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About Diane Winger
Diane Winger is a self-described "retired software geek" who loves hiking, rock climbing, kayaking, camping, and cross-country skiing when she isn't glued in front of her computer writing, picking out books to add to her "to be read" list, and watching cat videos. She is a voracious reader who still gets goose bumps whenever someone introduces her as an author.
Diane is an enthusiastic volunteer in her community and is particularly passionate about literacy-related projects and organizations.
In addition to writing fiction, Diane has co-authored several guidebooks on outdoor recreation along with her husband, Charlie. They now live in western Colorado, but Diane was born and raised in Denver.
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Titles By Diane Winger
For adventure-loving seniors Ellie and Ruth, it was supposed to be the perfect "Mother-Daughter Reunion" trip -- best friends, their daughters and sons-in-law, and a week of camping, hiking, and merriment in Colorado. But when Ellie and Ruth come across a lost camera and search for its owner, they make a shocking discovery -- one with disturbing parallels to a crisis that strikes their own trip.
Perhaps it's only when the unimaginable occurs that the true connection between a mother and a daughter is revealed. And when emotions are stretched to their limits, the bonds of friendship may be challenged as never before.
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Includes a PREVIEW of Book 2 of the series - Ellie Dwyer's Big MistakeYou're never too old to run away from homeEllie Dwyer, 61, is convinced bad luck comes in threes, and not just garden-variety, oh-well bad luck. How many people have to flee not one, but two natural disasters? And in between the wildfire and the hurricane, her husband of nearly forty years suddenly up and left her for no reason she could fathom, disappearing from her life without a clue to his whereabouts.
Determined to reinvent her life, Ellie sets out on a journey across the country. Along the way to nowhere in particular, she buys a camper, becomes friends with a remarkable octogenarian, and starts to believe that good luck might also come in threes.
Or does it? That depends on how she defines good luck.
Once the cat's out of the bag, there's no telling what may happen next.
Ellie Dwyer, 63, embraces her new lifestyle – living full-time out of her tiny camper and sharing outdoor adventures with her energetic 82-year-old friend, Ruth. But Ellie’s idyllic world is interrupted when she is contacted by a woman who knows her oldest and best-kept secret.
Viewing her past in a different light, Ellie undergoes an uplifting change of heart. Will her relationship with her new acquaintance bring them a fairytale ending, or is that too much to hope for?
Ellie’s travel arrangements are scuttled following a timely roadside “rescue” by a fellow full-time RVer. Walt is kind-hearted, funny, and, in Ellie’s opinion, a George Clooney look-alike. What better way to bide her time before moving on to her next camping reservation than to enjoy the company of a new friend at a lakeside campground?
As a cascade of shutdowns, closed facilities, and canceled reservations conspire to quash her plans to reunite with Ruth, her closest friend and usual traveling companion, Ellie and Walt make the best of “shelter at home” orders, dreaming of their own future adventures once the crisis has eased. But adversity doesn’t have to be as novel as a pandemic; emergencies can still strike in old, familiar ways.
Filled with both joy and sadness, Ellie Dwyer’s Change of Plans will make you laugh, bring a tear to your eye, and help you rejoice in the power of love and friendship. This is Book #3 in the Ellie Dwyer series.
Revealing a secret may be liberating, yet some secrets can never be disclosed.
A year after her husband died, Deborah is still deeply torn over her role in his death, but she can't confide in anyone without breaking a solemn promise. Her granddaughter, Ashley, is no longer the cheerful, confident tomboy Deborah remembers. Ashley has secrets of her own. The death of a student at her high school has cut her to the core for reasons she has kept hidden.
Neither of these two family members expected their summer visit to be transformative, but life is sometimes full of surprises. In this novel filled with sadness and laughter, with fear and courage, two people turn to love to lift them beyond their painful memories and secrets.
Memories & Secrets links generations, with an appeal to young adult as well as older readers. It touches on themes of self-esteem, bullying, sexual orientation, and family relationships as well as coming of age contrasted with end of life decisions. The story is set in a fictional town in western Colorado.
BONUS: This book contains an excerpt from The Abandoned Girl.
Every child deserves a loving home.
Some don't get what they deserve.
After ten-year-old Robin’s mother abandons her, life is never the same. Rejected by her father and his new family, she is shipped off to be raised by relatives she knows solely by reputation, and the reality is even worse than the stories she’s heard. Her hopes for her future fade as they strip away her independence and strive to tame her wild spirit.
Pregnant at sixteen, Katharine also knows what it’s like to be left behind. Lonely and lost, she seeks a path back to the simple dreams she once held dear.
When their paths intersect, the repercussions shape both of their worlds in ways neither could imagine.
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Every piece of baggage carries the tales of the lives it has touched.
Aaliyah Johnson just wants to live a normal life – finish school, have a career, a family, a future. But when her father takes his own life after his return from the war in Afghanistan, she and her mother are plunged into poverty and a homeless struggle to survive.
The unusual circumstances of her mother’s acquisition of a small, green suitcase seem to mark a turnaround in their luck as they begin to rebuild their lives. Then, in a heartbeat, a devastating blow rocks her world, and young Aaliyah’s baggage may be more than she can bear.
BONUS: This book contains an excerpt from No Direction Home
Review
The author tells a very powerful story filled with themes of racial and ethnic injustice and discrimination, class differences, the importance of relationships, and the impact of trauma on teens and families. I found myself looking forward to reading more from the very start. - OnlineBookClub.org official review
Three missing and presumed dead...but one person is still alive
Two horrified witnesses watch as a mountainside crumbles, crashing down on a party of hikers. Searchers find no signs of life. Three missing, all presumed dead. Three families begin the difficult process of grieving.
But one of the missing is alive. Alone, injured, and terrified, she struggles to survive, hoping against all odds that someone will find her … before time runs out.
Emotionally charged and engrossing, Rockfall is a novel that plumbs the depths of tragedy and celebrates the resiliency of the human spirit.
"Though I wasn't expecting this to be such a strong emotional read, it really tugged at me. Several times I had to take a deep breath before continuing to read."
- MindingSpot book blogFans of The Leavers by Lisa Ko or In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende will love No Direction Home.
For a family divided, love knows no borders. #FamiliesBelongTogether
In this evocative fictional story inspired by today’s headlines, the immigrant family of thirteen-year-old Emma Cabezas is ripped apart. Her older brother faces deportation after attempting to renew his DACA status and her parents are dragged away in handcuffs by immigration officers. Family friend Sandi Moreno takes her in, but Emma soon witnesses the abusive truth about Sandi’s husband and teenage sons. Desperate and afraid, she makes a rash decision to attempt to reunite with her deported loved ones in Honduras.
Her dangerous odyssey redefines her understanding of both family and home as she is forced to grow up very quickly in order to survive.
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Sin Dirección a Casa
You're never too old to run away from home.
Travel along with Ellie and her lively camping pal, Ruth, as they meet adventure and adversity head on. This bundled book set includes: Ellie Dwyer's Great Escape (book 1) and Ellie Dwyer's Big Mistake (book 2)plus a bonus preview of Ellie Dwyer's Change of Plans (book 3) and Ellie Dwyer's Startling Discovery (book 4)
Ellie Dwyer's Great Escape
After a series of misfortunes and personal upheavals, Ellie, age 61, is ready to reinvent her life. Along the way she buys a camper, becomes friends with a remarkable octogenarian, and starts to believe her luck has turned around. But has it?
Ellie Dwyer's Big Mistake
Ellie Dwyer, 63, embraces her new lifestyle as a full-time camper. But her idyllic world is interrupted when she is contacted by a woman who knows her oldest and best-kept secret. Viewing her past in a new light, Ellie undergoes an uplifting change of heart. Will her relationship with her new acquaintance bring them a fairytale ending, or is that too much to hope for?
Following a head injury from a rock climbing accident, Jessica faces a disturbing future where everyone looks like a stranger. When a team of embezzlers stumbles upon her diagnosis of prosopagnosia – face blindness – they seize the opportunity to entangle her in their scheme. As she discovers the scam and alerts the authorities, she becomes a target in a masquerade far more dangerous than the extreme sports she loves.
Jessie and friends from her Colorado Adventure Women group anticipate a fun-filled weekend of skiing and relaxing in a remote mountain hut. They would never guess that a life-and-death situation is simmering just a few hundred yards away in the caretaker’s cabin.
Helpless to act, Curt must try to convince his brother to find a different path. But the mistakes of a lifetime cannot be undone in a weekend.
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