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Diane Marie Brown

Diane Marie Brown is a writer who lives in Southern California. A professor at Orange Coast College and a Public Health Professional for the Long Beach Health Department, she grew up in Stockton, California, then later moved to Los Angeles to attend UCLA.

After many years working in public health and disaster preparedness, she earned a degree in fiction at USC’s Master of Professional Writing Program. She lives in Long Beach, California with her husband, their four daughters, and dog Brownie. Black Candle Women, is Her debut novel.

Genres: Literary Fiction

Novels

Black Candle Women (2023)

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The Family Recipe (2025)
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A Girl Within a Girl Within a Girl (2025)
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Strange Folk (2024)
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Acts of Forgiveness (2024)
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"Acts of Forgiveness is a vibrant and moving debut that takes to heart our deferred dreams and the value of remaining hopeful. Cheeks's layered and tender story allows us to witness a family's journey as they plant seeds, dig up roots, and bloom, all while they contend with injustices and fight for redemption in the world around them."

Hush Harbor (2023)
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"Hush Harbor examines the monumental task of resisting empathy and confronting the brutal patterns that allow injustices to survive. Anise Vance delivers with a cast of vibrant characters who converge in a rich setting, each seeking the best way to correct some of the world's wrongs. In doing so, they give up their own comfort, dreams, safety, and peace, pushed into survival mode while wrestling with their own relationships and personal histories. Cinematically told, this debut takes off from page one and doesn't slow its pace, just as do the book's heroines and heroes."

The Enchanted Hacienda (2023)
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"A radiant tale that satisfies the heart along with the part of us - big or small - that believes in magic. This story had me rooting for love in all its forms. I was easily charmed by the Estrada family and their dreamy hacienda filled with a rich history and woman-powered soul, a wondrous backdrop for blooming romance. This bewitching page turner is both a beauty and a delightful treat."

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