Dianna Hardy is an international bestselling author of cross-genre fantasy fiction, most notable for her explicit-yet-soulful, dark-yet-light style, and the raw, intense Eye of the Storm werewolf series. But her heart-warming Once Times Thrice series proves she can weave her way through contemporary romantic fiction as well as fantasy. Whatever your poison, what she loves most is to bring you stories that are action-packed, fast-paced and not short of heat, with the focus on character development, relationship dynamics, and the plot. She writes full-length novels and short fiction.
She was first published in 1997 for poetry, and then in 1999 for a short story, both by small presses. In 2011, she was published by Noble Romance Publishing under a pseudonym.
In December 2012, Releasing The Wolf hit the Kindle Paranormal Fantasy [paid for] charts in both the US and the UK, where it stayed for three months, enjoying a highest ranking of #20. The first two books in the Eye of The Storm series have enjoyed success in the top 100 of Fantasy charts on Kindle US and Kindle UK, and all books in the series to date have reached the top 100 of the Fantasy Apple Books charts in Netherlands, Norway, Australia and the UK, with Heart Of The Wolf (book 3) reaching #1 in Denmark.
The Witching Pen series, ’Til Death Do Us Part and A Silver Kiss, have also hit the top 100 of Kindle and Apple Books charts (Fantasy, Romance and Horror) in a number of different countries worldwide.
Although quite active online, Dianna prefers the quiet company of nature and animals to the hustle and bustle of people. Before writing, her background was in Tarot and mysticism, natural and complementary therapies, shamanic philosophy and practice, and the creative and expressive arts, having studied theatre and acting at Richmond Drama School where she earned her Diploma in Acting. She has been a tarotist since 1998 and is over the moon to be adding a Tarot deck of The Witching Pen series to her readers’ bookshelves some time in the future. Being an illustration artist, she’d also love to create/draw her own deck one day.
She currently lives on the south coast, UK, with her fiancé, their daughter, and two black cats, where she immerses herself in a kaleidoscope of artistic, creative, spiritual, and theatrical ventures.
Dianna Hardy also writes contemporary romance and women’s fiction as Elysa Summers.