Dianne McCartney is an award-winning writer, speaker and contest judge from Bartlett, Tennessee. Her latest book, When Evil Returns, was released on June 27, 2025. Her other thirteen books are suspense and contemporary romance. She has a treasure trove of awards from contests in Oklahoma and Texas and is a long-standing member of the Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc. Other memberships include Sisters-In-Crime, The Tornado Alley SinC, The Oklahoma Romance Writers Guild and Rose Rock Writers.