Tucson Festival of Books

Jen DeLuca (she/her)



Morgan H. Lee

Jen DeLuca is the USA Today bestselling author of the Well Met series, which was inspired by her time volunteering as a pub wench with her local Renaissance Faire, as well as "Haunted Ever After," a romance set in a haunted Florida tourist town. She loves Publix chicken tender subs, cold brew coffee, and the Oxford comma. Jen lives in the Arizona desert with her husband, their rescue dog, and almost too many cats.

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Communities: Arizona Author, Tucsonan


Scheduled events:
Jen DeLuca
Haunted Ever After: Small Florida coastal towns often find themselves scrambling for the tourism dollars that the Orlando theme parks leave behind. And within the town limits of Boneyard Key, the residents decided long ago to lean into its ghostliness. Nick Royer, owner of the Hallowed Grounds coffee shop, embraces the ghost tourism that keeps the local economy afloat, as well as his spectral roommate. At least he doesn’t have to run air-conditioning. Cassie Rutherford possibly overreacted to all her friends getting married and having kids by leaving Orlando and buying a flipped historic cottage in Boneyard Key. Though there’s something unusual with her new home (her laptop won’t charge in any outlets, and the poetry magnets on her fridge definitely didn’t read “WRONG” and “MY HOUSE” when she put them up), she’s charmed by the colorful history surrounding her. And she's catching a certain vibe from the grumpy coffee shop owner whenever he slips her a free slice of banana bread along with her coffee order. As Nick takes her on a ghost tour, sharing town gossip that tourists don't get to hear, and they spend nights side-by-side looking into the former owners of her haunted cottage, their connection solidifies into something very real and enticing. But Cassie's worried she’s in too deep with this whole (haunted) home ownership thing… and Nick's afraid to get too close in case Cassie gets scared away for good.

Steamy Lit, Booth #148 (Seats 1)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 15, 11:00 am - 11:50 am
Romance

Author: Jen DeLuca
Love, Arizona
Close out your book festival Saturday with three Arizona romance authors. They might write books that take place all over the world, but their hearts (and keyboards) all reside in a place we know well. (Unfortunately, Sonora Reyes will no longer be able to participate in this session as originally planned.)

Student Union Tucson Room (Seats 110)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 15, 4:00 pm - 4:55 pm
Romance
Signing area: UA Campus Store Book Sales (Mall) (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Jen DeLuca, Sarah T. Dubb, Neely Tubati Alexander
Moderator: Bonnie Callahan
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Family of Marcia Peters, Margaret Lent
Unreal!
What happens if you think you're living a contemporary romance life, but suddenly magic (or space aliens) takes over? These authors all write romance with a bit of the unreal, whether it's magical realism, ghostly hauntings, or alien abductions.

Koffler Room 216 (Seats 89, Wheelchair accessible)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 16, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm
Romance
Signing area: UA Campus Store Book Sales (Mall) (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Jen DeLuca, Kimberly Lemming, Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
Moderator: Jennifer Bushroe
Sponsor: Session made possible courtesy of The Stonewall Foundation Fund at the Community Foundation of Southern Arizona
Jen DeLuca
Author signing at Stacks Book Club (booth 242)

Stacks Book Club, Booth #242 (Seats 1)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 16, 2:15 pm - 2:45 pm
Romance

Author: Jen DeLuca

Books:
Haunted Ever After
Romance
Penguin Publishing Group
August 2024
ISBN 9780593641217
352 pages

Well Met
Romance
Penguin
September 2019
ISBN 9781984805386
Paperback, 336 pages
$15.00