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About Diane Demetre
As an award-winning author of contemporary, genre-busting romance, suspense, and mystery novels, she weaves her intuitive insights into her casts of characters, heightening the intrigue in her storytelling. Set in exotic locations, her stories are packed with emotional punch and feature empowered heroines who live life to the fullest, much like the author herself. Having visited her stories' locations, Diane writes with an authentic sense of place, dramatic flair and an evocative style that captivates her readers.
Diane was awarded the 2019 Leadership in Entertainment, Creative Arts and Media Industry award; recognition for her leadership across a diverse range of roles in the industry and notably her instrumental role in shaping national industrial relations laws in the late 1980's. It was Diane's high-profile sexual harassment and wrongful dismissal cases which shaped industrial relations laws Australia-wide and marked the first public #metoo event in Australia.
Acclaimed author of one of 2020's outstanding personal development books, Master Mindset, 21 transformative ways to master your life in this uncertain time.
Winner of Romance Writers of Australia Emerald Pro Award Best Unpublished Manuscript 2017, Retribution is a masterful creation of insightful suspense.
Winner of Luminosity Publishing Readers' Choice Awards Best Books and Best Covers 2015 and 2016, the re-released Steamy Secrets series are stand-alone titles filled with erotic adventures set in exotic locations.
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She’s a widowed, city-slicker businesswoman. He’s an enigmatic Aboriginal elder. Will they find the killer in the Outback before another murder is committed or will they be too late?
Traveling to the timeless Australian outback has long been on Diana Daniels’ bucket list. With her husband’s death now two years behind her, she heads off on a well-earned vacation to the ancient Kimberley region in northern Western Australia. Accompanied by Mimi, her zany, artistic sister-in-law, Diana plans to trek the imposing gorges, relax in her luxury cliffside retreat, and experience the enchantment of the Aboriginal Dreamtime.
But her plans are soon shattered when a young Aboriginal girl goes missing under suspicious circumstances. As if by design, Diana is commissioned by the girl’s grandfather, Tommy George to solve the mystery under the skeptical watch of the local police headed by Senior Constable Mitchell. Against the lavish backdrop of an international art festival and surrounded by a group of secretive guests, Diana finds herself running out of time. She knows a killer lurks among them, and it’s up to her to solve the mystery before more guests are murdered.
Killer in the Outback is the second installment in the Diana Daniels Mysteries. If you are a fan of Agatha Christie-style ‘whodunnits’ and page-turning plots, then you’ll love this clever, cocktail mystery by award winning author, Diane Demetre
PUBLISHER NOTE: A Cozy Murder Mystery of 75,500 words.
There’s evil on board the luxury expedition ship, the Silver Galapagos, but no one suspects it. Except for Diana Daniels, a successful management consultant whose rare insight into human behavior and highly developed intuition tell her that not all the passengers are seeking a carefree holiday. Though still struggling with the recent loss of her husband and honoring his request to scatter his ashes in the Galapagos Islands, she becomes intrigued by a mysterious woman in white who arrives at the port of departure.
After discovering that the woman in white is Celeste Constanzo, widow of deceased Mafia boss, Joe Constanzo, Diana is warned away from the notorious crime family by fellow traveler Detective John Nash. But because of their shared widowhood, Diana finds herself inexorably drawn to helping Celeste when the mysterious stranger confides her fear of being murdered by her three adult stepchildren.
When Celeste, along with five-million-dollars-worth of jewelry disappear after the Captain’s cocktail party, Diana is certain that her suspicions have been realized. With Detective Nash’s reluctant assistance, she embarks on her own journey to solve what she’s sure is the murder of the woman in white.
But without a body, her theory is impossible to prove. With multiple suspects and only a couple of days until debarkation, will Diana find the jewelry, the body, the author of the anonymous letters, and the murderer who’s still on board?
With no other choice but to step up and forge a new single life for herself, Diana employs her exceptional skills and gritty determination to solve the mystery of evil on the high seas.
PUBLISHER NOTE: A Cozy Murder Mystery of 77,500 words.
Winner of Romance Writers of Australia Emerald Pro Award 2017.
‘Keeps you enthralled to the last page’
‘Gripping, emotional and fast-paced’
‘Phenomenal must read’
‘A non-stop bundle of twisted intrigue’
She’s a ballerina with a dark secret.
He’s a retired sniper with a tortured past.
Will they find love or fall prey to a stalker’s deadly game?
Professional ballerina Jessie Hilton wraps her battle scars in satin pointe shoes, but there’s a deeper hurt that haunts her sleep. When a handsome man steps in to save her from a mugging, something about her hero makes her heavy heart leap. Though her career can’t afford distractions, he may be her sole source of safety when she gains the unwanted attention of a relentless stalker.
Ex-sniper Brad Jordan survived his tour of duty, but a tragic accident cost him the lives of those closest to him. With his faithful border collie Whiskey by his side, Brad gets a second chance when he protects the beautiful Jessie from danger. When the ballerina’s stalker grows more brazen, Brad’s tactical training may be their only weapon against tragedy.
Will Jessie and Brad survive a deadly game or will the assailant destroy their chance at love?
Retribution is a standalone romantic suspense novel. If you like tough-as-toe-shoes heroines, second-chance romance, and page-turning plots, then you’ll love Diane Demetre’s heart-stopping saga.
Buy Retribution to uncover secrets and rescue romance today!
21 transformative ways to master your life in this uncertain time
“Unprecedented times call for the Truth to be told in unprecedented ways.”
In Master Mindset, Diane Demetre presents 21 ways you can master your life as the coronavirus wreaks havoc across the planet. Within the pages of this pithy, pragmatic handbook, she guides you to shift from your limited fear-based human perspective to a Master Mindset — a mindset for success.
Blending science, psychology, personal empowerment and spirituality, Diane shares her wisdom gained from owning successful businesses, decades of intense self-scrutiny and conscious living. She condenses her forty-plus years teaching, counselling, coaching and leading teams of people into simple, yet effective strategies that you can immediately implement to master your new mindset for success.
Each of the 21 chapters and its actionable exercise is designed to be read in under 21 minutes to help you anchor in the insightful lesson. If you read one chapter a day for twenty-one days and consciously practice the simple exercises, you’re well on your way to energizing life-changing habits with a Master Mindset. By the time the pandemic has passed, you’ll be primed to launch into the world, ready to be more, do more of what matters, and have more of what counts.
In these pages you’ll learn how to:
- Expand your level of Consciousness
- Respond rather react to the current circumstances
- Engage with your inner resources
- Improve your emotional, physical, mental, financial and spiritual well-being
- Empower yourself with certainty
- Experience more love, peace and gratitude
- And master your destiny
Master Mindset is the perfect companion to transform self-isolation into self-nourishment and eventually into self-realization. And all it takes is one quantum shift of perspective!
Two love stories separated in time. Two women following their dreams. In a paradise littered with painful secrets, will love turn the tide?
1973. Cecilia “CiCi” Freemont has a restless soul and the voice of an angel. Leaving her privileged upbringing behind, she chases her dreams to the sandy beaches of an unspoiled Hawaiian paradise, Harbor Island. But life takes an unexpected turn when she falls for the island’s young heir-apparent and her newfound adventure becomes too much to bear…
2017. Investigative journalist Tina Templeton has dedicated herself to the pursuit of truth. But when she inherits Harbor Island, her career plans take a confusing twist. Managing the sprawling island estate is tough business even with the help of aging cabaret singer, CiCi Freemont. Especially when a massive ecological disaster threatens to destroy her beautiful beaches—and the responding coast guard captain steals her heart.
As the investigation into the disaster reveals a 40-year-old mystery that could change their lives forever, will Tina find love among the secrets, or will CiCi’s painful past dash her dreams on the rocks?
Island of Secrets is an epic love story. If you like generations-spanning drama, characters with hidden pasts, heart-warming romance and intrigue, then you’ll love Diane Demetre’s powerful novel in paradise.
Buy Island of Secrets to fall in love with a tropical romantic mystery today!
Aiden Bishop is a successful young lawyer hiding out in sunny Spain to escape unsavoury clients in Australia. At twenty-seven, Ace as he’s known to his mates, happens upon a local flamenco club in Seville where he’s befriended by Rafael Flores and beguiled by Carla Armando — a famous flamenco couple well-known for their fiery performances both on and off the stage.
With ancestral links to the famous gypsy flamenco dancer Carmen Amaya, Rafael and Carla have mysterious Romani culture coursing through their veins. Sensing Aiden’s love of adventure, they invite him on a road trip from the Costa Del Sol to Granada in search of Carla’s true Romani gifts. However, as the trip stretches deeper into less travelled emotional geography, long-kept secrets are exposed.
Brimming with gypsy traditions, the passion of the dance, mysterious rune readings and intrigue, Aiden realizes that he may be able to evade his clients, but he can’t escape his destiny no matter how far he runs.
Take Me is the third stand-alone Contemporary Erotic Romance in Diane Demetre’s genre-busting series, Steamy Secrets. If you love strong heroes, hot sex and feisty heroines, don’t miss this page-turning love story with a twist.
Reader Advisory: A Contemporary Erotic Romance containing a rugged hero, feisty heroine and troubled lover with red hot dance and sex scenes.
PUBLISHER NOTE: Previously published, Take Me has been reworked and re-released under a new title to reflect modern Contemporary Erotic Romance at its best.
At twenty-four, Samantha O’Brien scores her dream job as a dancer at the famous Moulin Rouge, only to arrive in Paris to find her well-laid plans in disarray. Fortuitously, Sam is rescued by the eccentric, tarot-card reading proprietress of Hotel Hollandaise, who cautions that Paris is for lovers, but not always love.
As Sam launches into her new career, she suspects that the show’s super sexy, Sicilian stage director, Tony Di Falco is more than just a creative genius and hard taskmaster, leaving her to wonder whether secrets are best shared.
Meeting Philippe Lacroix, a struggling, young artist in Montmartre saves Sam from imploding under the pressure. He introduces her to the city of love, captivating her with his angelic good looks and sensuous touch. Yet the mounting attraction intensifies between Sam and Tony, and their tense, sexually charged relationship threatens to overwhelm them. But the show must go on.
Filled with backstage bitchiness, tough rehearsals, a sprinkling of cocaine and the French addiction to cigarettes, Sam grapples with her new life. Then without warning, her destiny changes literally before her eyes, and she learns that even in the most romantic city of the world, you don’t find love, love finds you.
Teach Me is the second stand-alone Contemporary Erotic Romance in Diane Demetre’s genre-busting series, Steamy Secrets. If you love strong heroes, hot sex and feisty heroines, don’t miss this page-turning love story with a twist.
Reader Advisory: A Contemporary Erotic Romance containing a sexually empowered heroine and willing men to fulfil her desires. Casual sex scenes with recreational drug use.
PUBLISHER NOTE: Previously published, Teach Me has been reworked and re-released under a new title to reflect modern Contemporary Erotic Romance at its best.
When Michele Johnston, a forty-two-year-old ex-dancer from the Moulin Rouge gets divorced, she leaps into her new world of singledom with unbridled passion.
Aided and abetted by three vivacious girlfriends, Michele embarks on her steamy, erotic adventures, but gets more than she expects when mysterious yacht captain Mark Miller unleashes her wanton desires.
Further complicating matters, debonair Greek businessman Nick Stavros arrives on the scene and falls madly in love with her, promising the happy-ever-after ending. But will she give up her newfound freedom? Will she choose one man over the other? Or can she continue loving them both?
Tempt Me is the first stand-alone Contemporary Erotic Romance in Diane Demetre’s genre-busting series, Steamy Secrets. If you love strong heroes, hot sex, and feisty heroines, don’t miss this page-turning love story with a twist.
Reader Advisory: A Contemporary Erotic Romance containing a sexually empowered heroine and willing men to fulfil her desires. Casual sex scenes with recreational drug use.
PUBLISHER NOTE: Previously published, Tempt Me has been reworked and re-released under a new title to reflect modern Contemporary Erotic Romance at its best.
There’s evil on board the luxury expedition ship, the Silver Galapagos, but no one suspects it. Except for Diana Daniels, a successful management consultant whose rare insight into human behavior and highly developed intuition tell her that not all the passengers are seeking a carefree holiday. Though still struggling with the recent loss of her husband and honoring his request to scatter his ashes in the Galapagos Islands, she becomes intrigued by a mysterious woman in white who arrives at the port of departure.
After discovering that the woman in white is Celeste Constanzo, widow of deceased Mafia boss, Joe Constanzo, Diana is warned away from the notorious crime family by fellow traveler Detective John Nash. But because of their shared widowhood, Diana finds herself inexorably drawn to helping Celeste when the mysterious stranger confides her fear of being murdered by her three adult stepchildren.
When Celeste, along with five-million-dollars-worth of jewelry disappear after the Captain’s cocktail party, Diana is certain that her suspicions have been realized. With Detective Nash’s reluctant assistance, she embarks on her own journey to solve what she’s sure is the murder of the woman in white.
But without a body, her theory is impossible to prove. With multiple suspects and only a couple of days until debarkation, will Diana find the jewelry, the body, the author of the anonymous letters, and the murderer who’s still on board?
With no other choice but to step up and forge a new single life for herself, Diana employs her exceptional skills and gritty determination to solve the mystery of evil on the high seas.
PUBLISHER NOTE: A Cozy Murder Mystery of 77,500 words.