Lora Leigh

Lora Leigh (born March 6, 1965 in Ohio and raised in Martin County, Kentucky, USA) is a New York Times bestselling author of erotic romance novels.^[1] Leigh started publishing with electronic publisher Ellora's Cave in 2003. Leigh longest run series is The Breeds. She won the 2009 RT Award for erotica.^[2]

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,^[3] but giving Lion's Heat a four and a half star rating.^[4] Publishers Weekly has both praised^[5] (Maverick) and panned (Legally Hot) Leigh's work.^[6] Dear Author^[7] panned Leigh's work, citing Leigh's Menage a Magick (Ellora Cave Publishing) that the world building was "perfunctory".^[8] International Business Times News called Deadly Sins "a fun guilty pleasure".^[9] Library Journal noticed the "unvarnished language of erotica" of Coyote's Mate^[10]

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, W.Va was her fourth. She also hosts discussion groups on her work.^[11]

Bibliography

The Breeds

1. Tempting the Beast (Feline Breeds 1) (Ellora's Cave) (2003)
2. The Man Within (Feline Breeds 2) (Ellora's Cave) (2004)
3. Kiss of Heat (Feline Breeds 3) (Ellora's Cave) (2004)
4. Wolfe's Hope (Wolf Breeds 1)^[12] (Ellora's Cave) (2004)
5. Jacob's Faith (Wolf Breeds 2) (Ellora's Cave) (2004)
6. Aiden's Charity (Wolf Breeds 3) (Ellora's Cave) (2004)
7. Elizabeth's Wolf (Wolf Breeds 4) (Ellora's Cave) (2004)
8. Soul Deep (Coyote Breeds) (Ellora's Cave) (2007)
9. Broken Wings(non-canonical Breed book - Vulture) (Ellora's Cave) (2005)
10. "The Breed Next Door" (Hotspell Anthology) (Berkley) (2006)
11. Megan's Mark (Feline Breeds) (Berkley) (2006)
12. Harmony's Way (Feline Breeds) (Berkley) (2006)
13. Tanner's Scheme (Feline Breeds) (Berkley) (2007)
14. "In A Wolf's Embrace" (Beyond The Dark Anthology) (Berkley) (2007)
15. Dawn's Awakening (Feline Breeds) (Berkley) (2008)
16. "A Jaguar's Kiss" (Shifter Anthology) (Berkley) (2008)
17. Mercury's War (Feline Breeds) (Berkley) (2008)
18. "Christmas Heat" (The Magical Christmas Cat Anthology) (Berkley) (2008)
19. Coyote's Mate (Coyote Breeds) (Berkley) (2009)
20. Bengal's Heart (Feline Breeds) (Berkley) (2009)
21. "A Christmas Kiss" (Hot for the Holidays Anthology) (Berkley) (2009)
22. Lion's Heat (Feline Breeds) (Berkley) (2010)
23. Styx's Storm (Berkley) (October, 2010)
24. "Primal Kiss" (Primal Anthology) (February, 2011)
25. Navarro's Promise (April, 2011)
26. "An Inconvenient Mate" (Tied With a Bow Anthology) (November, 2011)
27. Lawe's Justice (December, 2011)
28. Stygian's Honor (August, 2012)
29. The Devil's Due (Enthralled Anthology) (July, 2013)
30. Rule Breaker (February, 2014)
31. Bengal's Quest (June, 2015)
32. To Wake A Sleeping Tiger (3/21/17)

Men of August

1. Marly's Choice (Ellora's Cave) (2003)
2. Sarah's Seduction (Ellora's Cave) (2004)
3. Heather's Gift (Ellora's Cave) (2005)
4. August Heat (12 Quickies of Christmas Anthology) (Ellora's Cave)

Nauti Boys

1. Nauti Boy/Nauti Buoy (Berkley) (2007)
2. Nauti Nights (Berkley) (2007)
3. Nauti Dreams (Berkley) (2008)
4. Nauti Intentions (Berkley) (2009)
5. Nauti Deceptions (Berkley) (2010)
6. Nauti & Wild (Nauti & Wild Anthology) (Berkley) (August, 2010)
7. Nauti Temptress (2012)
8. Nauti Enchantress (6/3/2014)

The SEALs

1. Reno's Chance (Honk If You Love Real Men Anthology) (St Martin's Press) (2005)
2. Dangerous Games (St Martin's Press) (2007)
3. For Maggie's Sake (Real Men Do It Better Anthology) (St Martin's Press) (2007)
4. Hidden Agendas (St Martin's Press) (2007)
5. Killer Secrets (St Martin's Press) (2008)
6. Atlanta Heat (Rescue Me Anthology) (St Martin's Press) (2008)
7. Taken (Short story collection) (St Martin's Press) (2014)

The Elite Ops Series

1. Wild Card, St Martin's Press, 2008
2. Night Hawk,St Martin's Press, 2009 (on St. Martin Website)
3. Maverick, St Martin's Press, 2008
4. Heat Seeker, St Martin's Press, 2009
5. Black Jack, St Martin's Press, 2010
6. Renegade, St Martin's Press, 2010
7. Live Wire, St Martin's Press, 2011

Bound Hearts Series

1. Surrender (Surrender To Fire Anthology) (Ellora's Cave)
2. Submission/Seduction (Books 2 & 3) (Ellora's Cave)
3. Wicked Sacrifice (Books 4 & 5) (Ellora's Cave)
4. Shameless Embraces (Books 6 & 7) (Ellora's Cave)
5. Forbidden Pleasure (St. Martin's Press)
6. Wicked Pleasure (St. Martin's Press)
7. Only Pleasure (St. Martin's Press)
8. Guilty Pleasure (St. Martin's Press)
9. Dangerous Pleasure (St. Martin's Press)
10. Secret Pleasure (St. Martin's Press)
11. Intense Pleasure (St. Martin's Press)

The Legacy Series

1. Shattered Legacy (Ellora's Cave)
2. Shadowed Legacy (Ellora's Cave)
3. Savage Legacy (Ellora's Cave)
4. Dragon Prime (Related to Legacies) (Ellora's Cave)

The Callahans Series

1. Midnight Sins, 2011 (St. Martin's Press)
2. Deadly Sins, 2012 (St. Martin's Press)
3. Secret Sins, 2012 (St. Martin's Press)
4. Ultimate Sins, 2014 (St. Martin's Press)

Men of Summer

1. Loving Lies, 2006 (Samhain Publishing)
2. Wicked Lies, 2015 (St. Martin's Press)
3. Dirty Little Lies, 2016 (St. Martin's Press)

Anthologies

• Erin's Kiss (novella) in Hot Alphas. St. Martin's Griffin. 2015. ISBN 9781250066886. 

References

External links

• Lora Leigh's Official Webpage