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Leanne W. Smith

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Amazon bestselling author of Leaving Independence, Leanne W. Smith says, "My goal as an author is to weave a tapestry of stories connected to a common place--by homesteads and intersecting family lines--over time. Most of these will be in historical settings, but my most recent novel, Alone in a Cabin, takes place in 2016, the year my first book was published." In addition to writing, Smith teaches Business Communication classes at Lipscomb University in Nashville. "God knew I needed some business acumen, so He put me in the College of Business where I get to help students refine their career goals and give them practical advice on how to achieve them. God has equipped and blessed me through the equipping and blessing of others." For more a ...more

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Average rating: 4.36 · 1,888 ratings · 258 reviews · 4 distinct worksSimilar authors
Leaving Independence

4.34 avg rating — 1,505 ratings — published 2016 — 8 editions
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Alone in a Cabin

4.37 avg rating — 186 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions
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A Contradiction to His Pride

4.55 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions
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On A Dark & Snowy Night

4.34 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions
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Latest podcast episode: turning coffee into water

My latest podcast episode, with Rob Touchstone of The Well Coffeehouses, released this week, and a conversation with Rob is always worth a listen.

As a boy Rob Touchstone lived near a golf course. He would gather balls hit far off the green, clean them up, and sell them back to the golfers. When he paired free lemonade as part of the offer, it was an aha moment in the generosity of patrons for a ca

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“James was standing on the ground he and Hoke had packed hard with their foot traffic--arms crossed, admiring the work of their labor--when the idea seeded and planted in his mind.”
Leanne W. Smith, A Contradiction to His Pride

“Children grow wings, Abigail. You got to let 'em or they won't be strong to face whatever lies before them.”
Leanne W. Smith, A Contradiction to His Pride

“Set me as a seal upon thine heart,” read Harry, “as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death . . . the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.”
Leanne W. Smith, Leaving Independence

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“But out here, where they were living like Israelites wandering the wilderness, the sunrise and sunset wrapped a person inside them. You were part of the experience--standing in the center of it--feeling your hope rise in the mornings, and your peace float back down at the end of the day.”
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“A man could tell a lot about another man’s station in life by his footwear. Or a woman’s.”
Leanne W. Smith, Leaving Independence

“God and the seasons could always be counted on . . . If only men were so reliable.”
Leanne W. Smith, Leaving Independence

“Set me as a seal upon thine heart,” read Harry, “as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death . . . the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.”
Leanne W. Smith, Leaving Independence

“The light from the cabin drew him like the beacon of a lighthouse pulling in a weary sailor. It shone for miles over the rolling land.”
Leanne W. Smith, On A Dark & Snowy Night

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