Enter the Name That Character Contest!

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Hello ,

Did you read any good romances on Valentine's Day?

I wish I could say I spent the day reading--or more importantly, writing ✍ Lucky Puck, my next release, but I'm stalled in a holding pattern because I NEED NAMES!

That's where you all come in. I seriously need your help to name both the hero and heroine of this story before I can write another word.

Check out the details of the Double Name That Character Contest below ⬇️⬇️⬇️

In other book news... I'm almost finished designing the cover for Lucky Puck and I think we'll be ready for a Cover Reveal next week!

In the meantime, I'm still working on the blurb for Lucky Puck and I'll share my second draft blurb with you today. Check it out below! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Also coming soon - the special hardcover edition of The Cheerleader!

And finally, my new Shopify Store - Stephanie Queen Romance Books is almost finished. It's not live yet, but I'll keep you posted!

Check out ALL my featured romance authors plus some featured book deals for Valentine reading below!

QUESTION

For romance covers with hunks, are you Team Shirtless or Team Shirt?

Hit reply and let me know!

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At SQ's House

This weekend we had another birthday celebration! Two college friends got together and we stayed in Boston at the apartment of one of them. We went to dinner at Ricardo's ➜➜➜➜

in the North End--fabulous Italian food!

It was a fun snowy night. The bartender helped us celebrate--because we ate at the bar in the last three available seats in the whole restaurant--with the most delicious drink any of us have ever had. Dutch chocolate and wine--or in Italian Cioccolata olandese con vino

The celebration of our 70th year continued this morning for brunch in South Boston--except instead of snow, it rained.

I would have preferred the snow!

Halfway through our mutual birthday celebrations, we realized we'd known each other for 50 years!

Good friends for life are everything. 💜

What milestone birthday is it? you ask.

I turn 70 years of age (not old, but not young either!) on February 22nd.💜

How many years have you known you're oldest friends?

(I fully realize that us older people have an advantage in having long-time friends! Lol! One more advantage of advanced years.)

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If you enjoy my books, please join!

➜➜➜ Join the SQ Team on Facebook Here!

The next best thing to an in-person book club!

We talk about books and whatever else grabs our attention. I share covers and contests and some behind the scenes writer stuff and you share what you're up to.

I'd love the chance to get to know you better!

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DOUBLE NAME THAT CHARACTER CONTEST!

LUCKY PUCK - a hockey rom-com

Blurb (2nd Draft)

You know you're having a bad day when you wake up alone in a hotel room and your wallet is missing. And your keys. And when you've finished rummaging around the room, you realize your clothes are missing too. All of them. Down to your boxers.

Now all you have is what's on your back.

Absolutely nothing. You're stark naked.

Did I mention I'm in Vegas for the NHL All Star weekend and I'm playing in the game--in one hour?

But I'm a lucky puck because I still have my phone and my agent--aka temptation in a pin-striped suit--calls and she's ready to save my lucky a$$.

Could this be the start of something special? Or is it the start of my stubbornly sticky reputation for trouble?

HE is a rookie phenom who is susceptible to gorgeous women and bright lights and might have a habit of running into trouble...

SHE is his killer agent out to make a name for herself, so she bails him out of his troublesome situation. With a catch.

The catch: his agent is a scorching beauty with a take no prisoners attitude and she insists on locking him down--but not in a good way.

Enter the Name That Character Contest HERE!

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SQ's Favorite Reviews from the Past

Beachcomber Test

"I seriously never want this series to end, I love these people...

I still think this would make an amazing TV show and can't quite make up my mind who would play who if that happened, I just know Id watch it over and over just like I plan to come back and read this series over and over... The writing style of this author just gets better and better with each book I read, turning pages so fast because the action just never ends, and there's never ever a dull moment.

You seriously have to read these books in order to fully appreciate these characters....

This was an amazing addition to this already amazing series and I can not wait for more!!"

--Kirchersmiles, Amazon Reviewer

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Stephanie Queen's Featured Authors

a hockey romance

Pucked Over by Cupid - Zoe Beth Geller

NEW RELEASE!

Read Now!

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Hot and Cold - Tara September

LUKE:

No one seems to comprehend the pressures of playing for an NCAA college hockey team and being in the pre-med program. With the NHL draft and graduation looming, I can’t handle any distractions in my life. Discipline and focus are my two best friends.

The absolute last thing I need my senior year is to be roped into some campus social media project with a sexy junior who changes majors more times than she does clothes. Yet here I am, posing for a calendar I had no intention of participating in, attending parties, and making out - among other things - in public. And yeah, if I’m smiling the whole way, it must be because I’ve finally cracked. That’s the only explanation why I’ve let Jax sashay her way into my every thought. Puck me! 

My world has been irrevocably turned upside down once already and I won’t let it happen again even if it means becoming the “Ice Man” that everyone calls me.

 

JAX:

It might have taken me three years to decide on a major, but I’ve got it all figured out now and I’m going to win a coveted communications internship too. I just need the grumpy hockey captain to relax a bit and help me help his team. So what if I know diddly about the game and that he won’t even let me past the front door? I’ve got this! And if I’m shivering at his touch, it’s because he’s so cold, not because he makes me hot.

Nope, despite the rumors circulating on campus, we’re only spending every waking minute together because of my assignment, that’s all.

Although maybe we’re dating? I don't know, but I plan to find out! Because it’s starting to feel real, especially his kisses. Yup, I’m totally pucked!

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Thank you for reading this newsletter. I'll be sharing more about my upcoming Shopify store and cover reveal for Lucky Puck, my next release, in the coming weeks. 😘 💜

Warmest Regards,

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