Leigh Michaels


Leigh Michaels is the pseudonym used by LeAnn Lemberger, a popular United States writer of over 80 romance novels. She published her novels in Harlequin Enterprises Ltd since 1984 to 2006. She also teaches romance writing for Gothan Writers' Workshop among other places.

Biography

LeAnn was born on July 27, 1954, in Iowa, United States. She received a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, after three years of study and maintained a 3.93 grade-point average. She received the Robert Bliss Award as top-ranking senior in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and won a national William Randolph Hearst Award for feature-writing as an undergraduate.
When LeAnn was very young she read romance novels, and when she was fifteen, she wrote her first romance novel and burned it. She burned five more complete manuscripts before submitting one to a publisher. The first submission was accepted by Harlequin Enterprises, the only publisher to look at it, and was published in 1984 under the pseudonym Leigh Michaels.
LeAnn married to Michael W. Lemberger, an artist-photographer.

Awards

  • Ties That Bind: Finalist for Best Traditional Romance novel in the RITA Award by Romance Writers of America.
  • The Lake Effect: Finalist for Best Traditional Romance novel in the RITA Award by Romance Writers of America.
  • Traveling Man: Finalist for Best Traditional Romance novel in the RITA Award by Romance Writers of America.
  • The Unlikely Santa: Finalist for Best Traditional Romance novel in the RITA Award by Romance Writers of America.
  • The Daddy Trap: Finalist for Best Traditional Romance novel in the RITA Award by Romance Writers of America.

    Single Novels

  • Wednesday's Child
  • Deadline for Love
  • Come Next Summer
  • Dreams to Keep
  • Leaving Home
  • Capture a Shadow
  • Brittany's Castle
  • Carlisle Pride
  • Rebel with a Cause
  • Strictly Business
  • Close Collaboration
  • Just a Normal Marriage
  • Shades of Yesterday
  • Let Me Count the Ways
  • With No Reservations
  • An Imperfect Love
  • Promise Me Tomorrow
  • Temporary Measures
  • Old School Ties
  • The Lake Effect
  • Safe in My Heart
  • Ties That Blind
  • House of Dreams
  • The Only Solution
  • A Singular Honeymoon
  • Traveling Man
  • Marrying the Boss!
  • Dialogue Ain't Cheap
  • The Men in My Life
  • The Problem with Conflict
  • Her Husband to Be
  • Unraveling the Romance
  • Tempting a Tycoon
  • His Trophy Wife
  • Backwards Honeymoon
  • The Bride Assignment
  • Assignment: Twins
  • The Tycoon's Proposal

    Logan Brothers Series

  1. The Grand Hotel
  2. Touch Not My Heart

    Springhill Series

  3. Sell Me a Dream
  4. Once and for Always
  5. An Uncommon Affair
  6. The Best Made Plans
  7. Family Secrets

    Tyler-Royalel Series

  8. O'Hara's Legacy
  9. A New Desire
  10. The Unlikely Santa

    McKenna Family Series

  11. No Place Like Home
  12. A Matter of Principal
  13. Garrett's Back in Town
  14. The Unexpected Landlord
  15. Dating Games

    San Valentin! Series

  16. The Perfect Divorce!
  17. The Fake Fiance!

    Finding Mr. Right Series

  18. The Billionaire Date
  19. The Playboy Assignment
  20. The Husband Project

    Hiring Ms. Right Series

  21. Husband on Demand
  22. Bride on Loan
  23. Wife on Approval

    Men: Made in America Series Multi-Author

American Heroes: Against All Odds Series Multi-Author

Sealed with a Kiss Series Multi-Author

  • Invitation to Love

    Kids & Kisses Series Multi-Author

  • Family Secrets

    Pages & Privileges Series Multi-Author

  • Taming a Tycoon

    Holding Out for a Hero Series Multi-Author

  • The Only Man for Maggie
  • The Daddy Trap

    Baby Boom Series Multi-Author

  • Baby You're Mine!

    Marrying the Boss Series Multi-Author

  • The Boss and the Baby
  • The Corporate Wife

    Daddy Boom Series Multi-Author

  • The Tycoon's Baby

    Nearlyweds Series Multi-Author

  • The Bridal Swap

    A Walk Down the Aisle: Wedding Celebration Series Multi-Author

  • A Convenient Affair

    Contract Brides Series Multi-Author

  • Bride by Design

    To Have and To Hold Series Multi-Author

  • Maybe Married

    Nine To Five Serie Multi-Author

  • The Boss's Daughter
  • The Marriage Market
  • The Billionaire Bid
  • The Corporate Marriage Campaign

    What Women Want Series Multi-Author

  • Part-time Fiance
  • The Takeover Bid
  • The Husband Sweepstake

    Collections

  • Why Can't a Woman Be More Like a Man?

    Omnibus In Collaboration

  • My Valentine
  • A Man for Mum: Four Stories in One
  • Mothers-to-be
  • A Tender Christmas
  • Switched at the Altar
  • Bachelors' Babies
  • Temporary Santa
  • Billionaire Grooms
  • Bewitched by the Boss

    Non fiction

  • Writing the Romance Novel
  • A Taste of Love
  • Writing the Romance Novel: Updated
  • Creating Romantic Characters: Bringing Life to Your Romance Novel
  • On Writing Romance: How to Craft a Novel That Sells