Diana Layne

Ruby Nickname:Barefoot Ruby
Biography:

As an only child and only grandchild, Diana never felt lonely because of her imaginary friends. It wasn’t a big stretch from playing with imaginary friends to writing their stories. A learning curve and six children later, and she is finally beginning to grasp the novel writing process. Her 2009 Golden Heart romantic suspense final, Trust No One, came after ten previous attempts with five different novels. She believes the race doesn’t always go to the fastest, but the most persistent, and most especially to those willing to follow the golden road to their own definition of success.

Hometown:small Texas town, home of the world famous fruitcakes
Age:hahaha
GH Year(s)2009
Completed Manuscript(s)six
Genre(s):romantic suspense, historical suspense
Started Writing:A long time ago, in a land far, far away. . .
Day Job:maniacal mom to six
For Fun:fun? Did you read I had six kids?
Favorite Ruby Slipper:shoes? er, notice my nickname?
Website:http://www.dianalayne.com
Twitter:@diana_layne
Facebook:www.facebook.com/dianalayneauthor
And The Winner Is…

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The winner of the autographed copy of White Heat plus the White Heat lip gloss in the Brenda Novak mini tote is…
Cate Rowan
Congratulations!

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Brenda Novak – It’s Time To Turn Up The HEAT!

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Today we’re thrilled to welcome New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Brenda Novak to the Ruby Slippered Sisterhood. She has three new novels out this summer, and she’s going to give us all the scoop. And to add to the excitement, ONE lucky commenter will win an autographed copy of her [...]

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And the winners are…

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The winners of Sworn To Silence by Linda Castillo are:
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Barb Han
Autumn Jordon
Congratulations, ladies!  If you’ll email your address to Linda Castillo at books@lindacastillo.com, she’ll get you a signed copy in the mail.

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MAKING THE SWITCH: How I Made the Transition from Romantic Suspense to the Crime Thriller (and lived to tell about it) by Linda Castillo

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Today I’m happy to welcome New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo.  She is a long time friend and a skilled author whose books I’ve always eagerly anticipated.  She recently made the switch from romantic suspense to mainstream crime thriller, and I’m delighted she is sharing her tips with us on how she made a [...]

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Friday Free-For-All

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Today is Friday Free-For-All and that means question time! Any questions you have about writing, ask away, and the Ruby Sisters will jump in to help.
And if you don’t have a question, I have one for you. I’m starting a new story, one a little outside my comfort zone in a time period [...]

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