Get Undertow for Just 99 Cents!

Reader-friends! I hope you're doing FAB!

I'm hard at work on my next release--an action-adventure story set in the deep woods of south-Mississippi.

If you'd like a sneak-peek, the first chapter draft is up on Wattpad here: http://www.wattpad.com/story/4328563-21-days-work-in-progress

My Target release date is December 29. I need a title for it. #conundrum

In the meantime, I've put Undertow on sale for 99 cents!

I know, "That's CRAZY!" you say, but I have a lot of teen readers, and they want to read the whole series. So I'm doing my best to be accommodating.

Grab your copy today and get lost in this bestselling romantic family-saga all set on the gorgeous beaches of south Alabama.

Purchase links are here:

UNDERTOW

(currently 99 cents!)

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iTunes: http://bit.ly/17fVcZK

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Print copies

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DRAGONFLY

(eBook is FREE!)

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Print copies

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If you haven't noticed, I'm not blogging as much these days--I'm writing more! But you can always check in with me on my Facebook page (link)!

Have a super week, reader-friends, and remember to leave reviews~

Keep the Love Going

Valentine's weekend was cold and snowy here... actually, so was yesterday. I'm starting to think JRM secretly moved me to Siberia instead of the Midwest... (Midwest Siberia?)

So let's keep things WARM with some of the love-teasers I was posting on my Facebook page this weekend...

Note: If you're not following me on Facebook, go Here (link): https://www.facebook.com/LeighTalbertMoore, and keep up with all my book news!

~Let's start with the Dragonfly series~

I love this series so much--these were the first books I ever, ever wrote, and I was (and still am) so enchanted by this family saga set on the Alabama coast...

Dragonfly (#1) is currently FREE everywhere!

Get your copy today! (Did I mention it's free...)  

Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes | Smashwords | Kobo

The Valentine's teaser I did for this one is sort of an anti-Valentine, since it's from Anna to Jack...

On Amazon

Following Dragonfly in the lineup is Undertow, and again, this is more of an anti-Valentine... but in a different way.

While Anna is trying to get over Jack, Bill can't seem to get over Lexy~

On Amazon

Undertow is one of my favorite books. The story is hard and terrible and tragic, and I hate what happens to these characters and their choices.

But I took a chance both in the structure and in the storyline, and I think it came out amazing.


Back to Anna & Julian's love story, we'll finish off today with Watercolor.

This is a true Valentine, because these two have a love that can last. If they let it...

On Amazon

So those are my first book Valentines.

I hope you all had a loving weekend, and if it's cold where you are, snuggle up!

Have a super week, reader-friends~

Pirates! A #Giveaway, and you can #WIN!!!

Argh!!! It's the birthday of French author Albert Camus, a Nobel Prize-winner who died in 1960 at the age of 46 in a car crash.

I was listening to a story about him on NPR this morning... well, actually, I tuned out half-way during the story (writer-brain!), but I caught a great quote before it was over.

It was all about Sisyphus, and Camu's essay on "The Myth of Sisyphus."

[Digression: I already knew about the myth from watching Party Girl, a movie that always reminds me of my great writer-friend (and former DJ) Matt "Rush" MacNish.]

Anyway, here's the quote:

"Meaning doesn't lie in the work, it lies in what you bring to the work." 

Nice, huh?

Note: Camus didn't actually say that, the NPR commentator said it, but I still liked it. Just doing a little writerly sharing. (Y'all know I'm a former English teacher, after all.)

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Now, what about this GIVEAWAY?

Want to win a copy of Watercolor???

Tiffany Talks Books is celebrating 5,000 "likes"; Go here and enter at **Prize Pack #19 (link)!

There are also TONS of other books up for grabs, so it's a whole kettle of fun!

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As for the chance to #WIN, once again, I'm participating in The Romance Review's SUPERFUN Year-End Splash Party (link)!

Go here to win!

More than 400 authors are involved (including moi), and you answer Q&A questions, then you get to play a cover-art memory-match game, and all of this is for a chance to Win Free Books!

Watch out, though. Those games are SO addictive.

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And what's this about PIRATES???

If you have an insatiable appetite for PIRATES and romance with MYSTERY thrown in, than you are in for a great ride with the BANDITS series.

Book 2 in the series Wastelands by LM Preston (link) comes out Spring 2014 (May). And I have the smokin hot cover!

Check it out:

Add it to your GOODREADS reading list Today!

And enjoy a FREE read of the first book in the series, Bandits here.

Fun times, reader-friends! 

Have a super rest of the week and weekend~ 

Amazon Goofs, You #WIN!!!

I almost titled this post, "In which I have a very irritating day." (LOL!)

Yes, yesterday was one of those days, reader-friends.

Currently, I'm on the road right now, headed 12 hours south to be a part of this...

**Relocated to the Fairhope Public Library, thanks to T.S. Karen.

If you're in or around south Alabama, please come out and say Hi! I'll have books on hand for purchase, but you can bring your own for signing.

Back to yesterday... So I have to have print copies of my books on hand for this, right? No worries! I ordered them in plenty of time to be here before the trip.

The only problem was yesterday they weren't here.

OK, they were here, but nobody knew who had them. So I spent all day tracking down three boxes of books.

NOW 99 cents on Amazon!

All the while Amazon never ever, ever (Taylor Swift) changed the price on Undertow to 99 cents as I programmed it to do--and as I advertised everywhere was happening...

Why?

Nobody knows!

*sigh*

These days happen, I guess.

And when I'm writer, editor, cover designer, marketer, and enforcer (aka, a self-published author), if I miss something, well, it gets missed.

So! To make it up to everyone, I'm leaving Undertow on sale through the weekend.

Yes, through Oct. 7, my lovely, favorite book will be on sale for 99 cents.

Please spread the word!

Get Dragonfly and Undertow Today!

Don't forget: Watercolor is out NOW!

Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | Smashwords

Print on Createspace | Amazon 

And remember, you can still enter to #WIN a signed print set of all three Dragonfly books, your own signed copy of Watercolor, ebooks, and more!

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Have a FAB weekend--not one of those, my lovelies~ 

Catchup Sale, Mega Giveaway! Time to #WIN!!!

So Today is the official day: Happy Birthday Watercolor!!! 

And early readers are saying...

On Amazon

"I've been waiting for each book like it's my own personal version of crack. A truly FANTASTIC series about growing up, with some small town soap opera drama sprinkled in." --Jessica Watterson, Bend in the Binding Reviews

"Moore paints a beautiful tale--a very satisfying, tear-jerking culmination of what began with Dragonfly." --Alyse Carlson/Hart Johnson, bestselling author of A Shot in the Light

"Moore has done it again! A captivating love story of secrets, lies, family, and money all wrapped up in a coming of age story set on a southern beach." --Tracy Womack, founder Virtual Book Club


Watercolor - out NOW!

Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | Smashwords

Print on Createspace | Amazon 

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As a special Happy Birthday gift to YOU, get BOTH Dragonfly and Undertow Today, each for only 99 cents!

Get Dragonfly and Undertow Today!

Dragonfly: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes | Kobo

Undertow: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes | Kobo

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And about that Mega Giveaway...

Enter to #WIN the signed, complete Dragonfly series, your own, signed copy of Watercolor, ebooks and more!

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~ The Dragonfly series ~ 

~ Fall in love, be pulled under, and then be swept away~

Thank you so much for always supporting me, reader-friends. It's a happy day over here. Have a super week!

WATERCOLOR Teaser Tuesday, and 13 will #WIN!

Who's ready for another Watercolor teaser? >this girl!!!<

Don't forget! You can still enter to win 13 fabulous prizes, including an exclusive eARC of Watercolor in our "Lucky 13" Giveaway! Go here to enter (link)~

Now for that teaser (Fans of Undertow will enjoy this one...):

On Goodreads

I turned and walked down the long balcony and around to a part of the house I’d never explored. 

Another hallway led westward to what had to be the master suite. A door at the end was ajar, and as I got closer, I could hear a voice coming from what sounded like an individual moving quickly.

“I can’t believe you didn’t wake me,” the voice said. It was a woman’s, and as I crept closer, it sounded like Ms. LaSalle’s!

“I wasn’t awake myself,” Mr. Kyser said, and I could hear his smile.

Pressing my eyes closed, knowing it was a huge risk, I stepped forward so I could peek through the crack near the hinges. I had to know if my ears were right.

When I opened my eyes, I saw Ms. LaSalle in the bedroom wearing only a man’s dress shirt. Her long, dark hair slid around her shoulders as she hastily collected a slip, pantyhose, one shoe. “Where’s my dress?” she asked.

My eyes went wide, and my hand flew to my mouth. Julian was right—his mom was seeing someone… and it was his dad! It was like a car crash. I couldn’t look away. They’d clearly spent the night together, but what did this mean? And would they agree to tell Julian now?

“I’m pretty sure I removed your dress downstairs,” Mr. Kyser said in a casual tone that sounded exactly like his son. 

Unable to breathe, I carefully leaned away, pressing my back against the wall outside the door. I was scared to take a step in case they heard me, but I had to get out of here.

Watercolor will be LIVE everywhere Oct. 3!

You still have time to catch up--get Dragonfly and Undertow today~

While you're checking, one of my FAB reader-friends Kate Roth has a new book out today, Reckless Radience. It sounds amazing. Here's the blurb:

After the loss of her childhood love, Valerie Gilmore runs away from the life she's always known to try to start again. Between her job as a diner waitress and her toxic relationship with the first guy to help her forget her past, Valerie feels more alone than ever before until she meets Russell. He's sweet but strange and Valerie can't help but think he's hiding something. He acts as though he knows her and he seems to be looking past her broken heart, straight into her soul.

Russell has pushed aside the ancient laws of his angel brethren to find Valerie and stay as close to her as possible. He’s forced to contemplate sharing the truth about what he is after a deadly turn of events cause Valerie to run away once more. His feelings for her and a promise he made long ago help him to realize he longs to leave his life as an angel behind for a chance at love.

Get it on Amazon today (link)!

And have a super Tuesday, reader-friends~

Cover Reveal for the Queen of Covers!

Happy Monday, reader-friends!

What a FUN weekend we had with the Lucky 13 Sale and Giveaway! THANK YOU to everyone who participated and made it a huge success.

The Giveaway is going on for a few more days, 13 people will win! Go here to enter (link)!

Now for the Cover Reveal.

You all know how much I love my cover-designer, writer-friend extraordinaire Jolene Perry.

She's the genius who made the covers for The Truth About Faking, Rouge, and the Dragonfly series. Just last week, she helped me update the ebook covers for Dragonfly & Undertow to this:

Jolene made us because she's brilliant.

Are those gorgeous or what?

She's the mastermind who created the Watercolor cover, which is absolutely perfect for Anna & Julian's love story...

Well, she's got her first HARDCOVER book coming out from Albert Whitman Teen, and I am so so proud and excited for her!!!

The thing about traditional publishing is they don't let you do your own covers. And for someone as brilliant as Jolene, I imagine that can be pretty scary. I'm happy to say they did a FAB job.

Here it is, and below, I'll tell you how to preorder your copy!

On Goodreads

Kate's dream boyfriend has just broken up with her and she's still reeling from her diagnosis of type 1 diabetes.

Aidan planned on being a "lifer" in the army and went to Iraq straight out of high school. Now he's a disabled young veteran struggling to embrace his new life.

When Kate and Aidan find each other neither one wants to get attached. But could they be right for each other after all?

Amazon | Barnes & Noble

OMG, I am so in love with this book and cover. Order your copy today!

And have a super week, reader-friends~

Let's Get Lucky! A huge #SALE and 13 Ways to #WIN!

Happy Friday 13th, reader-friends!

Fall swooshed in overnight bringing cooler temps. I don't know about you, but I'm in the mood for some scary Halloween movies!

But before we get to all that, I've teamed up with 12 amazing writer-friends to bring  you a HUGE "Get Lucky" Sale and Giveaway for this weekend!

Check it out:

ALL only 99 cents this weekend!

All of the books on that graphic are only 99 cents this weekend!

Books by Jolene Perry, Bethany Lopez, L.M. Augustine, Cassie Mae/Becca Ann, Laura Howard, Allie Brennan, Ashley Wilcox, Quinn Loftis, Trisha Wolfe, Nazarea Andrews, Julia Crane, Lizzy Ford... Me!

That's right, Undertow is only 99 cents this weekend! Can you believe this haul?

Part of the deal is we each have to respond to: The First Time I Got Lucky. 

The first time I got lucky in writing was when I started this blog and met my very first writer-friend Hart Johnson. From there, I met Susan Quinn then Matt MacNish, Jessica Bell, eventually Jolene Perry...

All have turned out to be such incredible, supportive friends.

This blog has been a huge part of my writing success, and I've been blessed and lucky to meet so many amazing reader-friends through it. Including YOU! Thank you!!!

And now for the MEGA Giveaway! Check this out...

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So have FUN! Take a chance, and GET LUCKY! See you Monday~

Where's My Pirate Costume?

Most of you know I have two little girls. This morning I woke up singing songs from Dora's Pirate Adventure.

Sing with me...

Parents of small children, if you missed this one (featuring John Leguizamo), I highly recommend it. You will be singing these songs for the rest of your life.

To this day, we still finish Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star with "how I wonder what you ate for breakfast."

That led me to wishing I could have a REAL sing-along blog like Dr. Horrible (link)!

Would that rule or what?

I have always loved to sing.

But I tend to suffer from singing stage-fright, so you will rarely catch me onstage singing anywhere. (Unless I've had too much "medicine.")

When I lived in Baldwin County, I worked up the courage to join our small church's choir. A few friends made fun of me for being a "choir girl," but the truth was, I got more out of church being in that choir than from anything else I did.

Get me!

Not sure what that means.

What does all this have to do with anything?

Well, there's a lot of serious stuff going on in the world this week. I for one am a little weirded out by how much history seems to be repeating itself. (Great Depression followed by WWII, the majority of the country not wanting to get involved...)

Some people believe you can't be serious and lighthearted at the same time. But I have a tendency to get too serious, reader-friends.

I have to throw in some lightness in the mix so I don't lose it.

That thought gave me an idea for a scene in a book I'm working on. It's about looking ahead to how things will be once the bad thing has passed...

My hero tells our heroine a game he liked to play as a child. He would think of his favorite thing to do, and then he would tell himself that was what he'd do when whatever he was afraid of was over.

I confess, the idea grew from that part in L O S T where Jack tells Kate about allowing the fear in for five seconds. Really being afraid for those five seconds, and then letting it go and getting the job done.

Powerful thing, the mind...

It's going to be in the 90s here this week, but then the 70s by Friday. I think we should all imagine dressing up and doing a big Dora's Pirate Adventure sing-along on Saturday. Or Teen Beach Movie. Whatever floats your ship... or surfboard.

Quick Reminders:

**You can still enter to #WIN one of TEN amazing prizes including signed copies, audiobooks, etc., in the Happy Birthday The Truth About Faking giveaway! Go here (link)~

**Watercolor is coming Oct. 3! Look at this gorgeous paperback cover my incredibly talented writer-friend Jolene Perry made...

On Goodreads

I am SO in love with that cover. And it is SO perfect for Anna & Julian's love story... You've got time to catch up--grab your copy of Dragonfly and/or Undertow today!

Have a super week, reader-friends! Cooler weather is on the way~

#WIN Books! #WIN Editing services! Support a Great Cause!

Hey, reader-friends!

Kay Em Evans is a writer/editor-friend raising money for an 11-month World Mission Trip through Central and South America.

But she has to raise money to fund it. Here's how we're helping!

Win Me!!!

I've donated:

-a signed paperback of Watercolor (#3 in the Dragonfly series), AND!

-ebooks of Dragonfly & Undertow, AND!

-and Matt McNish (link) is matching my donation with another of my ebooks of your choice!

*DIRECT LINK TO THE BIDDING!!!*

In addition to these great prizes, you can also win copies of books by RaShelle Workman, Ophelia London, Jessica Bell, OR!

an Ultimate Critique Package from Kay herself!

Kay is an established editor who gives super, in-debth feedback on your books, so if you're a writer-friend, this a Fantastic prize! Here's the link to her editing services (link)!

Hurry over now, and let the bidding begin! You have all week to join and help a friend~

CLICK HERE TO TWEET ABOUT IT!

Good luck, reader-friends, and here's to Kay (link)!

WATERCOLOR Revealed! and a Dragonfly #SALE-ebration!

In Dragonfly, they were friends who shared a growing attraction...

In Undertow, her heart was broken and he was waiting to pick up the pieces...

In Watercolor, Anna & Julian say Yes. But the past and its secrets are creeping closer...

Book #3 in the Dragonfly series: Watercolor, coming Oct. 3! 

Need to catch up? Get Dragonfly for only #99CENTS, Aug. 21-25!

Add it on Goodreads today!

Watercolor
by Leigh Talbert Moore

Finishing senior year is supposed to be the best time in a person’s life.
Finishing senior year as Julian’s girlfriend should’ve been the icing on the cake.
Knowing the secret that could change everything for him is the only thing threatening to spoil it all. 
Until Jack returns.

Anna and Julian are together at last, and it’s as hot and happy as they knew it would be. The only problem is The Secret.

And Jack.

But while Anna is determined to fight for the guy she loves, she could still lose Julian when he discovers the truth she’s been helping to hide from him.

Exclusive excerpt:

“I just want you to touch me.” 

I took his hand and put it at my waist, under my shirt. I pressed my mouth to his and chills followed as his fingers slid lightly over my skin. I was drowning again and I reached over to find the edge of his jeans. I pulled up the soft fabric and lightly touched his bare stomach. 

Suddenly he was gone. My lips were still in a pucker, and he was down at the water away from me. I watched as he stripped off his t-shirt and slipped out of his jeans before diving into the dark Gulf waters. 

I fell forward, laying my head on my forearm in the sand. “I’m going to kill your parents,” I sighed.

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Readers are swooning for Dragonfly (#1):

On Amazon

"I was so thrilled with the way Leigh T. Moore wrote this! I actually threw up my hands and said YES!" --Asheley Tart, Into the Hall of Books

"I truly enjoyed this one! I thought the characters were intriguing, the mystery and story were interesting and definitely have ME WANTING MORE!!!!!!!" --Mandy, The Romance Bookie

"Angst, longing, jealousy, mystery, secrets, love triangles, sexy scenes! Could you even ask for more? Well you can because it is also very well written and fast paced. ...I STRONGLY suggest you invest in some sunscreen as well as a copy of Dragonfly." --Nichole, Book Addicts Not So Anonymous

Now only 99 cents, 8/21-25!  Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes | Kobo

Raving about Undertow (#2):

On Amazon

"An incredibly powerful sequel to Dragonfly. I found myself riveted to the last page by the depth of feeling, loss, tragedy, and love in this gorgeously woven story. This is a definite must-read." --Jolene Perry, author of Out of Play

"Undertow pulled me under and left me gasping for air and wanting so much more. I couldn’t stop thinking about these characters, and now I’ll never be able to get a shirtless Bill Kyser out of my head." 
--Magan Vernon, bestselling author of The Only Exception

"My heart shattered into a million tiny pieces, rebuilt itself and then melted over and over again with each flip of the page." --Roxy Kade Reviews

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Pick up your copy today and get swept away~