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"The Devil In Blue" Excerpt: (Halloween Dark Fantasy Romance)
It's that time of year and my annual Halloween time romance is nearly here!!

Courtney Leigh
Oct 10, 20239 min read
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"Fighting Gravity" The Surge Book 2 (Upcoming Alien Romance Book Excerpt)
A small teaser! Enjoy this upcoming alien romance book excerpt from second book in The Surge series!! "Fighting Gravity." This is an...

Courtney Leigh
Jul 28, 20233 min read
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Kindle Books: How to Write and Format Your EBook for Uploading
Writing and formatting your ebook for the easiest upload experience. Writer help for people who want to be self-published.

Courtney Leigh
Jun 23, 20235 min read
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"Across the Stars" Excerpt
[Ready for a little teaser for my upcoming alien romance?!] *************************************** “Everything but the E7 vials and the...

Courtney Leigh
Jan 5, 20236 min read
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Hollow Beasts: A Look At The Horrifying World and Why I Wrote It
I wanted a world that was uncomfortable and addicting at the same time. Hollow Beasts is a story about monsters. Some monsters look the...

Courtney Leigh
Nov 23, 20225 min read
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"Sweet As poison" Beyond the Merillian book 5 EXCERPT
[Get ready for Nylian and Shaerra's story! An arranged marriage. A lie. A break of trust that must be built back. This story is coming...

Courtney Leigh
Aug 24, 20226 min read
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Beyond the Merillian: The Elven Romance Series I Didn't Think I'd Write
As a writer, I get asked how I came up with my stories A LOT. I wish there was some epic process behind what I write, but in truth, I...

Courtney Leigh
Jun 5, 20223 min read
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Damaged Gods (The Monsters of Saint Mark's) by KC Cross REVIEW
BLURB: When I answered an ad for a caretaker at Saint Mark’s Sanctuary I thought I’d be dusting chandeliers and polishing floors. I...

Courtney Leigh
May 25, 20222 min read
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Making Your Own Book Covers (Indie Authors on a Budget)
If you're anything like me, an indie author with a very limited budget to spend on the production of your books, then this might be...

Courtney Leigh
Feb 22, 20224 min read
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My 2021 Reading List!
Is it late? Yeah. Like...really late. I feel like my brain exploded, I blacked out, and I read way more books than I thought....

Courtney Leigh
Feb 17, 20227 min read
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"Hard As Steel" BOOK EXCERPT (Beyond The Merillian Book 4)
[Sneak peak at Beyond the Merillian book 4! Enjoy! And don't forget to subscribe for more excerpts and first looks and cover reveals] . ....

Courtney Leigh
Jan 26, 20226 min read
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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
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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
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"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
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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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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