Leah can't remember a time when she didn't love writing. From creating fake newspapers to writing letters to the editor, scribbling something was always on the agenda. Even the rejections she received after completing her first novel at age 13 didn't dent her enthusiasm. So it makes sense, then, that she pursued a career in anything but writing. Public relations, teaching, recruitment, editing medical journals—even a stint painting houses—until she finally succumbed once more to the lure of the blank page. When she's not being jumped on by her young son or burning supper while thinking of plot-lines, Leah can be found furiously tapping away on her laptop, trying not to check Twitter or Facebook. Leah also writes romantic comedies under the name Talli Roland.