23 August: Sandra Name Day

In the Czech Republic August 23^rd is the name day for people called Sandra. Sandra is a female name, which can be short for Alexandra or Cassandra. The name is usually interpreted to mean “protector of man”. Here are 10 famous Sandras.

1. Sandra Bullock, American actress whose films include Speed, Practical Magic, Miss Congeniality, The Lake House and The Proposal.
2. Sandra Oh, Canadian actress of South Korean descent famous for her roles in Gray’s Anatomy and Killing Eve.
3. Sandra Corleone, Fictional character in The Godfather. She’s Sonny Corleone’s wife.
4. Sandra Dawson, Master of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge from 1999 to 2009, the first woman to be master of a formerly all male college at Cambridge University.
5. Sandra Dee, American model, actress and singer.
6. Sandra Dickinson, British actress who played Trillian in the 1981 TV adaptation of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.
7. Sandra Howard, a former model whose fourth husband is Michael Howard, a former leader of the UK Conservative party. In the 1960s when her name was Sandra Paul, she appeared on the cover of American Vogue two months in a row.
8. Sandra Bernhard, American comedian and actress who played Nancy Barlett Thomas on Roseanne.
9. Zandra Rhodes, English fashion and textile designer.
10. Sandra Fabara, aka Lady Pink, graffiti artist.

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Killing Me Softly

Sebastian Garrett is an assassin. It wasn’t his first choice of vocation, but nonetheless, he’s good at it, and can be relied upon to get the job done. He’s on top of his game.

Until he is contracted to kill Princess Helena of Galorvia. She is not just any princess. Sebastian doesn’t bargain on his intended victim being a super-heroine who gives as good as she gets. Only his own genetic variant power saves him from becoming the victim, instead of Helena. 

Fate has another surprise in store. Sebastian was not expecting to fall in love with her.

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