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Award-winning author of Western Historical and Contemporary Romance.
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Background
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I've been writing since I was about seven. My aunt Dore was a major early influence on my formative brain cells. She would mesmerize me with her stories while she coaxed me to eat...as I was a very picky eater and a skinny kid with knobby knees, who always loved to dance.
Other influences were Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Hopalong Cassidy, and the whole gamut of cowboys and cowgirls riding across that small TV screen. Loved the BIG SCREEN, too. Western music became my favorite and still is although I'm eclectic when it comes to music. And reading. I favor books with hopeful, upbeat endings. Life is too short to waste time on dark and gloomy endings.
Later, I attended The University of Denver and graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC. What an eye-opener to live in Manhattan for a young woman from Denver, CO!
I'm an eternal optimist, except when I receive a rejection letter from an editor. <g> Chocolate comes in handy for those occasions. I'm grateful for all the friends I've made in the writing world along this road to publication. One needs to have friends and BE a friend. Laughter is always welcome.
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Birth Place
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Denver, CO USA
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Accomplishments
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Published books include:
FOXFIRE, Historical Western romance - 2001, AuthorHouse, LEADVILLE LADY, Historical romance 2006, Five Star Expressions (Hardcover), HEARTS ON THE WIND, Historical romance, 2008, Five Star Expressions (Hardcover). Upcoming release: STARLIGHT RESCUE, Historical romance, Treble Heart Books 2011 (trade cover and EBook).
Leadville Lady - Western Historical Romance -Five Star Expressions - 10-2006
Hearts on the Wind - Midwestern Historical Romance - 10-2008. Currently available: www.lesleebreene.com. 'A' review, Rocky Mtn.News.
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Additional Information
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Visit me at: Facebook.com/lesleebreene and Facebook/lesleebreene-authorpage
Women Writing the West Conference, Wickenburg, AZ, October 15-17, 2010. WILLA Award winners were celebrated among other fiction and non-fiction authors.
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Favorite Links
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Leslee's website
Reveals all about my books, events, contests, and Newsletter!
Women Writing the West
Top writers' organization for dedicated women writing western commercial non-fiction and fiction.
Colorado Romance Writers
Supportive rocky mountain area group for women's fiction writers.
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