Diane Craver - Blog

Happy Anniversary to us!

8/2/2022

We were married on August 2, 1975 in Findlay, Ohio. It's hard to believe we are celebrating our 47th anniversary! We didn't go away this year but enjoyed staying home. We ate at Texas Roadhouse! Sara and Amanda are at a 5 day respite, so it's nice for them to have lots of fun summer activites to do. It's been a nice break for us too.

I love how the sun rays are shining on us -- looks like heaven is blessing us!

I am busy working on Book 2, An Unexpected Gift, in my Amish Adoption Series. I need to get it finished and off to my publisher.

COVER REVEAL!!!!!!

7/22/2022

I am thrilled with my cover for The Amish Mother's Secret! The release date is December 27, 2022!

BLURB:

Lindsay is 40 and single when tragedy strikes. Diagnosed with stage 4, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma cancer, her instinct is to right the wrongs in her life. Her unfortuante childhood with an alcoholic, verbally abusive mother drove her to break free in desperation at the age of 17. While working at a hotel along the beach on the East Coast, she met Harris Manning. He took her breath away and she gave herself to him in love.

Harris' life was already planned out for him. His wealthy parents had urged him to marry the daughter of good friends, someone Harris had known his whole life. Falling for Lindsay had been a dream. His parents convinced him the love affair was a summer fling. However, compelled to wed the woman his parents chose for him, he'd left her to endure a shaky marriage.

Though Harris never knew it, Lindsay found herself pregnant when he left her with no way to care for identical triplets on her own. When the triplets were five months old, she reconnected with an Amish couple--Katie and Roman Yoder--who were unable to have children. The Yoders adopted Amy and Jenna while Lindsay kept Phoebe. She couldn't bear to give all three babies away. In the years that followed, Katie worked hard to keep Lindsay away from her adopted daughters.

After Harris learns his ex-wife intercepted Lindsay's calls years ago to tell him she was pregnant, he rushes to her side, thrilled to discover he's a father. But life rarely gives fairytale endings. Revealing the truth may prove more devastating than the hurdles that came before...and all that will surely come after for a woman fighting for her life.

BACKLIST NON-AMISH BOOKS REDUCED IN PRICE!

6/11/2022

Last Sunday, at a church event a friend told me how much she enjoyed reading my book, MARRYING MALLORY. I loved hearing this because I never hear anything about my backlist of non-Amish books. I have lowered the prices from $2.99 to 99 cents for MARRYING MALLORY, BECAUSE OF WHITNEY, A FIERY SECRET, NEVER THE SAME, and WHEN LOVE HAPPENS AGAIN.They are the sale price on Amazon, B & N, Kobo, and Apple. They were all published with traditional publishers until I got my rights back (Samhaim Publishers) and Desert Breeze). I got new covers and revised them. I changed the title of one book from No Great Loss to When Love Happens Again.
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A fun-filled Saturday!!!

5/3/2022

We had a lovely Saturday with two celebrations. Sara and Amanda had respite weekend and when I signed them up months ago, I didn't realize they would miss the events. Our granddaughter Elena had her First Communion. We are so proud of her. We also celebrated Lila's 7th birthday. There is more…Christina and Bart were runners in the Flying Pig!

It was nice being with family on Sat. again and we had everyone here for Easter. I didn't get pictures. I tried to get a video of the children doing the Easter Egg Hunt but they were too fast. Dillon had the most eggs. We might have him go a few minutes after the rest next year! :)

AMISH BABY SNATCHED on Sale!

3/19/2022

Amish Baby Snatched is only 99 cents today and through March 22nd! It is available on Amazon, Apple, Kobo, Google, and B & N!

SAVE THE DATE and HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!

3/17/2022

Author Laurie Stroup Smith arranged this wonderful Amish author event on October 8!!!!! I love her graphics she created for us! I wish I would have a new book by October but haven't heard any news about Book One in my Adoption Series contracted by Vinspire Publishing. I'm guessing it will be 2023 when it releases.

JUDITH'S PLACE - new review!

3/17/2022

New review for JUDITH'S PLACE! Always nice to have something positive to share!
4.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring
"This story opened my eyes more to the Amish community. I love that Judith wants to pursue a dream and until she joins the church is free to go for it. The whole community is inspiring."
By Joann

This has been a hard time with being ill since Feb. My appointment with Dr. Herms (oncologist) was canceled for today. It's been rescheduled for next week. I am anxious because my family doctor thinks I need a CT scan since I am still coughing. It started in Feb. but could still be from the pneumonia I had.

Can purchase from Amazon and other online stores!

Lovely reviews for A Joyful Break!

3/8/2022

I have been ill for several weeks but feeling better now. I'm so thankful to my husband for taking care of cooking and cleaning while I have not been able to do as much.

I'm also excited to read these new reviews for Book 1 in my Dreams of Plain Daughters Series!

REVIEWS:
Joann ME
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring
I loved the blend of the Amish and English life. Grief knows no boundaries, effecting us all in much the same way. I love the strength of this family and of this couple.
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Karen

5.0 out of 5 stars A Joyful Break

This was a great read with emotions, love, heartbreak, loss of loved ones, trust, worry; everything a human goes through in life. I enjoyed the book tremendously and would recommend her books to anyone ages 15 to 100.
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Kahanson
5.0 out of 5 stars A joyful, easy, uplifting read. Enjoy

A very pleasant, uplifting story about struggles, loss , the benefits of family and a simpler life.
Hope you enjoy this book as much as I did.

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A Joyful Break is FREE!

2/8/2022

It's been a year since I had a BookBub featured deal for A Joyful Break! Hopefully, readers will enjoy reading Book 1 in my Dreams of Plain Daughters Series and want to purchase the next ones.

After her mother’s untimely death, a twenty-year-old Amish woman has a difficult decision to make: Choose to break from the Plain community and her boyfriend and live in the English world permanently...or join the Amish church.

Rachel Hershberger wants to get away from her Amish home in Fields Corner, Ohio. For a year she’s been trying to fill her mother’s shoes by taking care of her father and siblings. She quit her job at the bakery so she would have more time to clean and cook at home. Before her mother died, Rachel was positive she wanted to marry Samuel Weaver, but now she can’t think about wedding plans. She blames her father for her mother’s death. If they had installed a phone in their barn or a shanty, her mother might have received medical help in time to save her life. Her mother’s death has made Rachel question if she should be baptized and join the church. She wonders if non-Amish women live longer and have less stress. Maybe her forty-four-year-old mother would still be alive had she left the Amish lifestyle like her sister Carrie did. When her Aunt Carrie invites her to go to the beach, Rachel decides the time away will help her to decide whether to join the Amish church or to live in the English world. She is conflicted because she loves Samuel and her family. Instead of a relaxing time away, disturbing events happen while Rachel’s in Florida. A photographer snaps troublesome pictures of Rachel because of her famous senator uncle, and a handsome and charming college student falls in love with Rachel.

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The sale ends Thusday, Feb. 13th!!

Bengals Going to the Superbowl!

2/1/2022

I predicted to my family that the Bengals would beat these teams during the playoffs - Titans, Raiders and Kansas Chiefs! And woohoo they did! I also predict our Bengals team will beat the Rams when they play them for the LVI Super Bowl! Some Cincinnati schools are going to have a calamity day on February 14th because they think the Bengals will win the Super Bowl.

I had a lot of appointments this month for me and our daughters, Sara and Amanda. I still have low white blood count so have to continue seeing my oncologist every 3 months for blood work. I asked to have a CT scan and contrast once a year instead of every 6 months. I am thankful that I got that changed. It seems like by now, I shouldn't still have low WBC. I get sick more often because of it and I can't get rid of my warts with the compromised immune system. I never had any until my chemo started in 2019. I have gone 7 times to get rid of them. Even cutting them off has not done it and putting acid in them didn't keep them away. I have a lot of pain with the treatments and pain radiates up my finger nerves. The dermalogist said as long as I have low WBC, I won't be able to get rid of them. I want to eventually try laser surgery.

I had a chat with my agent last week. It was nice catching up with her. She thinks I might have Book 1 in my new series releasing this year instead of 2023. I'll update as soon as I know anything.