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Podcast Debut!

Posted Nov 29 2019

It was so much fun to be interviewed for the Animal Writes Podcast at Pet Life Radio! Thanks to Tim Link and everyone else involved in producing the show. Listen here: Animal Writes Podcast  

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Welcome Guest Blogger, Leanna Sain!

Posted Oct 28 2019

Dear Readers, I’m excited to host author Leanna Sain on my blog. As you’ll note below, Leanna will donate her royalties from book sales to an organization that funds Alzheimer’s research. Please join me in welcoming Leanna! Diane ********** LEANNA’S POST ********** The idea had been knocking around in my head for a while: a […]

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My Recent Escape to Weymouth

Posted Oct 24 2019

Being a novelist is an odd profession. There are few jobs that can be best done when hiding out from the world, but writing is one of them. Solitude and the elimination of distractions enables a writer’s mind to focus. In early October, I stayed for a week at a writers-in-residence program at the beautiful […]

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New Release only $4.49 for Kindle and Nook!

Posted Sep 26 2019

Just released and only $4.49 for Kindle and Nook! With a .38 on her hip and 38DD’s on her chest, motorcycle cop Marnie Muckleroy is fully equipped and ready for action. Read BUSTED today! Amazon Kindle and Paperback: https://amzn.to/2mVUhjW Barnes & Noble Nook: https://bit.ly/2m1Nyox iBooks: https://apple.co/2kpqShh

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Live in North Carolina? Come to the Hillsborough Book Fair!

Posted Sep 25 2019

Do you live in or near North Carolina? Come see me and several other authors at the local author book fair in Hillsborough! I’ll be doing a reading Friday night (7:00 – 9:30), and the fair will be from 10:00 – 4:00 on Saturday at the Orange County Public Library, 137 W. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, […]

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Hillsborough, NC Local Author Festival! – Sept. 27 – 28

Posted Sep 9 2019

Come see me and lots of other local authors (including my writer friend Melissa Bourbon/Winnie Archer) at the Hillsborough Local Author Festival! I’ll be doing a reading at the library on Friday, Sept. 27 and signing books and chatting with readers on Saturday, Sept. 28th. More details here: Local Author Festival

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Live Near Suffolk, VA? Come see me this Saturday, August 10th!

Posted Aug 7 2019

If you live in or near Suffolk, Virginia, come out this Saturday, August 10th, to the Suffolk Mystery Authors Festival! There will be lots of authors, readers, and great panel discussions about all sorts of topics related to mysteries.  I’ll be on the panel called “So Much for Stereotypes: Strong Women in Fiction and Why […]

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Happy 4th of July!

Posted Jul 3 2019

I hope you all enjoy a fun Independence Day with friends and family! We’re expecting rain in our town. Is it weird that I’m happy about that? It means I can read all day! Yay!

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The Winner Is . . .

Posted Jan 30 2019

Candace Knight! Thanks to all who provided fun captions for the pet photos! Happy reading! 

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Posing Pets!

Posted Jan 10 2019

Those of you familiar with my Paw Enforcement series have enjoyed the antics of Brigit, Officer Megan Luz’s clever K-9 crime-solving partner. In my upcoming House Flipper series, you’ll meet Sawdust, a sweet and fluffy feline with a unique skill for digging up dead bodies and leading carpenter Whitney Whitaker to critical clues. As an […]

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  Rachel
Nice to know!! So excited
  Diane Kelly
Haha! Our terrier mix and shepherd mix are certainly selective, too. They hear "treat" without fail, but "down" or "no!" don't always register. Raggs is such a cute name!
  Molly Weston
Reggie certainly looks happy! My own dog, Raggs, has "selective" hearing--and he's not well trained. But. Our dogs are family and we do love them.
  Diane Kelly
Thanks, Barbara! I wish I could write faster, too! My ideas are backing up in my head. : ) I wish my brain had a USB port where I could automatically download the stories from my mind to the page. I'm so glad you enjoyed the book! I'm hard at work on the second one, A Trip with Trouble.
  Barbara
I LOVED getaway with Murder. The second book can't be published soon enough. Can you write any faster? ;-)

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