Dana Velle
About the Author

Hello. I'm Dana.

I write for women who have already lived one version of the story and are ready to write the next.

My novels sit at the edge between women's fiction and romance, rendered with operational specificity about power, consent, and the slow work of becoming visible to yourself again.

The Mid-Life Escapes series follows a mutual-aid protocol across three iterations and four settings. The standalone line runs darker. The Grafton Lacrosse program is found-family sports romance at the college level. Different pitches, same commitment: no thesis-statement dialogue, no tidy epiphanies, and no women getting saved by someone else's rescue arc.

Where to Start

First-time reader?

If you want the origin story: The Prosecco Protocol. Where the whole thing began — three strangers, one terrible gala, and a pact that rewires four lives.

If you want emotional depth with a sunlit romance: Santorini Afterglow. The reader favorite.

If you want suspense with your romance: Nine Minutes Before. A standalone Montana romantic suspense that hits differently.

If you want the darker line: Echoes on the Sidelines or Man Acquired. Female-led BDSM, small-town and Manhattan, respectively.

If you want college sports romance: Short Side. Grafton Lacrosse, Book 1.

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