Bøker av Riana Everly

The last person Eglinton Echoes member Ashleigh Lynch expected to see across the table from her was her ex, Marcus Fredericks. Eight years ago when they were in love, she was a law student and he was a construction worker, not nearly good enough for her elitist family. But times have changed. Now she's a lawyer, and he owns the development company threatening the playing fields she's been engaged to protect.Her family managed to crush her dreams and her confidence back then, and seeing Marcus again has rocked her to the core. But as talks over the playing fields continue, they are forced to confront each other again and again, and even the hardest hearts aren't always impervious to old, tender feelings.But rekindling their romance won't be easy. They are on different sides of a dispute, and Ashleigh has caught the eye of a charming guy from the city's planning department. When the development project is threatened and Ashleigh discovers who her real enemy is, her very world begins to crumble around her, and not even her precious music is safe. Can she find the inner strength to deal, at last, with an old threat and reclaim the happiness that was ripped away from her eight years ago?This musical reimagining of Jane Austen's beloved Persuasion will have you cheering the characters on, pulling you into their world and into their hearts.

Beautiful and successful, Emma Massey has the world figured out. She's the star soprano in the Eglinton Echoes, a popular Internet influencer, after all, and didn't she just make the best match ever for her choir's musical director? So, it makes perfect sense for her to use her matchmaking powers to help others find their perfect mates. Right? Like that pretty new girl in the choir, and that rather handsome tenor who keeps hovering about.What a pity her annoying childhood friend Gordon Knight isn't on board with her plans. He might be the choir's pianist, but that doesn't give him the right to step in and tell her she's making a big mistake. Especially since he's usually correct, annoying man.Gordon is always sure he's right, but Emma is equally sure he's wrong. Wrong about the gorgeous new baritone just arrived from Montreal, and definitely wrong about boring Ashleigh, who he insists is far more interesting than Emma could imagine.But despite her supposed matchmaking skills, it seems there's one heart Emma doesn't understand at all, and that heart is her own. When her eyes are finally opened, will it be too late?This musical reimagining of Jane Austen's beloved Emma will have you cheering the characters on, pulling you into their world and into their hearts.

A Jane Austen-inspired mystery, set in the world of Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility, being the fourth novel in the Miss Mary Investigates series.When Mary Bennet befriends Elinor Dashwood, she expects to become part of the young lady's circle and be introduced to her friends and relations. She does not expect that one of this circle should die, far too young, and in most unfortunate circumstances. Worse still, Elinor is secretly in love with one of the suspects, Edward Ferrars, and he is inconveniently engaged to somebody else. When an investigator is called in to assist, Mary is more surprised still.Alexander Lyons expects to find death and deceit in his line of work, but he does not expect to come face to face with Mary, who hasn't replied to his letters of late. What is she doing in London? And how is she involved with this sorry business of murder? Still, despite the tension between the two, they make a good team as they seek to unravel the mystery surrounding them.From the elegant drawing rooms of Mayfair to the reeking slums of St. Giles, the two must use every bit of wit and logic they possess to uncover a killer, all the while trying to puzzle out the workings of their own hearts.Join Mary Bennet, Lizzy's often overlooked sister from Pride and Prejudice, and her intriguing and handsome friend Alexander Lyons, as they are pulled into the world of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility in this, their latest adventure."A sheer enjoyment from beginning to end." - Liz Martinson, award-winning author of Ullandale and Counterpoint

Elizabeth Bennet has disliked the aloof and arrogant Mr. Darcy since he insulted her at a village dance several months before. But an unexpected conversation with a startling turn of phrase suddenly causes her to reassess everything she thought she knew about the infuriating and humourless gentleman.

A Jane Austen-inspired mystery, set in the world of Pride and Prejudice and Emma.When political chaos in London forces Mary Bennet to take refuge in the picturesque town of Highbury, Surrey, she quickly finds herself safe among friends. Emma Woodhouse welcomes her as a guest at Hartfield, Jane Fairfax is delighted by her love of music, and Frank Churchill can''t stop flirting with her. But it is not long before Mary starts to suspect that beneath the charming surface, Highbury hides some dark secrets.Alexander Lyons is sent to Surrey on an investigation, and at his friend Darcy''s request heads to Highbury to make certain Mary is comfortable and safe. But no sooner does he arrive than one local man dies, and then another!Soon Alexander and Mary are thrust into the middle of a baffling series of deaths. Are they accidents? Or is there a very clever murderer hiding in their midst? And can they put their personal differences aside in time to prevent yet another death in Highbury?This is a full-length historical mystery of about 90,000 words.