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Diane Billas

Goodreads Author

Born

in York, The United States

Website

https://dianebillas.com

Twitter

dianebillas

Genre

Young Adult, Gay and Lesbian, Contemporary

Member Since

August 2011

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Diane Billas is an award-winning author of the YA sapphic contemporary romance novel DOES LOVE ALWAYS WIN?, featured in Parents Magazine, and the YA superhero novel SUPERFICIAL, both with Creative James Media. Her sapphic short stories are featured in Wild Ink Publishing’s PROM PERFECT anthology and Of the Publishing Persuasion’s JINGLE THESE BELLS spicy holiday anthology.

Diane Billas lives in Philadelphia with her husband and son. When she’s not writing she can be found reading multiple books at once, performing the French horn and piano, or dreaming of the next country she’s going to visit. Diane can be found at dianebillas.com, on Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook @dianebillas, and on Instagram/Threads @dianebillaswrites.

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Average rating: 4.09 · 255 ratings · 133 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Does Love Always Win? 3.81 avg rating — 150 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Superficial 4.21 avg rating — 58 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jingle These Bells by Melanie Schubert (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor), Angela Montoya (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor), Robin Alvarez (Goodreads Author) (Contributor ) 4.71 avg rating — 34 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Prom Perfect by S.E. Reed (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Demi Michelle Schwartz (Editor), Avery Timmons (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2025 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Writing in Different Genres

I’ve been a guest on various podcasts and have been getting asked the same question a lot: You write in a lot of different genres. How did that happen and how does it work?

It’s a great question and might reflect my reading tastes. I read all kinds of books, therefore it makes me interested in writing in different genres. I’m a huge YA reader, which makes sense why so far I’ve only written in the Y Read more of this blog post »

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Diane Billas rated a book it was amazing You Won't Forget Me by Mazey Eddings (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is much more than a coming of age sapphic romance/bi awakening book. There are a lot of dark topics that the main characters is going through, including struggling with social media addiction and depression. I loved the aspects of traveling on t ...more
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Diane Billas rated a book it was amazing Pot Shot by Laura Piper Lee (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I am in love with everything about this book. I have enjoyed all of Laura Piper Lee's other books so I had to read this one, especially since it is set in New Jersey, a state I know very well. It's set in a dual perspective and both characters are so ...more
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This book takes you for a wild ride. I don't want to say much to give anything away but I couldn't put it down. I needed to know how it finished and I didn't guess the ending at all. ...more
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Diane Billas rated a book it was amazing The House of Now and Then by Edward Underhill (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is a sweet story about a house that shows the main character people that he still knows but a younger version of them. He also meets a younger version of a potential love interest. It's a different premise and I enjoyed it a lot. Love the trans ...more
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What an amazing queer superhero book. I love the trans rep and the angsty writing. I can't wait to read the next book in the series. ...more
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“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
― Madeleine L'Engle

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