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International bestselling author of paranormal & urban / dark fantasy with elements of horror; some romance; often spicy/explicit; often cross-genre.
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2/15/2026 03:01:00 pm

When the Threads Just Keep Intertwining: Building the Dianna-verse

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Dianna Hardy: United Kingdom; Fiction author,
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Latest Publication: Blood Surge (A Vampiric Urban Fantasy Novel)

A woman's forgotten past resurfaces when supernatural events and a mysterious man force her to confront her true nature in a race against time.

(Available in eBook and paperback.)

Coming Next: Jewels of the Crown (After the Storm, 4)

The final book in the After the Storm novelette series.

These novelettes will also be available in a collated paperback to be released 26th February, 2026. Click the cover to find out more.

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The Spell of Summer and Summer's End – two books: heartfelt contemporary romance set in Cornwall.

★★★★★
"The Spell of Summer is possibly her best book yet..."
–Author, Elizabeth Morgan

Broken Lights – a gritty romantic suspense set in Whitechapel, London, on a cold December night.

★★★★★
"What I loved especially about this read was not only its uniqueness in the genre creating a fresh and bold read, but the strength of the characters. Norman especially was a character who was easy to fall in love with. His brokenness was endearing and his road to discovery was lovely."
– Bex 'n' Books

'Til Death Do Us Part (an adult retelling of The Little Mermaid)

"I would highly recommend this story to anyone who has ever been in love before."
–Night Owl Reviews, 4.25 STARS

A Silver Kiss (Vampire Poetry)

Dark and daring vampire poetry. What readers have said: "Beautiful little poems, with a vampire theme running through them, but written in such a way, you can only think of them as an art form." (Goodreads.com)

Happy Anniversary

An erotic short story about a marriage rekindled (contemporary erotic romance).

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