short romance, high heat
About Tessa March
Author Tessa March lives with her family in the suburbs just outside of a major metro. Among her many hobbies are her morning coffee (a must), planners, notebooks, and journaling—with or without fountain pens. She loves reading and writing steamy romances that always end happily, and she really loves hunky latino male leads. Throw in a little neurodiversity and Tessa might just swoon.
When she’s not working or homeschooling her kiddo, Tessa sneaks in naps whenever she can, or watches (rewatches) all her favorite shows (Bridgerton, Frasier, Friends, and Stranger Things). She prefers texting over phone calls, hasn’t met a big leather tote she didn’t love, and clearly enjoys talking about herself in third person.
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New Releases
Tessa's latest!
Floored
Handymen with Heart
Book One
Divorced single mom Isabel Hernandez wants her bedroom suite’s floors redone, but as a successful and busy entrepreneur, she lacks the bandwidth and experience to tackle the job.
Enter Dio Perez, fourteen years younger than Isa. Despite the age gap, their instant chemistry is undeniable. Shortly after meeting one another, that chemistry drives them forward on an unconventional journey neither planned for.
Can Isa let down her preconceived notions and give rough-around-the-edges Dio a chance? Is it possible to find forever love with someone who’s meant to only be your handyman, or is that just a pipe dream?
Find out in this steamy instalove, later in life short romance!
(For a limited time.)
Marco
Boca Fuego Mountain Search and Rescue
Book One
Fourteen years ago, Ava left the small town of Boca Fuego for grad school, and she’s never looked back—until now. Her nieces convince her to take them camping, but when their weekend turns into a nightmare due to a violent storm Ava wasn’t aware of, their tent is ripped to shreds.
On the night of a dangerous electrical storm, Ranger Marco Suarez is forced to answer a distress flare solely because of his proximity. Only someone who’s inexperienced—or insane—would be out in this kind of weather, but what Marco doesn’t plan on is coming face to face with his first love, Ava, and her two adorable twin nieces, Cassie and Nicki.
What happens when Marco and Ava finally see each other again after so long? Will sparks fly amidst their chemistry, despite circumstances, distance, and time?
Find out in this steamy, second chance short story!
(For a limited time.)
Elias
Boca Fuego Mountain Search and Rescue
Book Two
Elias Garcia’s life has been tough. First, his parents are involved in a fatal car accident that kills his dad on impact. Then, his mother ends up addicted and eventually overdoses on opiates.
As he waits for his uncle to come pick him up, Elias is taken to Rose Point House by Social Services, where he meets Clare Hoyos, a mouthy, curvy teen whom he befriends.
After a few weeks, Clare and Elias are separated, and many years later, Clare arrives in Boca Fuego with a shady past and a lot of money.
Will Elias and Clare pick up where they left off, and is there more to their friendship than what first meets the eye?
Find out in this steamy, friends to lovers short story
(For a limited time.)
Raf
Boca Fuego Mountain Search and Rescue
Book Three
Ranger Raf DeSoto is comfortable being on his own. He loves quiet moments of solitude, writing out what’s in his heart, and wholeheartedly dislikes dogs after a couple of incidents in his childhood.
Enter divorced, curvy redhead Holly James who’s new in town. During a hike on a mountain trail, her senior fur-baby, Desi, wanders off, freaking out an already anxious and worried Holly. She’ll do just about anything to locate Desi—even work with Ranger DeSoto, who seems aloof and grumpy at first. But could it be that there's more to the solitary ranger than first meets the eye?
Find out in this steamy, insta-love, opposites attract short story featuring a curvy, older heroine!
Read Raf for free on Kindle Unlimited or buy for 99¢ on Amazon
(For a limited time.)
Leo
Boca Fuego Mountain Search and Rescue
Book Four
Leo Aguilar has a reputation for pranking others, namely his teammates at BFMSAR. When the others are finally fed up with Leo’s shenanigans, his boss gives him an ultimatum: either Leo sees a therapist, or he’s fired.
What none of the guys know is that Leo and his family are broke. They’ve lived in poverty for years, and it’s something Leo refuses to admit to anyone.
Enter Dr. Erica Mendoza, a recent transplant from San Francisco, whose family money helped establish her new practice and a new life for herself far from her family after a tragedy. Can she help Leo understand the reason behind his avoidant, childish behavior without falling for the handsome, cocky SAR ranger with a heart of gold? Are they ready to cross the already blurred line between patient and therapist?
Find out in this insta-love, sexy, short romance!
Read Leo for free on Kindle Unlimited or buy for 99¢ on Amazon
(For a limited time.)
Drake
Boca Fuego Mountain Search and Rescue
Book Five
Before his current stint as a Search and Rescue ranger, Drake La Guardia lived a charmed life. Born to wealthy parents, he traveled to relatives’ home in beautiful Condado, Puerto Rico after finishing college.
On his beach run one morning, Drake meets 18-year-old Vanessa Gomez, who works a local food truck with her mother. Despite her initial shyness, Drake soon charms Vanessa, and they both fall hard and fast.
Everything’s perfect—until Drake receives some unexpected news: he’s been accepted to join a premier comedy troupe in Chicago. The clincher: he’s got only two days to get to Chicago in time to begin rehearsals.
After parting ways, Drake and Vanessa’s lives end up taking them in opposite directions. Eventually, their past catches up to their present.
Can they build a new life together, having been apart for almost ten years? Is a second chance even possible, given that they’re older now? And ultimately, how will Drake react when he learns Vanessa’s been hiding something from him all this time…?
Find out in this insta-love, sexy, short romance!
(For a limited time.)
Sergio
Boca Fuego Mountain Search and Rescue
Book Six
Teenager Andie Aguilar meets older man Sergio Benitez one afternoon when he stands up for her among her classmates. Ever since that moment, she secretly develops feelings—feelings that the older, often perceptive Sergio is either turning a deliberately blind eye to or is simply uninterested.
Despite that, Andie's not swayed. Over time, she and Sergio become the best of friends. While in private, Andie continues to pine for more, Sergio frustratingly remains oblivious and in denial that there could ever be more.
Find out in this insta-love, age-gap, sexy short romance!
(For a limited time.)
Get the scoop from Tessa herself!
No, it’s a pen name. People often mispronounce my legal name, and since I intend to write non-fiction using my legal name, a pen name made the most sense.
Nice try. I'm old enough! I was born in New York to Cuban parents who emigrated some time ago.
I’ve always identified as a writer ever since I was very young. I want to say I was 6 or 7 when I first said to an adult that I was a writer, but as time went on, those dreams were halted by well-intentioned individuals who said I needed to either move to another city, or find a publisher to work with, or that only really lucky people got to become writers. Thanks to e-books and e-readers, plenty of talented writers are currently legit independent authors and the world is a happier place for it.
Just one, a 12-year-old daughter who’s on the autism spectrum. She teaches me the meaning of unconditional love, patience, and she’s my reason why I do what I do.
Because I love it. It’s literally my favorite genre. I don’t even mind shorter stories (like mine!) or longer ones (ACOTAR, anyone?); if I haven’t yet read it, chances are I will.
Actually, I’ve been writing in journals since I was very young (6 or 7 years old). I have a degree in journalism I never did much with. As time went out, I worked in many offices, which was very unfulfilling work. Eventually, I dabbled with fan fiction and even published several stories on AO3 and FanFiction.net. Those stories are when I really stepped out of my comfort zone, and wrote my first open door/explicit romance. I haven’t looked back since!
Off the top of my head, I love Ruby Dixon, Michele Mills, Lilah Hart, Sadie King, Hope Ford, Ava Ross, Kati Wilde, Sawyer Bennett, and Kendall Ryan, BUT these are only a few! There are plenty of wonderful authors out there, both indie and trad (independently published/traditionally published) whose work I love a ton—as in, I might’ve read their books more than once or twice.
As a brand-new author, I’m still very, very new to the romance community. However, I’ve spent decades reading romance and love connecting with other romance readers. I’m always on the lookout for a romance rec, so if anyone out there has another author(s) and/or titles they want to recommend, I’d love to hear from you. Email me!
At the time, yes, but I’m working on wide distribution which is happening soon! Subscribe to my newsletter and follow me on social media so you’re in the loop.
For the time being, my books are strictly ebooks. However, never say never! If there’s ever a demand for paperback copies of my work, I’ll be sure to make them available for readers to enjoy.
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