Sarah A Hoyt

Hi. I'm Sarah A. Hoyt, but you might be looking for one of my pen names: Elise Hyatt , Sarah D'Almeida or for my historical novels, Plain Jane (written under a house name, Laurien Gardner) or No Will But His (under my own name).

I didn't set out to write in so many different genres, let alone under so many names. Actually, I didn't set out to write at all.

I wanted to grow up to be a cat. Okay, I was three years old. By the time I realized this was impossible, I'd focused on a new and dazzling career -- first communion girl! I grew up in a small village in Portugal and the first communion girls paraded down the street in white, lacy dresses. The glam and glitz seduced me. Until I realized it was not so much a career as a seasonal, one-time gig. Being practical, I decided I'd become something more permanent: an angel!

Not only would I get the dress -- oh, no -- I'd also get the wings, which would allow me to soar above my enemies and--

It's probably best for all concerned that I wasn't willing to die to get the job.

So you see, by the time I was six, I'd come to the end of all my reasonable ambitions. There remained only the unreasonable: I'd become a novelist.

And it only took a -- mumble -- number of years, a move from Portugal to the US*-- where I live in Colorado with my husband, two sons and a varying number of cats -- to achieve my ambition.

As for why so many books and pen names, think about it: if I weren't doing this, I'd probably be conquering the world. Which one would you rather have? Sarah A. Hoyt the novelist, or Sarah A. Hoyt the despot over all of the known world? Right. Me too. But my husband says I have to confine myself to the writing world!

He never lets me have any fun!

*In case you are wondering, yeah, English is my third language. Portuguese is the first, then French, then English which I started to learn at fourteen.

To keep up on my world domination plans, friend me on Facebook – I’m Sarah A Hoyt – or follow me at sarahahoyt on twitter!

NEWS: Sold the next book of the Darkships saga and the next book of the shifter series! Look for Darkship Renegade and Noah’s Boy sometime next year.

Update: Have sold a new book in the Daring Finds mystery series. Excerpts up Soon!

Update2: There's now an Audible edition of Darkship Thieves!

What to do? What to do?

Well, there is a ton of free stuff to read. You can get some of the free stories here or download my first short story collection, Crawling Between Heaven and Earth for free. (There is a button for a $4.00 donation to the right of the download links, but this is only if you want to donate. The download is free.)

If on the other hand you’re looking to see what my novels are like, there are excerpts of all of them available. Try my space opera, Darkship Thieves; my Daring Finds Mysteries series; my historical books; my Urban Fantasy Shifter Series (Draw One in the Dark and Gentleman Takes a Chance); or my Steampunk Magical British Empire series (Heart of Light, Soul of Fire and Heart and Soul); or my Musketeers Mysteries series (Death of a Musketeer, The Musketeer's Seamstress, The Musketeer's Apprentice, A Death in Gascony and Dying By the Sword). Give a look in at my first Shakespearean Fantasy series (Ill Met by Moonlight, All Night Awake and Any Man So Daring).

You'll find plenty to read here.

If you want to help get the word out when I have new work available -- or you just want to know for yourself -- please look into Sarah's Street Team.
Whatever your reason for visiting me, I hope you enjoy yourself on my site (feedback welcome!) and feel free to drop me an email!