Leanna is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers. Her books have been translated into many languages and have been selected for multiple book club editions. Her latest acclaimed novel, THE SPECTRAL CITY (Kensington Rebel Base Books) has been a # 1 bestseller across several genres and platforms. Her new Gaslamp Fantasy trilogy THE ETERNA FILES, is now available and complete from Tor/Forge. Leanna's short fiction has been featured in numerous notable anthologies such as Queen Victoria's Book of Spells and the Mammoth Book of Gaslight Romance. DARKER STILL: A Novel of Magic Most Foul, hit the Kid's/YA INDIE NEXT LIST as a recommended title by the American Booksellers Association and a Scholastic Book Clubs 'highly recommended' title and was a Daphne du Maurier award finalist. Books one and two are now available as STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL in a revised, author-preferred editions from Tor/Forge as is PERILOUS PROPHECY. The Perilous Prophecy of Guard and Goddess won the 2012 Prism Award (Best Fantasy). Her debut novel, The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker (the Strangely Beautiful series) hit Barnes & Noble's bestseller lists, won two 2010 Prism Awards (Best Fantasy, Best First Book), the 2010 Orange County Book Buyer's Best Award (Young Adult category) and other regional genre awards. Her novella Dark Nest won the 2009 Prism Award for excellence in the genres of Futuristic, Fantasy and Paranormal Romance.

She began her theatrical career with the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and began adapting works of 19th Century literature for the stage. She grew up in rural Ohio inventing ghost stories, graduating with a BFA in Theatre and a focus in the Victorian Era from Miami University. Leanna Renee Hieber is an actress, playwright, artist and the award-winning, bestselling author of Gothic Victorian Fantasy novels for adults and teens such as the Strangely Beautiful, Eterna Files, Magic Most Foul and the bestselling Spectral City series.

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