Community News 9
Ponte Vedra Recorder · November 12, 2015
November’s Book Talk Café features romance and thrills
Community submission
Lena Diaz writes what she loves to
read: romantic suspense and romantic
thrillers. And she’s pretty good at writing them as well, having just published
her 10th book for an imprint of HarperCollins. She’ll talk about her books and
her career at the Ponte Vedra Library’s
Book Talk Café program on Monday,
November 16 starting at 6:30 p.m.
Lena didn’t start out wanting to be
a writer, but after finishing a book and
being dissatisfied with the hero’s actions, she decided to try writing one
for herself. After joining the First Coast
Romance Writers, she began her journey to publication.
Her first book, was published in
2011, and in just four short years the
World Golf Village resident has published ten books. Exit Strategy, the first
of a new series, will appeal to readers
who love their fast-paced action mixed
with steamy seduction.
Lena calls herself the proud and patriotic daughter of a career Navy father.
She was born in Kentucky and moved
to California, Louisiana, and ultimately
to Florida where she has lived most of
her life. Her books have garnered many
accolades, including the Daphne du
Maurier Award of Excellence in Mystery
and Suspense (twice) and the Bookseller’s Best Award.
Her background is in computer programming, and she told a reporter that
writing and computer programming are
quite similar. “When you write a com-
puter program, you are creating something from beginning to end, with just a
basic idea.” The same pretty much holds
true when writing a book, she said.
Book Talk Café is sponsored by the
Friends of the Ponte Vedra Library, and
offers light refreshments as well as the
opportunity to purchase the author’s
book. The presentation is free and open
to the public.
Lena Diaz
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Continued from 8
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