Janet Raye Stevens/Evie Kelley
@authorjrstevens.bsky.social
Mom, tea drinker (ok, tea guzzler), writes smart, stealthily romantic books of the mystery, history, & time travel kind. Also scribbling YA & sci-fi as Evie Kelley.
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Join feisty librarian Beryl Blue on a #timetravel journey to the past, future, and everywhere in between, desperate to stop an assassin--and save the man she loves
"A perfect blend of historical fiction, a bit of sci-fi, and wonderful romance."
www.amazon.com/dp/B0BD8P6S9L
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"A perfect blend of historical fiction, a bit of sci-fi, and wonderful romance."
www.amazon.com/dp/B0BD8P6S9L
books2read.com/u/3LVgJ5
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 11
"You're a good man, Sully."
He hugged my waist. “And you’re a good woman, Beryl Blue.” He reached up and tucked a lock of hair behind my ear. “Now that I’ve found you, I’m not letting you out of my sight again.”
“Well, I found you, but let’s not quibble about it.”
"You're a good man, Sully."
He hugged my waist. “And you’re a good woman, Beryl Blue.” He reached up and tucked a lock of hair behind my ear. “Now that I’ve found you, I’m not letting you out of my sight again.”
“Well, I found you, but let’s not quibble about it.”
February 12, 2026 at 4:14 AM
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 11
"You're a good man, Sully."
He hugged my waist. “And you’re a good woman, Beryl Blue.” He reached up and tucked a lock of hair behind my ear. “Now that I’ve found you, I’m not letting you out of my sight again.”
“Well, I found you, but let’s not quibble about it.”
"You're a good man, Sully."
He hugged my waist. “And you’re a good woman, Beryl Blue.” He reached up and tucked a lock of hair behind my ear. “Now that I’ve found you, I’m not letting you out of my sight again.”
“Well, I found you, but let’s not quibble about it.”
Put on your boogie shoes and come party with my alter ego, Evie Kelley, and her far-out, 1976-set coming of age novel, MY BICENTENNIAL.
This week in 1976: an asteroid comes within a whisker of Earth (ok, 7.2 million miles), skater Dorothy Hamill (& her adorable hairdo) wins Olympic gold & Deidre Daly, the FMC of the 1976-set MY BICENTENNIAL, puts on her boogie shoes, a metric ton of blue eyeshadow, & heads to a Valentine's party.
February 11, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Put on your boogie shoes and come party with my alter ego, Evie Kelley, and her far-out, 1976-set coming of age novel, MY BICENTENNIAL.
Haha, yes! Sully has some strong opinions on that.
February 10, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Haha, yes! Sully has some strong opinions on that.
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 9
If speaking one's mind is political, then Beryl Blue doesn't hesitate to be so, especially when she visits the mid-20th century and witnesses the rampant sexism (and racism) of the day.
If speaking one's mind is political, then Beryl Blue doesn't hesitate to be so, especially when she visits the mid-20th century and witnesses the rampant sexism (and racism) of the day.
February 10, 2026 at 4:07 AM
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 9
If speaking one's mind is political, then Beryl Blue doesn't hesitate to be so, especially when she visits the mid-20th century and witnesses the rampant sexism (and racism) of the day.
If speaking one's mind is political, then Beryl Blue doesn't hesitate to be so, especially when she visits the mid-20th century and witnesses the rampant sexism (and racism) of the day.
I don't blame them!
February 10, 2026 at 12:43 AM
I don't blame them!
Can't avoid politics in that time period!
February 10, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Can't avoid politics in that time period!
Reposted by Janet Raye Stevens/Evie Kelley
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February 9, 2026 at 3:01 AM
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February 8, 2026 at 4:33 PM
The best time traveling calzone story you'll ever read! 🥰😆🕶️
February 8, 2026 at 4:25 AM
The best time traveling calzone story you'll ever read! 🥰😆🕶️
But both reasons are why the spies are coming after her, of course. That's where the suspense comes in. 😆
February 7, 2026 at 7:02 PM
But both reasons are why the spies are coming after her, of course. That's where the suspense comes in. 😆
Thank you. 😁
February 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Thank you. 😁
February 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 7
Had Sully seen how I felt on my face? Did he know about that powerful emotion knocking on my heart? That four-letter word, sometimes a noun, more often a verb. A word that scared me more than anything. A word I wouldn’t even allow myself to think, let alone say out loud.
Had Sully seen how I felt on my face? Did he know about that powerful emotion knocking on my heart? That four-letter word, sometimes a noun, more often a verb. A word that scared me more than anything. A word I wouldn’t even allow myself to think, let alone say out loud.
February 7, 2026 at 5:10 PM
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 7
Had Sully seen how I felt on my face? Did he know about that powerful emotion knocking on my heart? That four-letter word, sometimes a noun, more often a verb. A word that scared me more than anything. A word I wouldn’t even allow myself to think, let alone say out loud.
Had Sully seen how I felt on my face? Did he know about that powerful emotion knocking on my heart? That four-letter word, sometimes a noun, more often a verb. A word that scared me more than anything. A word I wouldn’t even allow myself to think, let alone say out loud.
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 5
Beryl Blue, Time Cop time travels to points in US history, so the language spoken is primarily English.
In my WWII-set suspense, A Moment After Dark, Addie has the ability to see the future & speaks fluent German, both of which come in handy when enemy spies come calling.
Beryl Blue, Time Cop time travels to points in US history, so the language spoken is primarily English.
In my WWII-set suspense, A Moment After Dark, Addie has the ability to see the future & speaks fluent German, both of which come in handy when enemy spies come calling.
February 7, 2026 at 4:53 PM
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 5
Beryl Blue, Time Cop time travels to points in US history, so the language spoken is primarily English.
In my WWII-set suspense, A Moment After Dark, Addie has the ability to see the future & speaks fluent German, both of which come in handy when enemy spies come calling.
Beryl Blue, Time Cop time travels to points in US history, so the language spoken is primarily English.
In my WWII-set suspense, A Moment After Dark, Addie has the ability to see the future & speaks fluent German, both of which come in handy when enemy spies come calling.
Reposted by Janet Raye Stevens/Evie Kelley
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February 7, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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Throwback Friday! How surreal is this picture? I think Weegee stopped to snap this photo on his way to a crime scene. (Aunt Mary Madigan and her son Dickie, hanging out on Cape Cod, c. 1940)
February 6, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Throwback Friday! How surreal is this picture? I think Weegee stopped to snap this photo on his way to a crime scene. (Aunt Mary Madigan and her son Dickie, hanging out on Cape Cod, c. 1940)
Nice! Also, you have a great title.
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Nice! Also, you have a great title.
The '70s were a long, strange trip, and I (and my alter ego, author Evie Kelley) was there! 😃
#comingofagebook #70sstyle #1976bicentennial
#comingofagebook #70sstyle #1976bicentennial
The 1970s gave rise to many wild fads. Streaking, palazzo pants, Pet Rocks, avocado green appliances, & shag carpeting your mom’s still trying to vacuum popcorn out of 50 years later.
Let’s not forget funky footwear. Platform shoes, of course, but the oddest shoes of the decade were Earth Shoes.
Let’s not forget funky footwear. Platform shoes, of course, but the oddest shoes of the decade were Earth Shoes.
February 5, 2026 at 10:55 PM
The '70s were a long, strange trip, and I (and my alter ego, author Evie Kelley) was there! 😃
#comingofagebook #70sstyle #1976bicentennial
#comingofagebook #70sstyle #1976bicentennial
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 3
I wrote Beryl Blue, Time Cop as a standalone, but when I got to the end, uh-oh, I'd written myself into a cliffhanger. Three books and a sequel short story later, I guess I've got a series. 😆
books2read.com/u/3LVgJ5
I wrote Beryl Blue, Time Cop as a standalone, but when I got to the end, uh-oh, I'd written myself into a cliffhanger. Three books and a sequel short story later, I guess I've got a series. 😆
books2read.com/u/3LVgJ5
February 3, 2026 at 10:58 PM
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 3
I wrote Beryl Blue, Time Cop as a standalone, but when I got to the end, uh-oh, I'd written myself into a cliffhanger. Three books and a sequel short story later, I guess I've got a series. 😆
books2read.com/u/3LVgJ5
I wrote Beryl Blue, Time Cop as a standalone, but when I got to the end, uh-oh, I'd written myself into a cliffhanger. Three books and a sequel short story later, I guess I've got a series. 😆
books2read.com/u/3LVgJ5
You look great! 😃
February 2, 2026 at 11:54 PM
You look great! 😃
Yay to recurring characters, and different is good! 😍
February 1, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Yay to recurring characters, and different is good! 😍
Cannot wait for this book to come out! (No pressure, though! 😁)
February 1, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Cannot wait for this book to come out! (No pressure, though! 😁)
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 1
Who knew this single picture could inspire a 3 book series & a sequel short story?
Well, me!
Meet Beryl Blue, modern day librarian whisked to 1943. Her mission is to save a WWII soldier from a time traveling assassin - not fall in love.
books2read.com/u/3LVgJ5
Who knew this single picture could inspire a 3 book series & a sequel short story?
Well, me!
Meet Beryl Blue, modern day librarian whisked to 1943. Her mission is to save a WWII soldier from a time traveling assassin - not fall in love.
books2read.com/u/3LVgJ5
February 1, 2026 at 5:27 PM
#TimeTravelAuthors Day 1
Who knew this single picture could inspire a 3 book series & a sequel short story?
Well, me!
Meet Beryl Blue, modern day librarian whisked to 1943. Her mission is to save a WWII soldier from a time traveling assassin - not fall in love.
books2read.com/u/3LVgJ5
Who knew this single picture could inspire a 3 book series & a sequel short story?
Well, me!
Meet Beryl Blue, modern day librarian whisked to 1943. Her mission is to save a WWII soldier from a time traveling assassin - not fall in love.
books2read.com/u/3LVgJ5
Reposted by Janet Raye Stevens/Evie Kelley
This is my high school senior portrait from 50 years ago, an era of purple, polyester, and platform shoes.
I didn't smile. Probably because I had a zit the size of Montana in the middle of my forehead and a crick in my neck from gazing pensively over my shoulder as the photo guy insisted I pose.
I didn't smile. Probably because I had a zit the size of Montana in the middle of my forehead and a crick in my neck from gazing pensively over my shoulder as the photo guy insisted I pose.
January 30, 2026 at 4:33 PM
This is my high school senior portrait from 50 years ago, an era of purple, polyester, and platform shoes.
I didn't smile. Probably because I had a zit the size of Montana in the middle of my forehead and a crick in my neck from gazing pensively over my shoulder as the photo guy insisted I pose.
I didn't smile. Probably because I had a zit the size of Montana in the middle of my forehead and a crick in my neck from gazing pensively over my shoulder as the photo guy insisted I pose.
You must have to pore thru ingredients listing like a scholar studying old texts.
January 31, 2026 at 5:32 PM
You must have to pore thru ingredients listing like a scholar studying old texts.