Perilous Prophecy's First Reviews, Steamy Screens and Tour Schedule!

True-Blood.Net weighs in: Updates and goodness! Firstly, I'm beside myself about what True-Blood.Net has to say about The Perilous Prophecy of Guard and Goddess. True-Blood.Net has been a fan of the Strangely Beautiful series from the first, but their support is never given blindly, especially not with a book like this - as so many things can go wrong with prequels... But thankfully, it seems to have quite satisfied! Read the Review - Enter the Contest! True-Blood.Net is kindly sponsoring a Perilous Prophecy giveaway to go along with their amazing words!

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Top Scores: Huge thanks to Grace at Livre de Amour for being the very first to review Perilous Prophecy! 5 out of 5 hearts! (Read the Review).

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The Next Event: NYC! Steamy Screens! April 17th! 4pm! Come on down to a) the coolest bar in NYC, The Way Station, b) support great art & Steampunk projects i.e. The Steampunk Picture Show! d) literary fun: hear an exclusive teaser for The Perilous Prophecy of Guard and Goddess! e) hang with awesome authors like Stella Price and PJ Schnyder and me - and awesome musical acts! Support Steampunk film-making and support us authors while you're at it. You don't want to miss it! View the Invite!

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'Round the Interwebs: Sarah at Pomegranate Ink has lovely thoughts about The Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker and what the heck I'm trying to do with the Strangely Beautiful series. She really gets me, bless her, and gets the series. It might be because she rocks the Gothic herself - (please read "Ptomaine" I love it so much... ) I sure appreciate it when I'm not alone.

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Release Week Blog Tour! The Perilous Prophecy Haunted London Blog Tour schedule is posted on the website! Ghost stories, excerpts and giveaways! Join us RELEASE DAY - May 3rd - and all release week for new teasers, giveaways and ghosties!

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Events around the country! I'll be in many states in a small amount of days come the end of this month and into next... Check the BookTour page ... For up-to-the-minute info on the goings on, events, and out-and-about-ness, follow me on Twitter and at the Facebook page... -

A fluffy animal... Because that's sometimes what this is all about too... Cheers!

As Seen on BBC America!

Huge thanks to Ay-Leen the Peacemaker, The Wandering Legion of Thomas Tew, Andy from BBC America and The Way Station for the awesome event that provided the background footage for this brief feature on the BBC World News America yesterday! Very exciting, great work Dr. Grymm! I'm seen here in full regalia alongside similarly regaled and highly regarded fellow fantasy author Mary Rodgers as I prepare for that night's reading from The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker. Huzzah!

STEAMPUNKS 2011 from Andy Gallacher on Vimeo.

Leanna and a TARDIS or, Epic Win

So what could be better than a steampunk event in a bar with a TARDIS? Well, not really much of anything. Huge thanks to Ay-Leen the Peacemaker of Beyond Victoriana and Lucretia of The Wandering Legion of the Thomas Tew for organizing Steampunk Stylin' at the uber-awesome The Way Station in Brooklyn this weekend, where their signature drink, The Way Station, is an absinthe-esque journey to exquisite. I was thrilled to read the Ripper chase scene from The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker. I was truly honoured to share the stage with the awesome talent of: Samara of Dancing Frozen, Psyche Corporation, Painless Parker, Eli August and all with Dorothy Winterman's gorgeous hats standing guard and a beautifully dressed crowd that never disappoints. One of my partners in crime from way back in the day, Kelley of the entrancing Wickie Arts, even made it out to the festivities. The TARDIS and me here pretty much sums up my mood about the whole thing. This might go beside the dictionary definition of SQUEE. (Thanks to the multi-talented J. M. Coen for said lovely and squee photos and to Michael Angelus Salerno and his ridiculously awesome steampunk-fitted camera for the photo of me and fellow fantasy author Mary Rodgers in her awesome captain's coat below.) Oh, yeah, and did I mention the BBC was there filming? *faint*

Next time you're up for an adventure, hit up The Way Station. It's bigger on the inside.

What's Leanna's next event? Why, she's the Literary Guest of Honour at the Steampunk Industrial Revolution!! Check it out!