Black Friday amusement: Lord Denbury in a modern Goth boutique

To celebrate Black Friday in a unique and amusing way, Leanna takes her dashing 19th Century hero, Jonathon Whitby, Lord Denbury, hero of the Magic Most Foul saga, shopping in modern times, bringing him to her favourite Goth store in Manhattan, Gothic Renaissance. Literary Escapism hosts her annual Black Friday author extravaganza, check it out! You really don't want to miss what Lord Denbury thinks about corsets... And if you haven't yet picked up The Twisted Tragedy of Miss Natalie Stewart, get to it, you've got to meet Denbury's best friend Nathaniel Veil...

The Magic Most Foul saga now on AuthorGraph!

Calling all digital readers! DARKER STILL and my brand new sequel, THE TWISTED TRAGEDY OF MISS NATALIE STEWART are now available for digital signatures via AUTHORGRAPH! Yes, I can sign your digital books! Just follow the link to send your request! Cheers and happy haunting!

Interview at Nerd Caliber: Twisted Tragedy, Eterna Files, and making children cry...

Ashley of Nerd Caliber caught up with me at Octipodicon to talk my latest release, THE TWISTED TRAGEDY OF MISS NATALIE STEWART, my upcoming THE ETERNA FILES saga and... making children cry... Check it out: http://youtu.be/Yq2yCU7D6h0

THE TWISTED TRAGEDY OF MISS NATALIE STEWART

THE TWISTED TRAGEDY OF MISS NATALIE STEWART, a Novel of Magic Most Foul... Continuing on from where DARKER STILL left off, the acclaimed MAGIC MOST FOUL sequel IS NOW AVAILABLE in paperback and across all digital platforms wherever books are sold.

"Readers will enjoy not only the dark, supernatural mystery and then-daring romance but also the Victorian setting of elegant houses, beautiful gowns, and historical yet surprisingly contemporary New York City." - Booklist

From the back cover:

"I'M COMING FOR YOU."
The whispers haunt her dreams and fill her waking hours with dread. Something odd is happening. Something...unnatural. Possession of the living. Resurrection of the dead. And Natalie Stewart is caught right in the middle. Jonathon, the one person she thought she could trust, has become a double agent for the dark side. But he plays the part so well, Natalie has to wonder just how much he's really acting. She can't even see what it is she's fighting. But the cost of losing her heart, her sanity...her soul.

Praise for Darker Still, an Indie Next Selection: "Original, haunting, and romantic." —YA Bound

Order: B&N - Amazon - IndieBound - Watch video excerpts!

Free via TOR.COM for a limited time: TOO FOND - new Gothic Victorian fiction

"In “Too Fond,” by author Leanna Renee Hieber, Eloise Browne's leaden heart becomes softened by the entrance into her world of Mr. McGill, the owner of the nearby mill. His tragic story and her compassionate gift tangle themselves into something altogether new... and not altogether welcome."

FREE READ FOR A LIMITED TIME COURTESY OF TOR.COM - You may download this story DRM-free for .99 to your Nook, Kindle or iPad, note buy link to the left of the story.

THE TWISTED TRAGEDY OF MISS NATALIE STEWART: THE TRAILER!

We're in the final weeks before THE TWISTED TRAGEDY OF MISS NATALIE STEWART releases into the world!

Are you ready for more Denburylicious action? This is an adventure filled book that picks up exactly where DARKER STILL leaves off and I promise is a spooky, devilish good time... Here's the trailer!

Share with friends! Stay tuned for video excerpts and more!
Pre-Order in paperback or to your devices!

NEW YORK COMIC CON 2012



LADIES WHO STEAM: Women in Steampunk panel at New York Comic Con - L to R: Lauren Panepinto, Ay-leen the Peacemaker, Liz Gorinsky, PJ Schnyder, Me, Anina Bennett

Trying to explain New York Comic Con is like trying to explain DragonCon. You have to see it to believe it. For those complaining that NYCC was too crowded, well, they've clearly never been to DragonCon, which is, every year, WAY too crowded. So the NYCC crowds did not phase me in the least. I was just thrilled to be there. For not only was I traipsing about in my usual Narcissa Malfoy cosplay, I WAS A PANELIST. It's been a dream of mine to be a NYCC panelist and this year it came true on the LADIES WHO STEAM: Women in Steampunk panel alongside the fabulous women listed above, Ay-leen, Lauren and Liz holding down the editorial and art side of the panel, the rest of us the author side. We chatted about why Steampunk matters, the ingenuity and the reinvention of it, the costuming and the concepts, our thoughts about where the genre is, where it can go, and why anyone should care. Check out Tor.Com's album for more fabulous pictures of the panel and keep your eyes out for my upcoming eerie Victorian paranormal story, TOO FOND, to be featured this month on Tor.com. (If you're interested in a copy for your very own, It's available now as a .99 pre-order to your Nook...) This story has been a big hit at my convention live readings.

Thanks to our fab Auror's Tale publicist Jenn Levine I knew to attend The Mary Sue / Her Universe meetup and met Jill Pantozzi and Ashley Eckstein while I was hanging out with the fabulous, ridiculously talented Jeff Carlisle, drooling over his art. I admire Jill and Ashley so much for who they are and what they're able to do in promoting Geekdom throughout the land, and especially raising the bar for women in the industry. In that vein, keep an eye out for Fan Girl TV, as I was a part of one of their first events this week as well, hosting a live show with very talented panelists and performers. While at the Mary Sue / Her Universe meetup I also met a lovely and engaging freelance comic editor who bonded with me over Harry Potter and Victorian literature (two of my very favourite subjects in all the land) and who has wonderful ideas for her own work. I got a chance to cheerlead a bit, something I feel called to do in this life, and as her ideas are truly, truly wonderful and potentially life-saving for so many of her readers who would relate, I hope she keeps in touch and I hope she gets her own work out into the world one way or another.

The rest of my time at NYCC I hovered about The Group That Shall Not Be Named: HP-NYC and alongside my oft sister Bellatrix (othertimes an uncannily perfect Irene Adler - and who in real life is an exceedingly talented Jack of All Trades and BFF), Cassandra Johnstone, who, as Bellatrix, teaches a mean and amazing Wand Dueling class. The Group That Shall Not Be Named, the largest Harry Potter meetup group in the nation, made sure the weekend was fabulously full of Quidditch, Wand Dueling and more. Something I got to do this year that I'm rarely able to do is walk the floor. That was wonderful and on day one I got this incredible peacock feather fascinator for day two (an item perfect for a Malfoy and for my general sensibilities) and this was as much of a hit as anything I've ever worn. Ever. (By Rae Beth Designs)

Like with any convention heavy on Cosplay, there are some amusing things one overhears and witnesses.

Voice 1: "Is that a sexy version of-"

Voice 2: "YES."

Throw in some expletives and that was something overheard between two young men, the iterations of which could have taken place between any number of persons of any gender or orientation about any character of any fandom. Everything under the sun. Grown, burly men confidently and without hesitation shouting out the names of My Little Pony characters to those of any gender dressed as them. Like DragonCon, you have to give yourself extra time to travel escalators and cross rooms, and like DragonCon, people watching is sort of the best.

Favourite costume? The Bain Capital Bane. Brilliant and epic. Check it out on Tor.Com's FB page. Also, Michael Mason Photography has some great shots as well.

Favourite moment? Looking out into the packed house at our Steampunk panel. When I introduced myself at the panel, a cheer went up in the room. I was honoured by this, I was flattered, and I was more driven than ever to keep writing books. Thank you, readers.

Coming up, WE'RE JUST A FEW WEEKS AWAY FROM THE NEXT MAGIC MOST FOUL NOVEL! We've got cool stuff regarding THE TWISTED TRAGEDY OF MISS NATALIE STEWART, like book trailers, excerpts, giveaways and more, the book is available for pre-order wherever books are sold, both in print and digitally, so if you, like me, forget about release day, pre-ordering is always an option. I'll be touring for signings and events in Cincinnati, Ohio, Portland, Oregon and New York City, possibly Salem, MA, so stay tuned to my Appearances page on my website, and for postings on my FB wall, and of course, tweets!