The writer is working on book ten in her hugely popular time-travel series set in Scotland and she's let her loyal following have an exclusive sneak peek at its contents.
So Diana's treat for fans comes at a most welcome time! And the reason? A very special one, as she's celebrating an incredible 36 years since her dreams of a tale of Highland warrior Jamie and his time-travelling wife Claire started to come to fruition. Earlier this year, she revealed another excerpt from the new tale - widely thought to be the last in the series to follow Jamie and Claire Fraser - to celebrate her 72nd birthday.
One chimed in: "Thank you for the two little snippets..." While another said: "Oh God. I don't even know where to begin. Both delicious morsels of beautiful, witty, stimulating writing. Thank you!!! Ps. The "deeply criminal" bit had me laughing out loud!"