Heather Rose Jones

Biography

Heather Rose Jones is the author of the Alpennia historic fantasy series. She has sold short fiction to the anthology series Sword and Sorceress and Lace and Blade, as well as to the audio magazine Podcastle. She has non-fiction publications on topics ranging from biotech to historic costume to naming practices.

Heather creates the Lesbian Historic Motif Project blog and its associated podcast, presenting research on gender and sexuality in history as a resource for authors writing historic-based fiction, as well as promoting lesbian historical fiction in general.

She has a PhD from U.C. Berkeley in Linguistics, specializing in the semantics of Medieval Welsh prepositions, and works as an industrial discrepancy investigator for a major Bay Area pharmaceutical company. In addition to several decades of participation in historic re-creation groups, she is active in science fiction and fantasy fandom.

Where to find Heather Rose Jones online

Where to buy in print

Series

A Novel of Alpennia
An epic fantasy romance series.
The Mystic Marriage
Price: $9.99 USD.
Mother of Souls
Price: $9.99 USD.
Floodtide
Price: $9.99 USD.

Books

Floodtide
Series: A Novel of Alpennia, Book 4. Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 89,900. Language: English. Published: March 22, 2020 by Bella Books. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Historical, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Lesbian
Set in the magical early 19th century world of Alpennia, Floodtide tells an independent tale that interweaves with the adventures.
Mother of Souls
Series: A Novel of Alpennia, Book 3. Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 151,670. Language: English. Published: October 6, 2017 by Bella Books. Categories: Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Lesbian, Fiction » Fantasy » Historical
At last! Return to the enchanted realm of Alpennia for the eagerly awaited sequel to Daughter of Mystery and The Mystic Marriage.
The Mystic Marriage
Series: A Novel of Alpennia, Book 2. Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 166,480. Language: English. Published: August 5, 2016 by Bella Books. Categories: Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Lesbian, Fiction » Fantasy » Historical
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.
Daughter of Mystery: A Novel of Alpennia
Series: A Novel of Alpennia, Book 1. Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 138,310. Language: English. Published: July 21, 2016 by Bella Books. Categories: Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Lesbian, Fiction » Fantasy » Historical
Heather Rose Jones debuts with a sweeping story rich in intrigue and the clash of loyalties and love.