Diana Pharaoh Francis's Biography

I've been a storyteller since I can remember. I didn't start writing any of my stories down until I went to college. I have always told broad, sprawling, epic stories and I love magic. I love its possibilities, the way the lens of fantasy can expose who we are. I love courage and honor and fear and looking at how one person's actions can impact an entire culture or a world. I am interested in the way heroes and villains are created. I love chocolate, spiced chai, sharp weapons, spicy food and sparkly jewelry.

I am a lover of Victorian literature and 19th century Britain and consequently the Crosspointe books have a strong Victorian flavor. I teach English at the University of Montana Western. I was raised on a cattle ranch in northern California and spent most of my childhood on horseback or in a book. I spend a lot of every day writing and everything becomes fodder for my books.