Elysa Summers writes thought-provoking, fun, emotional, and feel-good contemporary romance and women's fiction with some spice. She lives in the south of England with her fiancé, their daughter, and their two cats.
Elysa Summers is a pseudonym for international bestselling author Dianna Hardy. As Elysa, she can keep her light-hearted, contemporary romance books separate from the fantasy, horror, and darker paranormal romance books that Dianna writes. Read the extended bio.
While you're waiting for the next release, please enjoy The Spell of Summer and Summer's End, written as Dianna Hardy. These are beautiful reads reminiscent of Bridget Jones' Diary, Practical Magic, and Me Before You, that will introduce you nicely to Elysa Summer's writing. (You will find reviews on Amazon.)
Meredith is leading a straight-laced life in London with her straight-laced fiancé, determined to forget her reckless past. Jamie is an old, poetic soul with a broken heart returning home to Cornwall to sort himself out. What binds them? One chance meeting thirteen summers ago; one innocent spell spoken after one perfect night... Words can change everything, but can they change your destiny?
Pippa knew her life all but ended seven months ago when she answered the phone call no one ever wants to receive: her husband had been in a fatal car accident. Struggling to bring up her three kids, she finds herself turning to Jimmy, her younger brother's best friend. He has his own crosses to bear, but his long-held torch for Pippa never went out. All they need to do, is take a leap of faith...
Claudia's been working too many nights, too hard. One drunken evening, she promises to make it up to her husband, Martin, on their anniversary – by doing anything he asks of her.
Martin is not only going to make sure she keeps her word, but is determined to remind her exactly what she's been missing these past few months.
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance
Length: short story (approx. 5000 words)