Suzy Langevin
Suzy Langevin loves love, even though she forgot how to say it in Latin when she was a contestant on Jeopardy! She is the winner of the 2024 RWA Golden Heart Award for excellence in pre-published romance writing. Her debut contemporary romance is forthcoming in 2026 from Rowan Prose Publishing. In 2024, she was selected for the KissPitch Mentorship program for romance writers. Her career as a clinical social worker, along with her own experience living with autoimmune disease and ADHD, allow her characters to embrace the tough stuff without it becoming a cliché, incorporating themes related to mental health and addiction with authenticity, heart, and humor. An experienced trainer and consultant, she has been a featured presenter at regional and national conferences on a variety of topics related to mental health, substance use, trauma and recovery. Suzy lives and writes in central Massachusetts.
Suzy is part of the family around here at Tender and Tempting Tales. She appeared in our first anthology, Moonlight and Margaritas, with her contemporary romance story, “A Second Shot.”
“Bethany swore off tequila back in college, and she's reminded exactly why after she makes out with her college crush at their twenty-year reunion under the influence of a little too much Cuervo. When old feelings resurface, she’ll have to re-examine what she thought she knew about the past and decide if now’s the time to give both tequila and her relationship with Dave a second shot.”
Get ready for “A Second Shot” with a margarita inspired by Suzy’s story!
Feeling hyped? Enjoy this sneak peek!
Tequila was never a good idea.
This was an axiom that Bethany had learned early in her college years, going home with that guy who sat behind her in freshman composition after a few too many shots of Cuervo, and had to proceed to avoid eye contact with for the rest of the semester. At the time, she’d sworn off agave-based spirits, reasoning that the tequila itself, not the volume or speed with which it was consumed, was the problem.
How fitting, then, that she would rediscover just how disastrous a night of drinking tequila could be at her twenty-year college reunion.
Find out what happens in your own copy of Moonlight and Margaritas, or on Kindle Unlimited, available here!
Midnight, Mischief, and Mistletoe
Suzy returned and appeared in our holiday anthology, Midnight, Mischief, and Mistletoe, with her story, “Mistletoe and Other Conspiracy Theories”! Instead of fake dating, this story features fake not-dating, as two friends-to-lovers try their hardest not to let their friends know they’ve gotten together and steal their thunder during a retreat. Schemes and conspiracy theories overlap in this steamy, friendly, fun contemporary romance!
“When Stephanie heads to New Hampshire for her friend group’s annual New Year’s Eve getaway, she’s prepared for wine, laughs, and her best friend’s relentless matchmaking. What she isn’t prepared for is how difficult it will be to conceal what’s going on with her and Eli and their ‘will they or won’t they’ saga that has stretched on for eight years now. When their friends do some mistletoe meddling, Stephanie and Eli will have to decide whether to keep protecting everyone else’s moments—or finally claim their own.”
What is a romance cliché Suzy secretly loves?
“Only one bed! But I like to play around with it in my own stories because it really is so foolish.”
What’s a romance trope Suzy never gets tired of?
“Second chance romance! I think life is so complicated, it's always fun to see people finally make it.”
Suzy has a three-novel series coming out with Rowan Tree Prose starting next year, as well as her book American Royalty! Read Suzy’s story in your copy of Midnight, Mischief, and Mistletoe, available here!
While you read, enjoy a little holiday treat from Suzy and get properly cozy!
