DARK CLASS coming soon!

I’m very excited to announce that Dark Class, the fifth book in my Class 5 series, is due for a 26th April, 2022 release. It will be available in ebook, paperback, and at a later date, audio.

About DARK CLASS:

Waking up alone . . . Ellie Masters comes out of a coma to find herself the only inhabitant of an eerily empty moon station. She’s not on Earth any more, she’s not even in the right solar system. So when someone reaches out to her, tells her he’s her friend, she’s happy to believe it. The alternative is to be stuck alone with an enemy.

The hunt of his career . . . Grih Battle Center captain, Renn Sorvihn, has been chasing a rogue Tecran ship for over a month, convinced its captain is simply trying to delay his inevitable surrender and punishment. But when Renn follows the Tecran ship into an uncharted sector, and realises the Tecran have been working their way to a secret moon base for weeks, he suddenly understands things are most definitely not as they seem.

Caught in the crossfire . . . When the Tecran arrive, with the Grih hot on their heels, Ellie finds herself the catalyst for heightened danger to everyone. The Tecran see her as evidence of their military’s crimes, the Grih see her as a massive diplomatic complication, and her presence brings the whole confrontation up several thousand notches.

But Ellie isn’t alone, and her new friend has ways to help her. Time to outclass them all . . .

Wave Rider is Out Now!

Very happy to announce that Wave Rider, the fifth book in my Verdant String series, is now available in print and ebook format.

About Wave Rider:

Isolated . . . Verdant String scientist, Anja Farucci, is frightened. Her calls for help from her remote coastal research station on the moon Fynian have been going unanswered, and strange things are happening with the leviathan pod she’s studying. Out of options, she sets out on the dangerous three-day journey to Rinc, Fynian’s only city.

Stranded . . . Cal is a wave rider, and if anyone understands leviathans, it’s him, but when Kada, a young leviathan, grabs his boat and strands him on the southern peninsula, Cal is at a loss to understand what is going on.

Thrown together . . . When Cal and Anja cross paths, they discover Anja’s communications have been deliberately sabotaged. Someone doesn’t want anyone coming or going from the southern peninsula. When the people involved start hurting leviathans, though, neither Cal nor Anja can let it go.

What they don’t know, as they get deeper and deeper into the mystery, is that the secret they discover in the cold waters of Fynian’s ocean will change them forever.

Cover Reveal: The Turncoat King

I am so, so excited to show you the cover of The Turncoat King! Release day is January 12, and this is book 1 in the Rising Wave Series. Book 2, The Threadbare Queen, is due out later this year.

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About The Turncoat King (The Rising Wave Book 1)

A thirst for revenge . . . Ava is committed to vengeance against the man responsible for the death of her parents. The same man, the Queen’s Herald, who kept her prisoner for two years, until she escaped with Luc, a warlord bent on vengeance just as fierce as her own. He’s forged a powerful army of people from all through the region, called the Rising Wave, to march on the Kassian royal family and smash its corrupt power under the weight of their anger. But for Luc, just as for Ava, his true motive is a lot more personal.

A hidden magic . . . Luc suspects Ava has magical powers, suspects he’s benefited greatly from them, but he’s no stranger to the burdens of power, and he’s prepared to let her tell him in her own time—after all, she’s his heart’s choice and he will give her all the time she needs. Except time is running out for both of them. As they near the Kassian stronghold, forces from within their own camp and without will use every trick they have to stop both Luc and Ava and tear them apart.

A secret laid bare . . . Luc knows Ava has a secret she’s keeping from him—but what he doesn’t realize is she has many. And when those secrets are exposed, everyone will have to grapple with the consequences. Ava is prepared to sacrifice her happiness and even her life to save the Rising Wave and Luc—but she would prefer to use her heart and her head to outwit her enemies instead.

The Turncoat King up for Pre-order

I’m excited to announce that The Turncoat King, the first full-length novel in my Rising Wave series, is now up for pre-order on Amazon. The prequel novella to this series, called The Rising Wave, can be found in the upcoming Warlords, Witches & Wolves anthology, which is releasing on November 9th.

The Turncoat King by Michelle Diener (Eclipse 12 January 2021)
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About The Turncoat King (The Rising Wave Book 1)

A thirst for revenge . . . Ava is committed to vengeance against the man responsible for the death of her parents. The same man, the Queen’s Herald, who kept her prisoner for two years, until she escaped with Luc, a warlord bent on vengeance just as fierce as her own. He’s forged a powerful army of people from all through the region, called the Rising Wave, to march on the Kassian royal family and smash its corrupt power under the weight of their anger. But for Luc, just as for Ava, his true motive is a lot more personal.

A hidden magic . . . Luc suspects Ava has magical powers, suspects he’s benefited greatly from them, but he’s no stranger to the burdens of power, and he’s prepared to let her tell him in her own time—after all, she’s his heart’s choice and he will give her all the time she needs. Except time is running out for both of them. As they near the Kassian stronghold, forces from within their own camp and without will use every trick they have to stop both Luc and Ava and tear them apart.

A secret laid bare . . . Luc knows Ava has a secret she’s keeping from him—but what he doesn’t realize is she has many. And when those secrets are exposed, everyone will have to grapple with the consequences. Ava is prepared to sacrifice her happiness and even her life to save the Rising Wave and Luc—but she would prefer to use her heart and her head to outwit her enemies instead.

PETS IN SPACE® 5 is Out!

PETS IN SPACE® 5 is now available!

It contains 12 original science fiction romance novellas and weighs in at over 1400 pages. Not only is it great value, the Pets in Space® authors are proud supporters of Hero-Dogs.org. Pets in Space® authors have donated over $15,300 in the past four years to help place specially trained dogs with veterans and first responders. 10% of all pre-orders and the first month’s royalties of Pets in Space® 5 will again go to Hero-Dogs.org. Open your hearts and grab your limited release copy of Pets in Space® 5 today so together we can continue to assist this worthy charity! https://www.hero-dogs.org/

My contribution to this year’s PETS IN SPACE® anthology is a novella set in the world of my Class 5 series. DARK AMBITIONS gives readers a trip back into the life of Rose, Dav and Sazo.

DARK AMBITIONS EXCERPT

Rose looked back to where the Barrist had been, but it was really gone, gone. Disappeared. Off to check out a faint distress signal from the asteroid belt in the next solar system along from this one.


Sazo was still there, though. A big, black prickle ball hanging in space, looking menacing.


“Did Dav tell you to watch out for me, too?” Rose asked him.


“No.” Sazo was a master at voice inflection, and she realized she’d insulted him. “I will always watch out for you, whether he asks me to or not.”


She knew he could see her. He was in every visual comms feed, every system the Barrist and its shuttles had, and so she blew him a kiss.

“Right back at you.”

The soft snort she heard in her ear told her she had been forgiven.


And then she turned to look at the sea of green below and the promise of adventure. She was about to go outside!