Eve Cates's Blog

I cannot believe that I haven't updated the blog on here! If you haven't already seen it, You Found Me: Complete Series is all bundled up nice and tight in one gripping novel. It's filled with lust, love, danger and determination. I absolutely loved spending time with Sage and Cameron (especially Cameron ;) )

You can check the book out via these links, and if you're on Kindle Unlimited, you can borrow for free.

US - www.amazon.com/You-Found-Me-Eve-Cates...
UK - www.amazon.co.uk/You-Found-Me-Eve-Cat...
CA - www.amazon.ca/You-Found-Me-Eve-Cates-...
AU - www.amazon.com.au/You-Found-Me-Eve-Ca...




For those of you who have read You Found Me and a wondering what my next release will be, you may have seen the little teaser video that I put on my page recently -->

https://www.facebook.com/EveCatesRoma...

I'm really excited about this one and I'm hoping to have it ready for you before the end of the year. I'll do a cover reveal within the next month! If you think you know what it's about based on the little video let me know your guess in the comments.

Talk soon!
Eve -xxx-

Those of you following my Facebook page will know I've been working on a book called 'You Found Me'. It has a bit of a star-crossed lovers theme, so as usual from me, there's a nice dose of forbidden romance and undeniable lust.

Originally, I was going to release it as a novel. But after struggling with the voice I was telling the story in, I realized that I'm most comfortable with the serial format featuring the three acts of the story broken up into three novellas with cliffhangers. I know, I know, not everyone likes a cliffhanger, but most of you started with me and my cliffhangers so you've got to like them a little, right?

So, having made this decision, the cloud of frustration has been lifted from my shoulders and I'm smiling again.

Honestly guys and gals, I love writing serials. It's how I started, and it's where I feel most comfortable. That's not to say that I won't release other novels in the future. There's been a lot of asking for a sequel to Before You about Milly and Dave's relationship, so that's most likely going to be the novel I release this year. But the rest will be serials that release as a boxset within a month of completion - so we all get the best of both worlds really (and before anyone rolls their eyes and thinks breaking the books up is a money grab, I charge 2.99-3.99 for novels and only 99cents for an episode. So not only do I make way less money, but you also get the series cheaper too.)

Anyway, now that my reasons and intentions have been made clear, lets get to the part where I tell you when this bad boy is releasing. You Found Me will be a three part serial that will release part one on Monday, March 21. Parts two and three will release on April 4 and 18.

Here's the blurb for part one -

After a summer spent in France with her controlling mother, Sage Forrester is returning to New York to marry her long-time beau, Nicolas Billiton. But there's a problem, Sage and Nick don't share much of a...spark.

Sage wonders if she's incapable of feeling, or if she's just stifled in her life as a princess of the Upper East Side, and the secret she's forced to keep to maintain their extravagant lifestyle.

All of this changes when a young Australian model by the name of Cameron Wilson steps onto the elevator and takes notice of her. Her heart starts racing. There's electricity. There's a connection.

And he feels it too.

After a series of chance encounters pushes them closer and closer together, Sage is forced to make a decision between doing what is expected and following her heart.

Or will fate have other, much more disastrous, plans?

That's it for now! The cover will be posted on my Facebook page momentarily!

Watch for the links to go up next Monday. There's only one week to goooooo!

Like many of you, I'm struggling with the idea that 2015 is almost over. It was a 'blink and its over year for me'. I got so caught up in writing and releasing that the first half of it flew by. Then when I got unwell and was forced to slow down, I actually got a chance to look back and see all I'd accomplished in such a short time. In 2014, I told my husband that I'd like to try self publishing. Our children were all at school and it was time for me to look into getting a job. It wasn't easy finding something that fit in with school hours, so we both agreed that my love of reading and writing was worth a try. We weren't really expecting anything to happen. He held my hand when I pressed publish on that first StepSister Devotion novella, and then we waited.
I can't begin to explain the excitement we felt when people actually started buying and borrowing. Then someone made some fan art and I cried - big happy tears. I couldn't believe someone loved Seb and Abi enough to create artwork. I was amazed, and I kept going. We were hoping for a little extra cash to subsidize his earnings. But what we found - what I found - was myself. I found my calling. I found my heart.
And with each new series, each new set of characters, I fall in love more and more with entertaining readers. I LOVE that my books are on kindles around the world. I LOVE that there are enough of you out there enjoying my work that I really can help out with the family budget and take the stress off my husband. He's such a happier man now that the burden isn't all on him. I'm a happier woman. I learned how to balance my work and home life for the sake of my family and my health. My life has changed this year, and while the days sped past, I am amazed now when I look back and think about everything that happened.

2015 was...WOW! It was a Wow year.
I put out FOUR complete books in 2015. And I am fucking proud of myself. My husband is proud of me. My kids are proud of me. My parents are proud of me.
When people ask me what I do, I don't say 'I'm just a mom' anymore, I say 'I'm a writer', and I say it proudly.

And it's because of you, dear reader. I am here because you enjoyed my stories enough to read them, talk about them, and come back for more.

I am truly grateful.

So, in the final days of 2015, I want to wish you all well, and I want to let you know how excited I am to enter 2016 with you all. I can't wait to share more great stories with you.

Lots of love,
Eve Cates

If you're following me on Facebook, you'll know I've had a few health issues lately, and it's seriously hampering my writing output and the time I have to do it.
I'm generally pretty private, and besides what's in my bio, I don't share a huge amount about myself. I lead a pretty busy life as a mom to four kidlets then there's animals to take care of, and of course, a husband who deserves my attention. On top of that, I'm also epileptic.
It's not something I ever expected to share, as it had been almost ten years since my last seizure. I went through all the brain mapping and various other tests to get my dosages right and even during pregnancy, I was fine. So the last thing I expected when I started writing and releasing, and pushing myself to get my stories out every two weeks, was to slide backwards.
But, I guess I should have seen the warning signs, I should have known that something was coming when I just didn't feel right during that week leading up to my hospitalization. Then I had the day I can't even remember, and I thank the gods that my two oldest girls realized something was up and called their father to come home from work because the seizures scared him, so it would have terrified the girls.
Without going on and on about it - because I don't want sympathy, I just want to explain why I'm not hitting deadlines right now - it's taking me a while to get back to normal. We've been trialing different drugs, and I just don't feel good on them. It means that between my children and my other family duties, I'm too tired, or unwell to focus on writing for much longer than twenty minutes to an hour so I'm only getting maybe a thousand words out a day.
But, I love writing (you'd have to beat me away with a stick to make me stop!) and I have managed to get the last of Consequences of Secrets finished. It will be ready for you all come Friday, August 14. But after that, I won't be promising anything by date until I have that first draft done. I think pushing myself to make deadlines and not resting enough on top of trying to be everything to everyone in my life tipped me over the edge and I have to find that work/family/health balance so that I can keep going.
What this is means is, I'll release COS4 on the 14th, then I'll release the boxset on the 28th. Then after that, I'll work on Josh's book - The Wrong Brother.
If you keep an eye on my Facebook pages, I'll post some teasers as I go along.
As usual, it will come to Kindle Unlimited as a serial, then it will become a boxset on all other platforms so no one misses out on the fun.
This way, I don't have to feel shitty for breaking any promises, and you all don't have to feel disappointed by having to wait longer than you anticipated.
Hopefully, it'll be a win win!
OK, that's me all done. Hope to feed you with words and imagination for many years to come

Eve xx

Hello lovely people! I'm finally doing another blog post! I know, I know, I'm awful at this. But that's just because I love writing for you all so much that I get caught up in stories.

Anyway, what's been happening with me? Firstly, as many of you know, I've recently began releasing my new series The Consequence of Secrets which is of course, a forbidden romance. This time, we're tempting a priest with a married woman. But before you react, it's not salacious at all, it's a beautiful story of two people who are meant to be together but got trapped on different paths that have ultimately led them to each other.
You'll fall in love with Father Braden and you'll be rooting for his and Emma's attraction to turn into something more, while holding your breath and hoping everything turns out ok.
We've got a good guy, and a bad guy and everything in between to keep you entertained, so try to check it out on Kindle Unlimited, or you can preorder the boxset via all other channels.

Speaking of boxsets, I've just released the full series of That Girl is Mine as a novel called 'A Girl Like Avery' which is available on all platforms that would have me. Just search my name and it will pop up.

And the last news, which I'm sure many of you have been waiting for - there will be a sequel to That Girl is Mine featuring Josh as our main man. It will be called 'The Wrong Brother'. So keep your eye on my Facebook page for an announcement regarding the release date.



With love, 

Hi there! It's me, the most irregular blogger on the planet - how are you?

I know I'm a little late with this post, but I have a good reason - I was writing a new series for ya'll! Part One has just been released and you can expect part two in a little less than two weeks!

That girl is mine is a forbidden romance, spanning three parts. It follows the lives of Dylan and Avery as they come to realise they have feeling for each other. Only problem is, Avery is already taken. She's dating Dylan's high school bestie, Josh. The road will not be smooth for any of them...

I could tell you more but I don't want to ruin anything for you beyond the basic premise. But I will add that Avery is a dancer, Dylan is a tattoo artist, and Josh is a medical intern. Everyone is living their lives happily until Avery gets hurt and Dylan feels responsible. So while Josh is at work, Dylan watches over Avery...

Ok! I'm stopping, I'm stopping! You'll have to read it to get the whole story.

Now, moving on! Remember how in my last post, I said I'd tell you what happened when my ad got blocked? Well, Facebook blocked me and said they wouldn't advertise Stepsister Devotion because my page had been marked as porn (meanwhile, I'm still disputing this a month later). I wondered why someone would do that to me, and searched Google, trying to see if maybe there was a group of anti-eve-ers out there (to my knowledge, there isn't), and what did I find? A PORN SITE FOR A GIRL WITH MY NAME! *gasps!* *giggles* *snorts*
(She's very pretty btw) but, wow! How did I manage to miss that!? Hahahha!

Before I released a novel, if I googled myself (yes, I admit to googling myself) I searched 'Evelyn' and not 'Eve', and I only searched Eve Cates on Goodreads to check if another author existed with the same name. So I missed the whole shares-a-name-with-a-porn-chick thing before I stared this publishing journey.

It's funny though, I had to have a laugh when I realized. Anyway, that's it from me. I'll try to be more regular, but I'm probably going to post the next time I have a release. I'm hopeless at this promo thing.

Ok, till then,


With love, 

All of my life I've wanted to be a writer. And it's something I've done in secret - scrawling in notebooks and on pieces of paper - writing down my thoughts, my distress and my hopes and dreams.

I love thinking about what would happen if... then I mix different people's lives up in my head and try to figure out how they'd work together to find their happiness.

I suppose at heart, I'm a hopeless romantic. But in saying that, I'm a closet romantic. And it's been really hard for me to start sharing my stories with the world. I've never let anyone read anything I've written before. So before Stepsister Devotion went out into the world, the only people who had read it were myself and my editor.

To say I was nervous as f*ck would be an understatement. But now that the series is complete and I've received more positive feedback than I could have ever imagined, I'm feeling really positive about sharing more of my stories with you all and I'm learning more and more about the industry everyday and have found some wonderful help via some gracious bloggers who have been taking the time to read, review and promote my series for me.

I've also learned that it's best to keep a blog, which is something I've never done before. I've been looking at other author blogs and the topic range is quite extensive. So I figure this might be a good way to share a little about myself with you all by talking about the writing process and how it all works in my world. It could be fun or it could be super boring.

But, either way, this is happening. From now on, I'm adding blogging to my list of things to do. So feel free to follow along and find out what's happening with me.

In my next post I'll be talking about what I discovered when Facebook blocked one of my ads, and I'll announce the title of my next series which will begin releasing in May.



With love,