Lora Leigh

{{Other uses|Laura Lee (disambiguation){{!}}Laura Lee}}

{{Infobox writer

| name = Lora Leigh

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|3|6}}

| birth_place = Ohio, US

| occupation = Author

| period = 2003–Present

| genre = Erotic, Fantasy, Romance

| movement =

| notableworks = Breeds, Men of August

| website = {{URL|loraleigh.com}}

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Lora Leigh (born March 6, 1965) is a New York Times bestselling author of erotic romance novels.[https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2009-08-23/mass-market-paperback/list.html New York Times MM Bestselling list 2009] New York Times Leigh started publishing with electronic publisher Ellora's Cave in 2003. Leigh's longest-running series is The Breeds. She won the 2009 RT Award for erotica.[http://www.rtbookreviews.com/rt-awards/nominees-and-winners?award_type=author&year=2009#Erotica RT Award Nominees & Winners] RT Book Reviews Leigh was born in Ohio and raised in Martin County, Kentucky, US.

Reception

Critical reception for Leigh's books have been mixed over the years. Romantic Times reviewed Soul Deep (Breed Series) giving it two stars out of five for an overabundance of plot contrivances,[http://www.rtbookreviews.com/book-review/soul-deep-0 Review: Soul Deep] RT Book Reviews but giving Lion's Heat a four and a half star rating.[http://www.rtbookreviews.com/book-review/lions-heat Review: Lion's Heat] RT Book Reviews Publishers Weekly has both praised[http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-312-94580-0 Fiction review: Maverick] Publishers Weekly (Maverick) and panned (Legally Hot) Leigh's work.[http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-312-38913-0 Fiction review: Legally Hot] Publishers Weekly Dear Author{{Cite web|url=http://dearauthor.com/|title=Dear Author – Romance, Historical, Contemporary, Paranormal, Young Adult, Book reviews, industry news, and commentary from a reader's point of view|website=Dear Author|language=en-US|access-date=2016-09-17}} panned Leigh's work, citing Leigh's Menage a Magick (Ellora Cave Publishing) that the world building was "perfunctory".[http://dearauthor.com/book-reviews/d-plain-reviews/menage-a-magick-by-lori-leigh/ REVIEW: Menage a Magick by Lora Leigh] Dear Author International Business Times News called Deadly Sins "a fun guilty pleasure"."Hot Book Pick: Sultry New Mystery 'Deadly Sins' Is A Top Read." International Business Times News. (March 30, 2012 Friday 11:00 PM EST ): 183 words. Nexis UK. Web. Date Accessed: 2012/05/03. Library Journal noticed the "unvarnished language of erotica" of Coyote's MateRamsdell K. Coyote's Mate. Library Journal [serial online]. February 15, 2009;134(3):90–91

Fan events

Leigh organizes various events to promote her work and connect with fans. She holds an annual Reader's Appreciation Weekend for her fans; the 2010 event in Huntington, West Virginia, was her fourth. She also hosts discussion groups on her work."Mass Market". Publishers Weekly [serial online]. October 18, 2010;257(41):16.

Bibliography

= Stand Alone =

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!Title

!Publication

Date

!Anthology or Collection

!Publisher

Time Share: Amelia’s Journey

|Mar 2004

|Ellora's Cavemen: Tales from the Temple I

|Ellora's Cave

Fyre Brand

|Jul 2009

|Surrender to Fire

|Ellora's Cave

Sealed With a Wish

|Sep 2009

|White Hot Holidays Volume 1

|Ellora's Cave

The One

|Jun 2011

|Ellora's Cave

=The Breeds=

Order as suggested by author.{{Cite news|url=https://loraleigh.com/breeds/|title=Breed Chronological Order – Author Lora Leigh|work=Author Lora Leigh|access-date=2019-03-18|language=en-US}}

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!Book

!Title

!Publication

Date

!Mates

!Breed

!Anthology

!Publisher

|Tempting the Beast

|2003

|Callan and Merinus

|Lion

|Ellora's Cave

|The Man Within

|2004

|Taber and Roni

|Panther

|Ellora's Cave

|Elizabeth’s Wolf

|2004

|Dash and Elizabeth

|Wolf

|Ellora's Cave

|Kiss of Heat

|2004

|Sherra and Kane

|Snow Leopard{{Cite book|title=Primal Heat Anthology|last=Leigh|first=Lora|publisher=Ellora's Cave|year=2005}}

|Ellora's Cave

|Soul Deep

|2007

|Kiowa and Amanda

|Coyote

|Ellora's Cave

5.5

|The Breed Next Door

|2006

|Tarek and Lyra

|Lion

|Hot Spell

Overcome

|Berkley

|Megan’s Mark

|2006

|Braden and Megan

|Lion

|Berkley

|Harmony’s Way

|2006

|Harmony and Lance

|Lion

|Berkley

|Tanner’s Scheme

|2007

|Tanner and Scheme

|Bengal

|Berkley

8.5

|Wolfe’s Hope

|2004

|Wolfe and Hope

|Wolf

|Ellora's Cave

|Jacob’s Faith

|2004

|Jacob and Faith

|Wolf

|Ellora's Cave

|Aiden’s Charity

|2004

|Aiden and Charity

|Wolf

|Ellora's Cave

10.5

|In a Wolf’s Embrace

|2007

|Matthais and Grace

|Wolf

|Beyond the Dark

Overcome

|Berkley

|Dawn’s Awakening

|2008

|Dawn and Seth

|Cougar

|Berkley

11.5

|A Jaguar’s Kiss

|2008

|Saban and Natalie

|Black Jaguar

|Shifter

Overcome

|Berkley

|Mercury’s War

|2008

|Mercury and Ria

|Lion

|Berkley

12.5

|Christmas Heat

|2008

|Noble and Haley

|Jaguar

|The Magical Christmas Cat

Too Hot to Touch

Paranormal Holiday Anthology Trio{{Cite book|url=https://ottawa.bibliocommons.com/item/show/635331026?active_tab=bib_info|title=Paranormal Holiday Anthology Trio|date=December 11, 2019|via=Ottawa Library|publisher=Berkley |isbn=9781101497005 }}

|Berkley

|Coyotes Mate

|2009

|Del Rey and Anya

|Coyote

|Berkley

13.5

|A Christmas Kiss

|2009

|Hawke and Jessica

|Wolf

|Hot for the Holidays

Too Hot to Touch

Paranormal Holiday Anthology Trio

|Berkley

|Bengals Heart

|2009

|Cabal and Cassa

|Bengal

|Berkley

|Lions Heat

|2010

|Jonas and Rachael

|Lion

|Berkley

|Styx’s Storm

|2010

|Styx and Storm

|Wolf

|Berkley

16.5

|Primal Kiss

|Feb 2011

|Creed and Kita

|Lion

|Primal

Too Hot to Touch

|Berkley

|Navarro’s Promise

|Apr 2011

|Navarro and Mica

|Wolf

|Berkley

17.5

|An Inconvenient Mate

|Nov 2011

|Malachi and Isabelle

|Coyote

|Tied with a Bow

|Berkley

|Lawe's Justice

|Dec 2011

|Lawe and Diane

|Lion

|Berkley

|Stygian's Honor

|Aug 2012

|Stygian and Honor

|Berkley

19.5

|The Devil’s Due

|Jul 2013

|Devil and Katie

|Enthralled

|Berkley

|Rule Breaker

|Feb 2014

|Rule and Gypsy

|Lion

|Berkley

|Bengal’s Quest

|Jun 2015

|Graeme and Catarina

|Berkley

|Wake a Sleeping Tiger

|Mar 2017

|Cullen and Chelsea

|Berkley

|Crossbreed

|Sep 2018

|Cassandra and Dog

|Berkley

|2019

=Men of August=

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!Book

!Title

!Publication

Date

!Anthology

!Publisher

|Marly's Choice

|2003

|Ellora's Cave

|Sarah's Seduction

|2004

|Ellora's Cave

|Heather's Gift

|2005

|Ellora's Cave

|August Heat

|Dec 2003

|12 Quickies of Christmas Volume 1

|Ellora's Cave

=Nauti Boys=

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!Book

!Title

!Publication

Date

!Anthology or Collection

!Publisher

|Nauti Boy

|2007