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When I first wrote The Refusal, two of the main characters, Janus and his best friend from college, Fabian, meet on the Brooklyn Bridge. Fabian is something of a mess and Janus thinks about how he is expecting to see him thrown out of a car onto the sidewalk. Every year I visit New York to see one of my best friends, John, and when I went to the Brooklyn Bridge on a location scouting trip, I realised (as all you New Yorkers will know) that the walkway doesn't sit at the s

Romance editing can be an emotional process; it's hard to let go of writing we've become attached to, even when it no longer serves us (or, more importantly, our readers). Read on for some insight into editing my first novel, The Refusal.

The Refusal. A sexy, contemporary romance with a fierce heroine and a man who thinks he can get anything he wants.

I'm not a trope hater, and The Refusal has some tropes – of course it does! But I had this idea the other day and the idea made me laugh. Then I thought, it’s probably suicide to put something like this out. NOBODY is going to read this book. Then, being me, I got on a wild hair. I love a good contemporary romance trope to be honest. The Dream Man series by Kirsten Ashley is one of my favourites. Tack is definitely one of my favourites. Love the Elle Kennedy Briar U

I recently recruited an advanced reader copy (ARC) team for my debut novel, The Refusal. It's been a complete thrill getting all the team's comments on the story before it's released. If you'd like to be involved with this and other novels in the Techboys series, fill in the mailing list form here and let me know that you'd like to ARC. I am only just getting organised on ARCs (and even having readers – yikes!) but I'll be offering other things such as giveaways and merch

I really feel that this lovely book cover design for The Refusal belongs to all of the people who voted for it on Instagram. This was the clear winner: 30% vs. 70%. I mean I love it, and Mark Thomas @coverness designed it, but the lovely readers and authors voted for it and gave me lots of great comments. 🎉 Being so very indecisive, it made a huge difference to the decision making. (My husband now wants all these voters to come live with us so he can rid himself of my dithe

The Refusal. A sexy, contemporary romance with a fierce heroine and a man who thinks he can get anything he wants.

Get ready for my debut romance novel, The Refusal! I just shared a teaser on my Instagram. Mark your calendars for the June 2nd launch date!