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MOONLIGHT MADNESS is Available on Kindle NOW!!!

Return through the enchanted standing stones of ancient Wales for MOONLIGHT MADNESS!!!!

The OFFICIAL release date is January 18, but I've just learned that Kindle owners will be able to download my new time travel romance, MOONLIGHT MADNESS, today!!

About the book:

While visiting Wales, Rance Kingsley, Viscount Waldenham,receives a warning that his daughter will soon be kidnapped by Spanish enemies. Before he can aid her, Rance tumbles into a mysterious portal to the future.His only hope is to find his soulmate, the key to returning. However his curse continues when all signs point to Tess Hartman, a straight-laced teacher, as his match.

After a cheating boyfriend, the only male Tess wants in her life is Dante, a troubled teen she would like to adopt. To bond with the boy, Tess brings him on a class field trip to Britain. But the Shakespeare experience becomes too real when sexy, eccentric Rance seduces her.

When Tess falls for Rance's kisses and travels with him across four centuries, she's convinced he's made a mistake. How could she love a man who deceived her, separating her from everything she cares about, a man with MOONLIGHT MADNESS?



Click here to order for Kindle!!!

www.sandrajonesromance.com

Moonlight Madness Available on Kindle!!!

Return through the enchanted standing stones of ancient Wales for MOONLIGHT MADNESS!!!!





The OFFICIAL release date is January 18, but I've just learned that Kindle owners will be able to download my new time travel romance, MOONLIGHT MADNESS, today!!  







About the book: While visiting Wales, Rance Kingsley, Viscount Waldenham,receives a warning that his daughter will soon be kidnapped by Spanish enemies. Before he can aid her, Rance tumbles into a mysterious portal to the future.His only hope is to find his soulmate, the key to returning. However his curse continues when all signs point to Tess Hartman, a straight-laced teacher, as his match. After a cheating boyfriend, the only male Tess wants in her life is Dante, a troubled teen she would like to adopt. To bond with the boy, Tess brings him on a class field trip to Britain. But the Shakespeare experience becomes too real when sexy, eccentric Rance seduces her. When Tess falls for Rance's kisses and travels with him across four centuries, she's convinced he's made a mistake. How could she love a man who deceived her, separating her from everything she cares about, a man with MOONLIGHT MADNESS?







Click here to order for Kindle!!!





www.sandrajonesromance.com

Photo Inspiration

Right now I'm really crushing on this guy. The 1800s clothes, the proud angle of his head, and that wild hair. Swoon!



I think I could manage to write something about him! This is a face that surely launched a few sighs in the salons. "Tea, wine, or me?"



I discovered him at: http://17sixteen.wordpress.com/tag/men/



Another great place for man candy of yesteryear is http://mydaguerreotypeboyfriend.tumblr.com/page/2



I also collect crushes on the images of dead poets like rich people collect debt. Byron, Shelley, Keats. Le sigh. Poe, too--but for his romantic words, NOT the daguerreotypes of him. (Sorry, Edgar!)

Old Photo Inspiration

Right now I'm really crushing on this guy. The 1800s clothes, the proud angle of his head, and that wild hair. Swoon!



I think I could manage to write something about him! This is a face that surely launched a few sighs in the salons. "Tea, wine, or me?"



I discovered him at: http://17sixteen.wordpress.com/tag/men/



Another great place for man candy of yesteryear is http://mydaguerreotypeboyfriend.tumblr.com/page/2



I also collect crushes on the images of dead poets like rich people collect debt. Byron, Shelley, Keats. Le sigh. Poe, too--but for his romantic words, NOT the daguerreotypes of him. (Sorry, Edgar!)

Big BIG News!

I'm dying to share my news, but I have to keep it under wraps just a little longer. It's AMAZING!!! Trust me!

It's Coming Soon!

I just got the cover got art for Moonlight Madness, my historical romance set in 17th century England, and all I can say is...Yowza!

I don't have a release date yet, so I have to keep the cover under wraps for a while, but I promise you're going to like it. As far as I'm concerned, the designer captured the story and characters perfectly. Now, excuse me while I return to ogling writing.

Can You Match Historical Romance Novels to Their Settings?

Scotland, Wales, Ireland, England...I love ALL British settings, but especially castles. Cold, windy, and damp, yet still very romantic. There's something about rough stone encrusted with lichen that makes me all...well, never mind. I think it's more about the MEN I imagine dwelling in such places.

Read more... Legendary Romance Blog

Matching Historical Romances to Their Settings

Scotland, Wales, Ireland, England...I love ALL British settings, but especially castles. Cold, windy, and damp, yet still very romantic. There's something about rough stone encrusted with lichen that makes me all...well, never mind. I think it's more about the MEN I imagine dwelling in such places.

Thinking about settings for my novels, I started to recall some of the more distinctive British settings from my favorite romances of the past 20 years or so. Below I've created a list of classic historical romance novels with real-life settings. See if you can match the book to its locale:

 1. The Outlaw Viking by Sandra Hill, 2. A Moment in Time by Bertrice Small, 3. Heather and Velvet by Teresa Medieros, 4. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, 5. The Bride Finder by Susan Carroll

A. Inverness, Scotland









B. Cornwall, England










C. Coppergate, York, England















D. Northumberland, England











E. Powys, Wales












How many do you know?

Answers: 1. C., 2. E., 3. D., 4. A., 5. B.

Give us a Kiss! Six Sentence Sunday

For this week's Six Sunday, I wanted to post something from one of my favorite funny scenes in my time travel,  Wish for the Moon. At this moment, Carrie and Matthias are attending a feast held in their honor. All is going well until a visiting bard has the audacity to request that Carrie bestow a kiss to the man of her choice, as was their custom! 


Being thoroughly out of her element--a modern woman in Medieval Wales--she picks the only man in the room she knows, Matthias. Unfortunately, up until now Matthias has treated her with the same interest as something stuck on the sole of his shoe!

“My lady?” he prompted, his voice thick as molasses.     Carrie abandoned hope of returning to her seat or fleeing the room. She wanted to make a good impression on the crowd for his homecoming. In her stomach, however, great Celtic knots were forming.     She stood on her toes, leaning precariously over the dog on the floor like a ballerina, and braced her trembling hands lightly on his chest. Matthias bent over her, casting her in shadow as his lips lowered to hers.

Wish for the Moon is available now from The Wild Rose Press and Amazon.

Six Sentence Sunday

For today's Six Sentence Sunday, I've posted a snippet from the first book in my historical romance series--Wish for the Moon.
About the book: Matthias Thorne is a knight who believes he's committed a horrible crime. To him, death would be better than living with knowing he'd acted without chivalry, but what he stands accused of is far worse than anything he could ever imagine. Before he can attone for his supposed actions, he stumbles across an ancient portal taking him centuries into the future...leaving his guilt in the past--until a modern young woman enters his lonely life and drags him straight back into the hell he'd left behind.
Here's an excerpt from Wish for the Moon, Book One of The Circle of Destiny Series:

           "I can show her around and let her straight out, if you like...”
           Thorne waved a dismissive hand in the air, silencing poor Nigel. The man could do more communicating without talking than anyone she’d ever met.
           He strode toward them, a gothic nightmare. Light and shadow fell across his face as he drew
near, and his eyes gleamed with outrage. 
          He obviously wasn’t used to people challenging his orders.


Wish for the Moon is available now from The Wild Rose Press and Amazon.