Sarah A Hoyt Books in Order

When William Shakespeare’s wife and baby disappear, his search leads into Faerie. An alliance with the displaced elf ruler Quicksilver offers a chance to rescue his family from a king whose ambitions reach into the human world.

Struggling to establish himself in London, William Shakespeare becomes entangled with Christopher Marlowe’s dangerous espionage. Meanwhile, Quicksilver pursues an escaped supernatural enemy whose plan threatens both England and Faerie, forcing the rival poets into another magical crisis.

This collection brings together eleven works of fiction, combining stories first published in speculative-fiction magazines with three new tales and the novelette Songs. It gathers previously uncollected writing from several stages of Hoyt’s early career.

William Shakespeare’s success cannot protect his son Hamnet from abduction into Faerie. Urged onward by Christopher Marlowe’s ghost, Will must help Quicksilver confront another challenge to the elven throne while trying to bring his child home.

Country girl Frances Pierce wins Anne Boleyn’s friendship after protecting her from an angry crowd. Entranced by court life, she overlooks its dangers until Henry VIII’s shifting affections threaten the queen and everyone close to her.

The Musketeers discover a murdered woman dressed as one of their own who resembles the Queen of France. To avoid a royal scandal, they investigate quietly, following a cryptic note into a conspiracy tied to a friend’s past.

Colorado waitress Kyrie Smith hides her ability to become a panther until her coworker Tom’s dragon form draws her into trouble. Shifter murders and competing supernatural factions force the pair to investigate while protecting their secrets.

Jane Seymour enters Henry VIII’s court as a maid of honor to Catherine of Aragon and witnesses Anne Boleyn’s rise. When the king’s attention turns toward Jane, she must weigh her affection against the dangers and rewards of becoming queen.

Porthos’s apprentice Guillaume Jaucourt dies from poison, leaving behind a carefully concealed identity. The Musketeers investigate the young man’s secrets through the streets of seventeenth-century Paris, uncovering blackmail and connections that lead dangerously close to Porthos’s family.

Aramis’s secret lover, a Spanish noblewoman, dies in his arms, making him an obvious suspect. He asks Athos, Porthos, and D’Artagnan to identify her killer before Cardinal Richelieu’s men can turn their suspicions into an arrest.

D’Artagnan returns to Gascony to claim his inheritance after his father’s death, only to discover evidence of murder. His fellow Musketeers join the search for answers, but investigating his family’s loss puts all four friends in danger.

Porthos’s servant faces execution, and the Musketeers race to save him by uncovering the truth. Their efforts bring them into conflict with Cardinal Richelieu, whose own investigation concerns a threat against the king’s life.

Panther shifter Kyrie Smith and dragon shifter Tom Ormson have begun building a life around their Colorado diner. Aquarium deaths, powerful dragon factions, and an ancient feud threaten their community and the secrecy that keeps shifters safe.

Traveling under an assumed name, Nigel Oldhall hopes to return two powerful jewels to their African shrine. Chinese pirates and rival dragon shifters interrupt his mission, drawing him into a struggle involving imperial succession and divided loyalties.

Nigel Oldhall takes his new bride Emily to Cairo on what appears to be a honeymoon. His secret mission to recover a magical ruby for Queen Victoria soon exposes them both to murder, supernatural enemies, and questions about each other.

British were-dragon Peter Farewell searches colonial India for a powerful ruby amid rebellion and hostile magic. His rescue of Sofie Warington, who is fleeing an arranged marriage, connects him to the very treasure competing factions are hunting.

Eighteen fantasy and science fiction stories explore encounters with ancient gods, divided loyalties between human and fairy worlds, and dangerous discoveries on distant planets. Subjects include a young Leonardo da Vinci and an injured artist seeking flying horses.

Athena Hera Sinistra escapes her father’s space cruiser after an alarming encounter with a bodyguard. Seeking help in a lifeboat instead brings her into the dangerous world of the DarkShips and questions she had never intended to investigate.

Katherine Howard enters Henry VIII’s life knowing how royal favor destroyed her cousin Anne Boleyn. Ambition leads her to accept the role of his supposedly innocent young bride, while secrets from her past threaten her place at court.

Seraphim Ainsling inherits a family tradition of rescuing magical people from worlds where their gifts are punishable by death. Defying a royal ban on travel between realities, the Duke of Darkwater risks disgrace to continue that forbidden work.

Athena and Kit return to Eden expecting a fresh start but find themselves arrested instead. To escape a death sentence, they must infiltrate hostile Earth and recover lost technology essential to the energy supply of both worlds.

This brief writing guide addresses the problem of fiction that leaves readers bored. Hoyt uses humorous examples to discuss making stories more interesting and working with first readers, drawing on her experience across science fiction, fantasy, and mystery.

Vampires dominate France, and even Cardinal Richelieu has joined their ranks. After Athos is transformed, he must rely on Porthos, Aramis, and the newly arrived D’Artagnan to preserve his humanity while continuing their resistance against supernatural rule.

After escaping solitary confinement, Luce Keeva learns that his powerful father has been assassinated. His attempt to assume leadership exposes another murder plot and draws him toward the Sons of Liberty as revolution spreads across Earth.

Lion shifter and police officer Rafiel Trall investigates feral attacks while keeping his kind hidden. When the Great Sky Dragon falls and his power passes to Tom Ormson, Rafiel must solve the crimes before his friend becomes a devastating threat.

This omnibus collects Draw One in the Dark and Gentleman Takes a Chance. Panther shifter Kyrie Smith and dragon shifter Tom Ormson confront murders, rival supernatural factions, and ancient feuds while trying to maintain their lives in Goldport, Colorado.

Aspiring police officer Rafiel Trall discovers that he can transform into a lion while studying law enforcement. Afraid of harming his classmates, he returns to Goldport, where a crime forces him to confront his new identity and future.

These short stories range from vampire-controlled societies and magical schools to futures inhabited by superhumans. Alongside tales of people facing extraordinary dangers, the collection includes Angel in Flight, a story set in Hoyt’s Darkship universe.

Ten stories move from the First World War’s aerial battles to transformed futures, magical meeting places, and creatures born from nightmares. Their characters confront impossible dangers and unfamiliar worlds while holding onto courage, connection, and the possibility of survival.

Spaceship mechanic Zen Sienna’s stay in a palace becomes perilous when revolution erupts around her. As violence overtakes the old order, she must navigate competing loyalties, protect innocent people, and discover whom she can trust in the struggle.

An attack on Athena and Kit’s ship coincides with the birth of their child and leaves Kit kidnapped. Pursuing him reveals the return of the genetically engineered Mules, whose plans threaten humanity with enslavement and a devastating plague.

This science fiction collection explores alternate histories, parallel worlds, time travel, and unusual futures. Its stories visit a changed Tudor England, societies reshaped by bioengineering, and conflicts fought across time, examining how individual lives intersect with larger historical forces.

Private detective Seamus Lebanon Magis investigates why death metal bands have abruptly adopted pink costumes and cheerful songs. The bizarre case expands to involve his childhood love and a missing girl, drawing him into a confrontation with Hell itself.

After discovering she is a fox shifter, Rya Stevens runs away from a mother who misunderstands her confession. A Colorado snowstorm leaves her stranded without fuel, and the help she finds comes from unexpected members of the shifter world.

Tom Ormson wants to run his diner and enjoy married life with pregnant Kyrie, but turmoil among shifter clans disrupts their plans. A murder draws Rafiel into an investigation entangled with leadership struggles and powerful dragon interests.

Familiar fairy tales are reshaped around modern lives, unexpected romances, and people overlooked by conventional stories. Lonely introverts and unsuspecting women encounter strange magic, discovering that kindness and doing the right thing can matter more than beauty or power.

Lilly Gilden shelters an illegal cyborg who believes he is a fictional twentieth-century detective. With her husband missing, she risks punishment to use the cyborg’s clues and abilities, entering the interstellar underworld with help from an enigmatic journalist.

Four Christmas stories carry holiday traditions into distant space and unexpected settings. Stranded explorers, wartime deserters, a small robot, and a cat offer different perspectives on finding companionship and hope when familiar celebrations seem far away.

Six Christmas stories explore time travel, parallel worlds, and unexpected chances to begin again. Agents protect fragile reality, children arrive from impossible futures, and travelers encounter strange communities where a small intervention can change a life or create a family.

Diplomat Skip crash-lands on a lost colony where advanced biotechnology resembles magic. Pursued by assassins and caught between unfamiliar political factions, he must decide which rules to break to protect new allies without backup from the Star Empire.

Skip’s potential allies from the Star Empire begin dying as infiltrators tighten their grip on Elly. Protecting the king and archmagician exposes secrets about the colony and his own family, forcing a risky choice that could destroy his chance of returning home.

Saving Eerlen Troz creates an unexpected bond that allows him and Skip to share memories across two worlds. Their discoveries reveal a conspiracy threatening both Elly and the Star Empire, but surviving long enough to expose it becomes increasingly difficult.

Nine stories range across magical Denver, alternate universes, zombie disaster, and the worlds of Darkships and Rhodes. Characters face murder, survival, and tangled mysteries in settings where unusual powers and dangerous circumstances challenge their understanding of the world.

Young inventor Michael receives a plea from a man believed dead, while Albinia escapes her controlling witch mother. Their partnership leads through Fairyland’s dangerous courts as they search for missing brothers and try to unravel an enchantment threatening a family.

Thirteen science-fiction stories explore alien refugees, dangerous inventions, generation ships, and guardians of time. Their characters confront questions of belonging and survival across unfamiliar futures, including an altered ancient history and life after the revolution in the Darkship universe.