Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Friday, June 18, 2021
Author Leanna Renee Hieber Takes Readers on a Journey Through Time - Cincinnati Magazine
I'm so proud of this article in Cincinnati Magazine! I discuss my new TIME IMMEMORIAL series and how hometown connections bring me to where I am today! Please check this out!
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
TIME IMMEMORIAL Release Day! A New psychic timeslip series begins via Scrib'd / Bryant Street Publishing!
TIME IMMEMORIAL: A Dark Nest Adventure, follows Captain Liz Marlowe, a woman living her past lives all at once and in each life, someone is trying to kill her...
This series continues my Dark Nest Chronicles in a whole new way. One doesn't have to have read the Dark Nest psychic space opera novellas to jump into TIME IMMEMORIAL, come on board right now! If you don't already have a Scrib'd membership, you can try Scrib'd for 30 days for free!
Time Immemorial, Time Inescapable
and Time Indivisible are timeslip novellas that follow the lives of Elizabeth
Marlowe through Iron Age Britain, 1882, World War II and the 24th
Century. An insidious force is working to take down not
only her, but everyone she’s ever cared about through time.
The concept of Captain Liz Marlowe, co-created by my business partner Thom Truelove, began as a character sketch for a TV pilot, the character intended to be played by yours truly. Most folks know me as a novelist but I trained in theatre and my artistic career began and spanned many years on the professional stage. The original project Liz was created for fell through but the character was too good not to keep and run with. Some of Liz’s iterations had already begun popping up in my novels; Lizzie Marlowe “The Visitor” shapes Clara Templeton’s life in my Eterna Files trilogy. Marlowe’s starship captain self understandably would tie into my existing Dark Nest Chronicles of psychic space opera.
My editor, Julia O'Connell of The Gothic Library, was a critical help in making sure Captain Liz and her fragmented lives didn't leave the reader reeling. She was such a great partner in this venture. We've created something really special with this series.
Narrating these novellas has been a special joy for this performer, that's for certain! I adore this character and how she interacts with other parts of my existing universe and I can't wait for you to meet her!
About Time Immemorial: A Dark Nest Adventure (via Scrib’d):
"A masterful tale of multiple timelines; one woman, split between four lives...
Elizabeth Marlowe has always known she was different—even from others with psychic abilities. She doesn’t merely glimpse past or future lives, she lives multiple lives concurrently. She is L’Bet, a druid priestess holding out against the Roman invasion. She is Lizzie, a headstrong Victorian plumbing the depths of both science and Spiritualism. She is Beth, a Women’s Royal Air Force pilot fighting in World War II. And she is Captain Liz, a starship commander forging a path through the stars.
But being different comes with danger. Liz is determined to make it on her own, hiding her unusual ability from all but one trusted companion in each life. Yet, she is haunted by an ominous warning from her old mentor, Saire: Someday they’ll fear you. People fear what they cannot understand, and it is only a matter of time before those with psychic powers are targeted for their difference. When that happens, Liz will have to choose between her life of independence and saving the community she rejected long ago.
Return to the Prism Award-winning world of Leanna Renee Hieber’s Dark Nest trilogy with the start of a new series that spans eras and galaxies!”
We hope you’ll take us up on that invitation to join
Liz and live in the moment, across time and space, taking life one critical
choice at a time.
Start reading TIME IMMEMORIAL via Scrib'd right now in digital or in audio book!
Cheers and happy reading!
Leanna Renee Hieber
Saturday, February 27, 2021
TODAY ONLY - The Spectral City, Book 1 in Leanna's Gothic, Gaslamp Fantasy series starring a girl-gang of female psychics and their favorite friendly ghosts, is only 1.99!
Do you like a fresh take on ghost stories and historical mysteries? Well you're in luck today!
TODAY ONLY (2/27/21) thanks to Kensington Books and Open Road, THE SPECTRAL CITY, the first book in Leanna's acclaimed, digitally bestselling SPECTRAL CITY trilogy of ghost-filled, Gothic, Gaslamp Fantasy novels is only 1.99 across all digital platforms!
Did you like Leanna's Young Adult Magic Most Foul saga beginning with DARKER STILL? This is their family legacy!
About the book via Kensington Books: Solving crime isn’t only for the living.
Her name is Eve Whitby, gifted medium and spearhead of The Ghost Precinct. When most women are traveling in a gilded society that promises only well-appointed marriage, the confident nineteen-year-old Eve navigates a social circle that carries a different kind of chill. Working with the diligent but skeptical Lieutenant Horowitz, as well as a group of fellow psychics and wayward ghosts, Eve holds her own against detractors and threats to solve New York’s most disturbing crimes as only a medium of her ability can.
But as accustomed as Eve is to ghastly crimes and all matters of the uncanny, even she is unsettled by her department’s latest mystery. Her ghostly conduits are starting to disappear one by one as though snatched away by some evil force determined to upset the balance between two realms, and most important—destroy the Ghost Precinct forever. Now Eve must brave the darkness to find the vanished souls. She has no choice. It’s her job to make sure no one is ever left for dead.
“Personable cast, snappy prose, and intriguing premise.” – Publisher’s Weekly on The Spectral City
Pick your favorite eBook vendor HERE and follow Leanna on BookBub!
Like the idea of THE SPECTRAL CITY? The whole trilogy is available wherever books are sold with A SANCTUARY OF SPIRITS and A SUMMONING OF SOULS, the latest and acclaimed installment!
Sunday, February 14, 2021
On The Matter of Why You Should Subscribe to Sebastian Crane’s Patreon THE HELLFIRE CLUB
On The Matter of Why You Should Subscribe to Sebastian Crane’s Patreon THE HELLFIRE CLUB
Dear Reader,
Author, Actress, Playwright and Ghost Tour Guide
Leanna Renee Hieber here, and I’m here to recommend a Patreon to you: The Hellfire Club, brought to you by Sebastian Crane.
I have known and worked with Sebastian for
[redacted] years. In that time one particular thing has been made abundantly
clear: He is a renaissance soul, immensely talented across many disciplines. I
have been personal witness to the following feats of artistic prowess:
-Photographing a sweeping natural vista or a single
downturned flower with the same attention to detail in the miniscule or the
majestic, the triumphant or melancholy – all with whatever equipment might be
on hand. The same goes for compelling profile/headshot pictures. Gallery-ready
art with an expert eye.
-Crafted unique screenplays against impossible odds.
-Offered direct, honest and engaged Sensitivity Reads
of multiple projects, giving insights from many different viewpoints and areas
of experience so the text rings true and without harm.
-Drawing a Tarot read that is both hopeful and brutal.
(One should have both if one is to gain any real advice from the cosmos.)
-Leading a ghost tour and striking the perfect balance
of storytelling, true history and performative panache. (As a veteran tour
guide of 18 years, I promise this is a subtle, difficult but critical skill to
hone)
-Running an expertly crafted online RP and/or D&D
campaign full of vision and fun.
-Perform Oscar Wilde and other classic texts expertly.
-Character art and illustrations that are dynamic,
unique and perfectly evocative of characters/scenes.
-Played melancholy piano that brings out the ghosts in
the room.
-Powerful writing across different forms, styles and
media.
-Curating a specific, distinct style in fashion, tone
and aesthetics that evokes ages past in a dark academic nostalgia with a
healthy dose of witchcraft and cautionary tales.
-Finding the wondrous and the important in key historical
and fantastical texts.
In all these things, eye and spirit are key. Sebastian’s eye is ever-keen and his spirit is distinct. Inimitable. With all renaissance souls comes the difficulty; where to focus the talent? To what end? A historical tour? A demon summoning? A story told from fantastical facts? A photography exhibit? A monologue? Setting a scene? Historical perspectives of marginalized identity told in hopes of reclamation and celebration?
All of the above, possibly; the beauty of a platform
like Patreon. In taking a tour of
Sebastian’s talents through the years, another thing that’s been made
abundantly clear is that I’d never want to limit him to just one creative
expression. And I wouldn’t expect all of these at once; it’s best to let him
decide which facet leads when. He’ll be an expert tour guide through his art as
well as collective, mutual interests. A consummate host through dark and fascinating waters.
PLUS, I'll be joining Sebastian for an upcoming launch party on Feb 21st! Don't miss it!
Sincerely,
Leanna Renee Hieber
Monday, December 28, 2020
"Not More Lovely Than Full of Glee" - Leanna's Sequel to Edgar Allan Poe's "The Oval Portrait" Now Available in A Winter's Tale: Horror Stories for the Yuletide
Dear Readers,
If you've followed me for any amount of time, and if you're familiar with my work or my goth self, it won't surprise you how connected I am to Edgar Allan Poe. Working with Boroughs of the Dead, I've given countless tours around the areas in which he lived while in New York and I've done even more virtual talks about his influence in inventing modern genre fiction as we know it today, revolutionizing fiction as a working-class, struggling author, critic and poet.
Poe is my literary North Star, the reason why I became a writer. For more about my connection to Poe, please read this very personal post of mine about his collection of stories and poetry I loved as a child and how that set my course as an artist and author.
Not as many people are familiar with Poe's very short story "The Oval Portrait", but it's one of my favorites. Read Poe's "The Oval Portrait" for free here.
This brief story is a harrowing tale about the power of art. And ever since I was a kid I wanted to write a sequel. What might happen next?
I didn't have the guts to do it for years. I told myself I'd wait until I published 13 novels- an auspicious number - and then I'd allow myself to attempt to imitate my foremost inspiration and seek to further a story he began. This year I published that lucky 13 with the release of my latest Spectral City novel, A Summoning of Souls.
I was asked this year if I might join in an anthology meant to represent the long dark nights around the holidays telling ghost stories and fantastical tales, a distinctly Victorian tradition that's seeing a popular resurgence. And it was finally time to attempt what I'd longed to create for so many years.
A Winter's Tale: Horror Stories for the Yuletide is here, the inaugural publication from the new Pavane Press, with cover art by Lynne Hansen. My story "Not More Lovely Than Full of Glee", my sequel to Poe's "The Oval Portrait", can be found within its pages... Ready to tell you what became of the woman in that fated portrait.
My title comes from the original source text and becomes a focus point in the story, demonstrating the supreme power of the written word.
I hope you'll check out this anthology and enjoy my homage to the brightest star in my literary sky.
Cheers and Happy Haunting!
Friday, December 11, 2020
Today Only: THE SPECTRAL CITY 1.99 Sale, a Gothic, Gaslamp Fantasy with Found Family & Slow-Burn Romance!
TODAY ONLY (12/11/20) thanks to Kensington Books and Open Road, THE SPECTRAL CITY, book 1 in Leanna's acclaimed, digitally bestselling SPECTRAL CITY trilogy of ghost-filled, Gothic, Gaslamp Fantasy novels is only 1.99 across all digital platforms!
Did you like Leanna's Young Adult Magic Most Foul saga beginning with DARKER STILL? This is their family legacy!
About the book via Kensington Books: Solving crime isn’t only for the living.
Her name is Eve Whitby, gifted medium and spearhead of The Ghost Precinct. When most women are traveling in a gilded society that promises only well-appointed marriage, the confident nineteen-year-old Eve navigates a social circle that carries a different kind of chill. Working with the diligent but skeptical Lieutenant Horowitz, as well as a group of fellow psychics and wayward ghosts, Eve holds her own against detractors and threats to solve New York’s most disturbing crimes as only a medium of her ability can.
But as accustomed as Eve is to ghastly crimes and all matters of the uncanny, even she is unsettled by her department’s latest mystery. Her ghostly conduits are starting to disappear one by one as though snatched away by some evil force determined to upset the balance between two realms, and most important—destroy the Ghost Precinct forever. Now Eve must brave the darkness to find the vanished souls. She has no choice. It’s her job to make sure no one is ever left for dead.
“Personable cast, snappy prose, and intriguing premise.” – Publisher’s Weekly on The Spectral City
Pick your favorite eBook vendor HERE and follow Leanna on BookBub!
Like the idea of THE SPECTRAL CITY? The whole trilogy is available wherever books are sold with A SANCTUARY OF SPIRITS and A SUMMONING OF SOULS, which just released at the end of July!
Cheers and Happy Haunting!
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