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NOT YOUR TYPICAL ROMANCE BOOK HERO
Discover a new kind of romance hero in The Refusal. Join Jo and Janus for a smart, tech-driven love story that breaks tropes and defies expectations.
evemrileyauthor
Jan 5, 20233 min read
A CRAZY BOOK LAUNCH DAY
Go behind the scenes of a chaotic indie book launch. From gym mishaps to viral cakes, see how to create noise and drive traffic for your new release.
evemrileyauthor
Dec 7, 20222 min read


DO MEN EVER ENJOY READING ROMANCE NOVELS?
I've had some lovely feedback on The Refusal from men. And I guess it surprised me, it shouldn't have done, but sometimes it's difficult...
evemrileyauthor
Oct 7, 20224 min read


A BOOK AWARD WITH NO ROMANCE CATEGORY
Gemini said
Delighted that The Refusal earned an honorable mention in General Fiction at this prestigious London book award! A huge win for romance. See the full list of winners here.
evemrileyauthor
Sep 29, 20222 min read
ICE CREAMS, WET SHORTS, AND HALF-NAKED BODIES...
Half naked men? Yes please. From its humble beginnings, The Australian Firefighters Calendar was established in 1993 to support the Children's Hospital Foundation, providing funds for research into childhood burns.
evemrileyauthor
Sep 2, 20221 min read
HE WAS DISILLUSIONED TOO - THE WISHING SHELF AWARDS
The Wishing Shelf Awards review The Refusal. A sexy, contemporary romance with a fierce heroine and a man who thinks he can get anything he wants.
evemrileyauthor
Aug 18, 20221 min read


5 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 unreal
evemrileyauthor
Jun 29, 20224 min read


FIVE ROMANCE NOVELS IN THE MAIL
Watch as I open an exciting parcel of romance novels, featuring a sassy heroine and a man who thinks he can get anything he wants. Come and meet your next book boyfriend.
evemrileyauthor
Jul 6, 20211 min read


SIGN UP TO MY STREET TEAM!
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
evemrileyauthor
May 13, 20211 min read


THE Refusal COVER DECISION
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
evemrileyauthor
May 13, 20211 min read


The Refusal SNEAK PREVIEW
The Refusal. A sexy, contemporary romance with a fierce heroine and a man who thinks he can get anything he wants.
evemrileyauthor
May 11, 20211 min read
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