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Book One: The Witching Pen
Book Two: The Sands Of Time
Book Three: The Demon Bride
Book Four: The Last Dragon
Plus bonus short story prequel, Wilted
Elena, a thirteenth generation witch, is the most powerful witch on the planet; Amy is hidden from her true self, and Mary feels the pain of mankind.
On the appearance of a magic pen, three women uncover family secrets and deep betrayal, to discover they are more than they've been led to believe - for better or worse.
Alongside the men, demons and angels who love them, they are thrown into a supernatural world where time becomes muddied, where new and ancient merge, where forged bonds cannot be broken, and matters of the heart are never black and white.
And then, there's the impending apocalypse.
Unique, fun, fast-paced, sexy and passionate, this is paranormal romance that combines the dark with the light, and the sweet with the gritty.
*CONTAINS ADULT CONTENT*
REVIEWS:
The Witching Pen
"I loved this story, so full of romance and magic, not to mention a very intriguing Demon Mythology created by the author." - Bookaholics Book Club (Ninfa's Bookaholics Factor), 5 STARS
"...a great start to a good series." - Romance Novel Junkies, 5 STARS
"Throw everything you think about novellas out the door on this one .... This is an excellent story and quite differs from most paranormal romance stories." - Bitten By Paranormal Romance, 4.5 STARS
The Sands Of Time
"Oh-My-God this book is sooo good it should be a sin!" - Bookaholics Book Club (Ninfa's Bookaholics Factor) 5 STARS
"...passionate, entertaining and, truly, a joy to read ... I cannot recommend this series enough." - Bitten By Paranormal Romance, 5 STARS (an Alpha Howl!)
"My excitement grows with each book created within The Witching Pen series..." - Romance Novel Junkies, 4 STARS
The Demon Bride
"From the Prologue opening the book, to the gorgeous Epilogue, this book is one crazy, emotional, action packed, totally intense, fun filled ride." - Bookaholics Book Club (Ninfa's Bookaholics Factor), 5 STARS
"This is truly my FAVORITE so far. It has a little bit of everything in it and I mean everything!! This series is a must read for paranormal romance lovers!!" - Close Encounters With The Night Kind, 5 STARS
"This was definitely the best of the three hands down. When Dianna continues the story of these unforgettable characters, I will be the first in line for it." - The Book Diaries, 5 STARS
The Last Dragon
"This story took me on a HUGE rollercoaster ride of emotion." - Book Reviews by Lynn, 5 STARS
"Dianna Hardy is amazing with the way she can tell a story." - Fallen Over Book Reviews, 5 STARS
"Be ready to give this book your full undivided attention..." - The Book Diaries, 4 STARS
Lydia, a twenty-five year old waitress, is battling with chest pains, and a sorrow which never healed when her mother committed suicide ten years ago. To top it all off, the highly erotic dreams she's had since she was fifteen, of a faceless but hot-as-sin, older guy called Ryan, is getting out of hand - way out of hand. He knows her better than she knows herself; he's her best friend, even though he's a figment of her imagination - she might even love him - which means she needs therapy, and therapy is just what she intends to get, even if she can't afford it.
Enter Taylor with his kind, but mournful forest-green eyes. There's an instant connection; he warms her core. But more than that, he's looking for a Ryan who was kidnapped ... which surely must be coincidence because her Ryan isn't real.
Then, there's Taylor's friend, Lawrence, with his icy arrogance, and emotional distance - the bastard sets Lydia's pulse racing as well as her ire; calls to a part of her she can't quite fathom.
Ryan's also calling from beyond her consciousness - she can't resist his plea for help...
The full moon is rising. So are her chest pains, and her perplexing state of arousal... Lydia's world is about to get a whole lot bigger.
Deadly family secrets, an unforgiving ancient mythology, and monsters - both human and created - striving for species dominance, ensure the next few weeks will bring one hell of a storm into their lives. When all hangs in the balance, what do you sacrifice for those you love, and the future you want?
Emotional, humorous and highly erotic in places, Eye Of The Storm is dark paranormal fantasy, not for the faint of heart.
NOTES: This is an adult paranormal fantasy novel at approx. 450,000 words, containing scenes of explicit sexual content and some violence, entwined with romantic elements. Some scenes may disturb some readers. Written in British English.
The full moon is upon them. The Trident are unstoppable in their savage expansion; Selena is all but gone.
However, secrets are still being uncovered amid the whispers of time and its shifting sand - an ancient, mystical past is about to catch up with the present. Sarah might be carrying more than she'd bargained for.
Meanwhile, Lawrence has his own battle to face and life-altering decisions to make - and not just to his life. His duties as King could yet overrule his duties as mate. When the outcome is the sure extinction of the species you are responsible for, what do you sacrifice to keep it alive?
(Written in British English. Contains scenes of explicit sex and violence that some readers may find disturbing. Reign Of The Wolf is the last book of the Eye Of The Storm series.)
(Book One of the Eye Of The Storm series.)
Lydia Martin has always had dreams, the weirdest and hottest of them all involving a faceless, muscle-bound man that speaks like sin and smells like sex. Like any sane person, she always put the dreams down to an overactive imagination, coupled with a higher than average libido.
One night, however, instead of their usual, erotic encounters, she finds him in her dream, chained to a wall and screaming in pain. Not only that, but she thinks she recognises the building he's being held captive in as one that's just a few streets away.
Awaking with an irrepressible need to save her fantasy lover, Lydia decides to humour her dream self and head on over to where she thinks he's imprisoned.
What unfolds is beyond even her wildest imaginings, as she's sucked into a dangerous and deadly world she never knew existed ... and it turns out that the man who inhabits her darkest fantasies, isn't the only one that needs releasing.
18+ (adult scenes and very strong language)
Paranormal fantasy
Novella length at over 34,000 words
First book in a series
Written in British English
Claudia's been working too many nights, too hard. One drunken evening, she promises to make it up to her husband, Martin, on their anniversary - by doing anything he asks of her.
Martin is not only going to make sure she keeps her word, but is determined to remind her exactly what she's been missing these past few months.
Awards:
Indie Romance Convention, Readers Choice Awards Nominee 2013 (Best Indie Short Romance)
Publisher's Notes:
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance
Length: short story (approx. 5000 words)
First published in April, 2011, under the pseudonym Elysa Summers - this is an updated re-release.
A Note From The Author:
For those of you that have come to this book via my current paranormal romance and urban fantasy titles, please note that this is quite different. It is not plot heavy like my current work - it is literally what it says on the packaging: an erotic short story about a marriage rekindled (with the emphasis being on the erotic). Happy reading!
If you liked this short story, try my novel-length contemporary romance, The Spell of Summer.
(Book Two of the Eye Of The Storm series.)
The full moon is a week away, and although Lydia is as excited as it gets to run as a wolf for the first time, she is also fighting to keep her independence while trying to understand her role in the lives of the three males that have come to rule hers: compassionate, tender Taylor; impetuous, fun-loving Ryan and distant, cold Lawrence.
There's also a fourth man in Lydia's life. Brendan, her previous "friend with benefits", is tirelessly searching for her. He's about to uncover things that should be kept hidden.
However, the testosterone surrounding her is the last thing she should be worrying about. Her family bear truths about her heritage she's not ready to face ... she may not have a choice, because the greatest danger to them all comes from within. The past never stays buried for long, and among the shadows of their species it is rising with a vengeance, threatening to tear their pack apart for good.
18+ (adult scenes and very strong language, including scenes which some readers may find uncomfortable)
Paranormal fantasy
Short novel length at over 55,000 words
Written in British English
Reading order:
1. Releasing The Wolf
2. Cry Of The Wolf
3. Heart Of The Wolf
4. Return Of The Wolf
5. TBA
6. TBA
(It is planned that the sixth book will be the last.)
Elena's about to discover that there are even more difficult things in life to deal with. One of them comes in the form of a pen she discovers one day, a pen that allows anything she writes to come to pass...
Suddenly, it's not just her powers or her heart that's at stake, but her very soul, as a dream demon with a seductive pull uses the pen to try and turn her away from her reality, and from Karl.
But the pen is just the beginning. Everything Elena has believed in is a lie, and her world is about to fall apart...
Humorous paranormal romance and urban fantasy, spattered with some darkness - the first book in Dianna Hardy's Witching Pen series kicks off a series with colourful characters and nail biting plot twists, and an earth-shattering conclusion.
Reading order: The Witching Pen, The Sands of Time, The Demon Bride, and The Last Dragon. (Also all available in a digital 'Complete Series Boxed Set'.)
Fifteen-year-old Elena hides her magical abilities from everyone, except her best friend, Karl. Inseparable since they were very young, they've always shared everything together, including the darkest parts of their lives.
Elena's beginning to realise that her feelings for Karl are growing into something more. But her mother's about to drop a bombshell on her – one that will change the course of her life, and heart, forever.
Publisher's Notes: For fans of the series, this story includes two parts of Elena's past that were made reference to in The Witching Pen: 1) The moment that Karl turns up on Elena's doorstep having been beaten and 'jumped on' by his father and 2) "The Sex Talk" between Elena and her mother.
Five years after her life changed forever, Jennifer Warren has put her past firmly behind her - at least, she's tried. A few sweaty nightmares here and there are a small price to pay for the freedom she won. No longer a werewolf, but human, she works as an office manager for a health and beauty spa in York, and keeps herself to herself. It's barely enough to pay the bills, but it's quiet and safe, and the clique of the staff means she's left well enough alone - no one asks her questions; no one wants to get to know her better.
David, her tender, kind boyfriend of two years is all she needs ... and she doesn't really need him, which suits her just fine. Never mind the occasional guilt that she doesn't really love him; he'd never hurt her in a million years - that's worth its weight in gold.
But Jennifer's just received another note - one of those that her mysterious, anonymous 'friend' likes to leave her every now and then; warnings of things to come, people not to trust... Her elusive friend has saved her more than once the past five years.
Only this note has left her breathless; her chest tight. A Supermoon is coming - the first in thirty years - and with it, a total lunar eclipse.
Jennifer's disowned her past, but it hasn't disowned her. As the earth shadows the full moon, her own shadows threaten to turn on her.
Can you ever escape what you truly are?
Blood never lies.
This is a dark urban fantasy novel of approx. 70,000 words containing scenes of a sexual nature and some violence, which may disturb some readers.
Plagued by nightmares about a familiar black panther, and a terrifying snow leopard, she is convinced that the dreams are trying to show her something important, and is determined to regain her memories, one way or another.
Meanwhile, Pueblo - the demon blood-bonded to the witch, Amy - is going insane trying to find her. Amy disappeared one week ago, and it seems not even their bond is strong enough to penetrate whatever magic hides her.
As Pueblo enlists the help of angels and demons alike, Elizabeth begins to piece together parts of her forgotten life. But what she uncovers may just have her wanting to turn away from who she really is ... for good.
Note: contains explicit scenes intended for a mature audience.
This is the second book in Dianna Hardy's humorous paranormal romance / urban fantasy series. Colourful characters, nail biting plot twists, and an earth-shattering conclusion - all spattered with some darkness - characterise this original fantasy series.
Reading order: The Witching Pen, The Sands of Time, The Demon Bride, and The Last Dragon. (Also all available in a digital 'Complete Series Boxed Set'.)