The E.M.M.A. Effect A Novel

"Riley peppers the tale with spicy scenes and handles heavy emotions with empathy. Sports romance fans will devour this well-crafted contemporary." - Publishers Weekly

Riley (Puck & Prejudice, 2024) cleverly takes on another Jane Austen novel by ingeniously reimagining Emma for the twenty-first century, effectively marrying the abundantly amusing results in her latest sexy sports romance. - Booklist

"Riley's second loosely Jane Austen-inspired hockey novel (after Puck and Prejudice) will appeal to audiences who appreciate the combination of STEM and sports romance." - Library Journal

"A romance featuring a hockey pro who time travels and enters into a marriage of convenience with Jane Austen's bestie sounds like a wild concept, and Riley delivers all the fun that readers would expect in this playful, trope-filled diversion." - Library Journal on Puck & Prejudice

"Sexy, sweet, and so damn funny! Mister Hockey is the perfect beach read." - Jennifer Blackwood, USA Today bestselling author of The Rule Book

"Riley launches her Hellions Angel series with this addictively readable sports romance written with a deliciously zesty sense of humor that will have fans of Susan Elizabeth Phillips cheering... the chemistry she crafts... is so red-hot that readers will need to don hockey gloves while turning the pages." - Booklist (starred review) on Mister Hockey

"Sexy parts hot enough to melt ice." - Kirkus Reviews on Mister Hockey

"Mister Hockey is as sexy as he is funny and sweet. And Breezy Angel is a wonderful heroine for my book-loving, fangirling heart. A perfect debut for Lia Riley's new Hellions Angels series!" - AJ Pine, author of the Kingston Ale House series