Dionne Lee Nelson is the author of The Mafia Princess Diaries and The Mafia Princess Diaries: The Takeover. Dionne has been writing, mainly short stories about horror and urban crime life, since the age of 7. Trying her hand in the fantasy genre with Grandelyn, Dionne hopes to gain a huge following with her new style of writing. Dionne lives in Pittsburgh, Pa with her fiance, daughter, and puppy.