SANDRA HILL

Sandra HillAngel Sabato has been in love with best friend Grace O'Brien for 10 yearsbut he's only just realized it. Too bad she doesn't take him seriously when he tells her about his feelings. Reeling from the rejection, Angel hightails it out of town. Now Grace is left to wonder if her problems from the past are keeping her from opening herself to love. But she brushes these "useless" musings aside, concentrating instead on the work she's doing as an apprentice to folk healer Tante Lulu and keeping up with the old woman's good deeds. Such as starting a foundation to help families still homeless after Hurricane Katrina. One family consists of 5 children who lost their parents. The eldest, only seventeen, has been struggling to take care of her siblings and lying like heck to the state agencies in order to keep everyone together. Tante Lulu and Grace take the children under their wings and decide the foundation will build a house for them. Re-enter Angel, who helps with the construction. Unbeknownst to Grace, Tante Lulu has decided to try her hand at matchmaking again. And Tante Lulu has never failed before!

Magnues Ericsson es un granjero vikingo del siglo X con una larga prole a sus espaldas. Unos años atrás sus hermanos Jornud y Geirolf desaparecieron misteriosamente. Cansado de la situación, Magnus promete guardar castidad y se embarca junto con sus hijos rumbo a Vinland para cambiar su estilo de vida. Tras un misterioso suceso su barco aparece varado en unas nuevas y extrañas tierras: el reino de Hollywood. En aquel lugar, la gente cree que es un actor (sea eso lo que sea) y Angela Abruzzi, una atractiva viticultora a la que acaba de conocer, se niega a aceptar que el es su alma gemela y que estan predestinados. Magnus es un granjero vikingo del siglo X. Angela es una mujer moderna de nuestros tiempos. El tiene once hijos y un voto de castidad que se interpone entre ellos. Ella se muere de ganas por experimentar la maternidad y esta dispuesta a no poner limites a sus relaciones mas intimas.

El último vikingo En el siglo X, Geirolf Ericsson se encuentra a bordo de su drakkar en medio de una fuerte tormenta. El barco naufraga y cuando Geirolf despierta ha cruzado la puerta del tiempo y del espacio, y ha aparecido en Maine, en casa de la doctora Meredith Foster , quien esta reconstruyendo su barco. Meredith, por su parte, cree que se trata de un chiflado muy atractivo que, ademas de conocer la cultura noruega del siglo X, posee un secreto en el arte de amar, lo que acabara de convencer a la doctora para embarcarla en una pasional historia de amor. El vikingo salvaje Para cumplir los deseos de su padre, Jorund Ericsson se embarca con sus hombres en busca de su hermano Geirolf, desaparecido cuando navegaba en su drakkar. Pero el barco encalla y Jorund se lanza al agua para intentar liberar la nave. Desnudo y a lomos de una orca salvaje Jorund irrumpe en la costa de Galveston, Texas. El desconcertado vikingo cree hallarse en el paraiso al ver a una hermosa mujer de pelo corto y labios seductores, la psicologa Maggie McBride. Algo mas fuerte que la quimica surge entre ellos, y Jorund lograra convencerla de que el amor puede ser tan fuerte que es capaz de cruzar los umbrales del espacio y del tiempo. El vikingo viril Magnus Ericsson es un granjero vikingo del siglo X con una larga prole a sus espaldas. Unos años atras sus hermanos Jorund y Geirolf desaparecieron misteriosamente. Cansado de la situacion, Magnus promete guardar castidad y se embarca junto con sus hijos rumbo a Vinland para cambiar su estilo de vida. Tras un misterioso suceso su barco aparece varado en unas nuevas y extrañas tierras: el reino de Hollywood. En aquel lugar, la gente cree que es un actor (sea eso lo que sea) y Angela Abruzzi, una atractiva viticultora, se niega a aceptar que el es su alma gemela y que estan predestinados.

En el siglo X, Geirolf Ericsson se encuentra a bordo de su drakkar en medio de una fuerte tormenta. El barco naufraga y cuando Geirolf despierta está a miles de kilómetros de su Noruega natal y a diez siglos de distancia. Geirolf ha cruzado la puerta del tiempo y del espacio, y ha aparecido en Maine, en casa de la doctora Meredith Foster. Ademas, descubre que su barco pertenece a la Fundacion Trondheim y a la Universidad de Oxley, y esta siendo reconstruido por la doctora Foster y su equipo. Meredith, por su parte, cree que se trata de un chiflado que ha aparecido desnudo en su casa, habla de una forma muy anticuada y dice ser un vikingo especializado en la construccion de barcos. Eso si, un chiflado muy atractivo, que ademas de conocer la cultura noruega del siglo x posee un secreto en el arte de amar, el punto S; algo que acabara por convencer a la doctora y la embarcara en una pasional historia de amor.

Jorund Ericsson contemplaba con la mirada vacía el enorme túmulo funerario, lo bastante grande como para albergar una galera vikinga y todas las pertenencias necesarias para que su ocupante llevara una buena vida en el otro mundo. Hacia mas de un año que habia partido hacia Oriente, a luchar en las guerras del emperador de Miklegard, la lejana Bizancio. Soldado de fortuna durante toda su vida, Jorund habia formado parte de la elite de la guardia varega, compuesta por vikingos escogidos de entre muchas naciones. En el viaje de regreso a casa habia matado el tiempo luchando bajo la bandera del rey noruego Olaf Tryggvason, que habia vuelto a la ofensiva en Bretaña esparciendo a su paso el rocio de la espada como una marea sangrienta. Para Olaf (que era, a la sazon, tio paterno de Jorund), aquello no suponia mas que un breve alto en sus luchas territoriales con el rey danes Sven Barba Partida. Algunos decian que la guerra era el modo de vida de los vikingos. Era cierto. Jorund reconocia sin sonrojo ser un maestro en el arte de la espada; un mercenario, pero no sin escrupulos: solo seguia a aquellos caudillos cuyos valores y propositos podia compartir. Al seguir aquella senda, tenia a la muerte por constante compañera y habia perdido hacia tiempo la cuenta de los hombres que habian sucumbido bajo su espada y de los compañeros de armas que moraban ya en el Valhalla. Pese a todo, no esperaba encontrarse aquello al regresar a casa. Angustiado, sus ojos se movian de un lado a otro, escudriñando la tumba. (...)

SHES ROUGHAfter being terrorized by an evil tyrant, Hilda Berdottir, a no-nonsense Viking woman, established a Dark Age sanctuary for abused women.. And they are not only surviving, but have been thriving for five years now. Everything is perfect, except that the women have begun to yearn for the one thing that is a danger to their lives. Men! Oh, not for their companionship, but for their seedas in children. They want to bed them, then shed them, not wed them. Holy Thor! Good thing there are no men around. UntilHES READYTorolf Magnusson and his team of Navy SEALs are cruising along a Norwegian fjord like bleepin tourists when their reproduction Viking longship wrecks, and they somehow find themselves back in the tenth century outside a medieval version of a womans shelter. And the females women there are trying everything in their erotic repertoire to lure the men into their bed furs. Hoo-yah! Except for Hilda who wants nothing to do with Torolf. UntilTOGETHER, THEYRE A MATCHAfter Torolf and his comrades-in-arms rid the old Norse world of the villainous Steinolf, they return to present-day California. But oops! Somehow, Torolf accidentally brings Hilda along for the ride through time and space. Whats a guy to do when suddenly responsible for a reluctant girlfriend who is being stalked by a mad scientist bent on dissecting her thousand-year-old body? Especially when said body is so hot its making him think they were meant to be together, ready or not.Booklist Top Ten Romance Novel for 2006!!Winner of the Hughie Award for Best Time TravelFinalist for the PRISM Award in the Time Travel CategoryFinalist for the P.E.A.R.L. Award

THE PRINCE IS A FROG. Formerly a Puerto Rican street kid, Peter Garza is tired of pretending hes Perico Tomas de la Garza, a Spanish prince, the face of his designer shoe company. However, his business is about to go public, and Peter will finally be able to end this hated royal charade. What he doesnt need is bad press from protesters who are picketing in front of his office about the dangers of wearing high heels.CINDERELLA IS A SHARK. As a little girl, Cynthia Sullivan may have entertained ideas of a fairy-tale Prince Charming rescuing her from her life of poverty in the Chicago projects, but today she is a high-powered Wall Street trader known as "The Shark." What she doesnt need is to be hobbled by designer shoes thanks to the latest Garza design. Shes not going to stand for it, and she knows how to have her complaints noticed!THE MAGIC KINGDOM is a ramshackle mansion in the Catskills where Peters fairy godmother...er...fairy godfather is an Elvis impersonator. Elmer Presley works with Peters two "evil" step sisters to kidnap the influential Cynthia and prevent her from bad-mouthing the company before their IPO hits the street.CAN FAIRY TALES COME TRUE? What happens when you toss in the Mafia, a pack of hound dogs, a pumpkin-colored pick-up truck, plus a sexual chemistry that would knock a royal tiara akilter? A recipe for either love or disaster...or both! Previously published as Love Me Tender.

Second chances at love make a great story, but when a couple has been married and divorced five times, what are the odds for success? Find out in Pink Jinx, the first book in Sandra Hills Jinx treasure hunting trilogy. Starring Veronica Jinkowsky, a strait-laced Boston lawyer, and Jake Jensen, a professional poker player, Pink Jinx provides an outstanding cast of colorful characters, all trapped about a salvage boat on the open seas: Veronicas grandfather Frank Jinkowsky, whose Polish heritage is apparent in his insistence on constantly playing polka music and his matchmaking efforts, his partner Flossie, who used to be a Las Vegas showgirl, cook Brenda Caslow, an ex-NASCAR mechanic who is on a sauerkraut diet, divers Adam Famosa, a Cuban college professor, and Caleb Peachy, an ex-Amish Navy SEAL, and the beloved Tante Lulu of Sandras Cajun series. Veronica and Jake are determined not to make mistake number six as they work to find the lost cache of pink diamonds, but will they find that the greatest treasure of all was with them all along?

Joy Nelson joins the female Navy SEALS in a fit of depression over the death of her POW brother. Then she finds herself shot back in time to the cold, cold Norselands where she is auctioned off as a slave to a Viking warlord. What fun! This Norseman doesnt know what hit him.

Rita, a former stunt woman, cant believe she signed up to be a female Navy SEAL. She needed the signup money to pay her mothers medical bills. Steven, a fierce Viking warrior, is depressed over the "death" of his brother Thorfinn. Yep, even Vikings get the blues. Rita cant believe shes been tossed back in time to the tenth century wearing a head-to-toe wetsuit and flippers with her face cammied up. Steven cant believe the gods have sent him a fish woman to ease his woes. Not a beautiful mermaid, but an ugly-as-death fish. How dare the brute put her in a cage! How dare the wench teach his people line dancing! Love and laughter guaranteed in this trip down Memory Lane...uh Fjord.(Previously published, a New York Times bestseller)

DO DREAMS COME TRUE?Kirstin Magnusson is haunted by dreams of a fierce Viking warrior in a cage, being tortured and humiliated by his Saxon captors. Is it a fantasy, or a cry for help? But shes a no-nonsense college professor, not a Navy SEAL like her brothers or a Norse fighting man, like her father once was. What can she do to help? Call on her academic training, of course, and form a plan.... WHAT ABOUT NIGHTMARES? Once called Hauk the Handsome, Hauk Thorsson is far from it these days, having lived in a filthy Saxon cage for over six months. All because he allowed grief over the death of his son to distract him. However, Hauk has a plan to escape soon and join the approaching army of Sweyn Forkbearduntil that lackbrain woman arrives and causes nothing but trouble. BUT SOME DREAMS END HAPPILY EVER AFTER:All right, it depends on the definition of "ever after." And mayhap it wasnt the best idea for Hauk to kidnap Kirstin, but shed said she needed time; so, he was just doing what she wanted, sort of.

When destiny demands two time-crossed lovers must meet...Thorfinn...is a fierce Viking warrior grieving for his lost son, Miklof.Lydia...is a modern woman grieving for her dead Navy SEAL husband.Thorfinn shoots through time, one thousand years, and is convinced that Lydias son Mike is his own Miklof. Lydia thinks Thorfinn, who claims to be a time-traveling Viking, has one oar missing from his longboat. Thorfinn is tempted by the odd woman...especially when she chains him to her bed. Lydia is tempted by Thorfinn when he teaches her that there are some tricks only a Viking male has in his repertoire.Is it really time travel, or a miracle?Could it be possible that sometimes God, or the gods, meddle in the lives of mankind...?

ANGEL ON A HARLEY:Angel Sabato tries to live up to his name as he seeks to win the love of his life, but its hard being good with his past as a bad boy biker, treasure hunter, and Playgirl centerfold. Against the sensual bayou setting of Southern Louisiana as a backdrop, Angel sets out on a plan of sizzling seduction.EX-NUN ON A MISSION:This angel is going to have his feathers clipped if Grace OBrien has her way. The ex-poker-playing nun and folk healer isnt buying this Jersey boys declaration of love. Friendship, yes. Sex, maybe. Love, no way! Besides, she has a secret that precludes any relationships. But how does she resist the reformed rogue?A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN:With the notorious Tante Lulu, the bayou busybody, calling the shots, Angel and Grace dont stand a chance. They soon find themselves in the midst of a plot to rescue a group of hurricane orphans while a mysterious person from Graces past shows up. Will Angel and Grace be able to weather the storm?With Sandra Hills trademark humor, this is a book that will make the reader laugh, as well as cry.(Originally published as So Into You)

WHEN OPPOSITES ATTRACTJohn LeDeux is the wildest guy on Louisiana bayou. Even his infamous aunt, Tante Lulu, agrees. But now hes a respected police detective who must fall back on his wilder days to investigate a crime syndicates control of a Baton Rouge sex club. However, the last thing John expects is some nosy reporter screwing up his bust by dressing like a high-class Bourbon Street hooker and then writing an article calling him the "Sex Cop."SPARKS WILL FLYSingle parent Celine Arseneux is raising a five-year-old son and proud of her award-winning work as a journalist. What she doesnt need is a full-of-himself, sex-on-the-hoof Cajun bad boy distracting her from what could be the scoop of the century. Besides, if he gets too close, he might uncover her secret.BUT A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE SWAMPForced to hide out until the sex club case goes to trial, John distracts himself with a treasure-hunting company, looking for buried pirate gold. Of course, who else should be assigned to do a feature story on treasure hunting than his not-so-favorite journalist, Celine? Adding to the steamy heat and gators and snakes big as telephone poles, theres the matchmaking Tante Lulu, an ex-Amish Navy SEAL, a professional poker-playing nun, a Cuban professor, and a female NASCAR mechanic. What can a guy and gal do but laugh and surrender to the magic of a destined love?

WHEN A HOT NAVY SEALLt. Zachary Floyd is so pretty hes been dubbed "Pretty Boy," but when it comes to fighting skills, Zach is the man you want at your six. Zach can have any woman he wants, but his romantic crosshairs are focused on the one he "left behind." Way behind!All Zach wants is a little love from the woman hes obsessed with, and maybe someone to help him care for Samir Abdul Hassim Floyd, the five-year-old son he never knew he had, appropriately nicknamed Sammy the Snot.MEETS A RELUCTANT VIKING WARRIOR-ESSBritta Asadottir is so big shes been dubbed Britta the Big, so it makes sense that she would hone her ancient broadsword skills. Never mind that shes beautiful...well, beautiful to that annoying lackwit, Zack-hairy Floyd. Holy Thor! How dare the man wish-pray here to his land! All Britta wants is to join WEALS, a female version of Navy SEALs, and perhaps experience a couple of those so-called orgy-as-hims.SPARKS FLY!Youll laugh out loud as Pretty Boy gets his comeupance and wish you had a Navy SEAL of your own. Sizzle and humor create the perfect erotic fire when past meets future with a little Dennis the Menace thrown in. Down and dirty, for sure!

A Cajun Series Prequel NovellaTANTE LULU HAS A PAST: No one knows how old Louise Rivard, the notorious Cajun folk healer/matchmaker, really is. Nor do they know what happened to make her the way she is today, bless her bleeding heart. How did she get the name of Tante or Aunt, when shes no aunt to any of the LeDeux clan? And what is this secret shes hidden for more than fifty years? Only one things for certainshe has a finger in every bayou pot. PHILLIPE PRUDHOMME WAS A NAVY SEAL, before they even had a name for the webfoot warriors of World War II. One look at pin-up worthy Louise Rivard in the New Orleans USO, and he is a goner, struck for a loop by the legendary Prudhomme Whammy. He loves his Cajun girl with a passion only a Cajun man can understand. When this damn war is over, he and Louise will settle on the bayou, where he will be a family doctor and Louise will practice the folk healing skills passed down through the women of her family. Or is it a hopeless dream?

Viking Navy Seals? What an odd combination! Well, Holy Thor! Not really: The ancient Vikings and modern SEALs are both noted for their fighting skills. They love boats and the water can anyone say longships and the Navy?). Both are known to be buff of body and uncommonly attractive (Women from foreign countries were known to invite the Vikings to their bed furs because they were so tempting. Or was it because they bathed more often than the average man?). They share a rare sense of humor, the ability to laugh at themselves, as evidenced by the old sagas. Loyalty to family and country abounds. Sandra Hill, with her trademark humor and sizzle, combines both cultures via contemporary time travels where centuries-separated lovers are brought together in outrageous miracles of destiny. Rough and ReadyShes rough...hes ready...together, theyre a match.... In Rough and Ready, a group of Navy SEALs under the leadership of Lt. Torolf Magnusson accidentally find themselves back in the eleventh century Norselands in a womans sanctuary where they fight off a vicious "terrorist" named Steinolf, as well as the women themselves, who want babies without the men (think Dark Age one-night stands, which amuse and offend the horny but honorable men). Torolf manages to return to the future, but, again, accidentally, he brings a reluctant Hilda Brundottir back with him and has no choice but to place her in his home in a biker trailer park named Hog Heaven. Down and DirtyWhen a hot Navy SEAL...meets a reluctant Viking warrior-ess...sparks fly! Down and Dirty has Navy SEAL Frank "Pretty Boy" Floyd facing a two-edged sword, a five-year-old, half-Arab son he never knew existed, the affectionately called Sammy the Snot, and Britta the Big, an ancient Viking warrioress that Floyd had met in that weird trip back to the past in Rough and Ready. Viking UnchainedWhen destiny demands two time-crossed lovers must meet... Tears and laughter abound in Viking Unchained where the grief-stricken Viking Thorfinn Ericsson goes searching for his missing son Miklof and finds him a thousand years in the future with little Mike Denton, the son of Navy SEAL widow Lydia Denton, an aerobics instructor.

Love Is a Messy Gumbo Savannah Jones has learned one hard lesson: love hurts. Especially when you think the man you love died overseas. Matthew Carrington has learned one of his own: never underestimate a meddling Cajun aunt with a plan. When fateand Tante Luluthrows Savannah and Matthew back together, sparks fly, tempers flare, and old misunderstandings surface. Add in a precocious daughter he never knew he had, a recovering city, and chemistry that refuses to stay buried, and things get complicated fast. But Tante Lulu knows the truth: love, like gumbo, takes patience, heat, and a willingness to stir things up. And shes not about to let these two mess up the recipe again. Saving Savannah is a sexy, laugh-out-loud second chance romantic comedy packed with heat, heart, and enough Cajun attitude to keep the sparks flying until the very last page. Recipe for beignets included! (previously published by Bell Bridge Books)