Vanessa Riley

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The Character Most Likely – Vanessa Riley
October 25, 2023
Most likely to be attracted to bad boys?  Unfortunately, Abigail Carrington Monroe, Lady Worthing, has a soft spot for  Read More...

Vanessa Riley | Author-Reader Match: QUEEN OF EXILES
July 12, 2023
Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Author-Reader Match" where we introduce  Read More...

Vanessa Riley | Exclusive Excerpt: ISLAND QUEEN
June 30, 2021
LONDON 1824: KENSINGTON HOUSE Never knew a moment made better standing still. Never knew an hour made perfect by silence.   Read More...

SUMMER BBQ RECIPE ROUNDUP | A Duke, the Lady, and A Baby by Vanessa Riley
June 18, 2020
The Summer BBQ Recipe Roundup continues with another scrumptious recipe! Today, Vanessa Riley shares  Read More...

Vanessa Riley | Listening to Your Voice
August 16, 2019
Last fall, the leaves started turning gold and brilliant red. The birds sang as they migrated South, and  Read More...

Vanessa Riley | The Desire to Be Perfect
October 24, 2018
I read a tweet this week that went something like this: “Meghan and Harry have met, fallen in love, married, and are now having a  Read More...

Vanessa Riley writes Regency and Historical Romances of dazzling multi-culture communities with powerful persons of color. Vanessa writes for historical romance readers who admire and acquire books that showcase women who find joy in sweeping kisses and strong sisterhoods. Even in the darkness, she promises to give you laughs and to show you how light always prevails and how love always, always wins.

Vanessa holds a doctorate in mechanical engineering and a master’s in industrial engineering and engineering management from Stanford University. She also earned BS and MS in mechanical engineering from Penn State University. She has been a radio anchorwoman and church announcer. She is President-Elect of The Beau Monde, a specialty History Chapter. She is also a member of Georgia Romance Writers, NINC, and Historical Novel Society. She is on the Board of Directors of Christian Book Lovers Retreat where readers escape for a weekend of fun, faith, and connection to the author community.

Vanessa loves cooking her Trinidadian grandma's cake recipes and collecting Irish crochet lace.

Awards

Fresh Fiction Box Not To Miss, , A Duke, the Spy, an Artist, and a Lie, April 2022
Fresh Fiction Box Not To Miss, , Murder in Drury Lane, December 2023

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