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Wild Image is up on retailers across the world as of today. All the other titles that I have control of will be “wide-loaded” over the course of the week. I’m really excited for you Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Apple etc readers out there to have access to many of my contemporary stories for the first time.

It’s amazing what I can accomplish when school is in session…

My kid is home sick from school today, which means I can’t have a normal work day, since I’m going to be fetching and carrying and doing emergency laundry…you know the drill. For now, I have time for a moment of reflection, since he’s napping. While I remain in cat-like readiness, I thought I would mention that I have a couple of reviews up on my new release, Hunting John Doe.

One is from a long-time reviewer and the other from is a new reviewer. However, he has read my sci-fi romance before, and he said both stories had a “gritty realistic setting.” Honestly, I was kind of shocked by that.

After all, aren’t I the same author who wrote a seven-book series about a bakery? Full of mouthwatering pastries? Still, as fluffy as aspects of that series were (The Redcakes) it had some grit in it, too. Most of the heroines were career women, pretty rare in the 1880s and 1890s. And then I moved on to Jazz Age London for the Grand Russe Hotel trilogy. And in that series, all the fun of parties and champagne and dancing is backdropped by the British Secret Service hunting for a deranged Russian bomber. Okay, I guess that’s pretty gritty too. Now I’m writing about Charles Dickens (as Heather Redmond). This was a guy who wandered London’s backstreets all hours of the night, learning the city like an encyclopedia, and he’s solving murders. Hmmm.

Sometimes it takes a new set of eyes to tell an author what their brand is. Thank you to Walter for revealing it to me.

What would you call my brand? “The reality behind the shimmer?” “Gritty love?” “Grit and reality?” “Real love?” Okay, that’s probably been used before.

LOL. Still a work in progress…after a night without much sleep due to the sick kiddo.

My novel is out today! Hooray! This is a revised novel that was released in an earlier form as Recreating John Doe by my old pen name, Anh Leod. Delle Jacobs made me a gorgeous new cover and it’s been expanded and re-edited.

It’s an Amazon exclusive for now, so it’s on Kindle Unlimited or you can purchase it.

Blurb:

Once a royal prince, the man known as John Doe now lives the low life as an intergalactic bounty hunter. Avoiding the revolutionaries who need him as their figurehead, he’s chasing his latest contract, beautiful Gaia Marlowe, wanted for the death of her husband.

Long ago, Gaia had supported herself in exotic BDSM clubs. Her path out of that lifestyle only led her to the darker pleasures of the upper class. With two husbands dead, it’s time to take charge of her life as an underground mistress.

John needs to capture Gaia, but she can’t afford to let that happen. If only their connection wasn’t so magnetic. Two people are running for their lives…and a chemistry that cannot be denied.

Disclaimer: Expect sexy adult situations and practices.

Coming Soon! A revised version of Recreating John Doe by my pen name, Anh Leod

Once a royal prince, the man known as John Doe now lives the low life as an intergalactic bounty hunter. Avoiding the revolutionaries who need him as their figurehead, he’s chasing his latest contract, beautiful Gaia Marlowe, wanted for the death of her husband.

Gaia once supported herself in exotic BDSM clubs. Her path out of that lifestyle only led her to the darker pleasures of the upper class. With two husbands dead, it’s time to take charge of her life as an underground mistress.

John needs to capture Gaia, but she can’t afford to let that happen. If only their connection wasn’t so magnetic. Two people are running for their lives…and a chemistry that cannot be denied.

Disclaimer:  Expect sexy adult situations and practices.

Cover by artist Delle Jacobs

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Blood Ties blurb:

A romantic suspense novella set during a heat-soaked summer in California…

Roselyn Ridge has always wanted to find her father. When she takes a website DNA test, she learns she has a Pacific Islander grandparent. After she attempts to learn more, strange things start to happen. Drug dealers appear in her quiet Sacramento neighborhood. Someone tries to run her over when she’s out jogging. Meanwhile, her mysterious father’s widow, Healani Chang, invites her for a visit to Hilo.

Nothing interesting has ever happened to Roselyn before, but she’s beginning to think ignorance was bliss. Now, if she doesn’t solve the mystery of her father, she risks not surviving to start a family of her own with the attractive Hawaiian man she’s just started dating.

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Lady Be Good

5 stars: “LADY BE GOOD is not only a beautiful romance, but a terrific spy story as well, and both of them seamlessly woven into a fabulous book.”–Monique Daost, Goodreads/Amazon reviewer

4 stars: “A historical romantic suspense with incredible characters who carry more than guns – they carry secrets they will do anything to keep under wraps. The storyline is rich in historical details, but the detail does not distract from the overall plot. Olga and Douglas care for one another, but as they are both “royals” they have to maintain decorum. Heather Hiestand is a talented author who brings to life what could have happened to the royal family of Russia during the revolution.”–RT Book Reviews

B rating: “What I liked about this story is the relationship between Olga and Glass and the depiction of this somewhat gray and dreary world.”–Jayne, DearAuthor