Location: Canada
Member Since: Sep. 08, 2009

Lea Tassie


Biography

Lea Tassie was raised in northern British Columbia where her passion for books began as soon as she could read. She has worked at a variety of jobs, traveled in Europe and North America, and earned a B.A. in Classical Studies. Lea has published eight novels and a collection of short pieces. She relaxes by playing bridge and walking the seashore on Vancouver Island. She is currently working on a sequel to Green Blood Rising.

Books

Green Blood Rising    by Lea Tassie
Price: $2.99 USD. 84910 words. Published on July 22, 2012. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
In 2050 The Devastation hits. Trees develop powerful electricity which zaps all metal. Young trees sprout up fast everywhere, promising to destroy what humans have built. In days, the supermarkets are stripped bare. On one small farm, a family fights to survive. When the power fails and technology is useless, the struggle escalates as desperate gangs attack, willing to kill for a morsel of food.
Double Image    by Lea Tassie
Price: $2.99 USD. 131900 words. Published on December 6, 2009. Fiction.
An expert photographer, Zanni is a creator and manipulator of images. In her career, she seeks life’s truths. But in her personal life, she blindly makes assumptions about who she is and what she wants. Her desperate quest to fit into society leaves an agonized wake of broken marriages, frustrated love affairs, guilt and confusion. Will she find the truth and realize her unfulfilled dreams?
Harvest    by Lea Tassie
Price: $2.99 USD. 52680 words. Published on October 27, 2009. Fiction.
A quirky harvest feast of short stories and poems, this West Coast cornucopia offers a well-brewed and delectable banquet of obsessions, dangerous secrets and unique snapshots of the human condition.
A Clear Eye    by Lea Tassie
Price: $2.99 USD. 98940 words. Published on October 27, 2009. Fiction.
(3.00 from 1 review)
In the early 1940s, on a northern Canadian homestead, Callie grows up fast. Her innocence, fostered by isolation and her mother’s determination to force Callie into the outdated pattern of Lillian’s own pre-war youth, is the catalyst of a family feud that tests all Callie’s growing strength as she struggles for the freedom to be herself.
Cat Under Cover    by Lea Tassie
Price: $2.99 USD. 73630 words. Published on October 27, 2009. Fiction.
(2.00 from 1 review)
Change is afoot on Adriana Island. George the Magnificent, star of Cats in Clover and Siamese Summers, fights to keep his throne. Holly battles to protect land from the threat of development. Ben and Maggie are under siege by Father Time. And why does Shazaam, the mysterious stray kitten, hide under the couch?
Siamese Summers    by Lea Tassie
Price: $2.99 USD. 82090 words. Published on October 20, 2009. Fiction.
The sequel to Cats in Clover, wherein George the Magnificent deals with hordes of invading Siamese while Holly and Ben struggle with both the feline and human politics of Adriana Island. Life becomes even more interesting when Ben’s mother moves in.
Cats In Clover    by Lea Tassie
Price: $2.99 USD. 62870 words. Published on October 15, 2009. Fiction.
In this, the first of the Adriana Island series, city slickers Holly and Ben buy a five-acre farm on Adriana Island. They adopt George the Magnificent, a tabby-Siamese of royal status and immediately become his slaves. Enjoy their adventures with stray animals, invading guests and renovation of dilapidated buildings.
Tour Into Danger    by Lea Tassie
Price: $2.99 USD. 68900 words. Published on October 6, 2009. Fiction.
Penny is booked on a flight to Toronto to look for her sister. But when her nine-year-old nephew, Rob, sees his stepfather commit murder and begs for asylum, she takes him to Hawaii. Followed by two hit men, she is desperate to keep her nephew safe and worried sick about her sister. And who is that bumbling tourist who turns up wherever they go?

Lea Tassie’s tag cloud

adventure    androgyny    animals    assumptions    botany    cats    chase    coming of age    community    devastation    earth    eccentricity    farm    farming    feud    garden    hawaii    homestead    humor    hunger    island    isolation    kittens    land development    mischief    murder    mystery    new york    photography    poetry    politics    romance    san francisco    satire    sexuality    siamese    strays    suspense    tour    trees    valley    writing   

Smashwords book reviews by Lea Tassie

  • Who Will Hear Them Cry on June 24, 2012
    star star star star star
    A Review by Lea Tassie, June 24, 2012. Phyllis Campbell is a very good writer. I empathized with Kate Talbot the whole way through, feeling her pain when she remembers the brutal attack when her husband was killed and she lost her sight, her concern for the so-called "accidents" at the school for blind children, and her fear as she investigates the accidents. She felt like a real person, with the real problems most of us have. The plotting was excellent; I had no idea who the culprit was until the end. I would certainly read more work by this author. My only quibble is that this writer needs a sighted person to edit her work for minor spelling and punctuation errors. These would not be apparent in an audio rendition, but as a sighted reader, I was aware of them. However, they were minor and didn't detract from my enjoyment of the book.