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If anyone understood the beautiful messiness of life, it was Erma Bombeck. She had a way of taking ordinary chaos — a burnt dinner, a family squabble, a moment of heartbreak — and flipping it so we could see the humor hidden in the cracks. 🥧💛

I think about that quote often:
There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain. 🎭
Oh, how true that is.
Sometimes the line is so thin it’s transparent.

When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned… and Then Makes You Laugh Anyway😂😭

I love to laugh. But sometimes life isn’t always a romcom.
But sometimes, we laugh because something hurts… and if we don’t laugh, we might just crumble.

Probably why so many comedians have painful pasts.

We’ve all been there:

The moment you cry through a kitchen disaster, only to laugh ten minutes later because the smoke alarm is still shrieking. 🔥😂
The holiday gathering where the drama is thick enough to slice with a butter knife — until someone says something so ridiculous you can’t help but snort. 🎄😅
The heartbreak that loosens its grip just enough for humor to peek in and remind you that joy is still possible. 💔➡️💛
Laughter doesn’t erase the pain, but it softens its edges. It makes the burden a little lighter. It gives us oxygen when life feels suffocating. 🌬️❤️

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Hey, y'all! Just wanted to let you know that I've started doing some blog posts over on Substack.

Here's one: https://leannaellis.substack.com/p/co...

Also, reminder that you can get a FREE prologue of The Wedding Letter Series: How it All Began.

https://dl.bookfunnel.com/9zbnjby9gh

Have a great day!

Celebrating my birthday this weekend with my kids being home AND with another 5-star review for The Wedding Gift! Here's a snippet: "Surprises abound, concessions are made, the electricity returns and love reigns. You will see delightful Christmas presents, matching pajamas, unexpected guests, snowplows and sleighs before one big surprise brings everything full circle. Such a lovely story." --jcb

If you haven't started The Wedding Letter series yet, now's the time as all the books have released! Yay!

Book 4 of The Wedding Letter Series comes out this Sunday, October 26!!! I can't tell you how many times I laughed and cried writing this novella. I hope you enjoy it!

If you've read the first three books about Libby, Charlie, and Elle (the Peterson sisters), then you will want to read about their dad's upcoming wedding. And what these three sisters who create perfect weddings for a living will do to give their dad the best wedding ever.

The novella, the fourth book in The Wedding Letter series, is having a Goodreads Giveaway! Be sure and sign up to win one an ebook! Good luck!

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🎉 The Wedding Ruse is charting! #39 in Christmas Romances! 🎄💍

Can you believe it? The Wedding Ruse hit #39 in Christmas & Holiday Romance ebooks! 🎉 Thank you for every preorder, every share, every sweet review, and every heart-emoji you’ve sent my way. This story — about a fake engagement that becomes the real deal — wouldn’t be celebrating without YOU. 💕

If you haven’t read it yet, grab your copy and join the celebration. Let’s see how high Elle & Cash can climb the charts! 🥂

Just a few more days to enter the giveaway for The Wedding Ruse, book 3 in The Wedding Letter series. This is Elle's story, the youngest Peterson daughter. She's a wedding cake decorator. But she also bakes Christmas cookies and holiday treats. Elle needs a fiance in order to read her mother's wedding letter. So she gets a fake one. Trouble is: by the time Cash proposes, she's wanting it to be real.

Here's the link to the giveaway: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/en...

The book is also up for pre-order!

Congrats to those who won The Wedding Race giveaway. But if you didn't win, don't despair! The book is available for pre-order and it releases Sunday, September 14th!

The Wedding Ruse, book 3 of The Wedding Letter Series has a giveaway starting this Friday, September 12th.

With love, life, and laughter (not always in that order),


Leanna

Hey friend,
Quick note because I didn’t want you to miss this—
I’ll be LIVE this Thursday, September 4th at 6pm CT with Kellie Coates Gilbert. We’ll be chatting about love, life, laughter (you know, the usual 💕😂), plus my brand-new Wedding Letter series.
👉 Here’s the link to watch/join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ShesR...

I’d love for you to pop in, ask a question, or just wave hello in the chat. And if you can’t make it, no worries—I’ll share the replay soon!
Love,
Leanna
P.S. What’s one question you’d want me to answer on air?