HELLO I'M
Stef C.R.
Romance Author
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Dill-ightful
A Feel-Good MM Pickleball Rom-Com
A positively dill-ightful MM pickleball novella about finding your family, your purpose, and your happy ending.
Welcome to Cold Water, Michigan. Population: 816.
Milo Van Der Meer never expected to be twenty-five and living in a small town with his grandma. Yet, when his parents went to prison for fraud, he was the only one left to take care of her. He spends most of his days surrounded by children and his afternoons at the only gym within a twenty-mile radius. He feels trapped—no social life, no friends, and no dating prospects. That is until he runs into one of his students and her grumpy dad.
Benny Miller cares about three things: his daughter, his gym, and his best friend. Everyone else can mind their damn business. When Milo literally stumbles into his life, Benny doesn’t know what to do with the handsome pickleball enthusiast. Should he give him a job? Befriend him? Kiss him? His head is swimming with possibilities and his heart is slowly making room for another person.
Will the grumpy gym owner finally let his guard down and meet the sunshine teacher on the pickleball court?
Dill-ightful is a MM small town sports romance between an amateur pickleball player/teacher and a grumpy single dad who is over a decade older.
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Beyond the Court
A Friends to Lovers Tennis Romance
Nothing will stand between this tennis player and her grand slam. Not even love...
Maggie Taylor didn't get to be one of the best tennis players in the world by throwing out all her rules. She sticks to her routines and works hard to keep her heart from getting broken.
After all, "love" means nothing to a tennis player and Maggie knows first hand how complicated and messy relationships can be. Even her parents ended up getting a divorce. Instead of looking for love, she keeps her eye on the prize and her heart firmly locked away...even though it beats wildly for a certain best friend.
Rowan Amory has worked hard to make a name for himself and now he’s one of the best players of his generation. But lately, all he cares about is spending time with his loved ones and wondering if his best friend, Maggie, loves him back.
He was young and stupid when he agreed to a no-strings-attached agreement, not realizing a decade would pass and he still wouldn't have the courage to ask for more. But now, he's more than ready for the next step. All he has to do is convince Maggie to abandon the list of rules between them and trust that he'll be there to break her fall.
Will throwing out the rules result in a double fault? Or will taking the relationship to the next level be as easy as "game, set, match"?
Beyond the Court is a friends to lovers tennis romance and the second book in the Breaking Barriers series. This book can be read as a standalone.
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Releases February 19, 2026.
The Love Penalty
A Friends to Lovers Hockey Romance
It’s hard to be a woman in the NHL, especially in one of the most hated positions. Olivia’s dream is to be a referee, and to get there she’ll need to work hard, stay focused, and be free of any distractions, especially ones with blue eyes and easy smiles that won’t leave her alone.
This might be Robbie’s last season of professional hockey and he wants it to be his best one yet. He’s well liked amongst his teammates, crew, and officials, but there’s a new face among the crowd that he can’t forget about. Referee #13. She’s feisty and prickly and wants nothing to do with him. So naturally, Robbie is determined to befriend her.
When the line between friendship and love starts to blur, they both need to consider what giving in might mean for them. Will distance and work get in the way, or can they compromise and find a way to be together?
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Bar Down
A Friends with Benefits MM Hockey Romance
A funny and spicy MM hockey romance about finding your family and yourself while falling in love with your best friend.
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Eli Kalias has a promising future with the Grand Marquee Manticores as their primary goalie, and after two years with the AHL, he’s finally starting to feel confident and comfortable in his role. That is until his best friend kisses him at a New Year’s Eve party and throws him for a loop.
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Ash Meyers is the impulsive party boy and also the best forward the team has had in years. Under the surface, he worries he’ll never be enough—not for his team, not for his friends, and definitely not for Eli. Yet, he can’t stop himself from pursuing something more with his best friend.
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As they go from friends to more over the course of a year, Ash and Eli realize that falling in love might be more challenging than winning the playoffs. Will they let their careers get in the way of their happiness?
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Bar Down is the second book in the Grand Marquee Manticores series of interconnected standalones.
Delay of Game
A Second Chance Brother's Best Friend Hockey Romance
A funny and spicy brother’s best friend hockey romance about falling in love with the right person at the wrong time.
Alice and Jordan are meant to be. Everyone knows it. Everyone except for Alice and Jordan, that is. After years of secretly pining after one another, a winter storm is just the catalyst needed to bring them together. And yet, their relationship is a short-lived one, as Jordan gets traded to another team across the country, leaving a heartbroken Alice behind.
After a career ending injury and a gruesome recovery, Jordan returns to Grand Marquee as an assistant coach for the Manticores, and finds himself living across the hall from Alice. It would be perfect if only for the fact that she wants nothing to do with him. She would much rather focus on her career and use her free time to hone her craft as a romance writer.
Is it just a temporary set back, or is it a Delay of Game?
Delay of Game is the third book in the Grand Marquee Manticores series of interconnected standalones.
It's A Set Up
A Dislike to Lovers Fake Dating Sports Romance Novella
Malia Kahale is ready to start her career as a professional volleyball player. She knew her team, the Thunderbirds, would have to share the arena with the Manticores hockey team, but she didn’t expect their outright hostility over it. Especially not from their captain—Alex Dionis.
To defuse tensions, the two are asked to give an interview together, hoping to boost ticket sales and temporarily put aside their rivalry for the sake of their teams. Malia plans to ignore the grumpy hockey captain and focus on the upcoming season opener… that is until their interview goes viral. Manticore fans start shipping #Malex, so the two captains lean into the ruse.
Can Malia and Alex put aside their differences and pretend to date to fill seats for the upcoming season?
One arena. Two teams.
Game. Set. Match.
It’s a Set Up is a prequel novella in the Grand Marquee Manticores series of interconnected standalones.
Tented Feelings
A Spicy Short Story With Only One Tent
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Lina and Evan have always skirted the line between friends and more. After a fallout that leads them to not speak for several months, they are forced to spend time together again during a camping trip.
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What was meant to be a trip with their friend group turns into missed trails, hiking in the dark, and having to work together to get through the weekend. Will these two mend their friendship or is it irreparable?
