Diana Stevan
@dianastevan
Stand with Ukraine 💛💙🌻A former therapist, Diana writes novels and a self-help book about love, family & relationships. Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. NO DMs PLEASE.
A HOUSE FULL of STRANGERS, a collection of inspirational, tragic, funny, sweet, and sexy short stories set in the 1940s and 1950s about the upstairs and downtairs of rooming houses run by Ukrainian immigrant landladies bit.ly/4nXIMmx
This is fun! A local book department has all my books displayed so beautifully. Well, all except Lilacs in the Dust Bowl, which I assume they sold out of. :) See all my books at amzn.to/4vxbsFK
While her husband is fighting in the Tsar's army, Lukia Mazurets, a Ukrainian farm wife, uses her wits and faith to help her six children survive WWI, a refugee camp, typhus, the Bolshevik revolution, and her daughter's forbidden love. #historicalfiction #audiobook #LargePrint too amzn.to/3HjyBo5
I grew up in a rooming house, and these stories have been percolating for decades. Set in the 1940s and 1940s in Winnipeg, A HOUSE FULL of STRANGERS, is about Ukrainain immigrant landladies, their families, and the people who rent rooms from them. bit.ly/4nXIMmx
My new book, A HOUSE FULL of STRANGERS, a collection of short stories, set in the 1940s and 1950s, about Ukrainian immigrant landladies, their families, and the people who rent rooms from them. #historicalfiction #biographical bit.ly/42d7Goe
What does the house on the cover of my latest book, A House Full of Strangers, have to do with Psycho? Check out my latest Substack Newsletter to learn more. dianastevan.substack.com/p/birthing-a...
New Release Ebook and Paperback of A House Full of Strangers: Based on True Stories. Short story collection available at bit.ly/42d7Goe #bookreview
A HOUSE FULL of STRANGERS, a collection of 15 short stories and 2 novellas set in Winnipeg in the 1940s and 1950s about Ukrainian immigrant landladies, their families, and the people who rent rooms from them. #historicalfiction amzn.to/3QDSmyx
For 24 hours or so, my book A HOUSE FULL of STRANGERS was featured on Amazon, as No. 1 in Historical Canadian Biographies. It's also No. 1 in short stories. It was launched two days ago. I'm thrilled. bit.ly/42d7Goe
Though I'm a senior now, I miss my mom, a fabulous storteller, and my baba (grandmother), who is the Lukia in Lukia's Family Saga trilogy. Wonderfully strong and loving women. #HappyMothersDay to all the moms out there, who give so much love to their children.
TODAY my latest book, A HOUSE FULL of STRANGERS, launches. Based on TRUE stories, from the tragic to the inspirational to the sexy and funny. #historicalfiction #Ukrainian #Canadian On sale on all major booksites like Amazon bit.ly/42d7Goe
@mark-carney.bsky.social So proud of daughter Robyn. Despite a rainy forecast today in Toronto, she’s on a 26 km walk through the streets of Toronto with the globe she lovingly painted and a sun puppet she made with paper mache. My hero! #ClimateAction #climatechange #ClimateActionNow #EarthDay
Lukia's Family Saga Series. Lukia Mazuretz, a Ukrainian woman whose husband is fighting for the Tsar's army, uses her wits and faith to help her children survive WWI, the Bolshevik revolution, and typhus. #historicalfiction #biographical #Ukraine #Russia amzn.to/3HjyBo5
As a former therapist, I mention how to handle the bad news today, and a little about my writing, the books I'm reading, and the upcoming book launch of my rooming house stories. Writing During Challenging Times open.substack.com/pub/dianaste...
PRE-ORDER A House Full of Strangers from your favourite online bookstore...Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Apple, and more...Release date: May 9, 2026. Set in 1940s and 1950s, a collection of short stories about Ukrainian immigrant landladies, their families, and those who rented rooms from them.
Would you like to check out my FREE February Substack Newsletter, Clearing the Cobwebs --about what I'm doing to manage all the noise online...and what I'm writing, reading, and painting. dianastevan.substack.com
Lukia Mazurets, a Ukrainian woman, gives birth to her 6th child while her husband is volunteering for the Tsar's army. In the coming years, she uses her wits and faith to survive WWI, life as a refugee, the Bolshevik Revolution, the typhus epidemic and her daughter's forbidden love. amzn.to/3HjyBo5
In 1929, America's doors are closed to immigrants. Thankfully, Lukia and her family find a home in Canada. Unfortunately, the stock market is about to crash throwing the country into a Great Depression. Like Little House on the Prairies, but in Manitoba. #historical #Ukrainian amzn.to/3KMMdYI
The Depression is over, but men in the village of Stony Mountain are enlisting to fight the Nazis. Peter's in love with Dolly, but he wants to do his duty. His three brothers have signed up, but try as he might, he's not eligible. #Ukrainian #lovestory #historical bit.ly/4ikOdIV
Based on a true story of my Ukrainian grandmother & her family during WWI in Ukraine & Russia, the Bolshevik revolution, typhus epidemic, civil wars & her daughter's forbidden love. Each book can be read as a standalone. #HistoricalFiction #biographical #Ukraine #Ukrainian #Russia amzn.to/3HjyBo5
Love and growth take time, and a little courage to dig deep. Learn some valuable tips on how to manage Life's Emotional Coaster. I spent 25 years helping people from all walks of life. Along Came A Gardener lets you in on that journey. #mentalhealth amzn.to/43rPSHm
Adventure, Mystery, and Romance. A Cry from the Deep has all the elements of a Great Escape Novel. Set in Ireland, Provence & New York, a timeless love story, involving Catherine Fitzgerald, a diver, who finds herself haunted by a woman from the past. amzn.to/3cABj…
Lukia's Family Saga set in Ukraine (under Russia) during WWI. The story begins with my mother's birth & my grandfather's enlistment in the Tsar's army. Then the family's immigration to Canada. What awaits is the Great Depression & WWII. Order early for Christmas #historicalfiction amzn.to/3HjyBo5
Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends and family! Hope you enjoy this festive holiday. #HappyThanksgiving
When life feels heavy, growth is still possible. In Along Came A Gardener: A Motivational Self-Help Book, therapist and author Diana Stevan shares moving true stories of people who discovered love, hope and resilience even in life’s hardest seasons. amzn.to/43rPSHm
When I was young, we visited the Brookside Cemetery in #Winnipeg to tend to the family graves, and every time we passed the white veterans' stones, my father would recite this poem by Canadian John McCrae. #lestweforget #RemembranceDay #Canada
Based on a true story, SUNFLOWERS UNDER FIRE shows what one Ukrainian woman and her family endured under Russian rule in Ukraine during WWI, the typhus epidemic, the Bolshevik revolution, and the civil wars that followed. amzn.to/3HjyBo5
Just put out my newsletter (about once a month) on Substack. If you want to subscribe to Hearts and Pages, go to dianastevan.substack.com My latest: open.substack.com/pub/dianaste...
Life is messy. Growth is possible. Discover wisdom from therapy + nature in Along Came A Gardener--a blend of memoir and self-help that inspires, and helps you find peace and joy. amzn.to/43rPSHm