Blogging Guest: Author Diane Craver

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Happy Friday, all!

I'm thrilled because I'm taking the day off today! (To PLOT more!!!)

Ah, but fear not because my author friend, Diane Craver has kindly decided to blog for me. :)

She has a new inspirational romance out now with Desert Breeze Publishing, called Marrying Mallory.

Here's Diane and how she took some personal experience into making her main character character, Mallory:


When I was little, I wanted to be Miss America when I grew up. I even practiced my singing for my talent. I would stand on the edge of a field and sing to the neighborhood children. They were so attentive that I was sure I had talent. Boy, was I delusional. I couldn't sing then and still can't. But maybe it wasn't my voice that held their attention. Hopefully, my friends liked the words to my songs because I made them up as I blasted out the verses to them.

Or they were just bored. We didn't have video games or DVDs back in the old days. We stayed outside a lot and played. By the way, I didn't grow up to be Miss America. I didn't have a special talent or the pretty looks to enter the beauty pageant. My main character Mallory in my new release isn't Miss America material either. I used a personal experience that I felt would make for a realistic character. I got into Mallory's mind completely because I know what it's like not to have a cute small nose.

Here's the blurb for my story:

Things have gone wrong for Mallory since she was a small child. All she ever wanted was to have a complete family and live happily ever after. It appears she has it all when she marries Toby Harrington and they have a son. Unfortunately, their marriage ends when Toby has an affair with his law partner. After their divorce, Mallory feels guilt that she couldn't forgive Toby for his affair. As a Christian, she should be able to forgive him for his sin.

Mallory decides to do something for herself, and get a surgical procedure that she's always wanted. What she doesn't expect is her instant attraction to her surgeon.

Sometimes faith is about accepting what can’t be changed and grabbing what God offers her. Life must go on.

Thank you so much, Jennifer, for hosting me today.
You have an awesome blog! And I'll be happy to answer any questions about my new January release, MARRYING MALLORY.

View the Trailer for Marrying Mallory

Read an excerpt here

Buy here and also available from Amazon Kindle and other online romance sites.
Diane's Website

Thanks, Diane!

Your book covers a very interesting topic, which brings me to some questions for our bloggers:

Is there anything about your physical appearance that bothers you?

If you could have one procedure--surgical or nonsurgical--what would it be?