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Leslea lives in beautiful Colorado with her husband and three children. Their own life of adventure includes traveling, skiing, and scuba diving. Leslea strives to write fiction that will inspire readers to use their own talents and gifts to glorify God.
The Perfect Blindside has received a 2016 First Place Catholic Press Association Book Award and a 2016 Illumination Book Awards silver medal.
An Unexpected Role has was awarded a 2017 Moonbeam Children's book Gold Medal. ...more

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	The Perfect Blindside 4.33 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Into the Spotlight (Finding Faith Book 1) 4.37 avg rating — 123 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where You Lead 4.45 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2018 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	eXtreme Blindside 4.54 avg rating — 76 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unlikely Witnesses 4.25 avg rating — 80 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Charting the Course (Finding Faith Book 2) 4.34 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Summer to Treasure 4.64 avg rating — 22 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Plain Sight (Finding Faith Book 3) 4.89 avg rating — 19 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ashes: Visible & Invisible (Visible & Invisible #4) by Leslea Wahl (Goodreads Author), Cynthia T. Toney (Goodreads Author), Marie C. Keiser (Goodreads Author) 4.72 avg rating — 18 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Serve and Protect 4.94 avg rating — 16 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Perpetual Light Publishing ISBN: ‎ 978-8-9946655-0-3Meet The Characters:

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Did you know that Jake and Sophie’s adventure continues through some short stories?

In case you weren’t aware, I have combined the characters from my award-winning YA mysteries, The Perfect Blindside and Into the Spotlight, in several short stories.

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The Nature of Fragile Things

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My Badass Book of Saints: Courageous Women Who Showed Me How to Live

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Saint Junipero Serra's Camino: A Pilgrimage Guide to the California Missions

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“Why? As much fun as a hospital sounds, I'd rather spend the evening dancing with an amazing, smart, funny, interesting, beautiful girl who has the most incredible green eyes I've ever seen. Sophie, will you go to the dance with me?”
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“You may have a silver medal, but I was the top scorer on my second grade team.”
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