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Almost finished writing The Groupie!
It's a hockey romance with humor and angst and my new favorite trope - HE FALLS FIRST AND HARDER.
Where do you stand on this trope?
My previous favorite trope was fake fiancee.
Hmmm. Maybe next book I'll have to combine the two.
Who would pay to read that hockey rom-com?

Excerpt
Maddox
If I'd known there was a camera running, I swear I would have kept my clothes on.
But how was I supposed to know? I was blindfolded.

Long story short, my life of bachelorhood fun, otherwise known as debauchery, unchecked except by hockey--though maybe playing in the NHL actually enhanced the-more-women-the-merrier lifestyle--whatever, said lifestyle came to a halt when the unplanned video went viral,

The scene where he's in the shower alone, but she's outside listening and her mind is getting blown!

Working on He Has Charm - a Rom-Com Hockey Romance
Having a ball with Maddox and Harper.
The Dilemma? (because there's always a dilemma!)

As Maddox would say, "If I knew there was a camera, I would have kept my clothes on."

Trey is one of those guys you want to jump and then take home to mom and dad because he's such a good/bad/sexy hunk.
He has that kind of passion barely held under the surface, the kind you'd dream about experiencing... all ... night... long!

I couldn't have put it better than this reviewer on Amazon:
"So much heat and tension between them! The want and need is mutual but both have so much to lose!"

Read this one and then you'll want to read the next one, like candy for the soul!

Prepare for a long slow burn in the new release Your Kiss Is On My List - a college hockey romance... wait for it... all the way until chapter 18!
And then? BOOM!!

One more day until release!!!

And what's all the fuss about chapter 18?
Wait--we're waiting all the way until chapter 18 for the fuss?
#slowburn

This book is on sale until tomorrow for $.99!!

Writing this book was as hard as it was awesome.
Don't you love Epilogues? They're a must have for me and fun to write.

Working on Hot Shot Running Back - a friends to lovers college romance and getting to the juicy parts.
I find this the toughest trope to write, but I always enjoy reading them and know you do too, so...
Look for it soon!

Writing away and falling in love with my couple Glory & Kace!

"I’ll be leaving for St. Paul’s soon, the adventure I’d planned three years ago, delayed by stupid good intentions, fate and poor decisions."

Glory Rose is looking for redemption--and to pick up where she left off with Kace, now a hockey star at St. Paul University.

But of course it's not that simple...

"I’ll be leaving for St. Paul’s soon, the adventure I’d planned three years ago, delayed by stupid good intentions, fate and poor decisions."

Glory Rose is looking for redemption--and to pick up where she left off with Kace, now a hockey star at St. Paul University.

But of course it's not that simple...

The reviews for this book have been very gratifying.
I appreciate every last one of them.
Thank you very much for taking the time.
xo
Warmest Regards,
Stephanie Queen

It's been an intense ride living with Ben & Jazzy through the fires of hell and back.
Jazzy has to be the best heroine I ever wrote, but I'm not done with her yet...

"Everything you've ever wanted is on the other side of fear."

Finished and psyched!
Very satisfied with this story and I hope everyone who reads it enjoys something about it.
I put my heart and soul into this story and these characters and feel like they are my children.
Now to let them go into the world...

BMOC Snippet
Joni
His riveted attention is like gold flakes pouring from heaven covering me, turning me into a golden girl, like drinking a gallon of whiskey that tastes like honey, feeling buzzed and sweet, like swimming in a pool of creamy chocolate and not caring if I drown...

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Writing Progress: 42,337 Words
Estimated Total Words: 80,000

I'm not halfway done though because I'll need to do revisions and polishing after I get all the words down.
Chugging along!
Check out my blog for Tid-bits about research for this book!
xo
Stephanie Queen

Jack
“Princess, all I’ve ever been is poor. I’m poor down to my soul and that’s never gonna change no matter how much money I have. The most I can hope for is to not be so desperate.” I don’t know why I tell her. I’ve never uttered such words to another living soul.
The way she looks at me now makes me regret my words.
Because she’s still my biggest fucking enemy and she always will be.

Starting to write this book today!
2.772 words in and Jack Hunter is shaping up.
He has a world of trouble for a BMOC...

Finnegan Reed was a fun guy, but with deep problems. It was satisfying to see him overcome the disquiet in his life and forgive his mother as he lets Vivvie light up his life to give it meaning beyond the next game.

HE HAS GAME is full of romance tropes. My favorites: opposites attract and a Fake Engagement!
All this and hot hockey players!

A SNIPPET:
But as Mrs. Boylston circles in our direction, she gives me a look, the kind that chills the bones, filled with menace and bad intentions, the kind that promises retribution. Returning her look with a blank polite smile, I’m not intimidated.
Maybe I should have been.

How about an EXCERPT from this WORK-IN-PROGRESS?

But as Mrs. Boylston circles in our direction, passing by where we stand at the bar, she gives me a look, the kind that chills the bones, filled with menace and bad intentions, the kind that promises retribution. Returning her look with a blank polite smile, I’m not intimidated.
Maybe I should have been.

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A long, slow burn that I enjoyed the heck out of writing!

It's one of those stories about finally winning over that long-time crush, the kind of story you might day dream when you're young and vulnerable and have that blissful hope of someday...