Diane signing copies of The Diamonds of Welbourne Manor at RWA's "Readers for
Life" Book signing charity in Washington, DC, 2009.
July 28, 2010
:: 5:30 - 7:30pm
Readers for Life Literacy Signing
The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort
Orlando, Florida
:: Diane will be joining over 500 other romance authors at the RWA national conference to sign her latest releases to promote literacy.
This event is open to the public and is free to attend.
August 23, 2010
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:: Diane and Michelle Willingham blog about the heroes of their September books for Male on Monday
August 16-20, 2010
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Book in 3 Months, eHarlquin Community Learn to Write
:: Includes week long discussion with members in the Write Stuff section of the eHarlequin Community
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Diane
and Eloisa James with members of Eloisa's
Message Board at RWA's 2007 National Convention. Scroll
down for more photos.
Above:
Diane (right) with bestselling authors,
Lisa
Gardner (left),
Julia
Quinn (center), at Turn the Page Bookstore for a booksigning in April
2007.
View and print Diane's print-friendly
biography.
Fast Facts about Diane:
- Gallant Officer, Forbidden Lady is Diane’s 9th Harlequin Historical Romance.
Diane’s A Reputable Rake won the Romance Writers of America 2006 RITA
Award for Best Regency Romance.- Diane’s books have won other awards, including the 2009 Golden Quill Award, the 2005 National Reader’s Choice Award, the 2005 Orange Rose (now called Book Buyers Best), and, as an unpublished writer, the 2003 Romance Writers of America Golden Heart.
- Diane also wrote two Historical Romances for Warner Forever, under the name
Diane Perkins.
Diane’s first book, The Mysterious Miss M, was published in 2004 by he Mills & Boon (the UK branch of Harlequin Enterprises). The Mills & Boon editor who judged the unpublished manuscript in the 2003 Golden Heart Contest, bought the book.- Diane’s first career was as a county mental health social worker, initially providing outpatient psychotherapy for children and their parents, then later for older adults in the county’s specialized Senior Adult Mental Health program.
- Diane’s education includes: a Master’s in Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University; a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University; a Bachelor of Arts in English from Ohio University.
- Diane is the third daughter of a Colonel in the US Army. After spending their childhoods moving from place to place, including a year in Japan, Diane and her sisters settled in the Washington, DC, suburbs. Diane’s son and daughter grew up in the house where Diane still lives with her husband and three ordinary housecats.
- Click over to Diane's Trophy
Shelf for all of her book awards.
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Publicity Photos:
Diane
appreciates all the requests for photographs for press use. The following
photos are available for download in both mac (.sit) and pc (.zip) formats.
All images are jpgs; pixel dimensions denote height. Please let us know where
you post your article so we can link to it. All author photos used should
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Diane (left) with RITA winners 
Above:
Diane (center) with author friends 
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