Riley Edwards's Blog
April 22, 2021
5 more days
FIVE DAYS!
“I like the way you think, Shiloh. But I was talking about pool. The bar is named Balls for a reason. I’d offer you up a different kind of game but I wouldn’t want you to break your rules.�
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Breathy.
Fucking hell.
“Dinner before groping. And before you ask again if I’m trying to get into your pants, I’ll remind you, I don’t try to do anything. I assess what I want, plan, and execute. With trying comes a possibility of failure. And I never fail.�
“Never?� she asked and dipped her chin, exposing more of the sexy column of her neck.
“NDZ.�
I leaned closer.
“So, say you wanted to get into my pants, you’re saying you’d get in there?�
I was being outplayed. Shiloh knew exactly what she was doing.
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April 19, 2021
7 more days!
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Suddenly I understood real fear.
The kind that ate you up inside because you had to let the person you loved be who they were and there was nothing you could do but hope to God they came home.
April 17, 2021
10 more days…Imperfect.
TEN MORE DAYS! EEK!!
10 more days until Shiloh and Luke release.
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“I Need you to promise me something before I go.�
“What’s that?� she asked warily.
“That you understand no matter what you say to me, how hard you try to push me away, I’m not leaving. Not physically but especially not emotionally. I will not abandon you. I will not allow you to close down and keep yourself from me.�
“I’m counting on that,� she whispered.
I stood motionless as the burn worked its way through my body. A burn that cauterized old wounds I hadn’t realized weren’t healed. Leftover abrasions on my soul that had yet to be treated. Some were minor—the residual pain of losing my career. Some were bigger, marks that would never fully go away but hadn’t yet scarred over. Things I’d done and seen and failed to do. But one thing I knew for certain, Shiloh Kent, a woman who did not trust, did not allow herself to connect, held herself remote, would not believe in me unless I’d earned it. So, yeah, fuck yeah, the old wounds sealed over.
March 11, 2021
Jonny’s Redemption is LIVE
Hey Rebels!Jonny and Bobby are finally here. I feel like I’ve been waiting forever to give you their story and to think my plan was to kill off poor Roberta “Bobby� Layne in Chasin’s Surrender. I had her untimely demise all planned out in my head then I fell in love with her loyalty and humor. Now if I was one of those forward-thinking, plotting, well-put-together authors I would’ve maybe picked a better name for Jonny’s leading lady. I mean Jonny and Bobby that’s awfully ryhmey. (Is that a word?) You can’t even make up a cool super-couple nickname likeBrangelina, TomKat, or Kimye withBobby and Jonny.(Though all those couples split so maybe they’re not the best examples.) It would just beBonny or Jonby. EEK. Not good. Alas, I am not a forward-thinking author, I am a fly by the seat of my pants author that goes where my characters lead and Jonny led me to Bobby, and thank goodness he did because they are HOT together. They needed each other. So, I gave Jonny his woman Bobby. And now I give them both to you. I hope you enjoy the last book in the Gemini Group Series.Yes, I cried when I finished this book.
I loved writing this series. It is based in my hometown of Kent County. I’ve visited all the places around town the characters visited. My favorite Pizza place is in these books. Nixon’s farm is where I live down to the old milking parlor. The old metal shed that was converted into Bobby’s house is on my farm. The backfield where the weddings have taken place is a special place to me. It’s real. While I didn’t get married there, I’ve spent countless hours with my family sitting on the knoll overlooking the back hundred acres. So, yes, I cried a lot when I was finished. I will miss Nixon, McKenna,Jameson, Kennedy,Weston, Silver, Alec, Macy, Chasin, Evie, Holden, Charleigh, Jonny, Bobby, and the rest of the gang.The Gemini Group series is now complete � go forth and binge or if you’re caught up grab Jonny’s Redemption and learn the truth about Jonny’s past.
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June 3, 2019
Writing update
Staring Delaney and Carter's book today. Don't forget to add it to your TBR list.
Here we go... chapter one.
May 8, 2019
All new series coming soon�
Gemini Group Book 1
Nixon’s Promise is set in a rural, Eastern Shore County in Maryland. Actually, the book takes place in my hometown of Kent County. While the city is fictional (had to change the name to protect the innocent.) the locations I mention are real.
Some of the places I’ll take you to are place I go to have an ice cream, places I drive by daily, and maybe the description of Nixon Swagger’s farm is really mine.
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From the Chester River and the bridge that welcomes everyone home�
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To the Schooner Saltana that welcomes every new spring when she returns to sit in front of Chester River Dock�
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Welcome to Cliff City.
I hope you’ll fall in love just like I did the first time I crossed the river and left the busy city behind.
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[image error]Former Navy SEAL Nixon Swagger is home.
After twelve years of service and twice as many deployments, all Nix wanted was quiet. He’d sought the solace of the land he’d grown up on and found the peace he needed to silence the noise and figure out his next move. Nixon’s stay was supposed to be temporary. He wasn’t supposed to meet a feisty, head-strong woman who made his pulse race and set his body on fire. Falling in love hadn’t been part of his plan. Taking a government contract to stop a homegrown terrorist group hadn’t been either, but when the organization threatens to attack Philadelphia, he had no choice but to accept.
McKenna Wilson was living. Every day was the same. Raising her two teenage siblings didn’t leave time for much else. Most days, she was okay with that. Then she bumped into the sexy war hero and, in an instant, her world changed. She had no idea falling for Nixon would be so dangerous. Now she was going head-to-head with the small-town’s dirty sheriff who was hell-bent on ruining Nixon and avenging a fifteen-year-old grudge. She’d lost her heart, but losing her life wasn’t part of the plan.
Nixon Swagger had learned a few things as a Navy SEAL—adapt, improvise, and overcome were among the many. In the middle of an inferno, so ominous even Dante wouldn’t buy a ticket, Nixon must adapt to his new surroundings and overcome multiple threats before he loses the woman he loves.
Claiming Tuesday is here!
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HOT Firefighter � CHECK
Sexy Alpha who knows what he wants � CHECK and CHECK
Claiming Tuesday is LIVE!
As many of you know (you’ve heard my woos in Riley’s Rebels) Claiming Tuesday was written twice. This book was a labor of love for sure. As I was nearing fifty percent of the first book, I wasn’t liking it. Okay, I hated it. There was no way I could release a book I hated. If I didn’t like it, none of you would. So I junked it straight into the recycle bin and started over. Boy, I’m sure glad I did. The second edition is awesome. I love Jackson and Tuesday. I know I say that after I finish each book but it’s true. Jackson, Tuesday, and I have been through the wringer together. We spent many hours together, mostly with me pounding their story on my keyboard while they told me the story they wanted told and me cursing through revisions. But then I read the final book and it was all worth it. I loved it. Totally fell in love with Jackson and understood Tuesday.
I hope you enjoy the next installment in the Next Generation Series. Jackson Clark, son of Nolan and Reagan Clark from,has it going on. The youngest male cousin of the group knows what he wants. And he wants Tuesday Knowls the feisty best friend of Mercy soon-to-be- Walker.
The 4th book “Claiming Tuesday� is from Ms Riley’s The Next Generation series and she is unstoppable. I don’t know how Ms Riley does it but she proves to me, again and again, just what a creative writer she is. This book is another success for this reader and I was engaged from the beginning to the end. � Trish, Bookbub reviewer
All new series � Gold Team
All new Gold Team is starting now! Brooks book one is a Gold Team � Special Forces: Operation Alpha crossover.
Brooks marks the sixth books I’ve had the pleasure of releasing into Susan Stoker’s universe and I am so excite to bring you all this new team.
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I’m beyond thrilled to once again write in Susan Stoker’s Special Forces: Operation Alpha universe. I’ve been a fan of Susan’s for many years and have read every book she’s published (multiple times.) While I’ve tried my hardest to stay true to her original characters (because, hello, they are already awesome) I am not Susan, I wrote them as I, the reader, experienced them.
I want fans of Susan to feel like they’re visiting old friends when they see her beloved characters. I hope I’ve done them justice. But please remember, I’ve taken some liberties.
In Brooks, I use Susan’s characters from her new Legacy SEAL series: Rocco, Ace, Gumby, Phantom, Bubba, and Rex. I’ve also borrowed plot elements from Securing Caite and bad guys, too. You can certainly read Brooks as a standalone but I recommend reading first.
And of course, The King of All Things Cyber, John “Tex� Keegan makes an appearance.
I hope you enjoy the world I’ve created for you as much as I loved writing it.
Brooks�.hmmmm�10 stars? I am not going to say much about Brooks Miller and Tatiana Jones except� It’s by Riley Edwards, writing for Susan Stoker. That is all. So go. OneClick. Or you will forever regret not letting the Gold Team into your life. � Yvone, Bookbub reviewer
Tatiana Jones is no stranger to the battlefield. One look at her scarred flesh tells the tales of her time in captivity. But it’s not only her skin the bears the marks her failures, doubt and a healthy dose cynicism now clouds her vision. She has also mastered the fine art of deception. In her line of work it is a necessity.
Former Navy SEAL Brooks Miller is living the good life working as a mercenary. Employed by the highly sought-after Z Corps, a private, special-ops company, there are no shortage of contracts sending him around the world. He lives wild and free with nothing tying him down—just the way he likes it.
When the Gold Team’s latest mission takes them to Bahrain, Brooks thinks it will be a quick in and out. That’s until he walks into a shitstorm and comes face to face with the woman who’s about to turn his world upside down. There was something working behind her intelligent eyes, and it looked a lot like pain. Not the physical kind, the emotional aftermath of heartache. And when she tries to hide behind snark and sass he decides on the spot he wants to know more.
Tatiana doesn’t have time for games. She’s on the hunt for the man who left her life in ruins. Brooks has something else in mind, something more, something far more permanent than the no strings fun Tatiana is offering. He had her right where he wanted her until the hunters become the prey and their world explodes. It will take more than the Gold Team to bring down a Saudi Prince out for blood. Their only hope is the one and only, king of all things cyber, John “Tex� Keegan. Can Tex get search and rescue team to them in time, or will it be a recovery mission?
*Brooks: Book 1 in the all new Gold Team series features Susan Stoker’s new Legacy SEALs. *
October 30, 2018
Chasing Honor is LIVE
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The Next Generation book 2
Ethan Lenox became a single father at sixteen when his girlfriend signed over custody of their newborn daughter and left to chase her dreams. Eight years later he’s a police officer, fiercely protective of the little girl and dedicated to his work. He’s never had time for dating and won’t allow any woman to betray his trust or abandon him again. But the intriguing woman who shows up to rent the room he’s offering has him rethinking his ideas.
Photographer Honor Sullivan is on the run. Her powerful, ruthless stepfather would do anything to advance his political career, including forcing Honor into an arranged, loveless marriage. Her sexy new landlord and his adorable daughter offer just the kind of refuge she needs, a home full of love and honesty, so different from what she’s endured the last few years. But Honor is unwittingly carrying a secret, one that could endanger anyone around her. A secret that could get her killed.
As the attraction deepens between Ethan and Honor, events from the past are closing in on them. Will Ethan once again lose a woman he’s come to care about, or is he willing to risk his heart to chase a new dream of love?
“Chasing Honor kept my interest from the first page to the last.I absolutely loved Ethan and his family.� Book Addiction
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Meadow Holiday was off-limits.
Completely. Totally. Out of bounds.
A witness.
A victim.
And achingly beautiful.
With a shiny new badge clipped to my belt, I thought I could save the world or at least protect those I loved.
A sadistic serial killer proved me wrong.
The only way to keep Meadow safe was to break the rules, keep her close,
and claim her as my own. Only she proved to be harder to catch than the lunatic running around on a murder spree.
I had no business falling in love in the middle of an investigation. But she’s the one, I feel it deep in bones.
Special Agent Nick Clark gave me hope.
He was so far out of my league it was laughable.
Untouchable.
So damn good looking it hurt to look at him.
He was everything I’d dreamed of having, but knew I’d never have.
His charm was irresistible, and the first time he kissed me I stupidly fell in love.
He promised me a world I thought was long ago stolen from me.
A fairytale where a sexy FBI agent saves the scared and scarred girl.
Just when Nick breaks down the fortress I’d built to protect myself and pushes through my doubts � it’s too late.
The villain in our story has come for me.
I knew better than to believe in happily ever afters.
