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Shannon Stacey
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NYT & USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance (she/her)
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Looking for a standalone romantic comedy about revenge, feuding families, and an inconvenient marriage of convenience? THAT REILLY BOY is available now!

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Pink cartoon cover for That Reilly Boy by Shannon Stacey. A cartoon Shih Tau peeks out from between letters in Reilly. A dark-haired man with a beard, wearing a business suit has a thought bubble reading “There’s more than one way…” and a brunette woman has a thought bubble reading “…to end a feud.” Tropes listed: To get what he wants, he’ll make her his wife. Feuding families. Marriage of convenience. He’s forbidden to her. He broke her heart in high school. He’s rich now. He’s back in town, looking for revenge. His dog hates everybody but him…oh wait, and her. He has a secret tattoo. Closed door. Available now!
November 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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HOLIDAY WITH A TWIST is an audiobook deal! Only $4.99 from Chirp!
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Screenshot of an email alert to an audiobook deal for Holiday With a Twist from Chirp.
November 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Him: Why do you need two?
Me: One is coffee and the other's water.
Him: IT'S A TWO-HOUR DRIVE.
Me: Yeah, I should also grab a snack.
A smaller light purple Yeti with a sip lid next to a large Hydroflask tumbler with a straw lid. They’re sitting on my desk next to my passport sized black traveler’s notebook. The Yeti has a watercolor sticker that says burnt out former gifted kid.
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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I gave my first Christmas novella, IN THE SPIRIT, a freshening up! Zach and Jessica got a new cover, a shiny new 1st person POV, and a bonus epilogue! If you’re in the mood for a quick read with lots of romance, laughter, holiday spirit and spice, grab a copy from Kindle Unlimited!
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Graphic with a wrinkled letter to Santa. Dear Santa, please bring me a grinch lady who wants to be left alone, a sexy ghost of Christmas Overkill, and trap them in a cabin together with a red check mark next to each item. The illustrated cover of In the Spirit, with a brown-haired woman reading a book in a window seat framed by Christmas lights. On the outside of a window, a dark haired man in a Christmas sweater who is glowing peeks out from behind a lit up Christmas tree with snow on its branches. A green gift tag says “with new bonus epilogue” and a red gift tag says “available in Kindle Unlimited”.
November 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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I got a box of author copies today and I want to live in this cover!!! THEIR CAMPFIRE ROMANCE releases January 27th, but it’s available for preorder now!
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A box of paperback copies of Their Campfire Romance by Shannon Stacey, from Harlequin Special Edition. Cover shows a dark haired couple, both wearing flannel shirts, sitting next to a campfire. She’s turned to face him, chin on her hand, giving him a sweet smile.
November 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Looking for a quick Thanksgiving read?
I wrote a bonus Kowalski short story, A KOWALSKI THANKSGIVING OF DOOM for newsletter subscribers. It’s a prequel to the next generation of Kowalski Family books, but it’s a complete story with a happy ending and it’s free!
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The cover of A Kowalski Thanksgiving of Doom, with pumpkins and fall flower arrangements. Text: A free bonus short story of doom.
November 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Finding a book titled CHRISTMAS BANK HEISTS on November 1st (the start of my Christmas season)? Yes, it came home with me.
Christmas Bank Heists by R. Barri Flowers from Harlequin Intrigue.
November 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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When you’re supposed to be working on edits, but there’s a new Vivian Arend cowboy in your hand…
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A Kindle showing the cover of A Cowboy’s Claim by Vivian Arend in front of a MacBook opened to a manuscript in Word. The cover is a handsome cowboy against a backdrop of mountains and wild horses.
October 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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New Hampshire is super pretty in October. 🍁
View looking out over rolling hills with low mountains in the distance, framed and accented by trees in fall foliage. The clouds are heavy, but glimpses of blue peek through.
October 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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The publishing industry might be killing off mass market paperbacks in favor of the trade paperback format, but I’m thankful we still have Harlequin series romances to “accidentally” jump into my cart while I’m grocery shopping!
Paperback copy of Disappearance at Angel’s Landing by Nichole Severn from the Harlequin Intrigue line. It’s sitting on a blue and white checked placemat next to a small pot of fake flowers (because my son wanted to buy me flowers for the dining room table, but knows I kill real flowers and then I’m sad).
October 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Here in NH, the leaves are crunchy and mornings are chilly. Grab a copy of FOREVER AGAIN to keep you company while you sip a cozy drink. (Or, if you’re in New England, to celebrate going from iced coffee season to iced coffee in a hoodie season.)

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Cover of Forever Again: A couple sitting on a park bench under a tree with fall foliage. Tropes listed: Secret baby (who’s a teen now). Second chances. Small town. No spice. She owns the inn where he’s getting married. Fall vibes.
October 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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I didn’t get to read a lot in September, but the books I did read were wicked good.
Five-Star September reads. We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter. We Won’t All Survive by Kate Alice Marshall. Hot for Slayer by Ali Hazelwood.
October 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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You might have written a hockey romance or two if…you call this the dirt Zamboni.
A maroon pickup truck with a water tank in the bed pulling a drag around a dirt racetrack to keep the dust down and smooth the surface. In the background, horses and sulkies are coming out of a paddock to begin warm up laps for harness racing.
October 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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My answer to "how's the writing going?" I'm pretty sure the answer is that neither's a great choice, so just have both.
Screenshot of a google search for which is healthier, Lays or Doritos. The answer: Baked Lay's contain slightly less fat, but are still high in sodium and contain even more carbs than regular chips. Doritos: One of the worst culprits, Doritos are higher in fat and calories than plain chips. And bad news for Spicy Sweet Chili Doritos lovers - this flavor is even higher in fat.
September 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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The Bruins play tonight, which means HOCKEY’S BACK!
LFG! 🏒
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Cover of Here We Go. Waist-down photo of a hockey player sitting on a bench. A curvy woman in a little black dress and heels is straddling one of his legs. His hand is gripping her thigh, his fingertips denting her skin (in the good way).
Text: A hockey star. His rival’s sister. What could go wrong?
September 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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It helps that I got in the habit of, when I make a graphic for something, typing the alt text into my Apple Notes as part of the process. So even if I end up posting from my phone, I can copy and paste the already written alt text in. (Also, for this platform, the setting that requires it.)
Bluesky Alt Text Rating showing a score of 100%.
September 12, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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My reward for turning my book in. It was SO hard to save it!
A paperback ARC of Such a Clever Girl by Darby Kane on my lap. Cover design is foggy, eerie woods in a pale blue palette, and the title is framed by branches of a tree with reddish orange leaves.
September 9, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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I'll be celebrating my birthday week in the deadline cave, but I'd be happy to emerge and find a celebratory sticker should a certain event take place.
A planner weekly spread showing my book deadline on Friday and my birthday on Saturday.
September 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Spotted the mmpb release of Darby Kane’s PRETTY LITTLE WIFE at Walmart and came home to an arc of her 1/20 release SUCH A CLEVER GIRL in my mailbox! The cover is absolutely stunning in person!
Collage of two photos. On left is my finger pointing at a paperback copy of Pretty Little Wife on a Walmart shelf. On the right is a trade paperback copy of Such a Clever Girl on my desk. It’s foggy, eerie woods in a pale blue palette, and the title is framed by branches of a tree with reddish orange leaves.
August 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Time to start deep-cleaning my cabinets and closets.
Weekly planner spread with the caption “I’m a Virgo with anxiety and ADHD. So yes, I schedule in when it’s time to panic.” There’s an inset showing a close up of the event on Friday: A sticker of a curvy girl pointing at the words “book is due in two weeks”. Also, on Sunday, the words LOL NO with an arrow pointing to a sticker of a woman in a purple bathrobe and hair rollers holding a cup of coffee. The word relax is written above her.
August 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Popped into a little bookstore and grabbed a book (the words delightful, whimsical and cozy got me) and a magnet with one of my favorite sayings.
A paperback copy of A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna and a magnet that reads: Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning how to dance in the rain.
August 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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The Blonde Identity by Ally Carter was one of my favorite-of-all-time reads, and I tried to keep my expectations in check while waiting for the sequel, The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold. IT WAS SO FREAKING GOOD!!!
Five gold stars over the audiobook cover of The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold by Ally Carter.
August 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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New covers are such a fun part of the job!
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Cover of Their Campfire Romance by Shannon Stacey. A couple, both wearing flannel shirts, are sitting side-by-side next to a campfire. He has short dark hair and she has a long, dark ponytail, and she’s giving him the most adorably romantic look.
July 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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I guess the dead electronics date the ADHD drawer the way counting rings dates a tree?
A Palm, a folding keyboard for the Palm, two Samsung flip-phones and an undeveloped roll of 110 film.
July 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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My rewards for acquiring groceries for the week. There might also have been a candy bar, but I ate that in the truck in the parking lot. My kids might be adults now, but old habits die hard. (They also taste better when they're secret. Science.)
Paperback copies of The Ex Next Door by Heatherly Bell and The Playboy Project by Michele Dunaway, both from Harlequin Special Edition.
July 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM