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Alpennia Series Bundle: 1-3

Heather Rose Jones — Thu, 17 Nov 2016 16:53:52 +0000

The first three volumes of the epic fantasy romance series in one eBook bundle! (No longer available.)

Daughter of Mystery—
Margerit Sovitre did not expect to inherit fortunes—nor a bodyguard, ruthlessly efficient swordswoman Barbara. At first Margerit protests the need for Barbara’s services, but soon she cannot imagine sending Barbara away.

The Mystic Marriage—
Jeanne, Vicomtesse de Cherdillac, is bored with the flat Rotenek season, her tediously jealous lover, and her usual crowd of friends. When Antuniet turns up on her doorstep seeking patronage for her alchemy experiments, what begins as amusement turns to interest, then something deeper.

Mother of Souls—
When Serafina takes lodgings with Luzie Valorin, widowed music teacher and aspiring composer, both their lives are changed forever. Luzie’s music holds a power to rival the Mysteries, and Serafina alone has the vision to guide her talents.

Note: As of 2022/07/24 it appears that this bundle is no longer offered. I'll follow up if this changes.

Heather Rose Jones

Bibliographic citation:

Jones, Heather Rose. 2016 Alpennia Series Bundle (Books 1-3). Bella Books. ISBN 9781765432198e

Publication date:

November, 2016

ISBN:

9781765432198e

Genre tags:

Historical Fantasy

Publisher:

Bella Books

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Mother of Souls

Heather Rose Jones — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 02:29:38 +0000

All her life, Serafina Talarico has searched in vain for a place where she and her mystical talents belong. She never found it in Rome—the city of her birth—where her family’s Ethiopian origins marked them as immigrants. After traveling halfway across Europe to study with Alpennia's Royal Thaumaturgist, her hopes of finding a home among Margerit Sovitre’s circle of scholars are dashed, for Serafina can perceive, but not evoke, the mystical forces of the Mysteries of the Saints and even Margerit can't awaken her talents.

When Serafina takes lodgings with Luzie Valorin, widowed music teacher and aspiring composer, both their lives are changed forever. Luzie’s music holds a power to rival the Mysteries, and Serafina alone has the vision to guide her talents. For sorcery threatens the fate of Alpennia—indeed of all of Europe—locking the mountains in a malevolent storm meant to change the course of history. Alpennia’s mystic protections are under attack and the key to survival may lie in the unlikeliest of places: Luzie’s ambition to write an opera on the life of the medieval philosopher Tanfrit.

Return to the enchanted realm of Alpennia for the eagerly awaited sequel to Daughter of Mystery and The Mystic Marriage.

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Mother of Souls won the 2017 Gaylactic Spectrum Award for Best Novel. The Gaylactic Spectrum Awards are for SFF with significant positive queer content.

Heather Rose Jones

Bibliographic citation:

Jones, Heather Rose. 2016. Mother of Souls. Bella Books. ISBN 9781594935176

Publication date:

November, 2016

ISBN:

9781594935176

Genre tags:

Historical Fantasy

Publisher:

Bella Books

Gaylactic Spectrum Winner 2017

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The Mystic Marriage

Rob Black — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 22:37:45 +0000

Antuniet Chazillen lost everything the night her brother was executed. In exile, she swore that treason would not be the final chapter of the Chazillen legacy in Alpennia’s history. A long-hidden book of alchemical secrets provides the first hope of success, but her return to the capital is haunted by an enemy who wants those secrets for himself.

Jeanne, Vicomtesse de Cherdillac is bored. The Rotenek season is flat, her latest lover has grown tediously jealous and her usual crowd of friends fails to amuse. When Antuniet turns up on her doorstep seeking patronage for her alchemy experiments, what begins as amusement turns to interest, then something deeper. But Antuniet’s work draws danger that threatens even the crown of Alpennia.

The alchemy of precious gems throws two women into a crucible of adversity, but it is the alchemy of the human heart that transforms them both in this breathtaking follow-up to the widely acclaimed Daughter of Mystery.

The Mystic Marriage was chosen for the Gaylactic Spectrum shortlist of recommended works, and was a finalist for the Golden Crown Literary Society award in the Science Fiction/Fantasy category.

Check out this this reading from The Mystic Marriage on The Lesbian Talk Show podcast.

Heather Rose Jones

Bibliographic citation:

Jones, Heather Rose. 2015. The Mystic Marriage. Bella Books. ISBN 978-1594934414

Publication date:

April, 2015

ISBN:

ISBN-13: 978-1594934414

Genre tags:

Historical Fiction

Publisher:

Bella Books, Inc.

Gaylactic Network Recommended Short List 2016

Golden Crown Literary Society Short List 2016

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Daughter of Mystery

Rob Black — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 22:03:32 +0000

Margerit Sovitre did not expect to inherit Baron Saveze’s fortunes—even less his bodyguard, a ruthlessly efficient swordswoman known only as Barbara. Wealth suddenly makes Margerit a highly eligible heiress and buys her the enmity of the new Baron. He had expected to inherit all, and now eyes her fortune with open envy.

Barbara proudly served as the old Baron’s duelist but she had expected his death to make her a free woman. Bitterness turns to determination when she finds herself the only force that stands between Margerit and the new Baron’s greed.

At first Margerit protests the need for Barbara’s services, but soon she cannot imagine sending Barbara away. And Barbara’s duty has become something far more hazardous to her heart than the point of a sword. But greater dangers loom than one man’s hatred—the Prince of Alpennia is ill. Deadly intrigue surrounds the succession and the rituals of divine power known as The Mysteries of the Saints.

Heather Rose Jones debuts with a sweeping story rich in intrigue and the clash of loyalties and love.

Daughter of Mystery was chosen for the Gaylactic Spectrum shortlist of recommended works, and was a finalist for the Golden Crown Literary Society award in the Science Fiction/Fantasy category.

Audiobook: Released 2022/08/02 (See Books2Read link)

Heather Rose Jones

Bibliographic citation:

Jones, Heather Rose. 2014. Daughter of Mystery. Bella Books. ISBN 978-1-59493-381-3

Publication date:

January, 2014

ISBN:

978-1-59493-381-3

Genre tags:

Historical Fiction

Publisher:

Bella Books, Inc.

Golden Crown Literary Society Short List 2015

Gaylactic Network Recommended Short List 2015

Rainbow Awards 2nd place 2014

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