Book One is live
Stacy and David’s story is now on Amazon. Here’s what it took to bring it to life, and where the series goes next.
Love storiesthat feel real.
Romance by Hallie Renée Hart. Messy relationships, hard choices, and the quiet moments that change how we see the world.
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She deserves more than the life she settled for.
Stacy Colon built a life on silence and lies. When the truth surfaces, the one person who shows up is her best friend of twenty years, with a secret of his own.
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“A life built on silence and lies is only a life on borrowed time.”
From Book One of the Life Series
The Life Series
Book One is available now. More stories are on the way.
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The Life Series, Book One
Stacy Colon thought she had made peace with her life: the house, the husband, a daughter she adored. When the truth about her marriage surfaces, she must rebuild herself. The man who shows up to help is David Gallagher, her best friend of twenty years, who has loved her quietly all along and hidden a billionaire empire from her.
Secrets, misunderstandings, manipulative exes, and two guarded hearts.
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Life Gives Second Chances
The next chapter of the Life Series. Details will be announced here first.
Inside the story
Meet the people, feel the moments.
Stacy Colon
Wife, mother, best friend. She settled for a life that was never enough, and is learning to rebuild herself.
David Gallagher
Her best friend of twenty years. He walked miles just to hear her laugh, and hid his feelings and his fortune.
Two best friends
The friendships Stacy let hurt overshadow, and the ones worth fighting for.
“Loving her from a distance was enough. He was wrong.”
Moments from Book One
What readers are saying
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“Couldn’t put it down. I finished it in one weekend.”
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“Stacy felt like someone I know. Honest and moving.”
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“David’s quiet love had me in tears. Waiting on Book Two.”
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“A story about starting over that feels real.”
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“The friendships in this book hit close to home.”
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“Romance with heart and real stakes. Highly recommend.”
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Notes & updates
News, writing life, and behind-the-scenes.
Writing between the roles
How a wife, mother, and friend carves out time to write, one stolen hour at a time.
Why love stories should feel real
The real-life moments that inspired Stacy’s journey to rebuild herself.
Hallie Renée Hart
Hallie is a romance novelist who believes love stories are most powerful when they feel real. Her books may be fiction, but the situations her characters face are rooted in experiences anyone could encounter: messy relationships, difficult choices, and the quiet moments that change how we see the world.
She creates characters readers recognize, people navigating life’s challenges and coming out the other side transformed, with hope and love lighting the way.
A new author finding her voice, Hallie knows the juggling act of life’s many roles: wife, mother, friend, and writer. Carving out time to write is how her dreams come true. Her first series, the Life Series, reflects that journey.
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