Red, Write & Blue
By Maria Yrsa Rönneus
By Maria Yrsa Rönneus
Publication Date: 1st October 2025
Publisher: Ars Rönnei Media
Page Length: 331
Genre: Romance
Scarlett Lewis, successful writer of steamy cop romances, is in a rut. After a rough break-up, she just isn’t feeling the romance anymore. But her publisher isn’t having it; Scarlett is under contract, and has to deliver another bestseller.
Scarlett’s sister offers up her lavish mountain holiday home for a writing retreat, and Scarlett is happy to accept. What she hadn’t counted on was the local sheriff’s sergeant with blue eyes, dimples, and a sexy Texan drawl. Her sister’s unexpected arrival upends everything, and the sisters’ relationship begins to unravel.
Now, Scarlett has to learn how to stand up for herself and be honest about who she is, even if it means risking losing the people whose love she craves the most.
Sergeant Kyle Martenson values honesty and the integrity of his uniform above all else. Ex-LAPD, he loves working in a small town. He is not that keen on tourists, and he certainly doesn’t date them. Particularly not if they’re fancy writers from the big city with snobby sisters, no matter how cute they are. No matter how many times they bombard him with baked goods. So how come he asked for her number?
Red, Write & Blue is a closed-door, sweet romantic farce set in a fictional town in north Idaho. It’s a laugh-out-loud story about serious things like choices, insecurities, and love. A must-read for fans of protective heroes, sizzling chemistry, and Happy Ever Afters.
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Maria Yrsa Rönneus
Hello, I'm Maria Yrsa Rönneus – author, artist, graphic designer.
As a child, I wanted to grow up to be three things: a ballerina, a farmer, and a writer. Many years and five published novels later, I think that one out of those three isn’t bad.
Amongst my earliest memories is crayoning by the kitchen table and making up stories about the drawings, and I’ve been doing that ever since. Yet it was decades before I had enough courage to pursue it professionally; when I finally did, it was burnout from stress and childhood abuse that tipped the scale.
At university, I studied art and philosophy mainly, but also film, literature, physics, and logic. I tried many different professions: teacher, project manager, care assistant, library assistant; I’ve been a cabbie and (briefly) a prison guard. I pursued a career in politics and was elected for public office. But, whilst many of these roles were rewarding, great privileges even, they were never a perfect fit. I treasure all of these experiences as they make me better at what I was meant to do – tell stories.
Born and raised in rural Sweden, rambles through fields and forests shaped me and continue to influence all my work; animals and plants are ever present. Whether images or words, I immerse myself wholly in my work. There’s a story behind every brush stroke, an image behind every word, although only a small fraction ever gets processed enough to share with others. The majority of my stories are written in English and, most commonly, in the genres of historical fiction, contemporary romance, or short stories inspired by Scandinavian mythology and folklore.
Being a life-long history buff, I like to fancy myself a bit of an amateur historian and digging through archives and chasing facts for my novels is precisely my idea of a good time. Luckily, I also enjoy dancing, else I might never have met my husband. We live in the southern tip of the Scandinavian peninsula where, in the words of Voltaire, we cultivate our garden.
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