Tag: romantic suspense

Book Review: Verity by Colleen Hoover

Book Review: Verity by Colleen Hoover

Posted January 3, 2020 by Elise in Reviews / 0 Comments

The Blurb: Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish.  Lowen arrives at the Crawford […]

Book Review: Cyclone by Janie Crouch

Book Review: Cyclone by Janie Crouch

Posted October 17, 2019 by Elise in Reviews / 1 Comment

The Blurb: Meet Zac Mackay. Military codename: Cyclone. He’s a widower, a protector, a hero. And the person who could destroy Anne’s life. Doctor Anne Griffin is back in Oak Creek, Wyoming, only because she has no other options. Here, she was always the shy, stuttering girl, invisible to everyone. Except Zac. The very reason […]

How to Make a Book Cover

How to Make a Book Cover

Posted October 12, 2019 by Elise in Blackwood / 2 Comments

The cover of Stolen Hearts is one of my favourites. It looks Photoshopped, right? Well, it’s had a few tweaks, but perhaps not quite as many as you’d think. Here’s how the front cover shot was taken at the Canyon dive site in Dahab, Egypt… Arriving at the Canyon: The process for shooting the cover: […]

Book review: The Liar by Nora Roberts

Book review: The Liar by Nora Roberts

Posted March 14, 2019 by Elise in Reviews / 0 Comments

The Blurb: Shelby Foxworth lost her husband. Then she lost her illusions… The man who took her from Tennessee to an exclusive Philadelphia suburb left her in crippling debt. He was an adulterer and a liar, and when Shelby tracks down his safe-deposit box, she finds multiple IDs. The man she loved wasn’t just dead. […]

Book Review: Holy Island by LJ Ross

Book Review: Holy Island by LJ Ross

Posted March 4, 2019 by Elise in Reviews / 0 Comments

The Blurb: Detective Chief Inspector Ryan retreats to Holy Island seeking sanctuary when he is forced to take sabbatical leave from his duties as a homicide detective. A few days before Christmas, his peace is shattered and he is thrust back into the murky world of murder when a young woman is found dead amongst […]

The Black Trilogy Rebooted

The Black Trilogy Rebooted

Posted October 3, 2017 by Elise in Blackwood / 42 Comments

    Scroll down for giveaway! I published my first book in July 2015, and so much has happened since then! I’ve set another fifteen books loose on the unsuspecting public, writing has become my job as well as my hobby, and the first book in my Blackwood Security series, Pitch Black, has been downloaded […]

Captain Rourke by Helena Newbury

Captain Rourke by Helena Newbury

Posted September 2, 2017 by Elise in Reviews / 6 Comments

The blurb: Captain Rourke. He’s a former Navy officer, a brooding, gorgeous treasure hunter who lives his life on the ocean. I’m a small-town girl from Nebraska who’s barely even seen the sea. But when a mystery disease attacks my sister, I must team up with Rourke to find the sunken ship that holds the […]

Review: The Sugar Bowl Trilogy by Sawyer Bennett

Review: The Sugar Bowl Trilogy by Sawyer Bennett

Posted June 25, 2017 by Elise in Reviews / 4 Comments

     The blurb: Sela Halstead lost her innocence in a way that no sixteen-year-old should ever have to endure. She’s spent years trying to forget that night even while wondering about the identities of the monsters who brutalized her—until a telltale tattoo flashes across Sela’s TV screen. The incriminating ink belongs to Jonathon Townsend, […]

Blackwood Timeline

Blackwood Timeline

Posted January 29, 2017 by Elise in Blackwood / 48 Comments

I always get asked, “Elise, what order should I read your books in?” so I thought I’d put the answers in a post… Firstly, the series can all be read independently of each other. Secondly, all of the novels/novellas are written as standalones except Emmy’s story (Pitch Black/Into the Black/Forever Black) and Alaric’s story (The […]