Michelle Diener http://www.michellediener.com The website of author Michelle Diener Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:18:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 In a Treacherous Court Cover finals in the Judge A Book By Its Cover Contest http://www.michellediener.com/2012/02/13/in-a-treacherous-court-cover-finals-in-the-judge-a-book-by-its-cover-contest/ http://www.michellediener.com/2012/02/13/in-a-treacherous-court-cover-finals-in-the-judge-a-book-by-its-cover-contest/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:38:56 +0000 Michelle Diener http://www.michellediener.com/?p=449 I’m so thrilled that In a Treacherous Court was placed third in the mainstream category of the Judge a Book by Its Cover contest in the Grand Prize Winners section AND placed second in the Readers Choice Award. Lisa Litwack, the head of Gallery Books’ art department deserves all the credit!

]]> http://www.michellediener.com/2012/02/13/in-a-treacherous-court-cover-finals-in-the-judge-a-book-by-its-cover-contest/feed/ 2 Keeper of the King’s Secrets Reviewed in Publishers Weekly http://www.michellediener.com/2012/02/06/keeper-of-the-kings-secrets-reviewed-in-publishers-weekly/ http://www.michellediener.com/2012/02/06/keeper-of-the-kings-secrets-reviewed-in-publishers-weekly/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:01:55 +0000 Michelle Diener http://www.michellediener.com/?p=446 I was just notified that Keeper of the King’s Secrets was reviewed in Publishers Weekly :) . For full details, you can click here.

]]> http://www.michellediener.com/2012/02/06/keeper-of-the-kings-secrets-reviewed-in-publishers-weekly/feed/ 1 Talking about the call to adventure in KEEPER OF THE KING’S SECRETS http://www.michellediener.com/2011/12/21/talking-about-the-call-to-adventure-in-keeper-of-the-kings-secrets/ http://www.michellediener.com/2011/12/21/talking-about-the-call-to-adventure-in-keeper-of-the-kings-secrets/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:10:08 +0000 Michelle Diener http://www.michellediener.com/?p=419 I’m over at Magical Musings today, comparing call-to-adventure scenes with women’s fiction author Therese Walsh. There is a giveaway of an advance reading copy of Keeper of the King’s Secrets and Therese’s novel THE LAST WILL OF MOIRA LEAHY to two lucky commenters.

]]> http://www.michellediener.com/2011/12/21/talking-about-the-call-to-adventure-in-keeper-of-the-kings-secrets/feed/ 0 Talking about Dangerous Sanctuary, a Susanna and Parker short story http://www.michellediener.com/2011/12/01/talking-about-dangerous-sanctuary-a-susanna-and-parker-short-story/ http://www.michellediener.com/2011/12/01/talking-about-dangerous-sanctuary-a-susanna-and-parker-short-story/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:48:40 +0000 Michelle Diener http://www.michellediener.com/?p=417 [...]]]> 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.

]]> http://www.michellediener.com/2011/12/01/talking-about-dangerous-sanctuary-a-susanna-and-parker-short-story/feed/ 0 Over at On the Tudor Trail http://www.michellediener.com/2011/11/20/over-at-on-the-tudor-trail/ http://www.michellediener.com/2011/11/20/over-at-on-the-tudor-trail/#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 14:43:29 +0000 Michelle Diener http://www.michellediener.com/?p=413 [...]]]> I’m over at the great blog On the Tudor Trail, and have a double giveaway going, including an advance reading copy of the uncorrected page proofs of KEEPER OF THE KING’S SECRETS. All welcome to pop over and read some of the facts I wove into not only IN A TREACHEROUS COURT and KEEPER OF THE KING’S SECRETS but also the short story I’ve written which fits in between the two books DANGEROUS SANCTUARY. Giveaway closes 1 December.

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]]> http://www.michellediener.com/2011/09/12/guest-blogging-at-author-cynthia-edens-blog/feed/ 0 ENTANGLED for a good cause http://www.michellediener.com/2011/09/10/entangled-for-a-good-cause/ http://www.michellediener.com/2011/09/10/entangled-for-a-good-cause/#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2011 05:51:49 +0000 Michelle Diener http://www.michellediener.com/?p=277 [...]]]> 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:

Bitten by Paranormal Romance

Coffee Table Reviews

The Good, The Bad and the Unread
Buy it at:

All Romance e-Books
Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk
Barnes & Noble
Smashwords

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]]> http://www.michellediener.com/2011/09/09/video-interview/feed/ 4 In a Treacherous Court Sighted in Costco http://www.michellediener.com/2011/08/31/in-a-treacherous-court-sighted-in-costco/ http://www.michellediener.com/2011/08/31/in-a-treacherous-court-sighted-in-costco/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 04:31:23 +0000 Michelle Diener http://www.michellediener.com/?p=311 A reader sent me a tweet of a photo she took of In a Treacherous Court for sale at her local Costco store in the USA. I love getting photos like these, so please send more, if you have any! And thank you to Sheree for this one!

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