Whiteside, Diane

PERSONAL:

Born in Hollywood, CA. Education: Holds several advanced degrees in technology. Hobbies and other interests: "I enjoy books, movies, travel, music, needlework, and dressmaking in my spare time."

ADDRESSES:

Home—Northern VA.

CAREER:

Writer, database consultant.

WRITINGS:

The Irish Devil, Brava (New York, NY), 2004.

(With Susan Johnson and Katherine O'Neal) Not Just for Tonight (anthology), Brava/Kensington (New York, NY), 2005.

The River Devil, Brava (New York, NY), 2005.

(With Angela Knight) Captive Dreams (anthology), Berkley Sensation (New York, NY), 2006.

Bond of Blood, Berkley Sensation (New York, NY), 2006.

The Hunter's Prey, Heat (New York, NY), 2006.

The Southern Devil, Brava (New York, NY), 2006.

The Switch, Heat (New York, NY), 2006.

SIDELIGHTS:

Diane Whiteside is the author of romance novels and novellas, the first of which, The Irish Devil, was published in 2004. The book tells the story of Viola, a young woman from a wealthy background who was forced to marry a man of lesser standing. When she is widowed, Viola earns her keep by doing the wash for her neighbors in a mining town in the West. When she learns of Irishman William Donovan, who has set out to make his own fortune, she proposes that she become the man's mistress in a desperate attempt to improve her lot. Maria Hatton, writing in Booklist, dubbed the book "a very interesting story related in prose so steamy that it fogs one's reading glasses." The River Devil tells the story of another young woman struggling on her own, in this case Rosalind, who runs away dressed as a man in order to make her fortune at the poker tables. Again reviewing for Booklist, Hatton declared the book "another entertaining adventure set in the late 1800s." The Southern Devil follows widow Jessamyn Tyler, as she travels to Kansas City to hear the reading of her uncle's will. Hatton found the book to be "another Whiteside winner, filled with raw sex and realistic portrayals." Other Whiteside books delve into other subgenres within the romance arena, such as Bond of Blood, a paranormal vampire story.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Booklist, August 1, 2004, Maria Hatton, review of The Irish Devil, p. 1910; June 1, 2005, Maria Hatton, review of The River Devil, p. 1766; September 15, 2006, Maria Hatton, review of The Southern Devil, p. 51; October 1, 2006, Maria Hatton, review of Bond of Blood, p. 44.

ONLINE

Berkley Jove Authors Site,http://berkleyjoveauthors.com/ (July 18, 2007), author biography.

Curled Up with a Good Book,http://www.curledup.com/ (July 18, 2007), Brenda Snodgrass, review of Southern Devil; Norma Collins, review of Captive Dreams.

Diane Whiteside Home Page,http://www.dianewhiteside.com (July 18, 2007).

Monsters and Critics,http://books.monstersandcritics.com/ (August 27, 2006), review of Captive Dreams.

Romance Reader,http://www.theromancereader.com/ (July 18, 2007), Alyssa Hurzeler, review of The River Devil; Wendy Crutcher, reviews of The Irish Devil and The Southern Devil.

Romantic Times Online,http://www.romantictimes.com/ (July 18, 2007), Jennifer Madsen, review of The Switch.

Sensual Romance Reviews,http://sr.thebestreviews.com/ (October 16, 2004), Gillian Fitzgerald, review; (June 26, 2005), Harriet Klausner, "Three Heated Historicals."