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Pluto

This flash fiction story is part of the Astronomical Personalities compilation - started in 1998, but never finished - which studies the personalities of the nine planets as seen by astrology. Read Mars here.

Pluto

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I have to walk through a graveyard to get home at night. It has never disturbed me and I'm not one of those people …

Writing updates and thoughts on Samhain (Halloween)

This podcast show will now publish biweekly episodes (no longer weekly) containing Dianna’s writing updates for her readers followed by a topic or theme.

Today’s episode is short and sweet, with thoughts about Samhain (Halloween) and what it traditionally stood for.

A list of past and upcoming episodes can be found at https://www.diannahardy.com/podcast

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Published on October 19, 2023 22:31

Pre-order is LIVE for Sins of the Father & New Covers for the Eye of the Storm series!

Dear Readers,

How excited am I about sending out this newsletter? It’s going to be a little long! Pre-order info first: (please note, if you have not read all six books in the Eye of the Storm series, the blurb below will contain spoilers for it)

Release date: 31st October, 2023

Ryan is the only one who fully remembers the series of events that took place five months ago, the night of Himet and Yemet's storm. Having experienced the death of two of his mates, having fought to keep his third alive, and having to overcome the realisation he unwittingly sent Hendrickson and Amelia into what would become their tomb, he finds himself battling flashbacks of murdering Nikolai and in doing so, forcing torturous pain – and perhaps death – upon Nikolai's mate, Carrie.

As Lydia goes into labour, the imminent arrival of their first three children – innocent of every dark thing in the world – has him questioning all his choices, and the need to find Carrie, whether alive or dead, becomes a thirst he cannot quench.

You can pre-order Sins of the Father in digital format in the following places:

Amazon US - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CL2PCFRY

Amazon UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CL2PCFRY

Amazon CA - https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CL2PCFRY

Amazon AUS - https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0CL2PCFRY

Apple - https://books.apple.com/us/book/x/id6469570177

B&N (Nook) - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/2940166119803

Google Play - https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=CuTcEAAAQBAJ

Kobo - https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/sins-of-the-father-116

*Smashwords - https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1465697

*Paid Substack subscribers will have access to purchase this book a week before sale via Smashwords - a newsletter with access details will go out at the time of availability (around 23rd October).

I really enjoyed writing all of Ryan’s vulnerability — I hope you enjoy the read. The final novelette that completes this series is called Jewels of the Crown and will be released 31st December (or beginning of January if holiday times mess this up a little). A paperback novel containing all four stories will be available next year.

New Covers!

If you’ve been on my Facebook page, you’ll know I’ve been talking about changing the covers for the Eye of the Storm series for a few months now. Well, I’m nearly there, and the new covers will be ready to go up on all the eBooks end of October / beginning of November, with the second edition paperbacks released — also with the new covers — around March next year, but you should start to see them in some places before then. In the U.K. you’ll be able to pre-order the paperbacks, and on Amazon UK, you’ll see them appear next to the eBooks as an alternate format. (Elsewhere, you won’t see this until they are available for sale in March.)

So, everyone, please look out for this change because I don’t want you to be caught off-guard when the new covers appear, leaving you thinking it’s a series you haven’t read. (Yes, the covers look THAT different.) If you have automatic updates turned on on your eReader, the books should update automatically at some point. The contents of the books will not change, but a few minor errors (a very small number found) have been sorted out across the series, making these stories an even better read; the typesetting will also be changed to suit Kindle’s newer eReaders, with bold headings, chapter breaks, etc.

»Paid subscribers, you are able to preview the new covers further down. The paywall on the covers will be removed just before they are ready to go live and a short email with a link will be sent to all subscribers for viewing.

In case you need a reminder (because it’s been so long), Eye of the Storm is my werewolf series where you meet Lydia, Lawrence, Ryan, and Taylor, and a whole heap of sh—t takes place aligning with the full moons and their tumble towards extinction.

The reasons for changing the covers are:

Time — it’s been over ten years since book one came out.

The new series to come (currently with a working title of the Aftershock series) — Eye of the Storm needs to align with the new series better aesthetically, as well as with After the Storm and Blood Never Lies which bridge the two series.

The new covers add a crucial depth to the look of the series which I feel is sorely needed at first glance — as you will see when they come out, the new covers tell important parts of the story in their images.

For the moment, the omnibus edition containing all six books will still be available in digital format and I will not be changing its cover (or if I do, it will be very minor so you’ll likely not really notice).

Thanks for reading! I really hope you love the new covers as much as me.

Paid subscribers, carry on below for your preview of the covers, and I would very much like to know what you think — drop me a comment or email…

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Published on April 25, 2013 04:13