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Leah Ross

Biography

Leah Ross is a freelance writer and graphic designer with a penchant for loud electronic dance music and sappy love stories. She has been writing and creating art for most of her life, with works published by the International Library of Poetry and NewType USA. After receiving her BS in Journalism from the University of Colorado at Boulder, she started a family with her soulmate. Leah met her husband online and has been happily married to him since 2001. She believes that love should be unconventional, rules are negotiable, and age is nothing but a number.

Smashwords Interview

When did you first start writing?
I've been writing as long as I can remember. My mom still has my very first 'book' carefully preserved from when I wrote it in first grade. It was about kittens. I wrote a novel on the first computer my parents gave me for high school. I might still have it on a disk somewhere--a 3.5" floppy. Hmm... I started another novel in college that never went anywhere either. My current series began as an innocuous character backstory more than ten years ago. There's always some story in my head. In the breaks I've taken from the latest volume of my Grimoire series, I've written four short stores (and counting), and ideas keep coming to me for the next series I want to write. So, I've been writing fiction for as long as I've been writing.
What motivated you to become an indie author?
My family and friends have been incredibly supportive, and it was because of their encouragement that I finally took the leap to actually pursue publishing my writing. I had considered publishing in the past, but the traditional print route seemed so daunting and risk-averse. I just wanted to get my writing out where people might enjoy it, and I'm fortunate to have avenues like Smashwords to do that.
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Where to find Leah Ross online

Website: http://www.leahrossbooks.com/

Series

Galactic Explorers by
Hundreds of years in the future from our modern day, humans have not only colonized other parts of our solar system, they’ve ventured beyond the Milky Way to explore the uncharted depths of the universe in search of other worlds and civilizations to become part of the galactic community. It’s no longer the question of whether there’s life beyond Earth but where and how far away are our intergalactic neighbors. The human race is now one of many developed civilizations engaged in universal cooperation. Now we need to make sure we don’t piss anyone off. As part of the governmental agency known as the Federated Galactic Integration Administration (FGIA), the Galactic Explorers program employs thousands of young Earthlings with a passion for venturing into the unknown to chart new worlds and find unique people to invite into the ever-expanding sphere of universal knowledge. They’re the new breed of human pioneers. And their frontier is as endless as space itself.
Hinode: Galactic Explorers, Book 0
Price: $3.99 USD.
Asteria: Galactic Explorers, Book One
Price: $5.99 USD.
Eltanin: Galactic Explorers, Book Two
Price: $5.99 USD.
Nashira: Galactic Explorers, Book Three
Price: $6.99 USD.
Summit: Galactic Explorers, Book 2.5
Price: $2.99 USD.
Knights of Sehaann by
Sehaann is a land of chivalry and honor, of nobility and royalty. It’s also rife with political machinations and status achieved at any cost. To live among the Enuldesh is to manipulate your way to the top or get kicked into the gutter. There is precious little middle ground. As one of the most powerful magical races of Syndraya, the Enuldesh command a level of respect not enjoyed by many other beings. With power comes corruption, though, and stories of Enuldesh coups are legendary. Peace is a tenuous prospect, at best, and the residents of Sehaann are always preparing for the next political upheaval. Only one has the ability to bring lasting peace. The one who was never supposed to take the throne. The outsider among his own people. The reluctant heir to his father’s distinguished legacy. He must lead his warriors and his people through the maze of treachery and deceit or civil war will destroy them all. Even among the prestigious Knights of Sehaann, though, there are forces working against the crown. Nothing is safe. Nothing is sacred. And absolutely everyone has everything to lose.
The Forgotten Squire: Knights of Sehaann, Prologue
Price: $2.99 USD.
The Pirate Prince: Knights of Sehaann, Book One
Price: $4.99 USD.
The Lost Heir: Knights of Sehaann, Book Two
Price: $4.99 USD.
The Rogue Knight: Knights of Sehaann, Book Three
Price: $4.99 USD.
The Renegade Spy: Knights of Sehaann, Book Four
Price: $4.99 USD.
The Winged Champion: Knights of Sehaann, Book Five
Price: $5.99 USD.
Firebend Chronicles by
On the edge of a world decimated by its own sun, frontier towns thrive, defying misconception. The Fringe is supposedly an irradiated wasteland. So most of the world’s population lives in sheltered ignorance in overcrowded dome cities where it’s safe. Fringers are seen as crazy, lacking the sense to avoid the toxic levels of solar radiation plaguing the world’s open spaces. But the Fringe pioneers are not as unbalanced as they seem. They’ve adapted, repurposing the old to make the most of their limited resources. Theirs is a world of invention and innovation. It’s also a perilous playground for brazen opportunists. Domers live in comfortable predictability, protected from the unforgiving outside world. They have everything they need in a controlled environment where societal oppression has all but been eradicated. It’s far from utopia, though. There are plenty, barely surviving, who desperately want to escape but can’t. Each society is isolated, knowing the other exists, yet casting it off as lesser, wrong. But some are not content with labels, challenging those beliefs. They’re the ones striving for a better world, and only they can change it.
For the Love of a Steampunk Heart: Firebend Chronicles, Book One
Price: $3.99 USD.
Wishes on Airship Wings: Firebend Chronicles, Book Two
Price: $3.99 USD.
Geared-up for Adventure: Firebend Chronicles, Book Three
Price: $3.99 USD.
Dreams Like Clockwork: Firebend Chronicles, Book Four
Price: $3.99 USD.
Legend of the Grimoire by
Legend says that there’s a treasure hoard larger and more valuable than any ever seen on Syndraya. Legend says that it’s the wealth of an extinct race, hidden away and enchanted so that no one can find it. Legend says that no one is worthy of claiming such a prize, that the treasure is cursed, that it’s destined to remain hidden forever. Legend is about to get a kick in the teeth. Follow the epic adventure of the Annali pirate ship Aeon Grimoire as her captain and crew battle treachery, otherworldly forces, malevolent magic, their own demons, and the vagaries of fate and love in their pursuit of immortality and eternal glory. Every limit will be tested. Every enemy will be out for blood. Every single rule will be broken. Whether the wind is at their backs or lashing at their faces, the ambition and determination of the crew members of the Aeon Grimoire is steadfast, weatherproof. Their passion unites them in their quest and their loyalty to each other will see them through the rough waters ahead. Only through courage and perseverance will they find success. They better hope that death doesn’t find them first.
Cursed: Legend of the Grimoire, Book One
Price: $4.99 USD.
Destined: Legend of the Grimoire, Book Two
Price: $4.99 USD.
Fated: Legend of the Grimoire, Book Three
Price: $4.99 USD.
Consumed: Legend of the Grimoire, Book Five
Price: $4.99 USD.
Shattered: Legend of the Grimoire, Book Four
Price: $4.99 USD.
Redeemed: Legend of the Grimoire, Book Six
Price: $4.99 USD.

Books

Hinode: Galactic Explorers, Book 0 by
Series: Galactic Explorers, Book 0. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 92,410. Language: English. Published: February 9, 2024 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay
They’ve spent their lives training to explore the stars and now it’s time to take their space cruisers out to discover the universe. But before Ethan and Ren leave Earth behind, they want one last epic adventure together in the chaos and beauty of Japan. It was supposed to be everything they dreamed of. But lifelong dreams have become torment, and neither knows how to escape the inevitable.
Summit: Galactic Explorers, Book 2.5 by
Series: Galactic Explorers, Book 2.5. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 41,120. Language: English. Published: November 1, 2023 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay
For the most festive time of the Earth year, Ethan brings Liam home to Colorado to spend the holidays with the Rykers. It’s a chance to relax, soak up Christmas cheer, and include Liam in family tradition among the snow-capped peaks of Breckenridge. When real-world demands intrude, though, their perfect vacation isn’t the only thing on the line as the past threatens to derail their future.
Nashira: Galactic Explorers, Book Three by
Series: Galactic Explorers, Book 3. Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 187,490. Language: American English. Published: August 25, 2023 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay
Exploring the universe at the helm of a flashy ship was supposed to be the dream, but now it’s an ongoing nightmare for Noa. All but exiled from his loved ones, he’s too far away when they need him most. The guilt and stress has finally broken him, though, and he’s abandoned his mission to go home. But running from one horror sends him crashing into a new one. And this time, he can’t escape.
Triton's Destiny by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 118,050. Language: American English. Published: May 16, 2023 . Categories: Fiction » Romance » Fantasy, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay
When the human and mer worlds collide in the maelstrom of the unforgiving ocean, destinies are intertwined. Tristan and Maki aren’t meant to know the other exists, but neither can resist the siren call of fate. The sea is a cruel mistress, though, merciless with the defiant. Desperate to escape obscurity, two dreamers hope for a better life. Instead, they may be doomed to drown in disaster.
Eltanin: Galactic Explorers, Book Two by
Series: Galactic Explorers, Book 2. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 166,330. Language: American English. Published: February 10, 2023 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay
The mission was simple—race to the mayday coordinates, rescue his best friend, and bring him home. But, like so much in Ethan’s life, simplicity is a luxury beyond his reach. He’s long been used to the untethered insanity of life as an Explorer, but never has he failed this badly. Never has the soulless void taken his credibility and someone he loved. Space had never broken him. Until now.
Asteria: Galactic Explorers, Book One by
Series: Galactic Explorers, Book 1. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 141,230. Language: American English. Published: November 8, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay
Traversing the black void, a lonely space cruiser searches for signs of life. The pilot’s mission is to plot new routes and find new worlds to study, to advance humanity’s interstellar progress. But all Ren’s found is dead space and the only progress he’s made is adding plasma vapor to the universal ephemera. Until he crashes on an unknown planet and discovers space isn’t as dead as he thought.
The Warrior King: Knights of Sehaann, Book Six by
Series: Knights of Sehaann. Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 349,660. Language: English. Published: January 4, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General
Oron didn’t want to rule Sehaann. But now he’s leading his nation to war for its very existence. He fights for his people’s safety, for a peaceful future, for freedom from the tyranny trying to eliminate him. Heritage has plagued his life and now that legacy hangs on the edge of oblivion. No matter how he got here, he can’t let it fall. Because failure means the end of everything he loves.
Dreams Like Clockwork: Firebend Chronicles, Book Four by
Series: Firebend Chronicles. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 101,710. Language: American English. Published: November 30, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay, Fiction » Science fiction » Steampunk & retropunk
Truth is supposed to be the great equalizer. Facts, evidence, sworn testimony. The hallmarks of justice. But when proof is hidden, reality becomes the province of perception. And perception is far too easily manipulated. Unseen threats turn to evil incarnate. Selfish privilege breeds corruption. And prejudice keeps those worthy of redemption from finding salvation. Truth is nothing but a dream.
The Winged Champion: Knights of Sehaann, Book Five by
Series: Knights of Sehaann. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 192,780. Language: American English. Published: October 22, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General
Enjoying life as a retired pirate, William has no interest in chasing adventure. He’s lived two lives already and earned some rest. But he can’t ignore the call of family needing help, so he drags his partners along into the growing chaos of Arcini. Only he has the ability to prevent the monarchy’s downfall. But the cost of finding the truth might be too much, even for an immortal champion.
The Renegade Spy: Knights of Sehaann, Book Four by
Series: Knights of Sehaann. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 151,140. Language: American English. Published: January 20, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay
Life as a fugitive is never predictable but owning his destiny is the only way for Taj to be free. He’s survived fate’s every whim with his wits and ingenuity. When the law finally catches up, he finds redemption in the same structured control he’s been avoiding for a lifetime. Out of luck, out of time, Taj must determine where fate takes him next, and how many lives he ruins along the way.
The Rogue Knight: Knights of Sehaann, Book Three by
Series: Knights of Sehaann. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 122,000. Language: American English. Published: April 14, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General
Torn between family and duty, Sanjay is home in Farashtar at the behest of his father. He resents deferring his career as a knight to obey royal obligation, but he’s powerless to escape his father’s influence. Sanjay soon discovers that the duke’s pet project is more than aristocratic fancy, though, and the corruption lurking within the palace walls could shatter the very foundation of Sehaann.
The Lost Heir: Knights of Sehaann, Book Two by
Series: Knights of Sehaann. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 118,710. Language: American English. Published: September 10, 2017 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Romance » Fantasy
Knights of Sehaann embody responsibility, honor, and privilege. But Kyren has loftier goals. He wants a spot in the Royal Guard. It’s among those elite warriors that he’ll find purpose, reward for years of sword training, and the only family he has left. He’s unsure, though, if the story of his past is true. And if his brazen audacity doesn’t get him killed, his knighthood test just might.
Geared-up for Adventure: Firebend Chronicles, Book Three by
Series: Firebend Chronicles. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 79,820. Language: American English. Published: January 25, 2017 . Categories: Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay, Fiction » Science fiction » Steampunk & retropunk
History has a way of protecting itself. Reinventing society can’t erase the past. There are those seeking the vestiges of antiquity, looking for the enduring legacies of the ancients. Some search for knowledge, for truth. But the ones chasing mythical energy sources purported to be more powerful than the Blast itself are the most dangerous. They’re the ones out to destroy everything.
The Pirate Prince: Knights of Sehaann, Book One by
Series: Knights of Sehaann. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 108,310. Language: American English. Published: September 19, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Romance » Fantasy
Second born. The heir’s spare. It’s been Oron’s position for his entire life. Suddenly, he’s ripped from his adventurous pirate life, summoned back to Sehaann. The princess is dead and Oron is next in line for the throne. Reluctant, resentful, the prince feels obligated in his duty. The new role doesn’t fit him at all, though, and he finds much more than he expects within the palace walls.
Wishes on Airship Wings: Firebend Chronicles, Book Two by
Series: Firebend Chronicles. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 70,350. Language: American English. Published: April 18, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay, Fiction » Science fiction » Steampunk & retropunk
It’s been seven years since a depraved act of maniacal egotism altered a family and a young man’s life forever. It shouldn’t have been possible, and the implications of such a crime rocked the foundations of the Fringe. A privileged boy abducted from his bed and never found. The criminal responsible gone as well. Though the trail is long cold, the ones left behind still hope for closure.
The Forgotten Squire: Knights of Sehaann, Prologue by
Series: Knights of Sehaann. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 39,940. Language: English. Published: March 8, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Romance » Fantasy
In a land where status defines a person’s entire life, a young man struggles to find his place among those who reject his differences. Too royal for piracy but too savage for palace halls, he doesn’t fit anywhere. It’s practically impossible to meet everyone’s lofty expectations when they all want nothing more than for him to fail. If only someone would give him a chance to prove his worth.
For the Love of a Steampunk Heart: Firebend Chronicles, Book One by
Series: Firebend Chronicles. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 67,480. Language: English. Published: February 8, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay, Fiction » Science fiction » Steampunk & retropunk
Sixty-four years ago, the Blast changed everything. The modern, interconnected world died and two disparate societies took its place. The pioneers founded their own world in the frontier of the Fringe. The rest crowded themselves into dome cities and cut themselves off from the world. Fringer or Domer. One or the other. Never both. Until now.
Redeemed: Legend of the Grimoire, Book Six by
Series: Legend of the Grimoire. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 107,280. Language: English. Published: December 29, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Romance » Fantasy
The Aeon Grimoire’s final adventure takes Teagan and her crew to the land of the famed treasure hoard at last. But the journey goes every kind of wrong and they find themselves split up and fighting for their lives. With the odds decidedly not in their favor, they’ll need every resource just to survive—including ones that they thought they’d lost.
Consumed: Legend of the Grimoire, Book Five by
Series: Legend of the Grimoire. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 109,860. Language: English. Published: October 22, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Romance » Fantasy
Life was so much easier when Teagan was only expected to hunt treasure. But now everyone expects her to be their savior. She’s not even sure how to survive each day through the uncertainty and doubt that consumes her; she can’t possibly be the beacon of hope they all need. They look to her for freedom. They look to the one who can never be free.
Shattered: Legend of the Grimoire, Book Four by
Series: Legend of the Grimoire. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 120,010. Language: English. Published: September 17, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Romance » Fantasy
In the quest for ultimate glory, two enemies ally in bitter revenge against Teagan and the Aeon Grimoire. As they battle the external forces bent on destroying them, a crewman’s betrayal shatters their hard-won privilege, making them wanted fugitives, exiled from their own land. Someone’s vengeance will finally be realized. But the cost of victory might be too much to bear.
Fated: Legend of the Grimoire, Book Three by
Series: Legend of the Grimoire. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 109,250. Language: English. Published: June 18, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Romance » Fantasy
Teagan knows that Fate is a fickle bitch. It’s entirely the fault of Fate—and that damn treasure hoard—that she’s been captured by a powerful magical race, her ship and men are gone, and, as far as she knows, Jonathan is dead. Now, imprisoned in the Sehaannian palace by Prince Elysaar, Teagan must play the pawn in an intrigue of conspiracy and secrets from which even the prince can't escape.
Destined: Legend of the Grimoire, Book Two by
Series: Legend of the Grimoire. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 110,050. Language: English. Published: June 18, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Romance » Fantasy
(4.00 from 1 review)
New threats face the Aeon Grimoire in the search for the ultimate prize. The next pirate generation poises on the brink of inheriting destiny, but the fight for it takes everything they have. As the future looms ominously ahead, the past rises in a flank attack to wipe the field clean in a sweep of devastation. No one sees it coming, and none can predict how completely it will change everything.
Cursed: Legend of the Grimoire, Book One by
Series: Legend of the Grimoire. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 103,640. Language: English. Published: June 18, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Romance » Fantasy
(4.50 from 2 reviews)
Legend says there’s a treasure hoard larger and more valuable than any ever seen on Syndraya. It’s fabled as the wealth of an extinct race, concealed and enchanted, undiscoverable. Legend says no one is worthy of claiming such a prize, that the treasure is cursed, that it’s destined to remain hidden forever. Legend is about to get a kick in the teeth.
Fragments of Forever by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 55,460. Language: American English. Published: April 16, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay
Some couples are meant to be together, like Jonathan and William. No matter the situation, they find each other, over and over again, and fall in love every time. They aren’t always ready for each other. Their love isn’t always convenient or well-timed. But it always draws out the best versions of themselves, changing their lives in ways they never anticipated.

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