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Writers start as readers.
I discovered early that a book was a whole world. As a child, I
sneaked books into bed. I nearly ruined my eyes reading by the thin
strip of light shafting in the crack of my bedroom door. When I was
in middle school, even though I didn’t like our creepy basement, I
volunteered to take the bedroom down there so I could keep my light
on without my parents’ knowledge. One summer, I stayed up till 2 or
3 every night reading the complete works of Mark Twain,
Shakespeare’s plays and every book from the Ann of Green Gables
series I could get
my hands on. Stories of adventure, laughter, pain or triumph—I
willingly traded a full night’s sleep for time spent with my
literary friends.
In
2001, I started writing my own stories. In May 2006, my debut novel,
MAIDENSONG was published by
Leisure Books under my real name, Diana Groe.
ERINSONG followed in
November 2006 and
SILK DREAMS in July 2007.
These are epic, dramatic tales—full of passion and angst in exotic
settings.
When
I wrote
DISTRACTING THE DUCHESS, its
light-hearted and frankly sexier style was such a departure from the
first three books, my editor suggested a different penname. Emily
Bryan was born. Light or dark, serious or silly—we need equal
portions of laughter and tears to stay balanced. I hope you make
room on your bookshelves for both my incarnations.
Just
don’t be mad if I keep you up some night.
After all, don't you
deserve happily ever after?
Happy Reading,
Emily |
