Lorelei’s Lit Lair Presents
An Evening With The Stars
a reader event hosted by Florida Star Fiction Writers
and featuring
What: An Evening With the Stars author presentation and book signing for readers, with giveaways, goody bags and refreshments
Who: More than 30 bestselling and award-winning authors, presented by Lorelei’s Lit Lair and sponsored by Florida Star Fiction Writers
When: Saturday, March 26, 2022.
6:30 p.m.: Doors open to ticketed registrants for the interactive author program. Tickets are FREE – and almost sold out, but visit the EventBrite registration page to get one. Goody bags are limited to the first 125 attendees at the door.
8 p.m.: Doors open to the general public for a book signing and social hour. No ticket is needed for the 8 p.m. signing.
Where: Holiday Inn Melbourne-Viera Conference Center at 8298 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne, Florida
Tickets and registration: Admission is free; tickets must be reserved for the 6:30 event. Doors open to all for the free book signing at 8 p.m. Click to register.
Click here for tickets to the presentation (first part of the evening) …
Or if no more are available, come at 8 p.m. for the signing – when no ticket is needed!
In the meantime, if you plan to attend, join the event Facebook group to meet the authors and other attendees.
Meet the authors
Scroll down for the full list of authors!
Learn more about our featured authors:
Cynthia D’Alba
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Cynthia D’Alba started writing on a challenge from her husband in 2006 and discovered having imaginary sex with lots of hunky men was fun. She was born and raised in a small Arkansas town. After being gone for a number of years, she’s thrilled to be making her home back in Arkansas living in a vine-covered cottage on the banks of an eight-thousand acre lake. When she’s not reading or writing or plotting, she’s doorman for her a spoiled Border Collie and Yorkie puppy, cook, housekeeper and chief bottle washer for her husband and slave to a noisy, messy parrot. She loves to chat online with friends and fans.
CynthiaDAlba.com
Laura Drake
Laura Drake is a New York and self-published published author of thirteen novels. Her debut, The Sweet Spot, won the 2014 Romance Writers of America® RITA® award for Best First Book. A city girl turned Texan, she’s currently working on her accent. She’s a wife, grandmother, and motorcycle chick in the remaining waking hours.
LauraDrake.com
Kendra Elliot
Kendra Elliot is the WSJ bestselling, award-winning author of the Mercy Kilpatrick and Columbia River series. She has sold over 10 million books and lives on the beachfront in Florida.
KendraElliot.com
Lucy Lakestone
Lucy Lakestone is an award-winning author who lives on Florida’s east central coast, among the towns that serve as an inspiration for the hot romances of her Bohemia Beach Series and the jumping-off point for the Bohemia Bartenders Mysteries. She’s been a journalist, photographer, editor and video producer but prefers living in her imagination, where the moon is full and the cocktails are divine. She also writes storm-chasing adventures as Chris Kridler, and in her spare time, she chases tornadoes.
LucyLakestone.com
Melinda Leigh
Melinda Leigh is a #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling, award-winning author of the Morgan Dane and Bree Taggert series. Her books have sold over 11 million copies. Melinda lives near the beach in Florida with her husband and two rescue dogs.
MelindaLeigh.com
Kristen Painter
Kristen Painter is a USA Today Best Selling author who has amassed a loyal readership with her light-hearted paranormal romance series, Nocturne Falls, and the cozy mystery spin-off series, Jayne Frost. Since launching Nocturne Falls in 2015, she’s sold nearly a half a million books and almost 100,000 audio books. In January 1017, she launched her own Nocturne Falls Universe and invited other authors to play in her world. To date those books have sold over 40,000 copies. The former college English teacher can often be found all over social media where she loves to interact with readers. She resides in Florida with her retired Air Force husband and a herd of cats.
KristenPainter.com
Jennifer Probst
Jennifer Probst wrote her first book at twelve years old. She bound it in a folder, read it to her classmates, and hasn’t stopped writing since. She holds a masters in English Literature and lives in the beautiful Hudson Valley in upstate New York. Her passions include horse racing, Scrabble, rescue dogs, Italian food, and wine—not necessarily in that order. She is the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance fiction. She was thrilled her book, The Marriage Bargain, spent 26 weeks on the New York Times. Her work has been translated in over a dozen countries, sold over a million copies, and was dubbed a “romance phenom” by Kirkus Reviews. She is also a proud three-time RITA finalist. She loves hearing from readers.
JenniferProbst.com
Roxanne St. Claire
Roxanne St. Claire has been published since 2003, and is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of nearly sixty romance and suspense novels. She has written several popular series, including The Dogfather, The Dogmothers, Barefoot Bay, the Guardian Angelinos, and the Bullet Catchers. Several of her books have been optioned for film and many have been translated into dozens of languages.
RoxanneStClaire.com
About Lorelei
Lorelei Buzzetta has been the creative director of Lorelei’s Lit Lair since 2010. As a passionate Romance Ambassador and Reader Engagement Specialist, Lorelei enjoys connecting readers and authors through her international online community on social media, providing a safe and friendly environment for book lovers around the globe. She also hosts author and reader events such as the Annual Romance, Wine & Chocolate event in partnership with the Orange County Library System in her hometown of Orlando, Florida. Lorelei’s genuine enthusiasm, authenticity, and perpetual smile are always present in everything she does.
Lorelei is an advocate and motivational speaker for the romance community. A former Special Education paraprofessional, she is happily married to her own Prince Charming and is the mother of three wonderful overachievers. She also has a precious Pomeranian pup named Minuet, who often steals the spotlight by posing with great reads on social media. Born in NYC, of Venezuelan and Iranian heritage and with Spanish as her second language, Lorelei’s diverse background gives her reach into the Latinx community as well. Learn more at LoreleisLitLair.com.
MEET MORE GREAT AUTHORS AT THE BOOK SIGNING!
Brenna Ash
Scottish historical/pirates
Barbara Barrett
cozy mystery/contemporary romance
Linda Bleser
sweet and sexy romance
Terri Brisbin
sexy compelling historical romance
Caro Carson
contemporary romance
Ann Chaney
historical Regency, romantic suspense
Phyllis Cherry
middle-grade and young teen fantasy
Melanie Rose Clarke
historical, contemporary, and paranormal romance
Candace Colt
sweet small-town romance with a magical twist
EmKay Connor
sexy contemporary romance
Nina Crespo
steamy/sexy small-town romance
Leigh Duncan
sweet women’s fiction and heartwarming romance
Larissa Emerald
paranormal romance/romantic suspense
Kerry Evelyn
sweet small-town romance, sweet hockey romance
Lila Ferrari
romantic suspense
Gracie Guy
contemporary romance, seasoned romance, romantic suspense
Rachel Hauck
contemporary romance
Kimberly Keyes
Victorian historical romance and steamy contemporary romance
TJ Logan
romantic suspense
Sherri Lynn
multi-genre romance
Connie Mann
romantic suspense
Eliza March
steamy paranormal suspense
Ann McIntosh
contemporary romance
Hildie McQueen
Highlander historical romance
Tolden Rhys
paranormal romance
Fiona Roarke
sci-fi romance
Aurrora St. James
fantasy and paranormal romance
Winnie Winkle
humorous fantasy, paranormal/sci-fi romance and literary fiction
Jill Wallace
literary fiction