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NEW RELEASE: DARE by Diane Demetre

DARE, our latest release by Diane Demetre. The Transformational Journey of a Woman Who Dared to Be More.

Long before the global #metoo movement, Diane Demetre was dramatically sacked by her producer for apparently being ‘too fat’ after she refused his sexual advances. She took him to court, and the ensuing court cases for wrongful dismissal became some of the highest-profile cases in Australia in the 1980s.

DARE is a no-holds-barred account of Diane’s rise from being born an illegitimate child given up for adoption to fulfilling her dream in the entertainment industry and directing the largest production shows staged in Australia. But when she was terminated, there were no laws to protect her. Now, Diane reveals the unimaginable public humiliation and heartbreak of losing herself, her career, and her destiny.

Follow Diane’s thirty-year quest for truth as she discovers that our lives aren’t random events over which we have little influence. Calling on her background as an educator, speaker, and successful entrepreneur, Diane uses touchstones in her life to outline fifty insights that expanded her consciousness, connected her to being, and transformed her life.

Join this journey within, DARE to master your destiny, and be more than you ever imagined.

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NEW RELEASE: Killer in the Outback by Diane Demetre

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Cozy MysteryOur latest release is a new Diana Daniels Mystery called KILLER IN THE OUTBACK. Can our highly intuitive female sleuth detect the killer before it is too late?

The Dreamtime and a Deadly Kiss

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.

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NEW RELEASE: Evil on the High Seas by Diane Demetre

Happy release day to Diane Demetre with her latest novel, Evil on the High Seas. Murder, Mystery, and Dry Martinis abound in this Cozy Murder Mystery.

Murder, Mystery and Dry Martinis

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.

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NEW RELEASE: Take Me by Diane Demetre

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Take Me coverHappy release day to Diane Demetre with Take Me, a Contemporary Romance from the Steamy Secrets series.

How far would you run to find love?

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. 74,800 words.

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New Release: Tempt Me by Diane Demetre

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Happy release day to Diane Demetre with Tempt Me, the first book in a brand new series called Steamy Secrets.

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One woman . . . Two men . . . Threesomes change everything

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.

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New Release: ISLAND OF SECRETS by Diane Demetre

Happy release day to Diane Demetre with Island of Secrets.

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?

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Dancing Queen Now Available Free

Psst . . .  we thought we’d let you into a little secret . . . shhh . . .  DANCING QUEEN is now FREE in ebook format everywhere. How long this will last, we don’t know but download your copy before this fantastic offer disappears forever.

AUS ROM TODAY REVIEW

What AusRom Today thought:
A refreshing genre-busting story of a divorced, older (I hasten to add by society’s standards not mine) heroine who is determined to embrace her singledom while simultaneously casting aside her self- and societally-imposed sexual repression through casual erotic encounters.

Diane Demetre offers a story that challenges our pre-conceived notions of what “women of a certain age” should or should not be doing and she does this in an empowering manner. The heroine embraces and cherishes her female friendships and though this aided in the flow of the plot, it also highlights the importance for women of having encouraging and supportive female companionship.

Most importantly, we see the heroine herself allow the experiences of her new-found freedom to shape her own future thus enabling her to escape the repressive nature of her pre-divorce life.

All in all, an erotic and exciting read sure to captivate and thrill readers of any age.

Review by Jaimee Brooker AUS ROM TODAY

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Gold Coast Author Scoops Publisher’s Awards

Gold Coast Author Scoops Publisher’s Awards for two consecutive years.

Gold Coast-based author Diane Demetre scooped Luminosity Publishing’s Readers’ Choice Awards 2015 and 2016 for her erotic romance series, Dance of Love. Diane’s debut novel, Dancing Queen was voted Readers’ Choice for Best Book and Best Cover 2015, while Tiny Dancer and Dance to a Gypsy Beat won Readers’ Choice for Best Book and Best Cover 2016.

“To have my first three novels chosen by readers to win Best Book and Best Cover two years running is such a thrill. I love writing love stories, particularly about feisty, empowered heroines who take a chance and follow their hearts. I don’t write stories about the angst and heartbreak of love, I write stories about the brighter future love promises. I guess you could call the Dance of Love series inspired by the hopeful hand of fate, with sometimes unexpected, but always, happy-ever-after endings.”

A woman who has always done things a little differently, Diane began her professional journey as a school teacher before moving into an exhilarating career as a dancer, choreographer, and director. She followed her quest for truth into the field of self-development, where as a stress & life skills therapist, life coach and keynote speaker, she taught methodologies of self-empowerment and conscious living. Assuming the pseudonym of the Goddess of Love, she appeared regularly on national radio and the television program Beauty & the Beast.

“Having been a dancer, choreographer, and director I wanted to incorporate the inherent freedom and sensuality of dance in the Dance of Love series. In fact, my heroines in each of the books have been, or are dancers. There’s an old writing adage…‘write what you know’. By calling upon my dance and theatre background, I added another dimension to the story and a layer of richness to my characters. It also gave readers a rare insight into the onstage and backstage world of dancers, which judging by their response, they really enjoyed.”

Now busy writing romantic suspense and women’s fiction, Diane still packs emotional punch through her empowered heroines who live life to the fullest… much like the author herself.

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New Release: Dance to a Gypsy Beat by Diane Demetre

Dance to a Gypsy Beat by Diane DemetreHappy release day to Diane Demetre with the 3rd book in her Dance of Love series, Dance to a Gypsy Beat.

Love… Life’s most passionate dance

Aiden Bishop, a successful young Australian lawyer, flees from unsavory clients by taking an extended holiday in sunny Spain. At twenty-seven-years-old, Ace as he’s known to his mates because of his dare-devil attitude and sporting enthusiasm, is used to traveling alone and living life to the fullest.

Happening upon a local flamenco club in Seville, Aiden is befriended by Rafael Flores and Carla Armando, a famous flamenco couple who are 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 traveled emotional geography, long-kept secrets are exposed.

Brimming with gypsy traditions, the passion of the dance, mysterious rune readings and intrigue, Aiden finds he cannot escape his destiny no matter how far he runs.

Reader Advisory: This Erotic Contemporary Romance contains a rugged hero, feisty heroine and troubled lover with red-hot dance and sex scenes.

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M/F Contemporary Erotic Romance – Full-length novel, 74,688 words

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Luminosity Gold Coast Authors in the Spotlight

Gold Coast Authors Scoop the Awards

Gold Coast- based erotic romance authors, H.C. Brown and Diane Demetre scooped Luminosity Publishing’s 2015 Awards. H.C Brown won the Bestselling Author Award 2015 and Diane Demetre was voted the Reader’s Choice Award for Best Book 2015 and Best Cover 2015.

Like the classic veteran and the rookie story, these two authors had only a professional relationship online for many months. After winning the awards they finally met and discovered they lived only a few streets away from each other.

Gold CoastAs a Romance Writers of Australia Mentor, H.C. provided advice and direction to Diane in her journey to publication. Following in the steps of her mentor, Diane submitted her first manuscript to Luminosity Publishing and was snapped up for speedy publication. Now nine months later, the two local authors have scooped the publisher’s 2015 Awards.

H.C. Brown is a best-selling author with over thirty novels published in the past decade. She writes across a variety of genres, thrilling readers with her compelling stories and characters. Her latest erotic romance trilogy, The Mackenzie is an epic Highland adventure which transports the reader back to the 1700’s into a time of love, intrigue, pirates and adventure.

I enjoy writing sexy romance stories about alpha heroes with engaging flaws and girl-next-door heroines. I take my characters into many different worlds and situations but all my stories have happy endings. This year I have taken a new exciting path in my career. I have recently finished a novel titled “Run.” A story about a serial killer roaming the Kimberley region of Australia and the women intent on bringing him to justice.

A woman who has always done things a little differently, Diane Demetre writes love stories with a twist and laced with the divine feminine. Her debut novel, Dancing Queen, Dance of Love, Book One, follows the erotic adventures of a recently divorced forty-two-year-old ex-dancer from the Moulin Rouge, who leaps into her new singledom with unbridled passion. Diane’s second book, Tiny Dancer is due for release 1 March and her third book, Dance to a Gypsy Beat is scheduled for a mid-2016 release.

“Having been a dancer and choreographer I wanted to incorporate the inherent freedom and sensuality of dance in Dancing Queen. In fact, the three books in the Dance of Love series all have dancing at their core. For me, the dancing adds another dimension to the story, the characters and their sex-play. I love to write about feisty, empowered heroines who live life to the fullest and inevitably discover nothing ever happens by chance. I guess you could call the Dance of Love series erotic romance guided by a higher purpose, with sometimes unexpected, but always, happy-ever-after endings.”

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New Release: Tiny Dancer (Dance of Love, Book Two) by Diane Demetre

Tiny Dancer by Diane DemetreHappy release day to Diane Demetre with Tiny Dancer. This is the 2nd book in the powerfully erotic series, Dance of Love.

Born to Dance… Dying to Love

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, the show’s super sexy, Sicilian stage director, Tony Di Falco reveals he is more than just a creative genius and hard taskmaster, leaving Sam to wonder whether secrets, specifically her own, are indeed 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 Samantha and her passionate nemesis Tony, and a tense, sexually-charged relationship threatens to overwhelm them both. But the show must go on.

Filled with backstage bitchiness, tough rehearsals, a sprinkling of cocaine and the French addiction to cigarettes, Samantha grapples with her new life. Then without warning, Sam’s destiny changes literally before her eyes and she finally discovers that even in the most romantic city of the world, you don’t find love, love finds you.

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The Results: The Author Achievement Awards 2015

Congratulations to all the authors in the 2015 Author Achievement Awards.

Luminosity Bestseller 2015:

In 1st place is H.C. Brown

2nd place Tatum  Throne

3rd place Rosemary Willhide

(All places based on actual book sales during 2015.)

This year, we introduced the Readers’ Choice Best Book and Best Cover of 2015. Using Yop poll we conducted a readers vote and the winner’s are as follows:

Congratulations to Diane Demetre who wins the Readers’ Choice Award for Best Book and Best Cover for Dancing Queen.

Dancing Queen by Diana Demetre

 

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New Release: Dancing Queen by Diane Demetre

Dancing Queen by Diana DemetreHappy release day to Diane Demetre with Dancing Queen, the first story in the Dance of Love series. Dancing Queen is so beautifully written it will have you laughing one minute and crying the next. Be forewarned, the contents within contain enough erotic love scenes to make your toes curl.

One woman … Two men … A dance of love that lasts a lifetime

When Michele Johnston, a sexy forty-two-year-old ex-dancer from the Moulin Rouge gets divorced, she leaps into her new world of singledom with unbridled passion. Having been in monogamous relationships all her life, she decides to cast off her inhibitions and release her repressed sexuality through casual sex.

Aided and abetted by three vivacious girlfriends, Michele embarks on her new 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. Although not her type, Michele finds his charm and persistence strangely bewitching.

But will she give up her newfound freedom? Will she choose one man over the other? And who’s the special someone she’s been unconsciously searching for all her life?

Reader Advisory:  This book contains a sexually empowered heroine and willing men to fulfill her desires. Casual sex scenes with recreational drug use.

Available from all good distributors and from Luminosity HERE