Author Archives: Leah Busboom

I really enjoy creating different pets for my main characters.  Being a dog lover and owner, I find developing dogs as realistic characters to to be easy. Bruiser from Taking Chances was inspired by a stop at a gas station.  We were filling up our car and a man stepped out of a pickup truck. Continue reading “Ancillary Characters – Bruiser the dog”

The Rocky Mountain Cover Contest ends tomorrow (October 11). Please vote for my cover!  Wouldn’t it be great if an unconventional cover won? Category: Sweetest Cover.  Taking Chances by Leah J Busboom Voting Link: Rocky Mountain Cover Contest

I discovered author Susan Elizabeth Phillips several years ago and have read every one of her books.  She writes quirky characters with lots of tension between the hero and heroine.  A perfect blend! Although all her books are great, I have two favorites that stand out: It Had to Be You – I love PhoebeContinue reading “My Favorite Author”

We all learned in school about writing from different points of view (first person, second person, third person).  When I wrote my first novel it felt more comfortable to me to write in first person – like I was living the story myself.  The Chance on Love series is told through the heroine’s eyes. InContinue reading “Point of View”

Now that I’m a romance writer, my secret is out in the open.  But, once, I too, was a closet romance reader – afraid of the sneers and funny looks if I even breathed the name Susan Elizabeth Phillips or mentioned that I had actually read the unabridged version of Gone with the Wind. MyContinue reading “Are You a Closet Romance Reader?”