Spring Showers And Reading Hours

May 4, 2026 lizellyn Bookish #5starbooks, #booklover, #romancebooks

Spring shower and reading hours. Here’s what I finished in April.

Penelope Sky Betrayal Series. Mafia Romance with muscles, drama, love, thrill, and food. I love a series that gets better the further you get into it. I’m looking forward to finishing this one with It Pains Me and It Destroys Me

Sara Cate – Loved Give Me More, which is exactly what I need. More of this series. More MFM.

And Maren Moore’s Sincerely, The Puck Bunny, because every month should include at least one hockey romance! There’s a secret that could destroy them, but it didn’t detract from the love building between them.

The Idea of You – this isn’t my first time reading, but the angst of the heartbreak hits so hard. I love a romance that hurts.

I threw in a few light-hearted books. Susan Mallery’s The Bookstore Diaries and And Now Back To You.

Image taken San Jose April 19 at 9:00 am

Celebrate Willful Parties: A Unique Polyamorous Romance

January 26, 2026 lizellyn Liz Ellyn Books, Uncategorized #LGBTQ, #polyamorousromance, #romancebooks

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)

Romance Audiobook Salvation

November 24, 2025 lizellyn Bookish #audiobooklover, #DogProblems, #HolidaySurvival, #romancebooks

I’m counting on my audiobooks to save my sanity this week.

My to-do list is long! I’m hosting Thanksgiving.

I invited a friend to join my family. And, a guest means there is a lot more cleaning to do. With two dogs, it’s impossible to keep a place clean all of the time. Did I mention that one of my dogs is part Bernese Mountain Dog? He sheds a LOT.

No worries! I got this under control this year and queued up a good list of audiobooks to keep me sane while cleaning and preparing food for turkey day. Funny enough, I’m not making a turkey. No one in my family besides me eats turkey. I’m cooking ham instead.

National Buy A Book Day

September 7, 2025 lizellyn Liz Ellyn Books #BuyABookDAy, #NationalBuyaBookDay, #NBaBD, #polyamory, #romancebooks

Polyamory
Trust and Desire
Deep Emotion
Fighting against judgment
Strong FMC
Laywers

Bold Polyamory: Unapologetic Love Stories

Overruling Judgement (MFM)
Defending Engagement (MFM)
Willful Parties (MMF)

by Liz Ellyn

Spicy Book Romance Club

June 4, 2025 lizellyn Bookish, Liz Ellyn Books #BookClub, #bookishCommunity, #NewRealease, #romancebooks, #romancereaders, #spicybooks

Huge thanks to The Unromance Book Club for embracing my latest MFM romance with open hearts and open minds. Your support for Defending Engagement means everything.

What is an unromance book club?

It’s a laid-back, no-pressure book club where each month, members gather to chat about whatever romance books they’ve been reading. No assigned titles. No required themes. The group leans toward spicy romance, although some green pepper, closed-door romances are discussed on occasion. We laugh, swap recommendations, and connect over our shared love of romance books. It’s always a fun, welcoming time.

https://books2read.com/defending-engagement

Behind the Spice – boundaries over obedience

April 22, 2025 lizellyn Romance #amreading, #amwriting, #authorlife, #Bookaddict, #bookish, #LizEllyn, #loveislove, #polyamorousromance, #polyamory, #romanceauthor, #romancebooks

A conversation about boundaries is always healthier than a blind expectation to obey

Behind the spice – disclosing polyamory

April 18, 2025 lizellyn Bookish #amreading, #amwriting, #authorlife, #Bookaddict, #bookish, #LizEllyn, #loveislove, #polyamorousromance, #polyamory, #romanceauthor, #romancebooks

I aim to write polyamorous books with authenticity. I’m looking to explore different ways people identify themselves as poly to others. (Without using an app that allows one to check a box.)

Behind the Spice April 5, 2025

Image April 5, 2025 lizellyn Romance #amreading, #amwriting, #authorlife, #Bookaddict, #bookish, #LizEllyn, #loveislove, #polyamorousromance, #polyamory, #romanceauthor, #romancebooks

Confessions of a Spicy Romance Author – Writing Roots

February 26, 2025 lizellyn Bookish #amreading, #amwriting, #authorlife, #Bookaddict, #bookish, #confessions, #LizEllyn, #loveislove, #romanceauthor, #romancebooks, #spicyromance

Interview at
https://cravebooks.com/author/liz-ellyn?tab=interview

Authors that influenced my love of reading

S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders – the first book I remember reading that I truly enjoyed

John Irving’s The Hotel New Hampshire – Started my love of the dark side as a young teenager

Stephenie Meyer – Twilight Saga – This book got me back into reading after decades of nothing.

Confessions of a Spicy Romance Author…Doggie Distractions

February 6, 2025 lizellyn Bookish #amwriting, #authorlife, #Bookaddict, #bookish, #confessions, #eroticromance, #LizEllyn, #loveislove, #polyamory, #romanceauthor, #romancebooks, #spicyromance

Meet Boomer (Bernese Mountain Dog/Cavalier King Charles), Tanner (Aussiedoodle), and Bash (Cavalier King Charles)

All three are a distraction from writing and a cure for writer’s block. Taking the dogs for a walk while listening to an audiobook helps get me back on track.