Author Spotlight - Victoria Hamel

Hello, my lovely readers-

Today, I would like to welcome Victoria Hamel, as she shares her book IT APP-ENDED One Night.

It App-ened One Night 

She’s unemployed and back in her childhood home, but this time she’s taking care of her mom.

Susan Brown’s life was on track until this summer. She’s lost her job and now she’s back home taking care of her mom. The only bright spot? She’s finally going to see Eliza Fitzsimmons live. When her best friend backs out at the last minute, Susan can’t bear skipping the show, so she takes a chance on the Concert Buddy app.

Dating was not part of his plan, but neither was being a single dad.

Donnie Larson hasn’t made time for himself in years. He dedicates his heart and soul to his son Sebastian and his bakery/bookstore. But when his favorite musician is on tour for the first time in over a decade, his decision to go to the concert changes everything.

Can Donnie help create new high school memories for Susan and win her heart?

Susan spends her days and nights caring for her mother, and she has no fond memories of her hometown. Donnie changes that by showing Susan the fun she missed in high school, like getting caught making out in the high school theater. Susan finds herself happier than she’s been in decades until Donnie’s enthusiasm to make plans for Susan gets the best of him. Will Susan and Donnie let their past mistakes stop them from the life they could have together?

It App-ened One Night Is a steamy small-town romance, featuring a single dad of a teenager who falls first, and an unemployed college professor caretaking for her mother. This later-in-life story is part of the Marley Creek Romance Series. It App-ened One Night is a standalone story full of Hallmark movie vibes, and a guaranteed HEA.

About Victoria

Victoria's love of writing began in grade school, where she won an award for a Mother's Day essay. She spent the better part of her childhood with her head in a book. In high school, she wrote love stories for her friends in which they'd meet their favorite bands or the movie star they had a crush on. Suffice it to say, Victoria was writing fan fiction before fan fiction was a thing. After spending many years starting and stopping writing in various genres, Victoria returned to her high school roots and decided to write romance.

Victoria Hamel lives in the Chicago area with her husband, three college-age kids, and Bowie the dog. She has run three marathons and based on that experience, she feels qualified to say that reviewing her manuscript for errors was a more arduous task than literally running a marathon. She is a member of the Chicago North Romance Writers Group. When she isn't writing, Victoria volunteers for local democrat candidates, watches K-Dramas, or can be found blogging on her blog "First of All…"

Victoria is a member of Chicago North Romance Writers and Sisters In Crime. She is planning to expand her writing with a cozy mystery series in 2026.

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Remember to take care of yourself and enjoy IT APP-ENDED One Night

Happy reading,

Kat