All along, I had this story, my little bright spot. Finding time to work was difficult. Finding joy in writing when our world was so dark was a big ask, but despite it all, this story was born.
I hope it means as much to you as it does to me.
The usual suspects get my forever thanks: My husband Jeff for being my support and inspiration. Kandi Steiner for being there with me always, talking me through every step of this process, dropping everything to pitch in as she does. Kerrigan Byrne for unending hours of discussion over plot and story, sometimes while shooting aliens together on the internet. Kyla Linde for being my work wife, helping me find the simplest solutions to big, scary story problems, and keeping me fresh in my metaphorical running shoes for sprints.
I wanted to thank a few more people—First my alpha and beta readers: Amy Vox Libris, Sarah Green, Sasha Erramouspe, Dani Sanchez, Kandi Steiner, Sara Sentz, Melissa Brooks, Danielle Lagasse, and Julia Huedorf. Thank you for your extreme patience and flexibility through my ever-changing schedule and delivery dates. Your feedback means everything to me. Everything. I couldn’t have done it without your time, effort, support, and critical feedback. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I’d also like to thank Jovana Shirley of Unforeseen Editing for her thorough work. Dani Sanchez for our weekly meetings set to hair pet, plan, hope, dream. Lauren Perry for the incredible photo shoot she did for teasers. Stacey Blake of Champagne Formatting for my gorgeous interiors. I’d like to thank Pinky at Morning Fresh Dairy (the home of Noosa yogurt) for sitting with me after my tour of the farm, answering the never-ending flow of questions, laughing with me over cow vaginas, and coming up with viable scenarios for Brent Farm.
To all the bloggers who read, review, post, squeal about books you love, thank you for making my dreams a reality. Thank you for your tireless work, for all the sleepless nights spent reading one more chapter. Forever grateful for you.
And to you, reader—thank you for spending these hours here in my heart. I hope it brought a little joy into your world.
Also by Staci Hart
CONTEMPORARY STANDALONES
Small Town Romance
Bet The Farm
Friends with Benedicts: Coming Spring 2021
Bright Young Things
Fool Me Once
Everyone wants to know who’s throwing the lavish parties, even the police commissioner, and no one knows it’s her … not even the reporter who’s been sneaking in to the parties and her heart.
The Bennet Brothers:
A spin on Pride & Prejudice
Coming Up Roses
Everyone hates something about their job, and she hates Luke Bennet. Because if she doesn’t,
she’ll fall in love with him.
Gilded Lily
This pristine wedding planner meets her match in an opposites attract, enemies to lovers comedy.
Mum’s the Word
A Bower’s not allowed to fall in love with a Bennet, but these forbidden lovers might not have a choice.
The Austens
Wasted Words (Inspired by Emma)
She’s just an adorkable, matchmaking book nerd who could never have a shot with her gorgeous best friend and roommate.
A Thousand Letters (Inspired by Persuasion)
Fate brings them together after seven years for a second chance they never thought they’d have in this lyrical story about love, loss, and moving on.
Love, Hannah (a spinoff of A Thousand Letters)
A story of finding love when all seems lost and finding home when you’re far away from everything you’ve known.
Love Notes (Inspired by Sense & Sensibility)
Annie wants to live while she can, as fully as she can, not knowing how deeply her heart could break.
Pride and Papercuts (Inspired by Pride and Prejudice)
She can be civil and still hate Liam Darcy, but if she finds there’s more to him than his exterior shows, she might stumble over that line between love and hate and fall right into his arms.
The Red Lipstick Coalition
Piece of Work
Her cocky boss is out to ruin her internship, and maybe her heart, too.
Player
He’s just a player, so who better to teach her how to date? All she has to do is not fall in love with him.
Work in Progress
She never thought her first kiss would be on her wedding day. Rule number one: Don’t fall in love with her fake husband.
Well Suited
She's convinced love is nothing more than brain chemicals, and her baby daddy's determined to prove her wrong.
Bad Habits
With a Twist (Bad Habits 1)
A ballerina living out her fantasies about her high school crush realizes real love is right in front of her in this slow-burn friends-to-lovers romantic comedy.
Chaser (Bad Habits 2)
He’d trade his entire fortune for a real chance with his best friend’s little sister.
Last Call (Bad Habits 3)
All he’s ever wanted was a second chance, but she’ll resist him at every turn, no matter how much she misses him.
The Tonic Series
Tonic (Book 1)
The reality show she’s filming in his tattoo parlor is the last thing he wants, but if he can have her, he’ll be satisfied in this enemies-to-lovers-comedy.
Bad Penny (Book 2)
She knows she’s boy crazy, which is why she follows strict rules, but this hot nerd will do his best to convince her to break every single one.
The Hardcore Serials
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Hardcore: Complete Collection
A parkour thief gets herself into trouble when she falls for the man who forces her to choose between
right and wrong.
HEARTS AND ARROWS
Greek mythology meets Gossip Girl in a contemporary paranormal series where love is the ultimate game and Aphrodite never loses.
Paper Fools (Book 1)
Shift (Book 2)
From Darkness (Book 3)
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About the Author
Staci has been a lot of things up to this point in her life: a graphic designer, an entrepreneur, a seamstress, a clothing and handbag designer, a waitress. Can’t forget that. She’s also been a mom to three little girls who are sure to grow up to break a number of hearts. She’s been a wife, even though she’s certainly not the cleanest, or the best cook. She’s also super, duper fun at a party, especially if she’s been drinking whiskey, and her favorite word starts with f, ends with k.
From roots in Houston, to a seven year stint in Southern California, Staci and her family ended up settling somewhere in between and equally north in Denver. When she’s not writing, she’s reading, gaming, or designing graphics.