Author: lizellyn

Celebrate Willful Parties: A Unique Polyamorous Romance

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Happy Book Birthday to Willful Parties by Liz Ellyn

Three hearts. One fiery passion. Endless complications. Seth, the daring bisexual, ignites the spark. As Kat, the sharp-witted pixie, guards her heart, Dylan, the confident future politician, fights battles with identity and ambition. Their sizzling love burns bright in law school, but life’s trials threaten to tear them apart. Can they overcome legal battles, loss, and fear to reclaim the polyamorous love of a lifetime?

Tropes:
Polyamory
Fighting Biphobia
Lawyer Romance
Cross Cultural
3 POV
Best Friend Romance
City Romance
MMF

The cakes in the image are Lamingtons, in honor of the Australian Open. They have two layers of unique vanilla cake, separated by blueberry preserves, covered in a chocolate icing, and topped with coconut.

(and a reference to layers in the MCs’ triad in Willful Parties)

Addressing Common Opposition to Polyamory

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Let’s address the opposition to Polyamory

Jealousy: jealousy happens in all relationships. I’ve discussed this in many posts. It’s about how you deal with it that is important.

Stability: 40% of all marriages end in divorce. It is a lot of pressure to expect one person to suit all of your physical, emotional, and intellectual needs for an entire lifetime.

Cultural Norms: Why must people yuck others’ yum?

Ethical Doubts: 65% of people cheat at least once. Marriage isn’t a shield against cheating. And open relationships are not a form of cheating.

Practical Hurdles: All relationships face challenges. Those challenges aren’t the same for every couple, regardless of the type of dynamic.

Counting Spicy Scenes: A Unique Look at Romance

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When someone actually counts the spicy scenes

Huge Shout Out to Erika @thesmutfiles for reading and meticulously cataloging all the fun scenes in:

📚 Overruling Judgment
📚 Defending Engagement
📚 Willful Parties

🔥 Final Tally: 40 intimate scenes
🌶️ 23 different flavors of intimacy
Because polyamorous romance is never boring

If you love spicy books, follow @thesmutfiles Her spice-rating system is next-level! It includes: count of spicy scenes, language used, kink rating, and taboo/forbidden rating.

She also offers incredible author services, including street team management, content creation, novel handbooks, character maps, book event assistance, and book bedazzling.

Romance Books to keep you warm on cold winter days

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December 2025 – Romance to keep you warm in the winter. Works better than hot cocoa.

The Long Game by Rachel Reid
Long Game is the continuation of Shane & Ilya’s story. I’m reading this series out of order per the suggestions of other bookstagrammers and TikTokers. And because I couldn’t wait to get the ending of Shane and Ilya’s story.

Silver Fox’s Secret by Ovni Michaels
First time reading a book by this author. The author possesses an exceptional talent for words. I plan to read many more by this author.

Writing Mr. Wrong by Kelley Armstrong
Romance author and hockey player – great start. Knew each other since kindergarten, but kissed in high school, which went sideways.

Gifting Me To His Best Friend by Katee Robert
Ummm. Yes! Title says it all. What a wonderful Christmas gift.

My Roommate Is a Vampire by Jenna Levine
Book recommendation by many in my book club. Goofy and light. It was a nice break from all the seriousness.

The Naughty List by Jade West
Okay. Whoa. Stop the train. Pure Erotica.

Before We Came by Sloane St. James

Love Unwritten by Lauren Asher

Love Redesigned by Lauren Asher

Deviant Hearts by Jagger Cole

??? Have you hopped on the Heated Riverly train? If not, what are you reading?