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Leigh Michaels
Author · 85 books

Leigh Michaels is the pseudonym used by LeAnn Lemberger (b. July 27 in Iowa, United States), a popular United States writer of over 85 romance novels. She has published with Harlequin, Sourcebooks, Montlake Romance, Writers Digest Books, and Arcadia Publishing. She teaches romance writing at Gotham Writers' Workshop (www.writingclasses.com) She is the author of On Writing Romance. When Leigh was fifteen she wrote her first romance novel and burned it. She burned five more complete manuscripts before submitting to a publisher. The first submission was accepted by Harlequin, the only publisher to look at it, and was published in 1984. Michaels was born in Iowa, United States. She received a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, after three years of study and maintained a 3.93 grade-point average. She received the Robert Bliss Award as top-ranking senior in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and won a national William Randolph Hearst Award for feature-writing as an undergraduate. She is married to Michael W. Lemberger, an artist-photographer.

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Books

O'Hara's Legacy book cover

O'Hara's Legacy

1986

Ties That Blind book cover

Ties That Blind

1993

Safe in My Heart book cover

Safe in My Heart

1993

The Billionaire Date book cover

The Billionaire Date

1996

On September Hill book cover

On September Hill

1984

The Unexpected Landlord book cover

The Unexpected Landlord

1992

Exclusively Yours book cover

Exclusively Yours

1988

Baby, You're Mine! book cover

Baby, You're Mine!

1997

The Fake Fiance! book cover

The Fake Fiance!

1997

Leaving Home book cover

Leaving Home

1986

The Bridal Swap book cover

The Bridal Swap

1999

A New Desire book cover

A New Desire

1989

Taming a Tycoon book cover

Taming a Tycoon

1995

Strictly Business book cover

Strictly Business

1988

Dating Games book cover

Dating Games

1993

Sell Me a Dream book cover

Sell Me a Dream

1986

Close Collaboration book cover

Close Collaboration

1988

Rebel With a Cause book cover

Rebel With a Cause

1987

Invitation to Love book cover

Invitation to Love

1994

The Husband Project book cover

The Husband Project

1998

An Affair for the Season book cover

An Affair for the Season

2014

The Bride Assignment - Calon Istri Sang CEO book cover

The Bride Assignment - Calon Istri Sang CEO

2003

Marrying the Boss! book cover

Marrying the Boss!

1996

Traveling Man book cover

Traveling Man

1994

Carlisle Pride book cover

Carlisle Pride

1988

Just One Season in London book cover

Just One Season in London

2011

On Writing Romance book cover

On Writing Romance

How to Craft a Novel That Sells

2007

A Convenient Affair book cover

A Convenient Affair

2001

The Perfect Divorce! book cover

The Perfect Divorce!

1997

Assignment book cover

Assignment

Twins

2004

Kiss Yesterday Goodbye book cover

Kiss Yesterday Goodbye

1984

Sang Bos Dan Putri Kecilnya book cover

Sang Bos Dan Putri Kecilnya

1999

Married… In Name Only book cover

Married… In Name Only

2016

Creating Romantic Characters book cover

Creating Romantic Characters

2002

No Place Like Home book cover

No Place Like Home

1989

Shades of Yesterday book cover

Shades of Yesterday

1989

Maybe Married book cover

Maybe Married

2003

The Best Made Plans book cover

The Best Made Plans

1992

Writing Between the Sexes book cover

Writing Between the Sexes

2010

Deadline For Love book cover

Deadline For Love

1985

Once and for Always book cover

Once and for Always

1989

THE TYCOON'S BABY book cover

THE TYCOON'S BABY

1999

The Husband Sweepstake book cover

The Husband Sweepstake

2004

Backwards Honeymoon book cover

Backwards Honeymoon

2001

The Tycoon's Proposal book cover

The Tycoon's Proposal

2006

Touch Not My Heart book cover

Touch Not My Heart

1985

Garrett's Back In Town book cover

Garrett's Back In Town

1991

The Daddy Trap book cover

The Daddy Trap

1996

Old School Ties book cover

Old School Ties

1992

Family Secrets book cover

Family Secrets

1994

His Trophy Wife book cover

His Trophy Wife

2001

A Singular Honeymoon book cover

A Singular Honeymoon

1994

Bazar Bujangan book cover

Bazar Bujangan

2003

A Matter of Principal book cover

A Matter of Principal

1989

The Wedding Affair book cover

The Wedding Affair

2011

Bride by Design book cover

Bride by Design

2014

Promise Me Tomorrow book cover

Promise Me Tomorrow

1991

Part-Time Fiance book cover

Part-Time Fiance

2004

The Birthday Scandal book cover

The Birthday Scandal

2012

Tawaran sang Biliuner book cover

Tawaran sang Biliuner

2003

The Takeover Bid book cover

The Takeover Bid

2004

The Corporate Wife book cover

The Corporate Wife

2000

The Unlikely Santa book cover

The Unlikely Santa

1995

An Imperfect Love book cover

An Imperfect Love

1990

Come Next Summer book cover

Come Next Summer

1986

The Lake Effect book cover

The Lake Effect

1993

Return to Amberley book cover

Return to Amberley

2012

Magical Weddings book cover

Magical Weddings

15 Enchanting Romances

2015

Temporary Measures book cover

Temporary Measures

1991

The Only Man for Maggie book cover

The Only Man for Maggie

1996

With No Reservations book cover

With No Reservations

1989

Just a Normal Marriage book cover

Just a Normal Marriage

1989

Bride on Loan book cover

Bride on Loan

2000

Let Me Count the Ways book cover

Let Me Count the Ways

1988

The Playboy Assignment book cover

The Playboy Assignment

1998

Brittany's Castle book cover

Brittany's Castle

1986

The Mistress' House book cover

The Mistress' House

2011

The Only Solution book cover

The Only Solution

1994

An Uncommon Affair book cover

An Uncommon Affair

1991

Dreams to Keep book cover

Dreams to Keep

1985

The Grand Hotel book cover

The Grand Hotel

1985

Wednesday's Child book cover

Wednesday's Child

1985

The Corporate Marriage Campaign book cover

The Corporate Marriage Campaign

2014

Ruining the Rake book cover

Ruining the Rake

2014

Capture a Shadow book cover

Capture a Shadow

1986

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