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Leigh Statham was raised in the wilds of rural Idaho, but found her heart in New York City. She worked as a waitress, maid, artist, math teacher, nurse, web designer, art director, thirty-foot inflatable pig and mule wrangler before she settled down in the semi-quiet role of wife, mother and writer. She resides in North Carolina with her husband, four children, five chickens and two suspected serial killer cats.

Leigh is also a founder of QuantumFairyTales.com and is currently serving a life sentence there as senior editor and gnome driver. She loves all things sparkly and strange that go bump in the night.

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	The Perilous Journey of the Not So Innocuous Girl (The Perilous Journey of the Not So Innocuous Girl #1) 3.88 avg rating — 205 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Daughter 4254 4.31 avg rating — 62 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
	The Perilous Journey Of The Much Too Spontaneous Girl (The Perilous Journey Of The Not So Innocuous Girl #2) 3.67 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Imani Unraveled 4.58 avg rating — 12 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
	Under the Full Moon's Light: a short story anthology by Leigh Statham (Goodreads Author), Stephanie Bedwell-Grime (Goodreads Author), Laura Campbell 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Dark Magic: Witches, Hackers, & Robots by Emma Nelson (Editor), Hannah Smith (Editor), Kayla Bashe (Goodreads Author) (Former name) 4.86 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Pick Your Poison by Emma Nelson (Editor), Hannah Smith (Editor), Diane Arrelle 4.62 avg rating — 13 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
	Under the Full Moon's Light by Emma Nelson (Editor), Hannah Smith (Editor), Leigh Statham (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 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
	Dark Tales: Mischief, Magic, and Murder by 50 Authors by Benjamin Thomas, George Brewington (Goodreads Author), Leigh Statham (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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If you’ve followed my career for the last decade or so, you’ll know that Daughter4254 was one of my first novels. I have come back to the world, the characters, and the writing over and over again through the years. When it didn’t initially sell (2010-ish?) I decided to turn it loose on Wattpad. There it found a lif

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Leigh Statham rated a book it was amazing Sword of the Seven Sins by Emily Colin (Goodreads Author)	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
SWORD OF THE SEVEN SINS is a rollicking ride through forbidden love and deadly adventure. Collins has expertly woven elements of our modern society into a fantasy novel you will want to read more than once. I haven’t ached for love like this to conqu ...more
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Leigh Statham rated a book it was amazing How to Kill a Street Rat by Jennifer M. Eaton (Goodreads Author)	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
Fantastic retelling of Aladdin with a twist. Eaton’s classic banter and solid plot skills are on full display in this great new book. You’ll definitely want to take it to the beach or the pool, but you won’t want to put it down! You have been warned! ...more
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Leigh Statham rated a book it was amazing Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection by Sharon Salzberg (Goodreads Author)	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
I can’t give this book enough stars. It should sit on the night stand of every person in the world who wants to be happy and make others happy through love. Especially anyone who calls themselves Christian. Well written, simple, beautiful. I’ve read ...more
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Another home run. Witty, smart, covert and lovable.
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Leigh Statham rated a book liked it The Return of Tarzan (Tarzan, #2) by Edgar Rice Burroughs	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
Tarzan is back! But living in Paris? No wait, he’s a spy? Wait no... he’s a safari guide. No... he’s chasing Russian bad guys through the desert. Now he’s swimming to shore from a shipwreck - because that’s easy when you’re Tarzan. Now he’s king of t ...more
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Completely steeped in the misogyny of the time, this book was at times infuriating and often ridiculous. Why did I keep reading it and why give it any stars at all? For a couple of reasons. ERB has a gift for suspense. He’s a master when it comes to ...more
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“I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

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“When your kids accomplish something it means much more than anything you've done.”
― Greg Mortenson

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“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though.”
― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

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