Frequently asked questions - Updated as of July 4th, 2026
Is Everly Ren your real name?
No. This is a pen name.
Pen names are used for various reasons. Mine is due to very serious privacy issues. I ask readers to respect that boundary. Not everyone is a media personality. Some of us are just writers. If you think you know me in real life, no, you don’t.
When will Collision: A Dark Romantic Suspense be available?
Collision will be published on August 24th, 2026.
Where will Collision: A Dark Romantic Suspense be available?
I will publish my books everywhere books are sold, including, but not limited to, Amazon, and will make them available in libraries as well.
Will there be an audiobook?
Accessibility is important to me. I am looking into this.
Will there be an ARC team, Beta readers, or a street team?
No.
If anyone finds the cost of the book prohibitive or is unable to use a library app, email me directly, and we can figure something out.
There is no justification for stealing from someone, and piracy is stealing.
How many books are in the EVERLY VERSE?
I have written my first 2 trilogies (OBVIOUSLY each book will go through 475 rounds of edits), and I have outlined 20 books in total. Ideally, I’d like to publish 2 books per year, but you never know what real life, career, health, etc., will bring.
Do I need to read every book or read the books in the EVERLY VERSE in order?
I have written each book as an interconnected standalone.
The primary romantic relationships between the main characters will have a clear and happy ending in each book, but the plot is plotting in this universe.
I am not playing when it comes to hidden clues and character crossovers.
I recently reread page 5 or so in book 1, and it contains clues for page 300 in book 6.
Will you want to read them all?
Maybe? Maybe not? I have no idea.
All of my characters exist in the same universe, so you will see them a lot in these books and witness them grow and change.
If there are specific things you don’t like reading about, maybe just email me and ask.
Which genres do you write?
Dark romance and dark romantic suspense.
Will I write other genres? Maybe?
But for context, in 2nd grade, we were asked to write a Christmas story for school.
I wrote one called ‘The Christmas Mouse.”
It was about a down-on-his-luck, middle-aged writer mouse with a lifetime of regret and a drinking problem living in a small apartment in New York City with no heat or hot water, and he was alone on Christmas, and the only joy he had in his life was the sensation of water hitting his fur in his cold shower while he cried hot tears of melancholy and rage and pounded his little claws bloody on the white tiles.
I was eight.
I’m not sure I have a small-town romance book in me, but I sure do like reading them, and if I write one, you will be the first to know.
Is your content sensitive, and will you have trigger warnings?
My books are suitable for readers 18+.
I am, however, writing transparently about extreme trauma and recovery.
I will do my best to list comprehensive trigger warnings on my website and in the books.
But I don’t know you.
So if you are interested in reading one of my books and there is a topic you are very sensitive about, how about you just email me and ask?
I am a voracious reader, and I want you to experience the same joy that I have when reading. I am not trying to shock or harm anyone.
That said, I have written a universe where trauma is explored in uncomfortable and alternative ways, and it can be triggering to read. There is also not just one way to process, navigate, or heal trauma, and it can be very uncomfortable to read something you were not aware of, don’t have education in, or don’t agree with.
As the author, I am here to offer you tools to have the best reading experience possible, to the best of my ability.
What if I don’t agree with how you wrote something, it’s not what I believe to be accurate, or I don’t like how your characters handle something?
Totally fair.
Also, I promise you this will happen.
Do you agree with how you perceived and handled every thought, feeling, and decision in your life throughout the last year? What about 5 years ago? 10 years ago?
Probably (and hopefully) not.
Our education, perception, perspective, maturity, mental health, resources, and feelings are all dynamic. They change. We change. Our exposure to experiences and the tools we have to cope with them change.
I don’t have to get it right. And it would be weird if I wrote a book or character that was universally liked, loved, and agreed upon by everyone.
Hell, I don’t even like myself some days.
But I’m not telling YOUR story, and that’s important to remember.
I’m just sitting here by the campfire telling my stories.
That’s it.
This is fiction. Not a dissertation.
I am not writing about how I see the world or the choices I would make. I am writing about how my characters see the world and the choices they make.
If you have big feelings about something I wrote, I encourage you to sit with them, explore them, and ask yourself why this word, character, or plot point brought them up.
What inside of you has not been seen or heard?
What is the story within you that has not been told?
Because my characters are here to make mistakes.
They hurt themselves and each other.
They struggle to acknowledge what happened to them.
They act out.
They say the wrong thing.
They do the wrong thing.
They are deeply flawed, and they are supposed to be.
They are allowed to learn lessons the same way we all do.
The whole point of the EVERLYVERSE is that they are loved for who they are.
And they don’t have to be perfect or earn it.
They are loved in their wholeness.
Please bring a level of self-awareness to your reading experience.
If you hate reading about trauma, you will HATE my books.
If you hate flawed characters, you will HATE my books.
If you expect to like every character or understand the layers of every story in the first few chapters and have no wish to go on a growth journey with my flawed human characters, you will HATE my books.
Sometimes, I think it can be triggering to read about a character who makes a mistake that you would not be forgiven for, or who has traumas that you have been ostracized and shamed for.
It hurts. It really does.
I read stories where characters are loved despite what happened to them, and I reflect on my own experiences, and it honestly makes me want to cry sometimes.
But it also doesn’t mean the author is a bad person.
The process of healing wounds hurts sometimes.
What are your thoughts on AI?
I don’t use it at all.
I have an exorbitant amount of trauma that fuels my stories.
I promise you.
But I do want to make a note of something:
The cadence at which I publish is not the cadence at which the books are written (see my answer above). I have a full-time career and some challenging life circumstances that require a great deal of my time and energy.
Publishing and marketing are NOT the same as writing.
Please don’t be that person on the internet who makes a random accusation of AI because I finally found the time and energy to publish my books.
I barely survived 2022-2026.
BARELY.
One of the few things that kept my head above water was the goal of publishing the universe that had existed in my head and heart for so long.
If you can’t be happy for me for surviving that challenging time and finally publishing my books, at least try to be neutral and not cast aspersions.
If you genuinely question my creative process, please email me directly, and I will write you an epic poem about how horrible the last few years were.
Do you have Spotify playlists and Pinterest boards for each book?
I do!
Follow me on Spotify and Pinterest.
I have created all the playlists and boards for each book, but some are hidden until the book is announced.