Romance Author Panel

Are you an aspiring author? Do you love romance books, and want to know how they do it? Join Sage & Honey for our Romance Author Panel!

Sage & Honey is inviting three romance authors to come chat with you, answer questions, and tell you about their writing journeys. Each author is local and sells their books in our very own store! They will be available for book signings after the event.

Anita Calleri is the author of Meet Me in Marco. She is a writer with a passion for a good book, cozy Hallmark movies, and the beautiful shores of Marco Island. Her male leads are frustratingly handsome, and her female characters are always down for a margarita. She blends stories of healing and trust with humor and lightheartedness. Meet Me in Marco is summarized below:

Maggie Bentley never expected to be single at fifty. Three years after losing her husband, she’s finally letting her wine-loving, pom-pom-shaking, table-dancing tribe of hockey moms nudge her back into the dating world. But what starts out as innocent support turns quickly to disastrous encounters, mismatched set-ups, and enough comic relief to fill a group chat for years.

Enter Kevin Mitchell. Confident, infuriatingly good-looking, and nothing like Maggie’s friends have lined up. A fourth-generation heir to the Mitchell legacy, he’s a man who’s already learned how messy love can be–and how easy it can be to lose yourself in it.

But Maggie doesn’t have time for tall, hot, and tempting. Not when she’s fighting to save her quirky, hockey-loving hometown of Hattrick Harbor, a lakeside gem in North Carolina, all while surrounded by a cast of unforgettable citizens and her hockey mom posse.

Can Maggie protect the only place she’s ever called home, build a new chapter for herself, and maybe– just maybe– open her heart to love again?

Laney Noska is the author of Caught in the Act, Under the Moonlight, and much more! She writes YA and Adult Romance for fans of the Grumpy x Sunshine, Forced Proximity, and Strong Female Lead tropes. Her latest release, Under the Moonlight is described as follows:

Bree is starting over. After a life of weird ex-boyfriends and a dead-end job, she packs up her things and moves to Montana on a whim after inheriting a house from a father who she never knew, ready for her new start. Miles away from what she has always known, she and her sister move to the quirky small town of Moonlight, Montana, ready to trade the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles for a town where everyone knows everyone.

Jesse has lived in Moonlight his entire life. As the town’s vet, he only interacts with the town when a pet needs a check up. He enjoys the predictability and quietness of his small town life, and would like to keep it that way. That is until a certain blonde ball of energy and her sister move in next door and disrupt his carefully planned life.
As the town’s matchmaker and event planner, Jesse’s mother, Sukie, recruits her son into helping her plan this summer’s Ice Cream Social, and through some meddling siblings, Bree’s help as well. With the town’s mayor gallivanting across Europe, Sukie is left in charge of Moonlight, and Bree and Jesse are the towns only hope in having the annual social to raise money for Jesse’s veterinarian clinic.

A turbulent start between Jesse and Bree leaves tensions flying high as the unlikely pair gets to work on the Ice Cream Social. Having less than a month to get everything together, the two are forced to spend the summer together. And through apology quiches and late night diner talks, the two find out that maybe their differences are what is going to bring them together after all.

Holly Lipovits is the author of A Rewrite in New York and Always with You in New York. Her books are perfect for readers who love cozy moments, second chances, and the kind of connections that sneak up on you when you’re not looking. Her latest release, Always with You in New York, is the sequel to A Rewrite in New York, and is blurbed below:

“Zoe is no longer starting over—she’s staying. Her writing career is growing, her words are being read, and her life with Ben feels steady in ways she once only dreamed about.

But when her work makes her more visible than ever, doubt creeps back in. When a mysterious voice challenges her confidence, old insecurities resurface, and the balance she’s worked so hard to build begins to feel fragile.

As the noise grows louder, Zoe must decide what she’s willing to protect—her voice, her ambition, or the love that has become her home.”

We will have some questions, but come prepared with your own!