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EBook Contest
If you saw me on the Book Swap Cafe show on your local Comcast channel, drop me
a line, and the first 10 to respond will receive the Ebook version of either
One Too Many Times or A Bloody Good Cruise.
diana@dianarubino.com
Read my latest interview by the Romance Novel Examiner:http://www.examiner.com If you want Book Exposure . . . Jessica James of Gettysburg, PA, can help promote your book with press releases and more exposure. Check out her blog which features my new title, A Bloody Good Cruise
http://www.bookexposure.blogspot.com/
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**** My books, in hardcover, paperback, or E format, are available at bookstores or through www.bn.com, www.amazon.com, in the UK at www.WHSmith.co.uk, or for all you German readers: www.alpha-musik.de* * * Links to some fascinating sites: I've been a member of the New England Chapter of Romance Writers of America (RWA) for many years. Their online chapters are invaluable for market news, networking, and making long-lasting friendships. Visiting these websites will open up a whole new world!  WWW.RWANATIONAL.ORG Authors: www.moongypsy.com - My Star Sister, Foery MacDonell, author of paranormal romance. www.tjmichaels.com - TJ is a good friend and author who writes very hot paranormal romances, with 7 books out this year! www.anneeastersmith.com - Anne Easter Smith is one of my Richard III Society friends, and a talented historical novelist. http://mythicapublishing.ning.com/profile/brianlporter - Brian L. Porter is the award-winning author of several novels including A Study in Red: The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper. www.fang-tasticbooks.blogspot.com Story strumpet, tome loving tart, eccentric night owl...these are all words that can describe freelance writer and erotic romance author Roxanne Rhoads. Paranormal: www.ghostock.com - Presented by Patrick Burns, star of TruTV's Haunting Evidence. Ghostock 7 in Salem, Mass. was a blast! Our team did a paranormal investigation of the beautiful Washington Square Inn, www.washingtonsquareinn.com I didn't detect any paranormal activity in the Honeymoon Suite, but other team members picked up EVPs and interesting photos in other rooms. www.fionabroome.com - Fiona Broome, author, psychic medium, paranormal investigator, and paragenealogist. www.ccthehuntress.com - CC Carole is a paranormal huntress. She uses everything she has in her arsenal (spirituality to science ) to track / hunt spirits and heal them. She brings you a new educational perspective on the world of the paranormal in a way you have never seen before. www.ancientwisdomnh.com - Katie and Beckah Boyd established Ancient Wisdom in 2005 with the idea of bringing together their two very different professions. Katie, a Demonologist and Occult Sciences Expert, uses her knowledge and abilities to help those who feel they are being demonically attacked or who have summoned entities they cannot control while "playing" with the occult. Beckah (Tolley) Boyd is a psychic consultant who helps divine the future, connect family with loved ones who have died, she has helped many families locate lost pets and people, she has nurtured the ability to cleanse objects, homes and people of negative energy. Her spiritual counseling is clear and direct helping to find a path for one's life and making positive change.
Beckah and Katie are proud co-owners of Ghost Quest, a paranormal research group based in NH that is over 7 years old. Ghost Quest has dealt with over 80 cases in New England ranging from emotional hauntings to demonic attack. www.LyndaHilburn.com
writing blog: http://paranormalityuniverse.blogspot.com - Lynda is a Licensed Psychotherapist, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Professional Intuitive and Psychotherapy Group Facilitator, teaches for a local university, and offers classes, workshops, and lectures on various topics as part of her private practice. She also writes paranormal novels. www.Melinda RuckerHaynes.com - Award-winning author Melinda Rucker Haynes, M.Ed., CH, has published six paranormal romances. She is a certified neuro-linguistic programming practitioner and a certified hypnotherapist with a practice specializing in Personal Time TravelŪ past life regressions and creative coaching and block removal for writers and other creatives. In addition to group and individual coaching and regression sessions, Melinda offers a Personal Time Travel audio CD of safe and relaxing guided meditations and regression. Visit her website for info. www.the-atlantic-paranormal-society.com - The one and only TAPS with the great show Ghost Hunters on the SyFy Channel. Based out of Warwick, RI, the paranormal investigators travel the world hunting ghosts. A fun-filled website! For those of you familiar with the show, get your DUDE, RUN! baseball cap! Unsolved Mysteries: For Jack the Ripper buffs: www.whitechapelsociety.com www.jtrforums.com | | Please visit my blog to chat or just say hello!www.DianaRubinoAuthor.blogspot.com
My Life Story
Yes, it’s short – but I’m not that old!
So I changed majors twice and played hooky to attend a Who concert, (March 1976, the Boston Garden), but I knew what I wanted. Having goals is the key to success. Sacrifice helps, too. Almost 20 years after college graduation, I signed a contract with British publisher Domhan Books. I spent several summers in England writing, researching, and re-re-rewriting my 4-book Yorkist saga. A dedicated history buff and Anglophile, I’m a member of the Richard III Society, a fascinating group of learned historians, some of whom claim to have met Richard.
Two weeks after graduating college, I moved to London where I met my husband, British-born Chris Caligari, imported him to the U.S. and we started a construction cost consulting business in Houston, Texas. Houston in the 80s was a dazzling rock music Mecca, with venues and clubs galore. I created a music magazine, Wireless, with an equally ambitious group of writers.
Chris became my husband and a U.S. citizen in 1986, and in 1995, we started CostPro Inc., a construction cost consulting company, which is thriving in the New England region. I'm indulging another longtime interest, archaeology, for which I’m working on a Master’s Degree. We also love to travel. The Mediterranean cruise "Cradles of Civilization" aboard the Rotterdam included a visit to the Pyramids of Egypt. I was fortunate to visit Poland, my grandmother's native land, and Chopin's birthplace as well as the resting place of his heart, Warsaw.
I received my Real Estate license in January '07. I've been investing in rental condos for several years, and really enjoy the business.
My books are essentially romances against a backdrop of political upheaval, court intrigue, poverty, and general drama of the surroundings. What I'm trying to say in my stories is that love can prevail no matter what the conflicts and obstacles.
You can buy my books in hardcover, paperback, or E format from bookstores or through www.barnesandnoble.com, www.amazon.com, www.borders.com and in the UK through www.WHSmith.co.uk.
Please Email me if you would like some promo materials, or just drop me a line if you would like to be on my mailing list. I would love to hear from you!
The "Without Whom" Department . . .
Domhan Books, StarDust Press and Triskelion Publishing for giving me the freedom to go beyond the horizon and grow as a writer.
My agent, Janet Adams, for the support you've given me over the years and for believing in me.
Kathryn Falk of Romantic Times, for all your support, publicity, and for bringing the chiropractor to my hotel room in Houston.
I am grateful to the Richard III Society, www.r3.org, for listing my books, for your devotion to King Richard, and to Peter & Carolyn Hammond in London for helping me with my research, your ongoing support, and good wishes.
To Warwick Castle: as I wrote in the guest book, "I love this place so much, I wrote a novel about it!" Your website, http://www.warwick-castle.co.uk, is almost as much fun as poking around the castle itself!
Jennifer at the Salem Barnes & Noble for the author events & signings.
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My Three Ways to Accumulate Wealth and Keep It: (and this
comes from tried and true experience)
1) Don't spend money you don't have
2) Live below your means
3) Put a 20% stop-loss on all your investments
Extra Tip: If you own rental property and have a
mortgage, you'll have negative cash flow. Trust me.
THE WARWICK RING
To celebrate the publication of my historical novels and Chris's and my 15th anniversary, I had this ring made for me by John Reynolds of Goldsmiths 3 in Concord, Massachusetts. The center stone is a purple sapphire, the two surrounding stones are pink topaz, and next to them are diamonds. It's set in 18K rose gold. John is an expert craftsman and does beautiful work, designing jewelry in Renaissance and other styles. Please visit www.goldsmiths3.com or call 978/371-1088 for an appointment.
* * * "I got plenty of experience and it all comes in handy now...there's nothing like a lot of experience when the big break comes." -- Vivian Vance, 1913-1979 |
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