OTHER

In last week's post, I talked about finding notes from my kids, but also another set of notes that I found on the internet: notes to and from a romantic partner. There's something very special about a note from the person you're closest to in life, they can be revealing and joyous and excruciating all at the same time. This first one is probably my favorite. I love that this guy's wife offered a fight as a welcome home. And who hasn't enjoyed a nerf gun fight at some point in

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9 HILARIOUS NOTES PEOPLE LEAVE FOR EACH OTHER

evemrileyauthor

Jun 1, 2022
3 min

9 HILARIOUS NOTES PEOPLE LEAVE FOR EACH OTHER

The notes people leave or give to each other are like shining a light into the crevices and cracks of how we behave as people: Everything from mundane shopping lists to signs in shop windows, funny personal ads and love letters. It's often the most unintentional things about them or an amusing response that wasn't intended, that takes them from 'just a note' to something extraordinary. Ever since my kids left notes around our house for the tooth fairy or Santa (I will do ano

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evemrileyauthor

May 24, 2022
1 min

SEX APOLOGY BISCUITS

I meet with a group of friends in Edinburgh to ruminate over writing, actually write (if there is not too much gossip to be shared), read, and learn something new. One of these friends, Anjelica, told us a story about being kept awake in her flat by the nighttime activities of her new next-door neighbors. To be honest, I was slightly envious, it sounded like the perfect situation for a romance author! The following morning, she woke up to a note and a packet of biscuits on he

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evemrileyauthor

May 4, 2022
3 min

THE READER VIEWS AWARDS

Another day, another award. Sigh. It's just so tedious how people keep giving The Refusal these things . . . hahaha. Being serious for a second though, this will never stop being a thrill and the Eve Riley household is very excited about possible trips and presentations we might attend. The recognition for the book that I spent so long writing, editing and publishing is wonderful. However, the amount of pressure it's creating for book two is immense. I am spending most of my

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evemrileyauthor

Dec 1, 2021
1 min

A ROMANCE READER VIDEO

One of the great joys of being on social media is all the amazing readers who get in touch. When @romance.novel.junkies (find her here) put together this amazing video for The Refusal, I was completely bowled over. Getting other people's perspectives on the characters takes my thoughts about the book in new and unexpected directions. . .You can find out more information about The Refusal here and buy it here. . .. #evemriley #janusandjo #iwantajanus #therefusal #technologyrom

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Nov 11, 2021
1 min

Romance reader CHIT-CHAT

Readers of The Refusal have had a lot they want to talk to me about. That lift scene. Does Janus's company go down? Is Fabian guilty? And of course, THAT SEX IN CHAPTER 34! It is so nice getting all their messages. There's definitely a sweetspot for Fabian and I am so looking forward to bringing you his book! (Working on it now!). You can find out more information about The Refusal here and buy it here. Eve #evemriley #janusandjo #iwantajanus #therefusal #technologyromance #t

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evemrileyauthor

Nov 1, 2021
2 min

EDITS, EDITS, EDITS

One of the joys of sharing The Refusal on social media has come from fans responding with their own ideas about the book, often in quite an amazing way. It's been quite lovely to see the edits people produce and the excerpts they like and want to share in posts. Here's a lovely one produced by @zoe_isreading (find here here), along with her lovely review below. @zoe_isreading ⚘Review and Edit - The Refusal by @evemriley⚘ Do you want a slow burn romance with two strong yet vul

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evemrileyauthor

Oct 26, 2021
1 min

A CATNAP

We got Daisy as a kitten and she was the runt of the litter. At six weeks, she was half the size she was supposed to be, having never managed to get enough milk from her mother to grow. So when her new human owners gave her plenty of food, she became very attached to us. Most days she doesn't let us out of her sight, and she either sleeps on the desk or on someone's knee. This is often my view while I'm writing or editing, and of course I had to put cats in The Refusal, I'm a

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evemrileyauthor

Oct 18, 2021
1 min

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION.

One of the joys of writing is including places you love, and The Techboys Series contains a whole series of places in New York that are close to my heart. When Jo and her best friend, Kate, meet up in a café to thrash out Jo’s relationship with Janus, there was really no other choice for me than this place: The McNally Jackson Café. From the books suspended from the ceiling to the folding desks that drop down from the wallpaper of rustling book pages, it’s a booklovers paradi

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evemrileyauthor

Oct 12, 2021
1 min

A ROMANCE BOOKBOX

I'm delighted to announce that The Refusal is being included in a romance bookbox and I am so excited to be included with Elle Nicoll and K. M. Ryan in a delicious box full of steamy, sexy novels! Just look at these amazing covers! There's a whole range of amazing boxes: As well as some gorgeous author swag. If you're interested in signing up, head over to the Hidden Treasures Romance website here. You can find out more information about The Refusal here and buy it here. Eve

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evemrileyauthor

Jul 15, 2021
1 min

MORE ON ROMANCE READERS

Although I've written a book, probably like all authors, I'm first and foremost a reader. But I'm a very specific kind of reader - a romance reader. And all romance readers know the form and delight in the nuance and the encounters, the building tension, the meet-cute. So getting positive feedback from readers of this kind on social media has been a joy. I can't thank the lovely bookstagram community enough. This one came from a lovely romance author, C.G. Miller: You can

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evemrileyauthor

Jul 6, 2021
1 min

FIVE ROMANCE NOVELS IN THE MAIL

When the first author copies arrived it was so exciting to hold The Refusal in my hands for the first time and see all my words in print (you can probably tell from this video that I've never done an unboxing video before!) With hundreds of people buying the books now, Janus and Jo feel very real with their very own typeset chapter headings and words bursting from the page. You can find out more information about The Refusal here and buy it here. #evemriley #therefusal #techn

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evemrileyauthor

Jun 28, 2021
1 min

CAUGHT MID CHAPTER

I absolutely love it when people message me on instagram and ask what's going to happen next, or just to be excited, when they are part way through The Refusal. Putting my author hat to the side for a moment, there's nothing quite like the thrill of being caught up in a good book. As an author, of course you love your book, but you also know you're a little weird and could have done more editing, and, and, and . . . So here's an early comment I had from a lovely lady, Anne,

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evemrileyauthor

Jun 23, 2021
1 min

MAKING FRIENDS IN THE HILLS

There's something about running in the highlands that makes for an adventure. Sometimes I trip over and injure myself like I did this weekend (not so great) and sometimes I find new friends. Like these guys. Sometimes I can even convince myself that I'm in the Caribbean (this is a view from Harris and the water was ICY) You can find out more information about The Refusal here and buy it here. #evemriley #therefusal #technologyromance #techboys #techromance #techhero #iwanta

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evemrileyauthor

Jun 15, 2021
1 min

I DON'T THINK IT WILL EVER GET OLD

Another message from another reader mid book. I hope that when I've got lots of books out there, I will feel just as excited about these messages as I do now. This one was from a lovely lady called Amanda on instagram as @the_retro_reader. You can find out more information about The Refusal here and buy it here. You can find Amanda here #evemriley #therefusal #technologyromance #techboys #techromance #techhero #iwantajanus #janusandjo #techboysseries #booklaunch #selfpublis

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evemrileyauthor

Jun 13, 2021
1 min

MESSAGES FROM ROMANCE READERS

My ARC readers came to me via Instagram and gave me such lovely feedback about The Refusal, often as soon as they started reading or in the middle of an exciting scene. It made me giddy to get this feedback as I hadn't had many beta readers. Here's a message I recieved from a lovely lady called G.H. Brookhorn, who's also a romance writer. It felt to me like she was the first person who had 'properly' read my writing (without all the glaring errors!). You can find out more

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evemrileyauthor

Jun 8, 2021
1 min

BEFORE AND AFTER

I started out with this post thinking it might be fun to explore some writing before and after it’s edited. What was I thinking? One of the things I do after I've finished the first draft is what I call a ‘show don’t tell’ edit. But looking back at the first version of the novel is not helping me at all. I’m looking back at things I wrote thinking, why did I cut that out? This is from the first time Jo meets Janus. Authors out there – are we ever happy with our novels? Cl

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