Leigh Walker
1) Awakening
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★★★ "CINDERELLA MEETS TWILIGHT!" ★★★After her mother's death, Taylor Hale goes to live with her father on the remote island of Dawnhaven. She's dreading it, but she has a plan: she'll keep her head down, survive senior year, and ignore that her wicked stepmother treats her like trash. Then she meets wealthy summer resident James Champlain, and everything changes. James is tall and strapping, with a square jaw. In addition to his looks,...
2) Faith
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Sometimes love requires a leap of faith…Taylor Hale's barely had time to adjust to the new world she's living in, one filled with supernatural mysteries. Not that she's complaining-as long as she's with the love of her life, James Champlain, she can face anything.But the island of Dawnhaven is getting even more dangerous.Lines have been crossed. Vows have been broken. Reparations must be made. James has only two goals: to keep Taylor safe and to...
3) Promised
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Welcome back to the island of Dawnhaven, where nothing is what it seems.Taylor Hale is thrilled to return to the island, and more importantly, to James Champlain. But as their relationship deepens, she learns dangerous secrets about the supernatural world. There are creatures other than vampires in the island woods. Creatures that seem to be hunting Taylor…James will do anything to protect the girl he loves. But at every turn, powerful forces threaten...
4) The Pageant
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Who's the fairest of them all? Young women from every settlement in the land are being handpicked to enter The Pageant, a contest reminiscent of Miss Universe from the old days. Gwyneth West's social-climbing mother wants her to compete, but Gwyn isn't so sure . . . The Pageant is government-sponsored. If you're lucky enough to be chosen, participation is mandatory. Aggressive competition is allowed, even encouraged. And then there's the prize . ....
5) The Finale
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A ROYAL WEDDING IS COMING . . . BUT WHICH CONTESTANT WILL BE THE BRIDE? Gwyneth West's a finalist in The Pageant, the dating competition that's gripping the settlements. Down to the final week, the dashing Prince Dallas Black will choose one young woman as his fiancée. One small issue: Gwyneth's a human and the prince is a vampire. What's worse? Gwyneth's family are sworn rebels, out to take back the settlements and overthrow the crown. What's worse...
6) The Gala
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FOUR WEEKS. TWENTY CONTESTANTS. ONE PRINCE. The Pageant is almost over, and Gwyneth West knows she can win-except the prince is a vampire, and some of the other contestants are turning out to be quite beastly. What do you do when the person you love . . . might want to eat you alive? Struggling to hold onto her position in the palace, Gwyn knows her vampire prince could slip through her fingers in an instant. And when human rebels threaten to storm...
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Leigh Ann Walker's efforts to learn about her deceased father began in earnest five years ago, but really, the journey started in 1971 when Verlon "Rube" Walker died. He was the third base coach for the Chicago Cubs when he died of leukemia at just 42 years old. Leigh Ann was 3. It was a loss impacting the Walker family, their friends, the Chicago Cubs family and eventually people that Verlon (or "Rube") never even met. But his death was profound...