Diane A. S. Stuckart

Diane A.S. Stuckart aka Anna Gerard is the author of the Georgia B&B Mystery series from Crooked Lane Books. Writing as "Diane", she's the award-winning author of both the Leonardo da Vinci Mystery series from Berkley Prime Crime and the critically reviewed FOOL'S MOON, first in the Tarot Cats Mystery series from Midnight Ink.

Writing as Ali Brandon, she is the New York Times bestselling author of the Black Cat Bookshop Mystery series, also from Berkley. But she began her publishing career writing critically-acclaimed historical romance for Pinnacle Books and Zebra Books under the names “Alexa Smart” and “Anna Gerard”. With the advent of eBooks, Diane is thrilled to be able to bring back these timeless stories of love and adventure to a brand new readership. She is also the author of several short stories compiled into two ebooks: WEDDING BELLES and WHO'S BEHIND THE DOOR.

A native Texan with a degree in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma, Diane now lives in South Florida, though she’s still a Westerner at heart. She’s a member of Mystery Writers of America and the Florida Chapter of MWA; Sisters in Crime and the Treasure Coast chapter of SinC; and the Cat Writers Association.