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"WHERE DO I START WITH LEANNA'S BOOKS?"

Are you a fan of ghosts, women's history and non-fiction? Order A HAUNTED HISTORY OF INVISIBLE WOMEN: TRUE STORIES OF AMERICA'S GHOSTS

co-authored with Andrea Janes, a Bram Stoker Award Finalist! Now available in Digital, Audiobook & Trade Paperback via Kensington Books!

 

Want Victorian Ghostbusters with Greek Mythology, a sweeping romance, epic family saga and Gothic flair in a fantasy setting? You want The STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL saga! (Strangely Beautiful, Perilous Prophecy, Miss Violet and the Great War) Setting: Spans 1867 - 1919 England, France & The Whisper World...

 

Want a Young Adult Gothic Historical Mystery with a sweet romance, a Haunted Painting and spooky Demons? You want the MAGIC MOST FOUL trilogy! (Darker Still, The Twisted Tragedy of Miss Natalie Stewart, The Double Life of Incorporate Things) Setting: 1880 New York City

 

Want a Gothic, Victorian X-Files with Paranormal Fireworks, a huge cast of quirky characters and International Espionage? You want THE ETERNA FILES trilogy! (The Eterna Files, Eterna and Omega, The Eterna Solution) Setting: 1882 New York City, London & Washington, D.C.

 

Want a Psychic Girl-Gang solving weird crime with the help of their favorite friendly ghosts, a slow-burn romance with a dashing detective and a loving, found-family cast in eerie, Gothic situations? You want THE SPECTRAL CITY trilogy! Setting: 1899 New York City

 

Want psychic, paranormal, futuristic space opera and timeslip action and adventure? Check out the DARK NEST CHRONICLES and connected TIME IMMEMORIAL series in digital and audio exclusively via Scrib'd! Setting: Iron Age, 1882, WWII Britain and 24th century SPACE!

 

A HAUNTED HISTORY OF INVISIBLE WOMEN: TRUE STORIES OF AMERICA'S GHOSTS

Co-authored with Boroughs of the Dead founder Andrea Janes

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From the notorious Lizzie Borden to the innumerable, haunted rooms of Sarah Winchester's mysterious mansion, this offbeat, insightful, first-ever book of its kind explores the history behind America’s female ghosts, the stereotypes, myths, and paranormal tales that swirl around them, what their stories reveal about us—and why they haunt us…
Sorrowful widows, vengeful jezebels, innocent maidens, wronged lovers, even the occasional axe-murderess—America’s female ghosts differ widely in background, class, and circumstance. Yet one thing unites them: their ability to instill fascination and fear, long after their deaths. Here are the full stories behind some of the best-known among them, as well as the lesser-known—though no less powerful. Tales whispered in darkness often divulge more about the teller than the subject. Riveting for skeptics and believers alike, with humor, curiosity, and expertise, 
A Haunted History of Invisible Women offers a unique lens on the significant role these ghostly legends play both within the spook-seeking corners of our minds and in the consciousness of a nation. "A Haunted History of Invisible Women looks beyond the legends of maligned female ghosts and gives us their real histories. It is both a meditation on the misogyny of a ghost-hunting culture that capitalizes on false narratives of sex and death, and a fascinating look at the flesh-and-blood women behind the ghost stories. This book is a long-overdue search for historic truth, yet it recognizes that “When it comes to ghosts, truth is as elusive as the spirits themselves.” Chris Woodyard, Author of The Victorian Book of the Dead.
Afterword by Bram Stoker Award-winning author Linda D. Addison

New York is a Spectral City...

THE SPECTRAL CITY 

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A SANCTUARY OF SPIRITS (Spectral City # 2)

A SUMMONING OF SOULS (Spectral City # 3)

Solving crime isn't only for the living. In turn-of-the century New York City, the police have an off-the-books spiritual go-to when it comes to solving puzzling corporeal crimes . . . Her name is Eve Whitby, gifted medium and spearhead of The Ghost Precinct. When most women are traveling in a gilded society that promises only well-appointed marriage, the confident nineteen-year-old Eve navigates a social circle that carries a different kind of chill. Working with the diligent but skeptical Lieutenant Horowitz, as well as a group of fellow psychics and wayward ghosts, Eve holds her own against detractors and threats to solve New York's most disturbing crimes as only a medium of her ability can. But as accustomed as Eve is to ghastly crimes and all matters of the uncanny, even she is unsettled by her department's latest mystery. Her ghostly conduits are starting to disappear one by one as though snatched away by some evil force determined to upset the balance between two realms, and most important-destroy the Ghost Precinct forever. Now Eve must brave the darkness to find the vanished souls. She has no choice. It's her job to make sure no one is ever left for dead.

Check out the full SPECTRAL CITY trilogy via Kensington!

THE ETERNA FILES trilogy is complete! THE ETERNA SOLUTION, now available from Tor!

THE ETERNA SOLUTION

11/14/2017, Tor Books

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It’s 1882 and two government divisions of paranormal investigators have completed a most harrowing task―stopping a demonic nobleman from taking over the British Parliament. Now the motley crew of psychics, scientists, scholars, and magicians must race across the ocean to Manhattan to protect it from evil forces they believe Moriel unleashed. American Clara Templeton’s psychic powers have grown exponentially but she worries that defeating the sinister forces arrayed against them will cost her her life. Londoner Harold Spire, once a Scotland Yard detective, has had just about enough of the occult, though he has seen his team’s supernatural powers at work. Together, the American Eterna Commission and the British Omega Department hope to save New York City without destroying themselves. In this climactic third installment of The Eterna Files series, Prism award-winning author Leanna Renee Hieber delivers a delightful Gaslamp fantasy set in 19th century New York and Washington D.C., rich with detail and embroidered with a cast of captivating characters.

PERILOUS PROPHECY, A Strangely Beautiful Prequel:

PERILOUS PROPHECY: a Strangely Beautiful Prequel: (6/2017, Tor Books)

Cairo in the 1860s is a bustling metropolis where people from all walks of life mix and mingle, mostly in complex harmony. When evil ghosts and unquiet spirits stalk the city’s streets, the Guard are summoned―six young men and women of different cultures, backgrounds, and faiths, gifted by their Goddess with great powers. While others of the Guard embrace their duties, their leader, British-born Beatrice, is gripped by doubt. What right has she, a bookish, sheltered, eighteen-year-old, to lead others into battle? Why isn’t dark-eyed, compelling Ibrahim, who is stronger of will than Beatrice, the one in charge? Ghosts maraud through Cairo’s streets, heralding a terrible darkness. Beatrice and her Guard have little time to master their powers; a great battle looms as an ancient prophecy roars toward its final, deadly conclusion. This enchanting prequel to Leanna Renee Hieber's gaslamp fantasy, Strangely Beautiful, returns to print after many years, edited and revised for Tor's publication.

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A NEW Strangely Beautiful:

New, Revised Edition, 2 books in one! In Digital or Trade Paperback from TOR: IndieBound - Amazon - Powell's - BARNES & NOBLE

Originally published as two books, Strangely Beautiful unites Leanna Renee Hieber's critically acclaimed novels in a single revised volume, restoring the author's original vision for the work.

     Miss Persephone Parker--known as Percy--is different, with her lustrous, snow-white hair, pearlescent pale skin, and uncanny ability to see and communicate with ghosts. Seeking to continue her education, Percy has come to Queen Victoria's London, to the Athens Academy. What she will learn there will change her life forever. Athens Academy is the citadel of The Guard, an ancient order that battles the forces of evil. The Victorian Guard, led by professor Alexi Rychman, is incomplete. They cannot defeat Jack the Ripper-- who is more than the serial killer he appears to be--or the greater monster his appearance heralds. Percy's lifelong habit of concealment combined with Alexi's fevered search for the Guard's missing seventh nearly prove disastrous as ancient Greek myths begin playing out in modern, gaslit, Victorian London. Percy and her new friends and allies must overcome their preconceptions about each other and their own histories before they can set the world to rights.

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MISS VIOLET AND THE GREAT WAR: NOW AVAILABLE from Tor Books

The Magic Most Foul finale:

Now Available in print & digital!
Now Available in print & digital!

THE DOUBLE LIFE OF INCORPORATE THINGS (Magic Most Foul #3)

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"Just when we think our nightmares are over, the Society has invented a new horror. Around every corner a shadow, behind every whisper a demon. If we don't end what the devils began, we will die haunted..."
The finale in the acclaimed Magic Most Foul trilogy: The trauma and the terror of the Master's Society has only escalated for the dashing Lord Denbury and brave, feisty Miss Natalie Stewart, and a new terror has been unleashed in Manhattan. Together with their stalwart friends and unlikely heroes, they take the fight directly to the Denbury estate, where new evils have awakened. But are they prepared for all the sacrifices that shall be asked of them? With their very lives and the sanctity of their mortal souls at stake, Natalie and Jonathon are past the point of no return...

"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 on Twisted Tragedy

Darker Still - Book 1 The Twisted Tragedy of Miss Natalie Stewart Book 2

Leanna discusses DARKER STILL with USA Today:

DARKER STILL: A Novel of Magic Most Foul (MAGIC MOST FOUL #1) is an INDIE NEXT LIST title: recommended by the American Booksellers Association! And a "Highly Recommended" title by SCHOLASTIC!

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Praise for DARKER STILL: A Novel of Magic Most Foul:  

"You'll love it if you love murder mysteries with a supernatural twist... the story is so different from other fantasy novels that have been coming out recently. This chilling tale will draw you in and keep you guessing until the very last page! - Seventeen Magazine 

 

THE TWISTED TRAGEDY OF MISS NATALIE STEWART, a Novel of Magic Most Foul (#2)

The acclaimed MAGIC MOST FOUL saga continues, now available in paperback & digital wherever books are sold.

 

"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!

Praise for Hieber's work:

"Tender, poignant, exquisitely written." - New York Times Bestselling Author C.L. Wilson on The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker

 

“[The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker] is indeed, strange in its happenings and mood and beautiful in its romance and language.  Hieber has created a secretive, gothic, paranormal world as well as a character who will resonate with anyone who has found the beauty in being different.”

Booklist

 

"Hieber's debut shows great potential, and readers will want to revisit her intriguing world." - Publisher's Weekly on STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL

 

"I cannot reccomend this book, this series or this author enough." - True-Blood.Net on the Strangely Beautiful series

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