Mother (to child and cats). Wanderluster. Freedom-seeker. Walker between worlds. A romantic soul stuck in a realist's mind. Coffee lover. Vodka drinker. Scorpio.

Take risks. Have faith. Live big. Love big.

Actor's bio  •  Artist's bio

Over a quarter of a million downloads worldwide.

Dianna Hardy is an international bestselling author of cross-genre fantasy fiction, most notable for her explicit-yet-soulful, dark-yet-light style, and the raw, intense Eye of the Storm werewolf series. But her heart-warming Once Times Thrice series proves she can weave her way through contemporary romantic fiction as well as fantasy. Whatever your poison, what she loves most is to bring you stories that are action-packed, fast-paced and not short of heat, with the focus on character development, relationship dynamics, and the plot. She writes full-length novels and short fiction. 

In December 2012, Releasing The Wolf hit the Kindle Paranormal Fantasy [paid for] charts in both the US and the UK, where it stayed for three months, enjoying a highest ranking of #20. The first two books in the Eye of The Storm series have enjoyed success in the top 100 of Fantasy charts on Kindle US and Kindle UK, and all books in the series to date have reached the top 100 of the Fantasy Apple Books charts in Netherlands, Norway, Australia and the UK, with Heart Of The Wolf (book 3) reaching #1 in Denmark.

The Witching Pen series, 'Til Death Do Us Part  and A Silver Kiss, have also hit the top 100 of Kindle and Apple Books charts (Fantasy, Romance and Horror) in a number of different countries worldwide.

Although quite active online, Dianna prefers the quiet company of nature and animals to the hustle and bustle of people. She's a lover of eating out which she writes about on her new food blog, Devour It! with Dianna. Before writing, her background was in Tarot and mysticism, natural and complementary therapies, shamanic philosophy and practice, and the creative and expressive arts, having studied theatre and acting at Richmond Drama School where she earned her Diploma in Acting. She has been a tarotist since 1998 and is over the moon to be adding a Tarot deck of The Witching Pen series to her readers' bookshelves some time in the future. She'd also love to create/draw her own deck one day.

She currently lives on the south coast, UK, with her fiancé, their daughter, and two black cats, where she immerses herself in a kaleidoscope of artistic, creative, spiritual, and theatrical ventures.

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Bibliography

Following are a chronological list of achievements and publications under the author's original childhood name of Vanessa Dudeney and her current name (since 1999), Dianna Hardy. For unpublished / out of print titles, try your library, second-hand bookshops or ebay. Titles in RED are still in print.

Poetic Achievements as Vanessa Dudeney:

• September 1997 - The Miming Game was published in the anthology Light Of The World, by The International Library Of Poetry and the poem picked up an Editor's Choice Award certificate. 
• October 1997 - Burnt was published in the anthology Expressions, by RJ Publications (Abbey Books), ISBN 9781901093018 Amazon.co.uk
• November 1997 - A Demon In The Making was awarded runner-up place and published in the anthology Good Yarns vol. 2, by Miller's Publications - https://www.neilmillersbooks.co.uk/books06.html
• December 1997 - I Did Not Know received commendation and was published in the anthology Verse, by Chartley Literary Services. 
• 1997 - Murky Green was awarded runner-up place and published in the anthology Kaleidoscope, by The Capricorn International Poetry Competition. 
• February 1998 - A Dream was published in the quarterly edition of Linkway Magazine. 
• April 1998 - Africa was published in the anthology Saying It Louder, by Mostly Poetry, ISBN 9780953262106 Amazon.co.uk
• May 1998 - Traces Of Faces was published in the quarterly edition of Linkway Magazine. 

Poetic Achievements as Dianna Hardy:

• February 1999 - I Will Live was published in Linkway Magazine.
• December 2009 - First Edition of Little Moments of Truth (ISBN-free paperback, 70pp), published by Magic Realms Publications (no longer available)
• February 2010 - Second Edition of Little Moments Of Truth (paperback, 70pp), published by Lulu Enterprises, Inc. ISBN 9781445284002 (unpublished)
• November 2010 - Sienna Dawn, poems from 1990-2010 (paperback, 118pp), published by Lulu Enterprises, Inc. ISBN 9781446191903 (unpublished)
• January 2011 - A Silver Kiss (vampire poetry - eBook and paperback, 66pp), published by Bitten Fruit Books, ISBN 9780956719201 (unpublished)
• August 2011 - A Silver Kiss (vampire poetry), eBook / paperback, published by Bitten Fruit Books / Lulu Enterprises, Inc. ISBN 9781447792871

Other Writing Achievements as Dianna Hardy:

• October 1999 - It's For You-Hou! (short story: horror) published in The Dream Zone #4, (independent magazine) edited and published by Paul Bradshaw https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?1525788

• May 2011 - Working With Crystals & Stones (chapbook paperback, 40pp), published by Bitten Fruit Books, ISBN 9780956719232 (unpublished)
• May 2011 - Working With Fairies & Elementals (chapbook paperback, 40pp), published by Bitten Fruit Books, ISBN 9780956719249 (unpublished)
• July 2011 - The Witching Pen (Book One Of The Witching Pen Novellas) - eBook, published by Satin Smoke Press  (new cover uploaded Dec 2013 and series renamed as The Witching Pen series)
• September 2011 -The Witching Pen (Book One Of The Witching Pen Novellas) - small novelty paperback (220pp), published by Satin Smoke Press / Lulu.com, ISBN 9781447801375 (unpublished)
• 21st November 2011 - 'Til Death Do Us Part (an adult retelling of The Little Mermaid) - eBook, published by Satin Smoke Press
• 26th January 2012 - The Sands Of Time (Book Two Of The Witching Pen Novellas) - eBook published by Satin Smoke Press (new cover uploaded Dec 2013 and series renamed as The Witching Pen series)
• 14th February 2012 - Wilted (A Witching Pen Novellas Prequel) - eBook published by Bitten Fruit Books; republished by Satin Smoke Press, with a new cover, in Dec 2013 and series renamed as The Witching Pen series.
• 30th April 2012 - The Witching Pen (Book One Of The Witching Pen Novellas) - trade paperback published by Satin Smoke Press, ISBN 9780956719263 (unpublished)
• 31st May 2012 -  The Sands Of Time (Book Two Of The Witching Pen Novellas)  - trade paperback published by Satin Smoke Press, ISBN 9780956719270 (unpublished)
• July 2012 'Til Death Do Us Part paperback republished, by Satin Smoke Press / CreateSpace, ISBN 9781478270409
• 31st August 2012 - The Demon Bride (Book Three Of The Witching Pen Novellas) - eBook published by Satin Smoke Press (new cover uploaded Dec 2013 and series renamed as The Witching Pen series)
• 31st October 2012 - The Demon Bride (Book Three Of The Witching Pen Novellas) - paperback published by Satin Smoke Press, ISBN 9780956719287 (unpublished)
• September 2012 - Happy Anniversary (an erotic short story about a marriage rekindled), eBook published by Satin Smoke Press
• November 2012 - Releasing The Wolf (Eye Of The Storm #1) - eBook and paperback, published by Satin Smoke Press / CreateSpace, ISBN 9781481047272
• 5th December 2012 - The Witching Pen Novellas Omnibus - eBook published by Satin Smoke Press (unpublished)
• 5th December 2012 - The Witching Pen Novellas Omnibus - 1st ed paperback published by Satin Smoke Press, ISBN 9780956719294 (unpublished)
• 20th December 2012 - all three single volumes of The Witching Pen series republished in a smaller trade paperback (2nd trade editions):

The Witching Pen, published by Satin Smoke Press, ISBN 9781481248778 (unpublished)
The Sands Of Time, published by Satin Smoke Press, ISBN 9781481250696 (unpublished)
The Demon Bride, published by Satin Smoke Press, ISBN 9781481262156 (unpublished)

• April 2013 - The Witching Pen Novellas Omnibus republished in a smaller trade paperback format (2nd trade edition), by Satin Smoke Press, ISBN 9780957540408
• April 2013 - Cry Of The Wolf (Eye Of The Storm #2) - eBook and paperback, published by Satin Smoke Press / CreateSpace, ISBN 9781482702828
• October 2013 - The Last Dragon  (a spin-off novel to The Witching Pen Novellas) - eBook and paperback published by Satin Smoke Press, ISBN 9780957540415
• December, 2013 - Heart Of The Wolf (Eye Of The Storm #3) - eBook and paperback, published by Satin Smoke Press / CreateSpace, ISBN 9781494905965

• December, 2013 through to February, 2014 - all FOUR single volumes of The Witching Pen series republished in a smaller trade paperback in Dark Cover Reprint Editions and Light Cover Reprint Editions:-

DARK COVER EDITIONS (Dec, 2013):
The Witching Pen, published by Satin Smoke Press / CreateSpace, ISBN 9781494375959
The Sands Of Time, published by Satin Smoke Press / CreateSpace, ISBN 9781494376307
The Demon Bride, published by Satin Smoke Press / CreateSpace, ISBN 9781494385385
The Last Dragon, published by Satin Smoke Press / CreateSpace,  ISBN 9781494385491
LIGHT COVER EDITIONS (Feb, 2014):
The Witching Pen, published by Satin Smoke Press / CreateSpace, ISBN 9781495498183
The Sands Of Time, published by Satin Smoke Press / CreateSpace, ISBN 9781495498329
The Demon Bride, published by Satin Smoke Press / CreateSpace, ISBN 9781495498503
The Last Dragon, published by Satin Smoke Press / CreateSpace,  ISBN 9781495498619

• February, 2014 - The Complete Witching Pen Series Boxed Set – eBook set published by Satin Smoke Press
• 17th June, 2014 - The Spell of Summer (Once Times Thrice) - eBook and paperback published by Satin Smoke Press, ISBN 9780957540422
• 30th October, 2014 - Return Of The Wolf (Eye Of The Storm #4) - eBook and paperback, published by Satin Smoke Press / CreateSpace, ISBN 9781502756374
• 15th December, 2014 - Broken Lights - eBook and paperback, published by Satin Smoke Press / CreateSpace, ISBN 9781505432701
• 30th April, 2015 - Saving Eve - eBook and paperback, published by Satin Smoke Press, ISBN 9780957540439
• 5th October, 2015 - Rise Of The Wolf (Eye Of The Storm #5) - eBook and paperback, published by Satin Smoke Press / CreateSpace, ISBN 9781517610203
• 23rd June, 2016 - Summer's End (Once Times Thrice) - eBook and paperback published by Satin Smoke Press, ISBN 9780957540453
• 31st October, 2017 - Reign Of The Wolf (Eye Of The Storm #6) - eBook and paperback, published by Satin Smoke Press / CreateSpace, ISBN 9781979643344
• 30th December, 2017 - Eye of the Storm: Omnibus Edition - eBook and paperback published by Satin Smoke Press, ISBN 9780957540460
• 24th April, 2018 - Blood Shadow (Blood Never Lies #1) - eBook and paperback published by Satin Smoke Press, ISBN 9780957540477
• 29th October, 2018 - Aftershock (Blood Never Lies #2) - eBook and paperback published by Satin Smoke Press, ISBN 9780957540484
• 7th January, 2019 - Blanket of Snow (After the Storm #1) - eBook novelette published by Satin Smoke Press
• 31st July, 2023 - Twisted Roots (After the Storm #2) - eBook novelette published by Satin Smoke Press​