Release Date: 09/3014
Swoon Romance
Summary from Goodreads:
Natalie Pepper thinks she can just be friends with CJ, the man of her dreams. But after seeing him every day at work – and after he lays it all on the line – it becomes pretty clear that something’s gotta give. She’d admit to herself, and to him, that all she really wants is him…if she wasn’t so afraid of losing the best job she’s ever had (and the life it has made possible).
At least she’s got her friends to distract her. Lulu Rossi is an unorthodox and unpredictable spitfire of a girl who has a habit of saying whatever’s on her mind. And while that attribute entertains friends and intrigues her new boyfriend, Andrew, it might be the one thing that stops their relationship from moving forward. Lulu has unintentionally entered the world of Upper East Side royalty, as her ER doctor boyfriend turns out to be the pedigreed heir to an old money fortune – one that is watched over by his manipulative and exceedingly judgmental mother, Elizabeth “Tippy” Barton.
Natalie’s insane supervisor worsens the situation at work when her own man troubles result in a new “no fraternization” policy, and CJ finally gives up and begins to look for other opportunities. Natalie is forced to decide what is important to her for once and for all. Will it be CJ or her job?
Lulu must prove her worth to Andrew’s family – or make him see that the only person whose opinion really matters is his.
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Men and Martinis (Girlfriends of Gotham #1)
Release Date: 12/03/13
Summary from Goodreads:
Candace Kanie wins at every game she plays. From the boardroom to the bar, she’s confident, clever, perhaps just a tad overbearing. It’s not easy for a girl like Candace to admit that love may be the one game she can’t win…at least not until she’s willing to change her strategy. In Men and Martinis, Candace Kanie will learn that sometimes to be at the top of your game, you have to hit rock bottom.
Men and Martinis is the first release in Delancey Stewart’s series “Girlfriends of Gotham” – a voyeuristic voyage through the lives of a group of twenty-something girls who dance, date, and drink their way through Manhattan during the days of the dot com boom. During an era when the up-and-comers in New York were partying like Studio 54 had never died, this group of friends discovers that the city is theirs for the taking; and they find their often-hilarious way through the forces that work to redefine the way they know themselves and each other.
Excerpt
Men and Martinis is the first release in Delancey Stewart’s series “Girlfriends of Gotham” – a voyeuristic voyage through the lives of a group of twenty-something girls who dance, date, and drink their way through Manhattan during the days of the dot com boom. During an era when the up-and-comers in New York were partying like Studio 54 had never died, this group of friends discovers that the city is theirs for the taking; and they find their often-hilarious way through the forces that work to redefine the way they know themselves and each other.
Excerpt
LULU
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Candace
was on my doorstep at exactly nine o’clock, as promised, looking poised and put
together with her signature bob and short skirt. I had always thought Candace
was very sexy. She had a small blond girl with her, whom she introduced as
Tamara.
“Where
are you from, Tamara?” I asked as I poured from our usual extra-large bottle of
Pinot grigio. There was nothing about this girl that made me think she was from
the city, but something in the tilt of her chin told me she was fierce and
determined.
“I
grew up in Indiana,” she said, smiling as she reached for a wine glass. “‘With
those Indiana boys on those Indiana nights,’” she added, winking a bright blue
eye as she held her glass in a toast.
“What?”
I asked. She was cute, but maybe she was crazy. I flashed a look at Candace.
“It’s
a song lyric, Lu,” Candace said, reaching between us to take a glass.
“Oh.”
I shrugged as Tamara and Candace sang about someone named Mary Jane.
“Tom
Petty?” Tamara said, raising her eyebrow. She was at least a foot shorter than
I was, but she projected confidence, and the three-inch heels on her boots were
impressive. I hadn’t figured this girl out yet, but decided to like her.
“She’s
from Brazil,” Candace said, as if that explained everything.
“Whatever.”
I knew of Tom Petty, but I didn’t know the song.
Tamara
smiled. “That’s so cool!”
I
smiled. Being from a foreign country always seemed impressive to Americans. I
hadn’t figured out why yet. I knew plenty of a**holes in Brazil. Being from
there didn’t automatically qualify you as a good person.
Candace
and Tamara moved to the couch as the buzzer rang again, and I waited by the
door to let Natalie and Maggie in. Catalina, Maggie’s roommate, was with them,
and I could see that Natalie was not pleased. They didn’t get along, despite
Maggie’s constant efforts to mend whatever hurt existed between them. It all
came down to jealousy, I thought. Catalina had gone out with the man Natalie
liked from work. I honestly didn’t see the big issue, since Natalie refused to
date him. But I was trying to be neutral.
Natalie
hugged me and immediately poured herself a glass of wine and went to sit across
from Candace. I could hear her introducing herself to Tamara.
“I’m
so excited to meet your man,” Maggie said to me, a huge smile on her face.
“Is
he handsome?” Catalina asked.
I
poured wine for them and answered. “I think he’s adorable. But that’s just my
five cents. I’m biased.”
They
looked at each other and began giggling.
“Honey,”
Maggie said, leaning in and putting a hand on my arm. “You only get two cents.”
“What?”
What the hell was she talking about?
“The
expression, it’s ‘that’s my two cents.’ Not five cents.”
Irritation
made my skin tingle. “Whatever,” I told her. “Maybe I get more because I’m
Brazilian.” American expressions made no sense at all.
About the Author
I'm not big on labels, but there are a few that fit me (not necessarily in this order. Or maybe in this order):
- wine drinker (and wine geek)
- mother of small boys
- military spouse
- writer
- chocolate eater
I've written the Wine Country Romance Series, which ties my love of wine to my love of falling in love... and the Girlfriends of Gotham series, which begins publishing with Swoon Romance in December 2013.
I also love short stories, and my themed collection (all set in the same NYC brownstone across the span of a century) published in 2012.
- wine drinker (and wine geek)
- mother of small boys
- military spouse
- writer
- chocolate eater
I've written the Wine Country Romance Series, which ties my love of wine to my love of falling in love... and the Girlfriends of Gotham series, which begins publishing with Swoon Romance in December 2013.
I also love short stories, and my themed collection (all set in the same NYC brownstone across the span of a century) published in 2012.
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