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Diane J Cornwell

Biography

Diane J Cornwell learnt to read before she started school at the age of five. At school she learnt to write the words she already recognized. She loved going to school. When she was asked to write a story on her holiday activities, Diane wrote a story on what she wanted to do, not what she did, and earned an “A” grade for the homework. That started her on a life of writing fiction.

A bi-product of all that reading was creating her own stories about determined characters who try to make the right decisions the first time during their adventures. Stories she can read over and over again just for the pleasure of revisiting the characters.

Diane wrote her first full length novel in 2007, and hopes to have many more stories created in the coming years.

Where to find Diane J Cornwell online

Website: http://www.dianejcornwell.wordpress.com/
Twitter: @DJCornwell

Series

Tracker by
A fantasy series including mages, dragons, tracker horses and more.
Rider
Price: $4.99 USD.
Guard
Price: $4.99 USD.
Judge
Price: $4.99 USD.
Mage
Price: $4.99 USD.
Trackers
Price: $4.99 USD.
Sensing Danger by
A space pilot dreams warnings before danger strikes!
Sensing Danger
Price: $3.99 USD.
Sensing Danger 2: Capture
Price: $3.99 USD.
Sensing Danger 3: Freedom
Price: $4.99 USD.
Galaxy Freight by
Crash Landing
Price: $0.99 USD.
Altien Rescue
Price: $2.99 USD.
Harry's Detour
Price: $2.99 USD.
Crew Extraction
Price: $2.99 USD.
Evasive Action
Price: $2.99 USD.
Truth Revealed
Price: $2.99 USD.
Broken by
Broken Faith
Price: $4.99 USD.
Broken Land
Price: $4.99 USD.
Broken Agreement
Price: $4.99 USD.

Books

The Willow Stick by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 9,430. Language: Australian English. Published: December 6, 2021 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
When the President of the human colony on Roseworld ordered her robot police force to arrest all surviving pirates, nineteen year old pirate Nyle Swift fled west of the spaceport on foot. Nyle hid under a willow tree to avoided being seen when a searching craft flew overhead. Covered in mud, he grabbed a willow stick to help climb the steep bank once the craft flew away.
The Spelled Bridge by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 5,310. Language: Australian English. Published: December 6, 2021 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
(5.00 from 1 review)
Lenka woke when her bed began shaking. The village was under attack. She found her mother, Edra, trying to magically explode each ship-launched boulder before it damaged the sea wall or the stone buildings. Lenka realised that now she was sixteen she did not have to hide her magic from her mother or Wizard Lennox. She threw a fireball at the closest ship. And set it on fire.
Roseworld by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 43,190. Language: English. Published: January 10, 2021 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Science fiction » General
An unnamed planet, far from the rest of human colonisation, is a haven for space pirates. Rose McDougal, daughter of the unnamed planet’s leader, listens to her father plan an attack on an approaching naval spaceship that wants to learn the secrets of a small alien building. She plans to warn her only friend in the colony, an alien machine, of the impending attack, so the AI can stop the attack.
Paper Groceries by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,420. Language: Australian English. Published: December 10, 2020 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
Fourteen year old Gina Brown did not believe the social workers when they said she had distant relatives up north. So when they left her in the small town girls home she ran away. She entered an empty park to think. First she needed money so she could take a bus as far away as possible. A house across the street looked suitable to rob so she walked in the front door.
Old Forest by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 2,690. Language: Australian English. Published: December 10, 2020 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
When humans spread across the valley and began clearing the edge of the old forest Amy agreed to leave her home in the forest to marry Henry if he helped her protect the forest trees. But Amy’s marriage contract to dear sweet Henry came to an end when he died trying to stop the clearing of more giant trees. She knew those who took part in killing Henry needed to pay the price.
Tracker Series Boxed Set by
Price: $8.99 USD. Words: 277,650. Language: English. Published: December 3, 2019 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy
The complete science fiction “Trackers” series by Diane J Cornwell includes RIDER, GUARD, JUDGE, MAGE and TRACKERS. Trackers concludes the adventure of Dallas and Misty’s fight to alter the council's control of mages across Convane and neighbouring countries, with assistance from tracker horses, dragons, and magic spells. Bonus short story SMALL MAGIC SPELLS introduces seven year old Daria Wood.
Broken Series Boxed Set by
Price: $8.99 USD. Words: 292,050. Language: English. Published: November 18, 2019 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
Broken Series Boxed Set The complete science fiction “Broken” series by Diane J Cornwell: Broken Faith, Broken Land and Broken Agreement. Also two bonus short stories, Fire Starter and Bird Whisperer.
Small Magic Spells by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 4,240. Language: English. Published: May 15, 2019 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories, Fiction » Fantasy » General
Even small magic spells can be deadly! Seven year old Daria Wood, the daughter of Dallas Wood and Misty Locke, whose adventures were told in Diane J Cornwell’s Tracker Series, is now starting her own adventures. In this short story, on Daria’s second day at the Magic Academy in Convane’s main city she is about to show Mage Morecraft what spells she can already do.
The Case of the Crop Duster Dog by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 39,120. Language: Australian English. Published: April 16, 2018 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
Working dogs are more than pets! Mercy Connor, ex-Air Force cadet pilot, lives a quiet life on her cattle property west of Cunnamulla in Queensland, Australia, and takes the odd crop dusting job. Returning from Brisbane, she picks up a stranded motorist on his way to her property. When she drives through the front gate her dog Blue lies dead beside the track. Next moment her windscreen shatters.
Trackers by
Series: Tracker. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 69,710. Language: Australian English. Published: August 8, 2017 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy
Never admit to seeing ichur, the silvery residue of magic spells. Not if you want to stay under the radar of the Councillors of Convane. Dallas Wood, his guard Misty Locke, and their tracker mares, defend their home from attackers, then subtly help defend Convane’s borders with help from tracker horses and dragons. But, will the council understand that sometimes defensive magic is not enough?
Mage by
Series: Tracker. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 57,110. Language: English. Published: February 6, 2017 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy
Dallas Wood, his guard Misty Locke, and their tracker mares sail across the strait to Hinton Island on his first journeyman judge circuit. All he has to do is judge local crimes while looking for proof of a rumoured God of Orphans and missing children. Dallas’ dragon friend, Longflight, decides to visit Hinton Island with Dallas and Misty, even though Hinton Island does not like dragons.
Judge by
Series: Tracker. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 57,300. Language: Australian English. Published: August 7, 2016 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy
Misty Locke intends to protect Dallas from mages discovering his secret of using ichur while he attends the academy in Dead City to become a judicator. But before they even reach the academy, she has to protect the tracker mares from a runaway wagon. Then protect Dallas and the mares from thieves intent on stealing both trackers. Which leads to her arrest by the rider of a very large dragon.
Bird Whisperer by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 16,360. Language: Australian English. Published: May 30, 2016 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
As a five year old failed psychic experiment, Trish was moved from the Keeper Complex to a western slopes human village. But as a teenager, when she accidentally reads the thoughts of the village bully and defends her only friend, the villagers force her out of the village. Now all she has to do is survive alone in her cave until the next Keeper visit.
Guard by
Series: Tracker. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 48,610. Language: English. Published: March 10, 2016 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy
On their last boundary ride before winter, Dallas and Misty discover sick sheep. While Dallas and his tracker horse, Swift, use magic to heal the sick sheep, Misty and her tracker horse, Sweetie, help gather the rest of the flock. At sunset, when Misty does not return Dallas and Swift search for her and the missing flock. He finds two dead slavers and an injured shepherd. The rest are missing.
Rider by
Series: Tracker. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 42,720. Language: English. Published: January 2, 2016 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy
Never admit to seeing ichur, the silvery residue of magic spells. Not if you want to stay under the radar of the Councillors of Convane. Swift, a purebred tracker horse who can smell the smallest trace of ichur, can also remove the magic energy from any human or talisman. Dallas, rider of Swift, knows how to create a spell without leaving residue, even if he is not a trained mage.
Sensing Danger 3: Freedom by
Series: Sensing Danger. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 42,940. Language: English. Published: July 25, 2015 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
If she dreams it, be prepared! When Pilot Cambrie Jarvis dreams she will be shot by another pilot, she confides in Captain Benson, owner of S.S. Disco Dancer, but he doubts her warning will happen. He orders Cam to continue training and testing the two new psychic crew members, but because she kept her ability secret all her life she has no idea how to test other abilities.
Sensing Danger 2: Capture by
Series: Sensing Danger. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 32,020. Language: English. Published: July 25, 2015 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
If she dreamed it, it will happen! When Pilot Cambrie Jarvis has a dream warning of her imminent arrest and transfer to Moon Base prison, she confides in Captain Benson, owner of S.S. Disco Dancer, who suggests she board S.S. Disco Drummer and leave the system as soon as repairs are complete.
Galaxy Freight Omnibus Edition by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 81,150. Language: Australian English. Published: March 19, 2015 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction
When Captain Alana Black uncovers new information on illegal mining on a remote colony in the Cassiopeia system, she sets course for the closest Peace Keeper base in her spaceship S.S Escape. Follow the captain while she evades pirates, explosions and snipers to follow each lead, relying on her android, Altien representatives, her ship’s artificial intelligence and a few trusted Peace Keepers.
Machani Diplomat by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 59,680. Language: Australian English. Published: December 16, 2014 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure
Desperate times call for desperate action! While searching for scrap metal, Stacy Baxter finds a damaged Machani translator, a small ball shaped computer that translates the Machani’s alien language to English. She wants to sell it for cash in the colony’s capital city, Columbia, because it is broken. Instead the translator leads Stacy in a daring plan to get help to stop a war.
Seeds of Hope by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 3,380. Language: Australian English. Published: November 19, 2013 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories, Fiction » Fantasy » General
Seeds of Hope includes 6 flash fiction fantasy stories, all under 500 words long. Each uplifting story contains characters that strive for a better life, both for themselves and others.
Sensing Danger by
Series: Sensing Danger. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 29,440. Language: English. Published: June 20, 2013 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
When Pilot Cambrie Jarvis is rescued from an escape pod, she hides what little knowledge she has of the explosion on S. S. Desert Run. All she wants is to pilot space ships and stop dreaming. After dreaming of danger to her new ship and crew, she again must decide whether to leave herself open to ridicule and testing by explaining her dream warnings, or remain silent.
Truth Revealed by
Series: Galaxy Freight, Book 6. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 18,730. Language: English. Published: April 2, 2013 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
Captain Alana Black searches both the Cygnus Peace Keeper Base and the Cygnus Space Station to locate the leader of the illegal mining operation on the Altien home world. She hopes her luck does not run out as she evades explosions and snipers while following each lead, relying on her android, two Altien’s, her ship’s artificial intelligence and a few trusted Peace Keepers.
Evasive Action by
Series: Galaxy Freight, Book 5. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 14,450. Language: English. Published: August 11, 2012 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
When Captain Alana Black arrives in the Cygnus system to offload the rescued teenagers, she is ordered to wait for an escort before docking at the Port Authority space station. She realises it is a set-up to remove her passengers, and permanently stop her reporting the illegal mining, so she flees the area.
Crew Extraction by
Series: Galaxy Freight, Book 4. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 11,570. Language: English. Published: August 11, 2012 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
Captain Alana Black helps relocate the Altien to a new cave away from the erupting volcano while waiting for her missing crew to reach the agreed pickup location south of the volcano. But she runs out of time when a ship arrives above the Altien home world demanding she return the teens to the kidnappers. Book IV in the Galaxy Freight series by Diane J Cornwell.
Harry's Detour by
Series: Galaxy Freight, Book 3. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 11,110. Language: English. Published: January 13, 2012 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
Harold Purdy wakes in darkness with a throbbing headache, struggling to remember who he is and why he is underground. As his memory returns, he understand the urgency of returning to the Altien cavern before Captain Black finishes the repairs to her spaceship and lifts from the planet, leaving him stranded with employees of the man who ordered his kidnapping.
Altien Rescue by
Series: Galaxy Freight, Book 2. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 11,150. Language: English. Published: December 1, 2011 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
Captain Alana Black agrees to observe an unauthorised human mining operation on the unmapped planet while waiting for her ship to be repaired so she can include the information in her report to the Peace Keepers.
Crash Landing by
Series: Galaxy Freight, Book 1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 12,440. Language: English. Published: December 1, 2011 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
When Captain Alana Black uncovers new information on illegal mining on a remote colony in the Cassiopeia system, she sets course for the closest Peace Keeper base in her spaceship S.S Escape. While waiting for clearance to lift she is hijacked by three males. Can she take back control of her ship from the hijackers or will she be lead deeper into illegal activities?
Divided Loyalties by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 12,120. Language: English. Published: November 30, 2011 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
When Private Investigator Daniel Robins accepts his first murder case near the sleepy country town of Casino in the north-east corner of New South Wales, he realises he is out of his depth so teams up with the local police to trade information. With no clues discovered at the scene, he struggles to find a motive. Even if he uncovers the motive, will it lead to the killer or killers?
Broken Agreement by
Series: Broken, Book 3. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 79,370. Language: English. Published: June 8, 2011 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
Psychic, Casi of Mannuholm, reluctantly agrees to travel to the nearby colony of Boreas II to negotiate the wording of the agreement for the resettlement of the Mannuholm humans. Vice President of New Thalia, John Clark, needs to solve new settler deaths before the agreement is broken and Boreas II lose any chance to keep the colony viable.
Jazz's Asteroid by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 30,620. Language: English. Published: March 31, 2011 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure
(5.00 from 1 review)
When fourteen year old apprentice tug pilot Jason “Jazz” Jackson is blamed for stealing the station manager’s pet walking fish he looks for evidence to prove his innocence and discovers an asteroid approaching his sector of space and time is running out. He comes up with a daring plan based on an unproven theory to save everyone still on the station.
Broken Land by
Series: Broken, Book 2. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 95,820. Language: English. Published: October 31, 2010 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
(5.00 from 1 review)
Thirty years after Broken Faith, genetically enhanced humans, lead by Casi, finally undertake the task of returning the Jlaantei to their home world. Will the devastation of drought, hunger and oppressive leadership help to overthrow the leaders? And is the hidden spaceship spying on the planet friend or enemy?
Broken Faith by
Series: Broken, Book 1. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 95,300. Language: English. Published: July 18, 2010 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
When empathic gene engineer, Keeper Sonja discovers she was unknowingly impregnated with the first talented embryo she created, she is determined to abort, until she realises the fifteen-week-old embryo is already self-aware and mind speaking to her, leaving her only one option: flee the complex to protect him from testing and termination.
Fire Starter by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 6,380. Language: English. Published: June 12, 2010 by Tift Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General
(4.00 from 2 reviews)
When Belden was blamed for using his fire talent to melt all the candles in the classroom, he was threatened with mind wiping. He was also not impressed when Casi asked for his help to understand how his fire talent worked. Was it so she could control his talent? Should he help her?

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