I’ve having a huge giveaway on my group blog, Magical Musings, in celebration of the release of Keeper of the King’s Secrets. There are two copies of Keeper of the King’s Secrets up for grabs, as well as some really lovely earrings, so hop on over and comment to be included in the draw. The blog post is open to entries until next Friday, so spread the word.
Tag Archives: Michelle Diener
Talking about Dangerous Sanctuary, a Susanna and Parker short story
I’m over at my group blog, Magical Musings, analyzing the opening scene of Dangerous Sanctuary, a short story set between IN A TREACHEROUS COURT and KEEPER OF THE KING’S SECRETS, which is due to be published by Gallery Books in a couple of months in ebook format. Joining me is YA author Gabi Stevens, and we share the different ways we approached our opening scenes. There is a copy of one of Gabi’s books and one of mine up for grabs to two lucky commenters.
Discussing scenes
I’m over at author Ellis Vidler’s blog with two other wonderful writers. We’re each discussing a short 250 word scene from one of our books. I’m talking about a scene from IN A TREACHEROUS COURT. It is fascinating to read all three excerpts and the authors’ comments. Great fun.
Guest blogging at author Cynthia Eden’s blog
I’m talking a little about the story I contributed to the ENTANGLED anthology today at Cynthia Eden’s blog, and giving away a copy of ENTANGLED and a copy of IN A TREACHEROUS COURT to two commentors. Hop on over!
ENTANGLED for a good cause
Many months ago, I was approached by Edie Ramer to contribute a short story to an anthology that was very special – all the proceeds would go to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Eleven authors contributed, ten are short stories, one is a novella. All for the price of $2.99, and every single cent made goes to charity. Even the outstanding cover design, by Laura Morrigan, and the ebook formatting, by Lori Devoti, were donated. This anthology has been a labour of love for everyone concerned. Author Stacia Kane has contributed a foreword, and the anthology will be for sale at all bookstores that sell ebooks from September 12th.
The short story authors include Edie Ramer, Misty Evans, Lori Brighton, Michelle Diener, Cynthia Eden, Jennifer Estep, Nancy Haddock, Liz Kreger, Dale Mayer, Michelle Miles and there is a novella by New York Times bestselling author Allison Brennan.
The thread running through all the stories in the anthology is Halloween and the paranormal.
As someone who has lost three close family members to cancer, and who has a close writing friend still undergoing chemotherapy for cancer, and another who is a survivor, I was honoured to be invited to contribute. Even though the contemporary paranormal genre is not my milieu, I threw myself into my story, aptly entitled BREAKING OUT, and had a lot of fun writing it. The historical fiction author in me couldn’t get over not having to do much research!
Here is the quick blurb for my story: BREAKING OUT by Michelle Diener – Imprisoned in a secret facility, powerful telekinetic Kelli Barrack and two other ‘special’ inmates grab a chance to escape, only to confront their worst nightmares on the outside.
Here is the official press release.
Authors4TheCure Donating Book Proceeds To Breast Cancer Research
Eleven authors have banded together to support breast cancer research with their writing. Authors4theCure, which includes award-winning and New York Times bestselling authors, as well as two breast cancer survivors, is donating proceeds from the sale of their paranormal anthology, Entangled, to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF).
BCRF-funded research has helped save lives and improved the quality of care and rate of survival for tens of thousands of breast cancer patients in the past decade. Their research has revealed that the “cure” is a mosaic made up of as many approaches to diagnosing, treating, preventing and surviving as there are different types of breast cancer. The anthology is also a mosaic made up of many stories donated for this worthwhile cause.
Entangled includes ten suspense-filled paranormal stories from authors Lori Brighton, Michelle Diener, Cynthia Eden, Jennifer Estep, Misty Evans, Nancy Haddock, Liz Kreger, Dale Mayer, Michelle Miles, and Edie Ramer, plus a novella by Allison Brennan. Stacia Kane contributed the foreword and the book’s formatting and cover art were also donated to the project.
Entangled released September 12, 2011, and is available as an ebook at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords and other online retailers.
We already have some reviews in, and they are overwhelmingly positive:
The Good, The Bad and the Unread
Buy it at:
All Romance e-Books
Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk
Barnes & Noble
Smashwords
Video Interview
I was recently interviewed and the video is now up. To watch me talk about how I came to write IN A TREACHEROUS COURT, what books I like to read and my favorite historical period, just click on the video below.
Where I’ll Be on the Web
Here is the schedule of where I’ll be over the next few weeks, as I count down to the release of IN A TREACHEROUS COURT. There is a giveaway with every single interview or guest post, so if you’d like to win a copy of IN A TREACHEROUS COURT, or even if you just want to learn more about the book, please stop by:
Monday, July 25th, I’ll be answering some fun questions over at the great book blog The Book Pushers.
Tuesday, July 26th, I’ll be guest blogging at YA author Gabi Steven’s blog.
Wednesday, July 27th, I’m over at romantic suspense and paranormal romance author Cynthia Eden’s blog.
Thursday, July 28th, women’s fiction author Marilyn Brant asks me some questions about IN A TREACHEROUS COURT over at her blog.
Friday, July 29th, I’m over at historical romance author Eliza Knight’s blog, History Undressed, where I reveal some interesting history behind my series.
The next Friday, August 5th, thanks to an invitation from Karin Tabke, I’m guest blogging with the amazing queens of romantic suspense over at Murder She Writes. On the same day, the first part of a two part interview with Therese Walsh focusing on IN A TREACHEROUS COURT goes up on the wonderful, informative Writer Unboxed, and I’m guest blogging over at Writers in the Storm. You have three chances to win a copy of IN A TREACHEROUS COURT on August 5th if you post a comment on all three blogs!
Wednesday, August 10th, the lovely Donnell Bell has invited me to guest blog at her group blog, Five Scribes.
Friday, August 12th, the second part of Therese Walsh‘s interview with me on IN A TREACHEROUS COURT goes up on Writers Unboxed.
And Sunday, August 14th, I am guest blogging over at Australian Romance Readers Association.
Over at Magical Musings (with Mary Stewart giveaway)
I’m over at Magical Musings, and one lucky commenter to my blog will win their choice of one of the newly re-released Mary Stewart books.
Title Change
I’ve got really big news. My title has changed! My publishers came up with something they think will give readers a better idea of what the book is about, and the more I think about the new title, the more I agree, and the more I love it. So ILLUMINATIONS is now IN A TREACHEROUS COURT. The cover has already been changed, and I’ve uploaded the new one to the site.
My Cover in All Its Glory
