About Diana Pharaoh Francis: Diana Pharaoh Francis is an American fantasy author and professor. She taught literature and writing at the University of Montana-Western, and lives in Montana with her family.
There were some days that deserved to be drowned at birth and everyone sent back to bed with a hot brandy, a box of chocolates and a warm, energetic companion. Today was without question one of those days.
Pain and guilt tore through him. His soul was bleeding to death. He stood there, waiting to die. How could he not? But such wounds were not fatal.
