The Backstage Romance series follows a group of interconnected couples as they navigate careers and relationships in the theater. It is an 18+ contemporary romance series. Sex scenes are open door. Please see trigger warnings for specific novels.
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Each book in the series can stand alone, but subsequent novels may contain spoilers for certain events in their predecessors. As such, reading in order is strongly recommended.
1: The Stage Manager
​Release Date 9/25/19
F/F Pairing
​HEA
View Content Warnings (Spoilers)
  • History of Sexual Assault: One of the core characters has a history of sexual assault and a child resulting from these attacks. The actual assault is in the past and is not described in detail in the book, though the character vaguely recounts it. This character's mother also was pregnant at sixteen by someone much older, and while in the State of Alabama this is the age of consent, for many it would still be considered statutory rape.
  • Child Abuse: See above content warning.
  • Addiction: Two characters in this novel are sober because their mother was a drug addict. One of these characters is addicted to cigarettes.
  • Homophobia & Outing: This story takes place in a conservative county of Alabama. One of the characters being outed as bisexual becomes a professional liability. In addition to this, one of the characters was assaulted as a teenager, and her homosexuality was used as her attacker tried to rationalize the sexual abuse.
  • PTSD/Depression:​ A character with PTSD goes through a dark patch and seeks help from her therapist.

The Stage Manager

A steamy fling romance set behind the scenes of a community theater production. 

Nick Baker is not Izzy Rowland's type. Nick Smokes. Nick has tattoos.

And she's a woman.

Izzy should be focusing on her role in their community theater Shakespeare production, but she can't keep her mind from wandering to steamy thoughts about Nick. Both women have every reason to keep it casual: Nick is looking for stage management jobs across the country and Izzy, a public school teacher in conservative Alabama, is just one year away from tenure. But things rarely work out the way we plan.​

What starts as a no-strings summer fling gets complicated, and soon Izzy starts to suspect that Nick is keeping a secret from her.
2: The Understudy
​Release Date 2020
M/F Pairing
​HEA
View Content Warnings (Spoilers)
  • Emotional Abuse: Female protagonist's ex-husband is emotionally abusive. He employs gas-lighting, emotional manipulation, and control through comments about her body and career. He violates boundaries throughout the narrative.
  • Statutory Rape: An exposé is written about a character pressuring underage girls into sexual contact with promises of career opportunities. It is discussed by characters, but all occurred off page in the past.
  • Revenge Porn: Nude photos of characters in a sexual situation are released to the public without their consent.
  • Slut Shaming: Rumors about a female character using sex to get ahead create emotional turmoil for her.
  • Death of a Friend: A character's backstory includes the tragic sudden deaths of two close friends at a young age.​

The UNDERSTUDY

A contemporary forbidden romance set in the world of musical theater.

Maxine Ryan is trying to save her career on stage from the wreckage of her messy divorce when she meets North Portman, the handsome young understudy for her costar.

North seems like the perfect distraction, but a harassment scandal within the cast inspires a directorial decree: there is to be no romantic contact among cast and crew.

Now North and Max must decide whether to to fight the undeniable chemistry between them or to risk their careers for one more night of passion.

About CONTENT Warnings:

Many of the books in this series come with content warnings to give readers advanced warning and choice about common PTSD triggers. Certain characters in this series come with baggage. Most novels will include profanity and graphic sexual content as well as the occasional alcoholic drink or marijuana use. Additional content warnings are provided for specific books. While not everything can be thought of, the most common triggers are hopefully covered. This information is provided to allow readers with a history of trauma to make the choices that are best for them and their mental health.

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