🎉 It’s Release Day for Stars, Stripes & Summer Nights! ✨

It’s Release Day!!!

I’m thrilled to announce that my debut young adult novel, Stars, Stripes & Summer Nights, is officially OUT in the world! 📚✨ Get your physical, e-book, or audio copy today and join me in celebrating this special day!

👉 Order Here!

To celebrate, I treated myself to a Stars, Stripes & Summer Nights-inspired gown—perfect for the State Dinner party at the start of my novel! (Photo credit: Karolina McLean)

It’s finally here! I began this journey back in December 2018 when I sent my first query for a novel. It was a rollercoaster ride that included my first rejection just a month later in January 2019. Fast forward through 4 manuscripts, 3 mentors, 2 agents, and hundreds of rejections, and now my fifth manuscript is on the bookshelves today!

I’m beyond grateful for the support of my amazing writing friends, my editor Wendy Loggia, my entire publishing team at Delacorte Romance, and my literary agent Ann Rose. HUGE thanks to my husband and my family for burning the midnight oil with me as I chased this dream.

Stars, Stripes & Summer Nights is my debut, and it truly is one for the stars! 🌟 I hope you come celebrate with me at one of my events!

I’d love to celebrate with you in person! Here’s where you can find me at upcoming events:

• Sat. May 16, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  Gaithersburg Book Festival

  Exhibiting Author, ROW B
  Gaithersburg, MD

• Sat. May 16, 7 p.m.
  Stars, Stripes & Summer Nights: A YA Romance Launch Party
  with Celeste Dador in Conversation with Addie Woolridge
  Old Town Books, Alexandria, VA.

• Sun. May 17, 1 p.m.
  Stars, Stripes & Summer Nights: A YA Romance Tour
  Celeste Dador in Conversation with Tif Marcelo
  Tysons Corner Barnes & Noble, McLean, VA

• Sun. May 17, 5 p.m.
  Stars, Stripes & Summer Nights: A YA Romance Tour
  Celeste Dador in Conversation with Tif Marcelo
  Fair Lakes Barnes & Noble, Fairfax, VA

• Fri. May 29, 7 p.m.
  SCBWI AANHPI Heritage Month Panel
  with Sylvia Liu, Angela Hsieh, Patricia Tanumihardja
  Loyalty Bookstores, Washington, D.C.

• Sun. May 31, 12 - 2 p.m.
  Meet & Greet
  Barnes & Noble Clarendon, Arlington, VA

• Fri. June 5, 6 p.m.
  Stars, Stripes & Summer Nights: A YA Romance Tour
  with Celeste Dador in Conversation with Kristy Boyce
  Politics & Prose (Conn Ave.), Washington, D.C.

• Sat. June 13, 2 p.m.
  Stars, Stripes & Summer Nights: A YA Romance Tour
  with Celeste Dador in Conversation with Charlene Thomas
  Curious Iguana, Frederick, MD

• Sat. July 4, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
  Fourth of July Celebration
  Barnes & Noble Georgetown, Washington, D.C.

• Sat. July 4, 2 - 4 p.m.
  Fourth of July: Meet & Greet
  Barnes & Noble F. St (Downtown D.C.)

• Sat. July 25
  Filipino American National Historic Society Conference
  Panelist with Mia P. Manansala and Tracy Badua
  Arlington, VA

• Sat. Aug. 15
  Spark in the Park Romance Festival
  Park Books
  Severna, MD

• CA in the fall… (details coming soon!)

• 🌟 Exciting news! I have a short story featured in the incredible anthology Love at the Fiesta! 🎉✨ This collection, filled with joyful romances from acclaimed and bestselling Filipino American authors, explores themes of family, longing, second chances, and love.

  Don’t miss out—pre-order your copy now at this link! 📚❤️

• My next book, the adult rom-com MERRY EX-MAS, is now available for pre-order! If you love a holiday time loop that asks, “Which man from her past will make the perfect Christmas present?” then this is for you! This irresistible rom-com is perfect for fans of In a Holidaze and The Holiday Swap. ❤️

  Don’t miss out—pre-order your copy today! 📚🎁

• 🥳 And, one exciting update that I can’t talk about yet… (stay tuned!)

Me signing stock at Old Town Books in Alexandria, VA, for my preorder and launch party sales! It was such a full-circle moment being the one asked to sign a book!

Thank you for your incredible support on this journey! I can’t wait to share more with you.

Warmly,

Celeste Dador