Biography Diane L. Kowalyshyn writes heart-hammering, high-voltage thrillers—adventures that run on action, intrigue and romance. CROSSOVER is the thesis novel that earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Writing Popular Fiction. Diane embraced the saying write what you know. Like the female protagonist in CROSSOVER, Diane was adopted and is still in the dark about her biological heritage. She is an avid sailor who’s listened to her fair share of marine storm warnings and relied on the intermittent pulse of a lighthouse beacon to bring her safely back to port. When she’s not on the water, she loves to travel to far-away lands where she can navigate rustic landscapes and traipse through ancient and decaying relics, palaces and castles. CROSSOVER is the first book in the Cross your Heart and Die Series. Double Cross is the second and Crossbones is the third. The series begins in present day and travels back in time. Her road to publication was a direct result of the on-line pitch page she coordinates for Toronto Romance Writers. Her books are available in trade paperback and ebook through Chapters/Indigos, Amazon, Google, Nook, iBook and Kobo.