Once upon a time…
Once upon a time in the picturesque countryside of Northwest New Jersey, there lived a Romance author and a Winemaker.
One day the Winemaker built a fine new tasting room and planted rows of grapevines at a crossroads near where the Romance author lived. Every time she went to market, she traveled past the new edifice. On one such trip, an idea came to her to host a book signing at the beautifully rustic tasting room.
The Winemaker, wanting to draw more customers in to sample his wines, agreed the author’s idea was a sound one, for what goes better together than Romance books and wine? The two agreed upon a date and the author invited a number of her romance writing friends to join her for the event.
So, on a fine, sunny day in May of 2014, fifteen romance authors gathered at the winery for the first A Day of Wine and Romance.
Our first authors in 2014.
A good time was had by all and the Winemaker asked all the authors to come back again. And they did.
Again. And again. And again.
The Winemaker’s business grew and grew so he purchased more land across the lane and planted more vines and built a fine new Event Center where he could hold larger events. He asked the author to expand what had become an annual book signing event to fill the new space. The author wasn’t convinced at first, but after a few years, agreed to invite more of her author friends to join her at what would become A Day(or two) of Wine, Romance, and More! For many of her writer friends penned more than Romance novels.
Posters were spread across the land and signs were hung at the crossroads proclaiming the event to be the largest of its kind in all of New Jersey. Plans were made and much talk about the event was heard throughout the land.
Then something terrible happened. A plague swept the world and events everywhere were cancelled. The author and the wine maker felt terrible, but alas, they had no choice but to postpone the event for two whole years. But then the darkness receded and everyone rejoiced for the postponed book signing event was scheduled for another day.
A cry of joy was heard across the fields and over the big river that flowed nearby, and finally, the 10th Annual event took place on Saturday, April 23rd, 2022 with 50+ authors in attendance and 100+ readers who were eager to fill their bookshelves. A good time was had by all and plans were immediately put in place to do it all again!
The event has grown over the years as you can tell from this photo of our 2024 Authors.
The event has become an annual celebration with books for all ages and interests.
Come one. Come all to meet the authors and fill your shelves with the finest books in all the land!
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Our 2025 A Day of Wine, Romance, and More Authors
