Hello, I'm Eli R.

My characters come to life abruptly like monsters in the dead of night. Without invitation or remorse. Delusion is an art I discovered my love for books and storytelling at an early age. I immediately identified that my one true calling was to fall head over heels for the villain or antihero—because why settle for a straightforward love story when you can have emotional chaos and character flaws to unpack? Red flags? Oh​,​ I see them; I love them… and sometimes I turn them into cute little pink flags for my collection. When I am not drowning in chai tea lattes and hot cocoa (because sweet drinks are my spiritual guide) or trying to figure out how to marry fictional characters​,​ I can be found in my home library​,​ obsessing over book boyfriends who exist only to ruin my standards for real-life men. I write​,​ illustrate​,​ and collect books​,​ hoarding every romance novel that promises a happily ever after or at least a dramatic love triangle with a villain who makes me weak in the knees. My bookcases and head are so full of literary bad boys that they practically need a warning label: Enter at your own risk.