WINNERS of the Name That Character Contest!

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Hello ,

Hope those of you living where the tundra-weather has taken over a big hunk of the U.S. are staying warm!

The cold weather has kept me inside so I'm making good progress on my outline of Lucky Puck. Now all I need are the names...

Check out the Winners of the Double Name That Character Contest below!⬇️⬇️⬇️

In other book news. .. the cover for Lucky Puck will be revealed 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 my featured romance author plus some featured book deals below! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

BTW, regarding the Team SHIRTLESS V. Team SHIRT

TEAM SHIRTLESS WON!

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At SQ's House

This weekend--my actual birthday weekend, I'm spending at my mother's house in Connecticut. She doesn't even mind when I force her to pose for a picture! ➜➜➜➜

I think we look a lot alike here. She thinks so too, although she always thought I looked more like my father.

Either way, Mom has a great smile!

After we watch the UConn men's basketball game I'll be making us stuffed peppers for dinner. Yesterday we had Chinese food take-out.

It's always about food when I come to my mother's house! Lol! Part of it is the Italian culture and part of it is just plain old homey comfort. 💜

As of yesterday, I am now officially 70 years along in life!💜

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Winners of the LUCKY PUCK Double Name That Character Contest!

WINNERS!

Hero’s Name: Brody Holden

WINNER: Vickie Komarek

Heroine’s Name: Bianca Brooks

WINNER: Karen Wright

Congratulations!!

Check it out!

New Blurb: 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.

Pre-Order Coming Soon...

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SQ's Favorite Reviews from the Past

Beachcomber Test: 4.9 Stars over 54 ratings!

"***** LOVED!!! Loved this book! Another winner in the Beachcomber Investigations series! It's a rare find to find a series where each subsequent book is better than the prior book in the series, but this series does that. I loved the characters and the way their relationship has evolved and changed over the books and absolutely loved the ending... The author is on my must read authors' list, and, if you're a fan of the genre, should probably be on yours as well."

LQ--, Amazon Reviewer

EXCERPT

It had seemed like a simple case. A case Dane had agreed to take because he would do anything for Shana. Now that he was shamelessly in love with her and in full-on convincing-her-to-stay-with-him mode after he almost lost her on Christmas Day.

Shana didn’t trust him yet. She was in full-on test-the-bastard mode to make sure he was for real.

Her first test had been to suggest a trip to Australia to visit her family. He’d agreed. They’d planned it for the fall. They were coming into spring and summer season so it didn’t make sense to leave Martha’s Vineyard now. They would wait for the cold weather to travel down under where it would be warm. She had booked their flight and the tic of uneasiness that Dane felt was almost imperceptible.

Her second test had been to accept a divorce case without asking him. He’d vowed never to take follow-the-cheating-spouse cases and she knew it. The muscle-clench between his shoulder blades was mild, so he soldiered through.

Now they would be following some nasty middle-aged man around the island for half the season to work up an irrefutable file on him for the wronged wife so she could work the pre-nup infidelity clause and wring every penny out of the sap—or scum, depending on your viewpoint—in the divorce. Dane tried hard not to have any view in the matter.

His view was to pray to hell that the man dropped his pants on his first night on island. 

No such luck.

Instead, the poor sap—or scum—got himself killed.

This wasn’t any routine divorce case anymore, but Dane wasn’t sure if that was a good thing or a bad thing.

Read the story now! FREE on Kobo Plus

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Stephanie Queen's Featured Author

Goldilocks and the Grumpy Bear - Gracie York

Goldilocks and the Grumpy Bear is a stand-alone grumpy sunshine snowed in novella between a single dad professional baseball player and a quirky high school history teacher. May contain lots of laughs and Metros baseball fun. Gracie York is a pen name for the author duo Jenni Bara and AJ Ranney.

He’s too grumpy. She’s all sunshine. But together they might fit just right.

Single dad Declan Lowery is trying to have a peaceful holiday with his son. That is until Natalie Taylor plows into his front gate, all sunshine and Christmas cheer. While his son is delighted by her quirky fun, Declan knows he should find her a way home. He’s a famously grumpy ball player-he’s not running a damn bed and breakfast. But they’re stuck together while they wait for the storm to pass.

Soon she’s baking cookies and tempting him to take a bite. And Declan's list for Santa becomes a taste of her sweet lips and a chance to thread his fingers through those golden waves.

The Grumpy Bear should never fall for Goldilocks, but when the snow clears it might already be too late.

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Thank you for reading this newsletter. My Shopify store is coming soon and I'll have a special deal for you then.

In the meantime, look for the Lucky Puck cover reveal next week! 😘 💜

Warmest Regards,

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