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Author: Diana Rubino | Website
"Diana is a self-confessed history nut, her favorite eras being Medieval and Renaissance England, and all American history. She has written several novels set in England and the U.S., two time travel romances, a chick lit vampire romance, and a fantasy romance which received a Top Pick award from Romantic Times. She just completed biographical novels about Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. She is a member of Romance Writers of America and the Richard III Society. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband, and they own an engineering business, CostPro, based in Cambridge. She also has a condo on Cape Cod, and on many weekend nights you can find her and her husband dancing at the Irish Village in Yarmouth.
In her spare time, Diana bicycles, golfs, plays her piano and devours books of any genre.
Published Works & Book Reviews
A Necessary End
When actor John Wilkes Booth, under the guise of seeking spiritual advice, visits the President's medium to gather information about Lincoln's habits in order to kidnap him, a malevolent spirit appears, which haunts and torments him at every turn. A mysterious coin also appears out of nowhere, and returns every time Booth tries to discard it. Each return of the bloodthirsty Roman coin brings with it increasingly terrifying events and eerie hauntings. In the midst of these strange visitations, Booth falls in love with Alice Grey, a beautiful actress who's hired by the government to spy on him. Will her love for Booth win out over her duty to protect the President from assassination?
Fakin' It
Fantasy Faery Rose
Rating: spicy
Page Count: 272
What happens when the perfect hero steps out of a romance novel and into the real world?
Pulp sci-fi author, Judi Somers is about to find out. After finishing her 10th novel in her popular Race Parsec series, she runs into childhood friend Felix Varlden. Now a biotech genius, he tells her of his breakthrough discovery that makes it possible for him to create a humanoid in his lab.
Felix sees the project as a chance to bolster an upcoming mission to our nearest inhabited planet. She sees it as a chance to have all her fantasies come true —a real-live version of her series hero. "Leo" is perfect...but his perfection is driving her crazy. What happens when Judi realizes who her hero really is?
Reviewer: Silvermage
Review: Jun 1, 2010
Genre(s): Sci-Fi / Fantasy Romance
Judi is a recently divorced writer who is feeling upset as she gets her heart broken all the time. When her friend Felix tells her about his research breakthrough into creating living beings Judi wants in on the research. Judi convinces him that she needs a perfect boyfriend. At first Felix is against it, but he finely gives in.
Judi has to decide what her perfect boyfriend is like. What traits he needs to h