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Bestselling author Sandra Byrd has published fifty books over her editing and writing career. Her traditionally published books include titles by Howard Books, a division of Simon and Schuster, Tyndale House Publishers, WaterBrook Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House, and Bethany House Publishers.

Sandra’s series of historically sound Gothic romances launched with the best-selling Mist of Midnight, which earned a coveted Editor’s Choice award from the Historical Novel Society. The second book, Bride of a Distant Isle, has been selected by Romantic Times as a Top Pick. The third in the series, A Lady in Disguise, published in 2017 and was named by the American Library Association’s Booklist as one of the Top Ten Inspirational Fiction bo ...more

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	To Die For: A Novel of Anne Boleyn (Ladies in Waiting, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 3,032 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Let Them Eat Cake (French Twist #1) 3.80 avg rating — 2,556 ratings — published 2007 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mist of Midnight (Daughters of Hampshire, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 1,527 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bon Appetit (French Twist #2) 4.01 avg rating — 1,585 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret Keeper: A Novel of Kateryn Parr (Ladies in Waiting, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 953 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Piece de Resistance (French Twist, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 1,071 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Roses Have Thorns: A Novel of Elizabeth I (Ladies in Waiting, #3) 4.04 avg rating — 650 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bride of a Distant Isle (Daughters of Hampshire, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 539 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Lady in Disguise (Daughters of Hampshire, #3) 4.10 avg rating — 454 ratings — published 2017 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Asking for Trouble (London Confidential, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 512 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Sandra Byrd answered Christine's question: Hi Sandra. First of all, I absolutely love your writing. I've heard that you are pursuing a new avenue in your writing and look forward to reading your contemporary fiction. I was just wondering if you will be publishing any more books in The Victorian Ladies series? Thanks! Hi Christine! Thank you so much for your kind words and for reading and loving my books! I am doing a timeslip book next, but I hope it will include all the sorts of elements you loved in my current books. I hope, sometime, to return to the Victorian See Full Answer
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Sandra Byrd made a comment on Happily Ever Afters " Thank you, Shawna! Let me know if you enjoy Lady of a Thousand Treasures after you read it! "
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Sandra Byrd made a comment in the group Christian Fiction Devourers — Featured Author of the month- March- Sandra Byrd topic " Thank you, Hannah. I'm delighted the church library has the series! Thank you, Cheryl!!! "
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Sandra Byrd made a comment on London Confidential Giveaway " Thank you, Toni!!! I love that the LFL books are accessible for kids to walk or bike to. Hop on over to this link and add your name to the comments!! ...more "
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Sandra Byrd answered Cintia's question: Hi! I'd love to read your books but I wasn't able so far, because they are not sold in my country. I just wanted to ask, how do you handle writer's block? From an aspiring writer who suffers a serious case of blocking... Hey Cintia! I'm sorry my books aren't there yet. I hope they will be, soon! Writer's block is often a case of either anxiety, or not knowing what comes next. Outlining your entire novel, even loosely, before you begin, can help. You'll always have a g See Full Answer
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“If your arteries are good, eat more ice cream. If they are bad, drink more red wine. Proceed thusly.”
― Sandra Byrd, Bon Appetit

tags: france, health, humor, ice-cream, motivation, wine

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“Many have doubts; few voice them. The silent tended to quickly condemn those honest few who air misgivings dormant deep within us all.”
― Sandra Byrd, Mist of Midnight

tags: doubt, faith

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“Her head rolled but a little way from her body, and I could see her lips still moving in silent prayer for a few moments while the blood pumped outward from the body and from the head. I was stuck firm in my place by the horror of it, jarred loose only by the clattering of Nan Zouche and Alice as they ran up the stairs with linen. I quickly leaned down and picked up her head, eyes still open and aware as the linen slipped from them, as they looked at me. I willed the bile back down my throat and forced myself to look into those eyes with love for the few moments before awareness dimmed from them.
Within seconds, she slipped away. I took the head into the smallest and finest of linens and carefully wrapped it, her blood running thickly between my fingers, under my nails, and staining my forearms as I sought to save her from any indignity.”
― Sandra Byrd, To Die For: A Novel of Anne Boleyn

tags: anne-boleyn, beheading, death, indignity

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Lady Maybe by Julie Klassen

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Never Again Good-bye (Second Chances, #1) by Terri Blackstock

Never Again Good-bye by Terri Blackstock

4 votes 12.9%

The Story Keeper (Carolina #2) by Lisa Wingate

The Story Keeper by Lisa Wingate

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Freefall by Kristen Heitzmann

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Invisible by Ginny L. Yttrup

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Paper Hearts by Courtney Walsh

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Mist of Midnight (Daughters of Hampshire, #1) by Sandra Byrd

Mist of Midnight by Sandra Byrd

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Unseen by James H. Pence

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Enemies Among Us: A Novel by Bob Hamer

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The Letters (Inn at Eagle Hill #1) by Suzanne Woods Fisher

The Letters by Suzanne Woods Fisher

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“There was a moment when I changed from an amateur to a professional. I assumed the burden of a profession, which is to write even when you don't want to, don't much like what you're writing, and aren't writing particularly well.”
― Agatha Christie, Agatha Christie: An Autobiography

tags: commitment, creative-process, professionalism, writing

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