About Stef C.R.

Project leader by day, romance author by night, Stef C.R. lives in West Michigan with her husband and not one, not two, but three cats.

When she's not working or writing stories, she spends her time reading fantasy and romance, endlessly cheering on the Red Wings, Charles LeClerc, and listening to Noah Kahan.

Stef is also a co-founder of Sports Romance Con, the first sports only romance event for readers and authors alike.

Are you looking for romances with happily ever afters? Then let's escape into the world of swoony MMCs and unforgettable heroines together.

Self Represented

Happy Friday.

Dropping by to recommend some cool books I read recently. Did you read them? What did you think?

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#books #booksrecommendations #bookishfriday #firsttimecaller #bkborison #tjklune #thebonesbeneathmyskin

Ready for a novella with banter and a trusty little sidekick?

It's a Set Up is a M/F, single POV, 35k words novella coming April 1.

Two captains. One arena.
Game. Set. Match.
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#hockeyromance #volleyballromance #sportsromance #indieauthor #novella #itsasetup

Work in progress snippet 👀

Jordan may be my swooniest MMC yet...

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#indieauthor #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #books #writingcommunity #writer #selfpublisher #writing #selfpublish #writerscommunity

Ash & Eli appreciation post 💙

The boys hit a big milestone last night on KU with 700,000 pages read since release!!!

I'm so so thankful to everyone that's checked out Bar Down so far and spread the word! This book is really special to me, so thank you!

I'm currently doing edits on the third book in the series and let me tell you, you'll get plenty more of these two! 🤗

#mmromance #mmhockeyromance #hockeyromance #sportsromance #bardown

It’s a Set Up by Stef C.R. is a prequel novella in the Grand Marquee Manticores series of interconnected standalones.

Coming April 1 to KU and Audible.

🏐 Rivals to lovers
🏒 Meet cute
🏐 Workplace romance
🏒 Professional athletes
🏐 Teasing as a love language
🏒 Hand necklaces
🏐 Fake dating
🏒 "I've never hated you"

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It's a Set Up, stef c.r., hockey romance, volleyball romance, gmm series
#hockeyromance #volleyballromance #sportsromance #indieauthor #novella

Bar Down by Stef C.R. is the second book in a series of interconnected standalones and a MM hockey romance.

Available now on KU and paperback.

🏒 Friends with benefits
🏒 Tattoos
🏒 Foreign nicknames
🏒 Forced proximity
🏒 Angst and pining
🏒 Just once to get it out of our systems
🏒 Only one bed
🏒 Id!ots in love

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Bar Down, Stef c.r., grand Marquee Manticores series, hockey romance, mm romance,
#mmromance #mmhockeyromance #hockeyromance #sportsromance #bardown

The Love Penalty by Stef C.R. is the first book in a series of interconnected standalones.

Available on KU, paperback and Audible!

✓ Friends to lovers
✓ Found family
✓ Black cat x golden retriever vibes
✓ Opposites attract
✓ Lovable pets & side characters
✓ No third act breakup!
✓ Hockey!

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Kindle Unlimited, Stef c.r., grand Marquee Manticores series, hockey romance, sports romance, the love penalty
#thelovepenalty #grandmarqueemanticores #romancebooks #hockeyromance #sportsromance

It's a Set Up comes out April 1!

🏐 Rivals to lovers
🏒 Meet cute
🏐 Workplace romance
🏒 Professional athletes
🏐 Teasing as a love language
🏒 Hand necklaces
🏐 Fake dating
🏒 "I've never hated you"

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.

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#hockeyromance #volleyballromance #sportsromance #indieauthor #novella

Book recommendations, anyone?

Not sure how I managed to read so many books this week, but here we are. And they were ALL FABULOUS!

Please check them out and DM me so we can geek out together over new book boyfriends.

Have you read any of these?

#books #bookrecommendation #booksofinstagram #courtside #airhead #promisemesunshine

When the homesick girl falls for her workplace rival...

🏐 Fake Dating
🏒 Meet cute
🏐 Workplace romance
🏒 Professional athletes
🏐 Teasing as a love language
🏒 Hand necklaces
🏐 "I've never hated you"

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.

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#hockeyromance #volleyballromance #sportsromance #indieauthor #novella

I blame @kmortonedits for this post. 👀

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Work in progress, WIP, Bookstagram, books, golf
#golfromance #bookstagram #wip #workinprogress #sportsromance

It's a Set Up by Stef C.R. comes out April 1st in KU & Audible.

🏐 Rivals to lovers
🏒 Meet cute
🏐 Workplace romance
🏒 Professional athletes
🏐 Teasing as a love language
🏒 Hand necklaces
🏐 Fake dating
🏒 "I've never hated you"

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.

•••

#hockeyromance #volleyballromance #sportsromance #indieauthor #novella

Did I mention that It's a Set Up has fake dating?

🏐 Rivals to lovers
🏒 Meet cute
🏐 Workplace romance
🏒 Professional athletes
🏐 Teasing as a love language
🏒 Hand necklaces
🏐 "I've never hated you"

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.

•••

#hockeyromance #volleyballromance #sportsromance #indieauthor #novella

It’s a Set Up by Stef C.R. is a volleyball x hockey romance prequel novella in the Grand Marquee Manticores series of interconnected standalones.

One arena. Two teams.
Game. Set. Match.

🏐 Rivals to lovers
🏒 Meet cute
🏐 Workplace romance
🏒 Professional athletes
🏐 Teasing as a love language
🏒 Hand necklaces
🏐 Fake dating
🏒 "I've never hated you"

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#hockeyromance #volleyballromance #sportsromance #indieauthor #novella

Meet the MMC.

While this novella is not dual POV, I guarantee you'll fall in love with Alex Dionis.

It's a Set Up is a volleyball x hockey novella written in first person POV and it follows Malia as she gears up for her first professional volleyball season. And maybe there's a certain rival in the arena she needs to deal with on a daily basis...

This novella comes out April 1st in ebook and audiobook format only!

Pre-orders are open and so are ARC applications!

🏐 Rivals to lovers
🏒 Meet cute
🏐 Workplace romance
🏒 Professional athletes
🏐 Teasing as a love language
🏒 Hand necklaces
🏐 Fake dating
🏒 "I've never hated you"

#hockeyromance #volleyballromance #sportsromance #indieauthor #novella

When in doubt, make a book trailer.

It's a Set Up by Stef C.R. is a volleyball & hockey novella coming out April 1st!

🏐 Rivals to lovers
🏒 Meet cute
🏐 Workplace romance
🏒 Professional athletes
🏐 Teasing as a love language
🏒 Hand necklaces
🏐 Fake dating
🏒 "I've never hated you"

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.

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#hockeyromance #volleyballromance #sportsromance #indieauthor #novella #booktrailer

It's a Set Up by Stef C. R. comes out April 1!

The first 30 form submissions (see b!o) will receive a sticker pack featuring my new favorite acronym, Malia's jersey, and my favorite coffee cup & quote.

🏐 Rivals to lovers
🏒 Meet cute
🏐 Workplace romance
🏒 Professional athletes
🏐 Teasing as a love language
🏒 Hand necklaces
🏐 Fake dating
🏒 "I've never hated you"

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.

#hockeyromance #volleyballromance #sportsromance #indieauthor #novella

Calling all Michigan friends!!

Come hang out in Grand Haven on March 22nd for the first ever Third Coast Fest! @thirdcoastbookfestival

So many amazing authors are going to be in attendance posted all around town!

I will be at Aldea Coffee! @aldeacoffee

Can't wait to meet!

#bookevent #bookfest #thirdcoastfest #booksigning #michiganauthors #grandhaven

Obsessed with this weekend.
Obsessed with my girls.
Obsessed with what we accomplished.
Obsessed with everyone that made this event possible.
Obsessed with these pictures by @readandramblewithdemi.

See you next year?

Meet the FMC.

Malia Kahale is ready to start her career as a professional volleyball player.

It's a Set Up is a volleyball x hockey novella written in first person POV and it follows Malia as she gears up for her first professional volleyball season. And maybe there's a certain rival in the arena she needs to deal with on a daily basis...

This novella comes out April 1st in ebook and audiobook format only!

Pre-orders are open and so are ARC applicantions!

🏐 Rivals to lovers
🏒 Meet cute
🏐 Workplace romance
🏒 Professional athletes
🏐 Teasing as a love language
🏒 Hand necklaces
🏐 Fake dating
🏒 "I've never hated you"

#hockeyromance #volleyballromance #sportsromance #indieauthor #novella

What an absolutely incredible weekend!

I have plenty more pictures to post, but I wanted to start by saying a HUGE thank you to my partners in crime - @hockeysmutbookclub and @authorakisaacs - we are the dream team and we DID IT!

We put on the most fun event and we couldn't have done it without the staff and lovely volunteers who worked so hard!

Thank you to all the authors, vendors, and attendees for making this memorable, we hope you had the best time and we can't wait to do it again!

The inaugural @sportsromancecon was unforgettable and I'm so emotional over all the love we are receiving.

- Stef 💜

#sportsromancecon2025 #src2025 #sportsromancecon

It’s a Set Up is a prequel novella in the Grand Marquee Manticores series of interconnected standalones.

Coming April 1st!

ARC applicantions are now open, and if you attended Sports Romance Con this past weekend, check your swag bags 👀

What you can expect:

🏐 Rivals to lovers
🏒 Meet cute
🏐 Workplace romance
🏒 Professional athletes
🏐 Teasing as a love language
🏒 Hand necklaces
🏐 Fake dating
🏒 "I've never hated you"

#hockeyromance #volleyballromance #sportsromance #indieauthor #novella #itsasetup

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.

You can expect:

🏐 Rivals to lovers
🏒 Meet cute
🏐 Workplace romance
🏒 Professional athletes
🏐 Teasing as a love language
🏒 Hand necklaces
🏐 Fake dating
🏒 "I've never hated you"

This hockey x volleyball novella comes out April 1st!

Once again thank you to the amazing @lorissapadilladesigns for the gorgeous cover!

#hockeyromance #volleyballromance #sportsromance #indieauthor #novella #itsasetup

Late to the trend, as usual. And probably doing it wrong. ✌🏻

Here are some TV couples that are ingrained in my brain forever.

Do we have any favorite couples in common?
Let me know in the comments 👇🏻

#wheremylorestarted

Sports Romance Con is this weekend!!

What??

I feel like the past six months have flown by and we've put so much hard work into this convention, I'm so excited to see all your beautiful faces this weekend and chat about books! 💜

Check out the post for some important details, location, and pricing at my table.

See you soon,

- Stef 🤗

#sportsromancecon2025 #sportsromancecon

It's a Set Up by Stef C.R. is a M/F, hockey x volleyball novella coming April 1st 2025!

(No, it is not an April fools joke 🤣)

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.

💚

#hockeyromance #volleyballromance #sportsromance #indieauthor #novella #itsasetup

Bar Down by Stef C.R. is a MM hockey romance about two teammates that fall in love and have to navigate their relationship and careers.

Bar Down by Stef C.R. is OUT NOW! You can find it in KU, as well as paperback - signed copies coming soon!

🏒 Friends with benefits
🏒 Tattoos
🏒 Foreign nicknames
🏒 Forced proximity
🏒 Angst and pining
🏒 Just once to get it out of our systems
🏒 Only one bed
🏒 Id!ots in love

#hockeyromance #sportsromance #indieauthor #mmhockeyromance #mmromance #bardown

Are you looking for a hockey x volleyball romance?

It's a Set Up is a M/F, single POV, 35k words novella coming soon. 👀

Two captains. One arena.
Game. Set. Match.
💚

#hockeyromance #volleyballromance #sportsromance #indieauthor #novella

Some fun news coming soon!
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#indieauthor #wip #wipwednesday #hockeyromance #volleyballromance #sportsromance

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