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PRE-ORDER NOW: A Chance of a Lifetime

There’s nothing so fun to write as a heroine who knows far more about life and the world than the hero! That’s the dynamic that I’ve worked on for this book which I think you will absolutely love. Pre-order this book NOW – for just 0.99!

Michael Chance, future Viscount Pernrith, was emigrating. Secretly.

It wasn’t that he didn’t love his family, but he certainly didn’t love the expectations put upon him, or the boredom of Society, or the dull existence stretching out before him. He craved adventure, excitement, anything but another card party! So: emigrating it is.

Without telling his family. He couldn’t face the tears.

What he didn’t expect was discovering no ships in London were leaving for anywhere exciting for at least two weeks, or to literally run into a sea captain with a bosom to die for and a mouth that could curse better than his own.

Captain Phylis Seaton has known nothing but the sea. Raised by her father on the Dreamer before inheriting the ship, she lives a life on the move, going where the wind—and the work—takes her.

An unlikely friendship. A passion neither of them can deny.

But there’s just one problem: Michael is still determined to emigrate, and Phylis is just as determined to prove to him that the noble landlubber is not prepared for a life at sea.

And if someone was accidentally to get their heart broken in this debate, would it be the nobleman struggling to face his future, or the wild woman of the sea struggling to outsail her past?

Neither Michael nor Phylis are prepared for this chance of a lifetime…

This novel continues the highly anticipated Chance family drama, with sixteen cousins and triple the problems. Tropes include: found family, grumpy/sunshine, she’s the professional, secrets and lies, teach me (she’s the expert), and of course, Emily E K Murdoch’s tried and true method of sizzling, joyful romance.

This full length novel is a steamy Regency romance with a happily ever after, no cliffhangers, and is part of a series that can be read in any order.

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Did you know I teach?

One of the things I really miss about my old day jobs was the amount of teaching that they included.

Now, don’t get me wrong: I have the utmost respect for the people I would call ‘real’ teachers. The people who teach our children, young people, and adults through educational institutions. You are incredible!

But on a much smaller scale, I adore teaching. I love breaking down something complicated, teaching it to someone else, and seeing them get it – and then apply it themselves!

I used to teach a lot of workshops, speak at events, and mentor, and I’ve spent some time working out how I can bring those elements into my writing career.

First off, I’ve created two writing courses specifically for authors, based on my skills. You can find them here.

Secondly, I teach courses through the RWF throughout the year, based on my historical and craft specialties. You can always seen what courses are coming up here.

And thirdly, I offer developmental and line editing (separately and together!) for authors who want to up their game. Get in touch to talk with me about this, if this sounds interesting.

Thank you for reading!

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READ NOW: The Marquess’s Wagered Wife

An irritation to lovers, Brighton beach Regency romance continues my Unconventional Oliver Sisters series! A marriage gamble…worth the risk?! Make sure to read now!

A high society, enemies to lovers Regency romance

When irritatingly handsome Montague Donovan, Marquess of Laidley, challenges Calliope Oliver to a painting contest, the stakes are high. If he wins, Calliope must marry him, and if Calliope wins, then she will gain the artistic recognition she’s always craved—and knock the arrogant smirk off his face!

Having unexpectedly become guardian to his orphaned nephew, Montague finds himself in need of a convenient wife—fast. As their competition reaches fever pitch, and he and silver-tongued Calliope bicker their way to attraction, it’s more than the wager he stands to lose—but his heart too!

This full length novel is a steamy Regency romance with a happily ever after, no cliffhangers, and is part of a series that can be read in any order.

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Christmas in July boxset!

Happy Christmas in July!

If you’ve never celebrated this, it’s a wonderful chance to escape the heat (or snuggle up, if you’re Down Under!), and lose yourself in a wonderful Christmas historical romance.

I’m celebrating by launching not one, not two, but three Christmas Regency novellas in one steamy boxset. Make sure you grab it now – or read for free in Kindle Unlimited!

Plunge into the fourth boxset of Regency romances in Emily Murdoch’s bestselling Ravishing Regencies series – Christmas edition! Each of these books has spice at its heart and a heart ready to lose, heroes in pain and heroines acting out of the ordinary. There are no ballrooms here… This collected stories promises hours and hours of steamy hot reading…

Kidnapped with a Knight
A man disowned by his family and a woman with absolutely no interest in him – and their kidnappers have left them all alone…

Christmas with a Czar
A man who claims to be a prince and a woman forced to play along – but the real secret must be revealed before Christmas Day…

Advent with an Archduke
A man who disappeared a year ago – and the woman forced to welcome a stranger at Christmas…

These books are steamy forced proximity Regency romances with happily ever afters, no cliffhangers, and are a series that can be read in any order. It’s time to get ravished…

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READ NOW: Give Him a Chance

We often forget how many Regency and Victorian ladies were passionate campaigners for justice – and so I just had to write a historical romance with a wild heroine like that! Read this book NOW – for free in Kindle Unlimited!

Lady Lucy Chance is on a mission—earl’s daughter notwithstanding, she is going to change Britain’s justice system forever.

Which is why she’s protesting in a court room. What she hasn’t expected is for the judge to give her personal custody of her own criminal—a Mr. Bernard Dixon who’s too charming for his own good and surely a bounder to boot.

In fact, Mr. Bernard Dixon is no criminal—he’s a spy infiltrating Britain’s prisons to gain information for his handler Hovell, who inexplicably hasn’t arrived to save him. But that’s fine, because now he’s living with the Earl of Lindow and his remarkably beautiful daughter.

All Lucy has to do is reform the ‘criminal’ into a polite member of Society, and not fall in love with Bernard. All Bernard has to do is not let slip that he’s a spy, and not fall in love with Lucy.

But as passions rise and secrets become mingled with half-truths, danger comes to Lucy’s door and Bernard has to make a choice between facing his past, and revealing that he might just be in love with her after all…

And after a shock betrayal, will Lucy give him a chance?

This novel continues the highly anticipated Chance family drama, with sixteen cousins and triple the problems. Tropes include: mistaken identity, secret identity, spies, found family, secrets and lies, Pygmalion, and of course, Emily E K Murdoch’s tried and true method of sizzling, joyful romance.e.

This full length novel is a steamy Regency romance with a happily ever after, no cliffhangers, and is part of a series that can be read in any order.

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Did you know my books have been translated?

I’m so excited that many of my historical romances have been translated! Whether you speak French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German, or Brazilian Portuguese, there are now Emily E K Murdoch historical romances that you can read in that language.

Here are the quick links for you to enjoy!

Thank you so much for your support. Without readers like you, I wouldn’t have the opportunities to have my books translated in more languages, in turn reading more readers. I am so fortunate!

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Have you read my series ‘The Gambling Dukes’?

If you adore a found family series set in the Regency era, then my series The Gambling Dukes is the one for you! The series revolves around two dukes and two duchesses, four friends who decide to make their own way in the world – and the entire series is in Kindle Unlimited, so if you’re a member you can read all four books for free…

Georgiana, Dowager Duchess of Cartice, is not a woman to underestimate.

And that’s exactly what he’s done. Fynn Monroe, investigative journalist, has decided that the gambling club I’ve founded with my three friends has to be stealing money from someone. So what do I do? Hide away, pretend scandal won’t destroy us? No. I’ve invited him to our country estate, where there are no secrets to find and just an irritatingly handsome journalist to entertain.

Peregrine, Duke of Markham, is not a man to trust.

And that’s exactly what my friends have done. The other three members of the Gambling Dukes, they trusted me—and now I’m thrown out, lost, alone, and desperate. So what do I do? Avoid the gossip sheets, hide from Society? No. I’ve found a beautiful heiress, certain that I can trick her into marriage and save myself from financial ruin. Precisely why I allowed Lady Briar Weatherford to get under my skin—and under my clothes—I couldn’t say…

Delilah, Dowager Duchess of Rotherwick, is not a woman to forgive.

And that’s exactly why when I see William Parry years after he betrayed me, there is absolutely no possibility of me allowing him back into my life. So what do I do? Give him the Cut Direct, refuse to meet his eye at Almack’s? No. I need his help to save the Gambling Dukes, the club I’ve formed with my three friends, and I’ll do anything—anything—to help my friends. Precisely why I’m allowing William Parry back into my life—and my heart—I couldn’t say…

And there is another book in the series – so click here to see them all!

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The summer is (finally!) here!

I don’t know about you, but after the last few months, I have really needed summer. I wanted warm mornings with bright sunshine, lazy humid afternoons sipping a gin and tonic in the shade, and balmy evenings around a BBQ with friends and family.

And readers: we are finally there!

I don’t want to jinx it, because I know how quickly English summers can suddenly become downpours, but I think we can finally enjoy some warm weather.

Which means we have some big decisions to make: what book to read next?

No matter how long your To Be Read (TBR) list is, I hope you’ll give one of my books a try. Whether you like steamy (look for Emily E K Murdoch) or sweet (read Emily Murdoch), there’s always a Murdoch romance for you.

Check out my full backlist here!

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Do you take books on the beach?

Okay, it’s a controversial question this week: do you take books onto the beach?

There will be some people who are adamantly against this. They loathe the idea that their books could get dirty or dishevelled in any way, and in the main, I have to be honest and admit that I am in this camp!

Books are precious. They become companions to me and accompany me on some of the most adventurous moments of my life…and they are the friends I can curl up with under a blanket when I don’t want to leave the house.

I wouldn’t allow my friends to get damaged!

…having said that.

I also have to admit that there is a very rich joy in reading on the beach. Sunshine, sand, the sound of the waves breaking on the shore…the only two things you need alongside that is a book and a cool drink of your choice.

When I was a child, my parents would buy me a book from a charity shop for every day of the holiday. Each morning I would wake up and there would be a new book waiting for me on the carpet. Being able to take it to the beach to enjoy was such a huge part of my childhood experience.

So: I guess I fall into book camps. Books on the beach, yes, but usually a duplicate copy if it’s a book I really love 😅

What about you – are you the sort of person who takes books to the beach?

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PRE-ORDER NOW: Give Him a Chance

We often forget how many Regency and Victorian ladies were passionate campaigners for justice – and so I just had to write a historical romance with a wild heroine like that! Pre-order this book NOW – for just 0.99!

Lady Lucy Chance is on a mission—earl’s daughter notwithstanding, she is going to change Britain’s justice system forever.

Which is why she’s protesting in a court room. What she hasn’t expected is for the judge to give her personal custody of her own criminal—a Mr. Bernard Dixon who’s too charming for his own good and surely a bounder to boot.

In fact, Mr. Bernard Dixon is no criminal—he’s a spy infiltrating Britain’s prisons to gain information for his handler Hovell, who inexplicably hasn’t arrived to save him. But that’s fine, because now he’s living with the Earl of Lindow and his remarkably beautiful daughter.

All Lucy has to do is reform the ‘criminal’ into a polite member of Society, and not fall in love with Bernard. All Bernard has to do is not let slip that he’s a spy, and not fall in love with Lucy.

But as passions rise and secrets become mingled with half-truths, danger comes to Lucy’s door and Bernard has to make a choice between facing his past, and revealing that he might just be in love with her after all…

And after a shock betrayal, will Lucy give him a chance?

This novel continues the highly anticipated Chance family drama, with sixteen cousins and triple the problems. Tropes include: mistaken identity, secret identity, spies, found family, secrets and lies, Pygmalion, and of course, Emily E K Murdoch’s tried and true method of sizzling, joyful romance.e.

This full length novel is a steamy Regency romance with a happily ever after, no cliffhangers, and is part of a series that can be read in any order.

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Join my mailing list – get a free book!

You know what’s great about joining my mailing list?

Nope, not that you’ll hear from me and discover what I’m working on.

Nope, not that you’ll get heads up on discounts from me and my author friends.

Yup – it’s that you’ll get a free book!

All you have to do is sign up here 🥰

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How do I decide what to write?

This is honestly the question that I am asked about most often: how do you choose what to write?

And I’m afraid there is a very unglamorous answer.

Firstly, my writing schedule is planned months, sometimes years in advance. For example, at the time of writing, I have publishing contracts for books that will publish in 2025, 2026, and 2027…and that 2027 contract? I signed it in 2023.

So when it comes to thinking about what I want to write about on a daily level, the answer is – I have contracts to deliver!

Secondly, however, I chose to enter into those contracts in the first place, so how did I choose them? Well, I think naturally in series. I think about themes or groupings that I’d like to write about. For example, my popular and successful Chances series started off with the idea of four brothers, all completely different, who all found love in completely different ways. When I realised I just couldn’t stop thinking about them, I knew that I had to tell their stories.

And thirdly and lastly – and here’s the unglamorous bit – I look at what is selling! Yes, I adore writing, but I wouldn’t be able to keep doing it if I wasn’t selling books. So I need to keep an eye on the market, and what readers like are you saying, to make sure that what I’m writing is going to appeal.

And there we have it! Did anything in this blog post surprise you? Let me know in the comments!