Who am I?

Hi, I’m Stephanie. So nice to see you here. A little about me: I’m a freelance speechwriter by day and budding romance novelist by choice. I write about love, messy families, and real women who feel like your best friend or your sister. When I’m not writing, you’ll probably find me in the kitchen testing a new recipe, dreaming of my future MasterChef audition. I live in Virginia with my husband, son, and three dogs who think they run the place (because they do).

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I write love stories about real women, complicated families, and the kind of love that doesn’t always follow a recipe.

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Stephanie Nelson | Author

@stephlovessbooks

I write love stories about real women, complicated families, and the kind of love that doesn’t always follow a recipe. My debut romance novel is out now, A Recipe Called Home. Book two coming fall 2025.