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Author: Leah Leonard | Website
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Split Second
The end of his life marked the beginning. Desperate and jobless a month before Christmas, Joe Crawford attempts to toss himself from the Brooklyn Bridge when he is intercepted by Archangel Raphael and told he must first fulfill a mission before he can ascend to the pearly gates. His family struggles with the knowledge of his suicide attempt and Joe continues to exist in half- misery when he receives a calling to assist one of the most challenging people in his life. Will he move on in peace and fulfill his destiny?
Promise You'll Never Forget Me
A young woman is invited to go hiking with an old flame, but already made other plans. The following week, when she discovers the man was killed, she struggles with feelings of guilt and remorse and finally begins to let these go when his ghost appears in the window of her parents' home. What unfinished business does the spirit have with her and can she find peace?
Reviewer: Sheryl
Review: Jan 24, 2012
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, Inspirational Romance, Sweet Romance
I thought this book was good, although it didn't elicit any real emotional response from me. For me, the story was well written but I missed out on the connection between Stephanie and David. Her feelings about him bounced around in their first encounter and it left me believing that she did not like him as much as he liked her. I think that the first encounter made the rest of the book a little confusing for
Samuel's Promise
Set in the late 1800s, Samuel's Promise describes the love story of Samuel and Nancy Ruggles who were forced together by faith and the desire to serve God overseas in Hawaii. Samuel's friend Henry Opukaha'ia, a native Hawaiian, dies before he can lead the missionaries to his homeland, Samuel promises him on his deathbed he will indeed return to Hawaii to fulfill his friend's dying wish. Samuel has one problem--he's not married and the company will only accept couples to the group. Nancy Wells works in the office of the Foreign Mission School and she too believes God is calling her to serve overseas, but after her true love was killed years earlier, Nancy closed her heart to everyone but God, and learns she too must find a husband quickly if her dream is to become reality.
Natalie Locke and the Shapeshifter
On her way to a weekend ski vacation, Natalie Locke is involved in a head-on collision on a snowy highway and finds herself traveling through the space between life and death, where she sees a Native American man who visited her rock shop earlier that day.
Lone Eagle went to Locke’s Rocks in Albuquerque to find an important tribal artifact and return it to his father, Chief Looking Elk. Before the elderly chief passes away, he makes Lone Eagle promise one thing – to teach Natalie the ways of their tribe.
There’s only one problem – Natalie suffered a coma from her injuries. Now, Lone Eagle must use his medicine as a Native American Shapeshifter to travel between worlds and help the girl get home. In the process, he learns a dark secret, and the painful past he shares with the Locke family threatens to destroy his tribal legacy.
Will Natalie wake up and return to the world of the living? And if so, can she forgive Lone Eagle's father for the past they share, and ultimately accept the gifts of healing and prophecy that await her?
Natalie Locke and the Sundancer
Natalie Locke learned her lessons about texting while driving the hard way when an eighteen-wheeler crossed her path and she nearly lost her life. Thanks to her accident, she met her new mentor, Lone Eagle, a Native American Shaman who is destined to teach her about the healing powers in the rocks and stones she sells in her shop. Can Lone Eagle teach her enough to mend her broken bones and dance at her high school prom?
Reviewer: Ursshebear
Review: Dec 15, 2011
Genre(s): YA / Teen, Paranormal / Supernatural, Fantasy, Mystery, Native American
Leah Leonard is a fantastic author. I absolutely loved reading "Natalie Locke & The Sundancer." I loved how she brought in information on the uses of stones, how she brought in some Native American traditions, and most of all, the hidden message of how to get along with a "bully." Natalie was in a terrible accident and suffered a number of injuries. Through her lessons in stones and their usefulness in he
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