Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Author-Reader Match" where we introduce you to authors you may fall in love with. It's our great pleasure to present Ann Rose!
Writes:
I write stories about complicated women finding love in sometimes unusual situations. I love playing with structure and time, and I always hope to include something surprising in the end. If readers figure out that twist ahead of time? Bravo! They get a gold star.
My current novel, A HEXCELLENT CHANCE TO FALL IN LOVE, is a cozy sapphic Halloween story where time is definitely of the essence. (Can she break the curse before her seasonal Halloween store vanishes for the year along with everyone’s memories of her?)
About:
As for me… what’s there to say? I’m a California native who lives in Texas, but you can’t take the California out of the girl. I left my heart behind and miss it very much. Which is probably why most of my books are set there.
I love iced coffee, tacos, cozy blankets, quiet moments, and according to the group chat my best friends are some of my best assets—which I cannot argue with. They really do make me a better person, and I would do anything for them!
I’m a Taurus through in through—loyal and stubborn!
My ideal reader match enjoys:
• Complicated characters
• Amazing female friendships
• Snacks
• Zero homophobia
• Stories where time is of the essence
• Slow burns
• Lots of yearning
• Stories that will make you laugh (and probably also make you cry)
• And specifically, for A HEXCELLENT CHANCE TO FALL IN LOVE
• Cozy fall vibes
• Halloween
• The “there’s only one bed” trope – oh, but it’s actually a hearse
• Characters who’ll be asked – what are you willing to risk for love?
What to expect if we're compatible:
• Lots of laughs
• Shenanigans
• Women supporting women
• Queer characters getting their HEAs
• Banter
• Lots of food references – sorry not sorry; I love snacks!
• Silly social media posts
• My undying loyalty (see above… I’m a Taurus)
In this slightly spooky paranormal romance, will two women finally break their curse and get the happily ever after they’ve fought for?
Each year, when no one is paying attention, The Dead of Night Halloween store appears in a new location with its giant sign and great low prices. No one sees them setting up or tearing down—one day it’s just there and then, two days after Halloween, it’s gone.
Pepper White knows exactly how this works. For five years, ever since the last Keeper of the Store tricked her, she has been cursed—appearing when the store does, and disappearing when it goes away. People will remember The Dead of Night, but they’ll completely forget Pepper. That is, until Christina Loring walks in the door. Their chemistry is instantaneous and, for the first time in five years, Pepper finds herself wishing for more time.
But how do you tell the girl you’re falling for that you’re cursed and that you only have ten weeks together before Christina forgets . . . everything? To have a chance at happily ever after, Pepper has to do the one thing she swore she wouldn’t—find the right treat to trick someone else into taking on the curse. But all’s fair in love and spells, and this spooky season, Pepper and Christina are ready to stir up trouble in the name of love.
Audiobook Narrator- Sarah Beth Goer, & Imani Jade Powers.
Romance LGBTQ | Romance Paranormal [Berkley, On Sale: September 9, 2025, Trade Paperback / e-Book, ISBN: 9780593815977 / eISBN: 9780593815984]
Ann Rose is a typical Taurus—loyal but stubborn, which means being an author is perfect. While asking the private group chat for ideas on what to include in this bio, Ann was reminded that some of her greatest qualities are her awesome best friends from high school—a fact she couldn’t argue with. She loves dark chocolate, sarcasm, her family, tacos, and her cats—obviously not in that order. Ann also writes young adult novels under the pen name A.M. Rose.
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