Diane Black is a licensed professional counselor who has always had a heart for children. She was drawn into child advocacy when she visited a residential treatment facility and saw first-hand the inadequate level of care the children received and the deplorable conditions.

Over the years, she testified for dozens of abused children within the court system, and treated hundreds of children who had experienced trauma during her time in private practice. Her formal education includes an undergraduate degree in social work and a master’s in education, with a specialty in counseling and development.

Diane visited the Russian Embassy where she had the privilege of discussing the issues of international adoption with high-ranking diplomats. She was later interviewed extensively by the Russian media. In the United States, she was interviewed by the Voice of Russia radio station in New York. Diane began studying the craft of writing when life put her into a story she felt needed to be told.