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Leslea Tash

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As Red Tash, I write mostly cozy fantasy midlife mysteries set in the magical Midwest. Everything else that I decide to fool around with usually gets published as by Leslea Tash, so you'll see a variety of genres on this profile.

I am a former journalist, an avid bird nerd, and a super-proud wife & mom of four. Slightly opinionated.

When I originally wrote this bio, I ended it with "Up to my neck in feathers, leaves, and sloppy kisses. Ask me if I mind." Since then, my kids are 75% grown up! I miss the sloppy kisses.

And we no longer keep chickens, but that was a fun time in our lives, and I get to relive it through Miss Fitz anytime I like.
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Leslea Tash Hi, Saarah. Bird After Bird is a stand-alone novel. I hope to continue writing about the Byrd family siblings (specifically Louisa the librarian next)…moreHi, Saarah. Bird After Bird is a stand-alone novel. I hope to continue writing about the Byrd family siblings (specifically Louisa the librarian next), but those books will also be stand-alones. :)(less)
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PlanetTash.com

As much as I have enjoyed tumblr, and before that, Xanga, I recognize that people aren’t really blogging the way they once were, decades (!!!) ago. So.

Tim and I have a website that we update once in awhile:

PlanetTash.com

I don’t know if I will be back to Tumblr. The Fabulousness meant a lot to me. It certainly got me through some rather difficult times in my life. It’s not really the way thing

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“For a moment, I felt like myself again. Not the new me, not the old me, just the real me.”
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“For the first time in ages I felt a tiny pinprick in my heart--not like it was breaking, but like something small and unseen had begun sewing it closed again.”
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“Happier than a bird with a french fry.”
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The Taming, by Jude Deveraux
England's most valiant knights paid court to wealthy Liana Neville, but only the infamous warrior Rogan Peregrine made no secret of his powerful desires. His very caress melted Liana into liquid fire, and she vowed to capture this manificent, wild man. Boldly the delicate beauty gave him her hand -- and Britain's richest dower. Yet he was bound to a bitter feud: for love betrayed, brothers killed, and ancestral land usurped. In Rogan's war-ravaged castle, Liana would lay her tender seige...to redeem his embattled spirit and win his untamed heart!
 
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When Luke McCutcheon finds Faith Brown about to give birth in her rickety wagon, his first instincts are to ride for help. Instead, he stays and delivers a beautiful baby girl. Unable to leave the pretty young widow and her little son and newborn unprotected in the Montana wilderness, he brings them along on his family’s cattle drive, to the absolute delight of the other friendly cowboys.

Luke, third son of Montana’s wealthy McCutcheon family, is different from his brothers. As the offspring of a Cheyenne warrior, he carries a chip on his shoulder for all to see. His flashing eyes and handsome face make Faith feel she’s stepped into some long-ago tale where men cherish their women--and keep them safe. If only she could trust him! Faith is on the run, and although she’s pampered and protected by Luke and his family, she just can’t risk the consequences of sharing the details of her past--one that’s hunting to take her back to the nightmare she’s just escaped. Happy-ever-afters are for fairytales, she reminds herself sternly as her heart feels the warm pull of his. Still, she can’t help but dream of a loving family, a home to call her own, a beautiful and bright…Montana Dawn.
 
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The Rancher Takes a Wife (Montana Brides, #1) by Leslea Tash
The Rancher Takes a Wife, by Leslea Tash
Chastity Lilly is no flapper. In 1920s New York, she's determined to find a career as a teacher so she can support her family upstate. But one thing leads to another, and the company she keeps in the big city leads her down a very different path than the one she sought.

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Not if the rancher's sister has her way.

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Emily Kestrel Hi Leslea, I just wanted to let you know that I finally got around to doing my blog post mentioning birder-friendly fiction, and your book is on there. I can't figure out how to link to it here(I know...so embarrassingly non-tech-savvy), but it's on my blog Bird Ephermera (birdephemera.blogspot.com) if you want to take a look.


Stephenie Thanks for the fried invite!


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Iryna Hi Leslea, thanks for the friend invite. Looking forward to reading your books!


KathyAnne Hello Leslea! Looking forward to reading your book... :)


Chelsea ✨Arielle’s Nebular Ally and Team Acrux✨ Hi! Thanks for the friendvite, Leslea! Can't wait to read your new book Bird After Bird


message 14: by Plamena

Plamena Hey, Leslea :-) Thanks for the add! <3


message 13: by Leslea

Leslea Michelle wrote: "Leslea -- thank you for the friend invitation. I would ABSOLUTELY love to read an ARC of Bird after Bird. The synopsis sounds amazing [and I don't say that often]!!

BTW: Good luck with it."


That means a lot to me. Thank you.


message 12: by Leslea

Leslea MELISSA wrote: "Thanks for the friend vite Leslea! :))"

Thank YOU!


MELISSA *Mel Reader* Thanks for the friend vite Leslea! :))


message 10: by Fred

Fred Thanks for including me among your friends, Leslea!


message 9: by Liz

Liz Hi Leslea! So glad for the Friendship!


Brandi Hi Leslea, thanks for the invite! <3


.chel. Thanks for the friend-vite Leslea. Looking forward to seeing you on my news feed & chatting books =)


Michelle [Helen Geek] Leslea -- thank you for the friend invitation. I would ABSOLUTELY love to read an ARC of Bird after Bird. The synopsis sounds amazing [and I don't say that often]!!

BTW: Good luck with it.


Kristin (KC) Hi, Leslea! Thanks for the invite. Looking forward to chatting books :)


"That's All" Ash Hey, Leslea!

THANK you for the add! :)

Can't wait to book gossip with ya!



Christy Haha! I like that :D I can tell we are going to be good friends already! And your from IN, not too far from me in OH! Looking forward to chatting books with you!


Melissa Joesbury thank for the add :)


❤️ Diana ❤️ Thanks for the invite!!!


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