Welcome to the official web site of historical romance author Kristi Astor! I'm excited about my very first release--the novella "Swept Away" in the four-author anthology LORDS OF DESIRE headlined by NYTimes bestselling author Virginia Henley. The anthology, which also includes historical novellas by Sally MacKenzie and Victoria Dahl, hit the Barnes & Noble Trade Romance Bestseller List, making it a National Bestseller!

I'm particularly excited about "Swept Away" because it's my first foray into the Edwardian era, an era that has always seemed so very romantic to me--think Lucy Honeychurch and George Emerson in E.M. Forster's A ROOM WITH A VIEW; Elise McKenna and Richard Collier in SOMEWHERE IN TIME; Rose and Jack in TITANIC. For more information about the Edwardian era, please be sure to visit my LINKS page.

In Nov. '09, look for my first erotic historical novella, LOVER'S DAWN, in the Celtic Winter Solstice-themed anthology WINTER'S DESIRE (Harlequin SPICE, trade paperback). My first book-length Edwardian historical, A MIDNIGHT CLEAR, will be released in Oct. '10 (Zebra Books, mass market paperback). In the meantime, check back frequently for updates, and be sure to visit the LUST IN TIME blog--a group blog dedicated to 'hot' historicals.

  The latest news! Two more "Celtic Spice" anthologies (written with Charlotte Featherstone and Amanda McIntyre) will follow WINTER'S DESIRE! Look for BELTANE FIRES in the spring of 2011 and DARK PLEASURES in the fall of 2012.


I hope you'll join me on my journey back in time...