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TRICKED Story Preview and Pre-Order

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Good news! Tricked: An Anthology of Short Fiction is now available for pre-order on Amazon ! Tricked  is an adult anthology of stories featuring trickster themes, each filled with conspiracies, scoundrels, and plot twists galore. All proceeds will benefit Food for the Hungry. In it you'll find my own contemporary romance story, "Tastes Like Chicken," that features a waitress struggling to complete her deceased twin's bucket list. She convinces her coworker/nemesis to take her frogging so she can cross off one of those items: winning a frog jumping contest. Shenanigans, trickery, and magical swamp lusting ensue! Here's a preview at the opening page  . . . "Tastes Like Chicken" excerpt by Leigh Landry from Tricked: An Anthology of Short Fiction Reagen Savoie didn’t spend every shift itching to burn down the Frog Town Tavern. Tonight, however, she wished she could mentally set fire to every piece of frog-themed kitsch in the dark, dank re...

Rim Shot Rebound - Cover and Excerpt

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*** Here's a first look at the opening scene of Rim Shot Rebound , the third novella of the Cajun Two-Step  series , releasing in July 2018! ***  RIM SHOT REBOUND by Leigh Landry Chapter 1 Don’t puke. Kelsey had been giving her body that one little command ever since she drove onto Robin’s property. Unfortunately, her stomach was completely ignoring her and currently staging a mutiny. She wasn’t usually sick this late in the day, especially if she’d eaten a decent dinner. Her little pep talk had been working all through the long drive down country roads to Robin’s adorable house out in the middle of Nowhere, Louisiana. Kelsey shouldn’t have had any problem keeping her stomach in check through their weekly rehearsal. But then she’d heard that familiar knock—their old college drum cadence—on Robin’s kitchen door. “Eric!” Robin, their accordion player and band ring leader, pulled his tall, lanky-but-solid frame in for a hug. She was a full head and a half shorter...