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I Dressed Up as a Romance Novel Heroine...
Last winter, I decided to so something ridiculous. I am a cosplayer and I lean heavily toward inhuman characters, so when I read Ruby...

Courtney Leigh
Aug 31, 20212 min read


Welcome to the Arks: "Genesis"
Interested in the world of Genesis? Which Ark do you think you'd end up on? Or do you think you would have been a grounder? Someone who...

Courtney Leigh
Aug 25, 20213 min read


Burning Skies: BOOK EXCERPT
[SPOILERS for those who have not read the previous books in the series. Proceed with caution!] ISLA KNOX . . . The drive lasted for...

Courtney Leigh
Jul 27, 20218 min read


Audiobook Recording for Authors and Beginners (On A Tight Budget)
Ever listen to an audiobook and wonder if YOU could do it? Ever written a book and wept at the cost to hire someone to narrate it for...

Courtney Leigh
Jul 16, 20217 min read


15 Space/Alien Romance Must-Reads
When it comes to romance, everyone has their sub-genre. Sure, I read vampire romance. Omegaverse. Fae. Fantasy. Shifter. The list goes...

Courtney Leigh
Jun 17, 202112 min read


"Off The Path" BOOK EXCERPT (Upcoming Release in "Beyond the Merillian")
It was a nightmare. It was a nightmare. It had to be. I was a count’s daughter. Bad things didn’t happen to the daughters of counts....

Courtney Leigh
Apr 23, 20215 min read


"Fury and Flames" BOOK EXCERPT
Charis . . . I was in pain. Quite a lot of pain. Not that I wasn’t accustomed to pain, but that didn’t make it enjoyable. As I slowly...

Courtney Leigh
Mar 23, 20215 min read
YOU HAVE POWER: Make 2021 A Wonderful Year
Hi, everyone! I know I've been a little quiet lately and here's the down low. I had a pretty bad year in 2020. I know a lot of people did...

Courtney Leigh
Mar 2, 20216 min read


"THE WEEPING CITY: Genesis Book 2" (Excerpt)
(Before you read, this book is far from done. I hope to release it on my birthday like I did book 1, but Genesis is not a series that I...

Courtney Leigh
Feb 1, 20217 min read


My 2020 Reading List!
I've read and written more in 2020 than I have in my entire life and that's saying something. I think we can all agree that this year has...

Courtney Leigh
Dec 19, 20206 min read


"Among The Frost" Book Excerpt (Beyond the Merillian Book 2)
There was a sharp pound on the wall of the carriage that shook the whole thing. The men stopped, their hoots silencing for a moment...

Courtney Leigh
Dec 6, 20206 min read


"The Boundarylands" by Callie Rhodes: Series Review
It's that time! You know, when Courtney has stayed up for a week straight reading a new series she couldn't put down...and now I'm...

Courtney Leigh
Nov 9, 20202 min read


"Edge Of Eon" Book Review
Ooooh boy have I been waiting for this adventure. I'm back! And with more opinions! No, I have most definitely NOT been slowing down in...

Courtney Leigh
Sep 13, 20202 min read


"INTO THE WILD" Excerpt (New Fantasy Romance Series)
I rolled to my hands and knees, eyes sweeping back and forth through the trees as the eerie silence fell over the woods. I saw nothing...

Courtney Leigh
Sep 6, 20204 min read


"His Metal Maiden" by Michelle M. Pillow (Book Review)
I would sacrifice myself for Alexis!

Courtney Leigh
Jul 27, 20203 min read


"Genesis" Excerpt #2
I wasn’t sure how long I’d been out, but when I opened my eyes I calculated that it couldn’t have been long. The flames were still...

Courtney Leigh
Jul 17, 20204 min read


"His Darkest Craving" Book Review
This was a dark, sensual love story between a broken woman and the cursed being that watches over her from the shadows.

Courtney Leigh
Jun 30, 20202 min read


"Ice Planet Barbarians" Book Series Review
Yes, my friends. Yes...yes, I did. I did read it and yes...I enjoyed it. And yes...I read A LOT of them.

Courtney Leigh
Jun 27, 20203 min read


"Illusions of Grandeur: The Impossible Julian Strande" Book 1 REVIEW
A magical and mysterious whirlwind from beginning to end with a good dash of horror.

Courtney Leigh
Jun 24, 20202 min read


"GENESIS" Excerpt (The Library)
A library, still standing in the Waste of a world that once was. Resilient, but wounded by the savage present.

Courtney Leigh
Jun 3, 20205 min read
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