Diane Farr was born in San Jose, California. Her first bookThe Nobody, her second book Fair Game, and her fourth book Once Upon a Christmas were each finalists for the "Best Regency" RITA award in the year of their publication. Additionally, The Nobody was a finalist for the "Best First Book" RITA award and won Romantic Times magazine's Reviewers' Choice Award for "Best First Regency" in 1999. RITAs are awarded annually by Romance Writers of AmericaRomance Writers of America. However, her Regency romances which featured no sex scenes or mild sensuality weren't marketed properly, and didn't sell as much as expected. In the mid-2000s, Signet stopped publishing traditional Regencies and Farr lost her writing contract, shortly after publishing four longer traditional Regencies. Farr then published a young-adult paranormal novelWicked Cool, published in 2010 by Cerridwen Press and subsequently offered in print form through CreateSpace by the author. She is also the author of A Month of Sundays, and four short plays published by Russell House. Some of her books, long out of print, have been republished as e-books and are now available through the usual sources. She lives in northern California.
Literary influences
Farr's third book Falling for Chloe is a sly homage to the novelist Georgette Heyer with one of Heyer's hero's Lord Sheringham and his horse mentioned in Chapter One, and the hero and heroine attending a ball given at Alverstoke House, owned by another of Heyer's heroes the Marquess of Alverstoke. For those who enjoy reading Heyer, this particular book may be more enjoyable for its allusions to some of Heyer's more popular heroes. Farr uses accurate and period-appropriate language and is careful with her historical details, as are most traditional Regencies. Her books are more enjoyed by those who prefer a sweet, mildly sensual story, which is period-appropriate. However, her stories tend to be character-driven rather than plot-driven, and some readers may be put off by that. One novel which is also plot-driven is The Fortune Hunter. Farr has described her style of writing and why she does not write sex scenes, as well as given some tips to aspiring writers in electronic chats.
Works
The Nobody Signet Regency
Fair Game Signet Regency, republished with some additions as Playing to Win
