Reading · Love, Life, Laughter

Hey, y’all! 💕 I’m so glad you’re here.

If you’re new, welcome to my front porch. 🏡✨

I write stories that are easy to share—with grandmothers, daughters, and the women friends in between. Sweet, swoony, closed-door romances with heartfelt emotion, small-town roots, and happy endings you can count on.

Stories meant to be passed down. ☕💛

🤗 You’re in the right place.

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💛 LOVE 💌

Summers can feel a little magical when we’re young.

One summer I visited my best friend after she’d moved away. We saw Grease. Twice. We played tennis. We rode our bikes all over town.

It was one of those summers you think you’ll remember forever.

Turns out... I did.

🌱 LIFE

Of course, not everything went according to plan.

We made the catastrophic mistake of putting tennis balls between the spokes of my friend’s bicycle. (What were we thinking? 🤦‍♀️)

She flipped right over the handlebars and ended up with a goose egg on her forehead.

Thankfully, she was fine.

Lesson learned.

Funny how one silly moment can bring an entire summer rushing back.

This week, while sorting through more of my mom’s things, I found another box of treasures...

Not books this time.

Record albums. 💿🎶

😂 LAUGHTER

The minute I saw them, I could almost hear them playing.

And, of course... if you’ve been here long this one won’t surprise you…

Now I understand a little better why I write stories about people finding where they belong...

...and maybe why I can’t resist a good cowboy. 🤠💛

It’s funny how an old record album can transport you back to another time faster than almost anything else.

Books do that.

Music does that.

Letters do that.

Stories have always been part of my life.

Maybe they’re part of yours, too.

💛 Stories matter.

Tell me...

🎵 What’s one album from your childhood you’ll never forget?

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🦉Before you head off to the pool, the beach, or just a shady spot with a good book, I’ve got a little surprise waiting for you on the Front Porch. ☀️📚

Download Summer of Secrets, the free Storybrook prequel, and enjoy the companion playlist while you read. It’s my little gift to you. 💛

With Love, Life, and Laughter (not always in that order),

Leanna 💛

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☕ From the Front Porch

This week I went to a five-year-old’s basketball game. 🏀 Sitting in the stands with cheering parents, grandparents, and great-aunts (me! 😄), I found myself thinking about the generations—and the things we quietly pass down from one to the next.

It reminded me of my dad coaching my brother’s baseball team years ago.

Funny how one little game can bring back so many memories. 💛