Tucson Festival of Books

Writing Love in Arizona


Tucson loves its local authors! In this session, four Arizona romance authors will discuss their work and how the unique book community here broadens their love of romance.


Panelists
Liana De La Rosa

Liana De La Rosa, who wrote "Gabriella and His Grace," is a USA Today bestselling author. She focuses on historical and contemporary romance. Her Latine characters challenge the world around them....

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Jaclyn Rodriguez

Forever drawn to magic and the impossible, Jaclyn Rodriguez is a biracial author of Puerto Rican heritage who has been madly in love with fantasy since before she could walk. If there are high stakes and intricate world-building, she’s in, and she adores a strong romantic subplot, the more complicated the better....

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Jen DeLuca

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 the Boneyard Key series, set in a haunted Florida tourist town....

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Sarah T. Dubb

Sarah T. Dubb is a Tucson-based romance writer, public librarian, parent, and activist. Her debut novel, "Birding With Benefits," was featured on NPR's 2024 Books We Love and adapted into a Hallmark Channel movie, Adventures In Love & Birding....

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Books:
Gabriela and His Grace
Liana De La Rosa
Romance
Penguin Group
August 2025
ISBN 9780593440926
384 pages
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A Vow in Vengeance
Jaclyn Rodriguez
Romance
Zando/Slowburn
October 2025
ISBN 9781638932543
368 pages
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Ghost Business
Jen DeLuca
Romance
Penguin Group
September 2025
ISBN 9780593641231
368 pages
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Honey Bee Mine
Sarah T. Dubb
Romance
Gallery Books
February 2026
ISBN 9781668037874
320 pages
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