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Blog postIf you’ve followed me much at all over the last 5 years or so, you’re probably aware of my struggles with writing and life and…well, pretty much everything since my dad died in late 2015. For a while, all I could write was sad. Then I tried to go back to romance, loved it for a second, then had to write something dark. Then I tried to go back to romance again, loved it for another second, then had to write something dark again. Then I couldn’t write at all. For s
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Blog postI’ve been quiet lately. Partly because I’m writing under two other names, and partly because I’ve had a lot going on in my personal life. That’s the part that I want to address here.
Among many other things, I’ve been struggling with jaw pain since June. It came and went at first, and since there was no tooth pain, the dentist thought it was muscular. I have TMJ and I tend toward being a tense person (DUH, right? LOL), so I keep those muscles on their toes. But then -
Blog postMeet Nixon Holt and Haley Brandt!
Haley Brandt isn’t the one-night-stand type, but too much tequila and a man with two sinfully dark eyes left her breathless and willing to break her own rules. Her only solace was the fact that she’d never see him again.Until the next morning, when she finds out he’s her ride out of town and back to the ranch where she grew up. Nixon Holt works with Haley’s father, so Haley makes her position clear—she doesn’t get involved with ranch employees. -
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Blog postIf you follow me, you may know some of what I’m about to share. I’m not going to tell you the description of the story or post teasers or try to sell you a book. I’m a terrible salesperson. That’s the one aspect of this job that I truly do NOT like. But that’s not what I’m doing here anyway. Today, I want to tell you why I love this book, why it’s important, and why it released today.
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Blog postSleep.
Man, you don’t truly appreciate it until it becomes elusive.
I look back on the days when I could sleep through anything, when I could wake up and go right back to sleep, when I didn’t have such a complicated relationship with my bed and I think, “Why, oh why can’t it be that way now?”
via GIPHY
If you know much about me, you probably know I have some issues with my sleep. I’m not going to call myself an insomniac. I’m going to call myself a recovering i -
Blog postSince the dawn of time…
Okay not really. Just since the dawn of my writing career. That career is only a wee 7 years old, but I think it’s like dog years or something. I feel like I’ve learned at least four lifetimes worth of stuff in those 7 years.
Let me start over.
Ahem
Since the dawn of my career, I’ve gone about every single area of my writing like it’s my passion, which it totally is! I mean OF COURSE it is. I don’t know how people do this job when -
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Blog postThe Beautiful Now is LIVE, y'all! Get it for the release price of $3.99 while it lasts, or read for FREE in Kindle Unlimited! Grab your copy here.
Dane James worked my stepfather’s fields. He was the boy next door.
Strong. Hardworking. Forbidden.
From the moment we met, we were star-crossed lovers—always wanting, never having. We loved each other for most of our lives, but right from the beginning destiny had other plans. She knew we w -
Blog post*clears throat* May I have your attention please! My new release, THE BEAUTIFUL NOW, is live right this minute on iBooks! It will be available there for 2 DAYS ONLY, Sept 24-25, before going into Kindle Unlimited, so if you're an iBooks lover, get your copy now! It will be removed at 8pm EST on Monday, September 25!
http://smarturl.it/TBNiBSept24and25
Dane James worked my stepfather’s fields. He was the boy next door.
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Blog posthttp://www.mleightonbooks.com/your-purpose-in-…ind-your-purpose/
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Blog postA new year is fast approaching. Lives will be reflected upon, mistakes and shortcomings will be realized, resolutions will be made. I'm not immune to that. I'll be doing it, too. I do it every year. In fact, I do it multiple times a year. LOL Yeah, I think too much.
Anyway, I started thinking about the things I'd like to do differently next year, both internally and externally. I won't bore you with my career goals or my health and fitness goals (those are probably just like a bajill -
Blog postNeed some fun to brighten up the holidays? Need some heat to warm up the cold nights? Well,this is just the thing. DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW, a sexy, snowy Christmas story is LIVE!
A dash of perfect for the holidays!
Dilyn Hart hates Christmas, so when her boss (and ex-boyfriend) hands her an assignment to interview champion snowboarder and gorgeous playboy extraordinaire, Dash Grainger, on Christmas Eve, she takes it. There are several things she -
Blog postI want to start this with the question below. It's something that occurred to me while I was in the shower (it's amazing how many great ideas and stuff I have while I wash my hair- hehe). Like 99.9% of people, I've been very disheartened by what I'm seeing on social media. I totally respect other people's opinions, even when they differ from my own. What I often don't respect is the WAY they express those opinions, when they're voiced with hate and bullying and degradation. Dude, wha
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Blog postHalloween is over. Thanksgiving is on its way. The season's are changing, and Christmas is right around the corner. What better way to celebrate the holidays than to curl up with a hot, sexy story about a hot, sexy snowboarder? Dashing through the Snow, my newest creation, is coming your way (new release date of DECEMBER 4) and I can't wait for y'all to meet these two!
Dilyn Hart hates Christmas, so when her boss (and ex-boyfriend) hands her an assignment to -
Blog postAre you ready to #unzip #LevisBlue?Levi's Blue is LIVE, y'all! My brand new super sexy standalone is guaranteed to make you sweat and make you swoon."Amazing. Unique. Beautiful. Sexy. LEVI'S BLUE by M. Leighton is ALL THAT and MORE!" ~~ Shayna Renee's Spicy ReadsLevi’s Blue
Four beautiful days. Three steamy nights. One breathtaking love.
Levi Michelson. He wanted four dates. Four opportunities to prove I could trust him. Four chances to change my mind abou -
Blog postCheck it out here: http://www.mleightonbooks.com/the-store-is-ope…es-of-levis-blue/
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Blog postLevi’s Blue
Four beautiful days. Three steamy nights. One breathtaking love.
Levi Michaelson. He caught me when I fell. Literally.He wanted four dates. Four opportunities to prove I could trust him. Four chances to change my mind about him.I agreed.Probably not my smartest decision. He was everything I knew to avoid—gorgeous, charming, sexy as hell—but I couldn’t help myself. When he touched me the whole world disappeared. I should’ve known I could lose myself to hi -
Blog postThe Pretty Series books have pretty new faces and a pretty new price! From June 29-July 6, each of the Pretty Series ebooks are on sale for ONLY 99 pennies! Get your copies here:
AmazonAmazon UKBarnes & NobleiBooksKobo
I've also opened my store for the week, so you can get SIGNED PAPERBACKS with the new covers! -
Blog postLet me forewarn you that this is likely going to be a rambling post. Why? Because number one, it's emotional. And number two, I have a habit of going back over something once, twice, three times and then I talk myself out of posting it altogether, which is sort of why I'm here writing this today. What you read next is NOT an indication of my ability to form a coherent sentence:) hehe This is just straight from the heart, unfiltered and unedited. It's that or I
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Blog postFinally!
THE EMPTY JAR IS LIVE!
And what better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than with a book like this, a poignant tale about the power of love. This is what readers are saying about my new story:
“The ultimate love story.”“It is a masterpiece.”“Heartbreaking. Hopeful. Brilliant.”“Hands down the best book I have ever read.”“If I could only tell you to read one book this year, it would be this book.”“After today, life as I know it will be ‘AEJ’, after The Emp -
Blog postCover Reveal~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Title: TheEmpty JarAuthor: M. LeightonRelease: May 8, 2016
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First of all, a huge, heartfelt thank you to every single one of you amazing women who is helping me reveal this cover today. I appreciate everything you do for me, for authors and readers in general and for this community.
Secondly…
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Blog postWhat a year 2015 has been! I think it rivals in ickiness what 2012 held in awesomeness. It has challenged me in pretty much every area of my life. Part of me wants to share all about it, but another part is hesitant. I tend to be a pretty private person anyway, but I never know what kind of reaction to expect when I open up a vein a bleed a little bit publicly, whether it be via a book or a confession. It's important that you know the whys behind my decisions, though, so
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Blog postJust a warning that this post isn't flowers and rainbows, so brace yourself.
It's about cancer.
Everybody hates that word. I am no different.
This topic---and ANY variety of cancer---has taken on a very personal note for me. My family is suffering from it in every direction. My mother with breast cancer, my cousin and two of my aunts with the same, my uncle and my niece's boyfriend (at 20 years old) with lymphoma. My best friend, my -
Blog postThe fantastic Courtney Cole has dropped an amazing little surprise on us today. It's called Initium and it's an utterly brilliant part of the Nocte series, something to tide us over until Lux comes out. Did I mention that it's brilliant? You should pick up a copy today before the price goes up. And if you aren't familiar with this series, you should start with Nocte. Prepare to be blown away! But for Initium, here's a quick little tease. You'll see what I mean by brilliant:)
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Blog postDo you ever feel like your life ever goes through periods of time where you have epiphany after epiphany? Like all of a sudden you're learning so much about...stuff? Well, I think I'm in one of those periods. I feel like every day I learn some huge WOW type thing about life and health and happiness. You know, the important stuff. The one I'm going to tell you about today is related to music, hence the title. Music is a huge part of my life and it brings me so
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Blog postIt is SO FREAKIN' HARD for me to choose excerpts! OMG! I want y'all to read ALL OF IT and I get so excited about it as I start skimming through that I have a really difficult time choosing something to share. I ended up going with this one because I can identify with Muse's pain so much, that sense of spiraling down, down, down and being unable to stop it. If you could paint, would you ever paint a picture like this?
Excerpt:
I travel the familiar road that leads to the -
Blog postI seriously cannot believe that, in less than one week, Strong Enough will be live. If I thought about it very much, it might give me case of the "vaypahs." LOL That's why I won't. No one wants to see me get all breathless and pass out and then have to haul me to the hospital:) hehe But I digress.
Okay, so today I want to introduce you to Jasper. I want you to see him the way Muse sees him at their first meeting. OMG even now--it's -
Blog postOMG I just love typing those words-- CASH. IS. BACK.
Wow! It's like going home:) Eeeeeeeeeep
Anyway, I digress. So, back at Christmas, I did a Cash-and-Olivia short story that left you with the promise of more. Well, in just a few more days on May 1st, you'll get more. Their last story, Always with You, won't be published as a single title, but let me tell you why so that you don't get discouraged:)
As many of you know, my per -
Blog postHAPPY MONDAY! If there is such a thing. I think it's about as likely to encounter as a unicorn or a bad picture of Channing Tatum. <----in other words NEVER! :) hehe
Okay, so I know there has been a lot going on in the last two weeks, before Pocketful of Sand released. I've had a ton of giveaways and contests and comments and posts and all sorts of fun stuff. I'm sorry that I have yet to respond to a lot of things, but rest assured that I will be cat -
Blog postThe last few days have been CAA-RA-ZAY! I traveled to Myrtle Beach for a signing on Saturday, my book went live early and then Sunday the parking garage ceiling collapsed on our car and we had to drive home much later than expected. Yesterday, I got edits back from my editor and she needs them by Wednesday. O_O Can you see my head spinning off? hehe That's why I'm a little late in posting about this giveaway.
To celebrate the release o -
Blog postY'all, I am so incredibly happy to be typing this post because that means the wait is over! It's heeeeeeeere! Cole and Eden are finally live! Wahooooooooooo!
In addition to all the release information below, you'll find a short video from me that explains why this book is important to me, something that I've alluded to several times. I didn't want to tape it earlier because it's a tiny bit spoilery, but now that the first few chapters have posted, you alread
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