Who
is Ariana Dupré
?
That was the question for
quite a while. But now the secret is out so I've combined both websites
into one. I write paranormal romantic suspense under the pen name of Ariana Dupré.
Many people have asked me
why I didn't release the book under my own name. I wanted the book to
stand on its own, to receive good or bad reviews because of the writing,
not because I had previously worked as the Guide to Romance Fiction at
About.com, because I knew a lot of people in the romance industry or
because I owned a publishing company. I didn't want my jobs, past or
present, to affect the reviews in any way (good or bad). I kept Ariana's
real identity a secret until enough reviews came in that I knew the book
had indeed earned its success on its own.
When I decided to reveal
Ariana's true identity I held a contest (which was a lot of fun) on eCataromance.com
to see if anyone could guess Ariana's identity . After several weeks we
finally had a winner who received an autographed copy of Night
Visions.
