Lora Leigh
Lora Leigh is a New York Times bestselling author of erotic romance novels. Leigh started publishing with electronic publisher Ellora's Cave in 2003. Leigh's longest-running series is The Breeds. She won the 2009 RT Award for erotica.
Reception
Critical reception for Leigh's books have been mixed over the years. Romantic Times reviewed Soul Deep giving it two stars out of five for an overabundance of plot contrivances, but giving Lion's Heat a four and a half star rating. Publishers Weekly has both praised and panned Leigh's work. Dear Author panned Leigh's work, citing Leigh's Menage a Magick that the world building was "perfunctory". International Business Times News called Deadly Sins "a fun guilty pleasure". Library Journal noticed the "unvarnished language of erotica" of Coyote's Mate''Fan events
Leigh organizes various events to promote her work and connect with fans. She holds an annual Reader's Appreciation Weekend for her fans; the 2010 event in Huntington, West Virginia was her fourth. She also hosts discussion groups on her work.The Breeds
Order as suggested by author.| Book | Title | Publication Date | Mates | Breed | Anthology | Publisher |
| 1 | Tempting the Beast | 2003 | Callan and Merinus | Lion | Ellora's Cave | |
| 2 | The Man Within | 2004 | Taber and Roni | Panther | Ellora's Cave | |
| 3 | Elizabeth’s Wolf | 2004 | Dash and Elizabeth | Wolf | Ellora's Cave | |
| 4 | Kiss of Heat | 2004 | Sherra and Kane | Snow Leopard | Ellora's Cave | |
| 5 | Soul Deep | 2007 | Kiowa and Amanda | Coyote | Ellora's Cave | |
| 6 | The Breed Next Door | 2006 | Tarek and Lyra | Lion | Hot Spell Overcome | Berkley |
| 7 | Megan’s Mark | 2006 | Braden and Megan | Lion | Berkley | |
| 8 | Harmony’s Way | 2006 | Harmony and Lance | Lion | Berkley | |
| 9 | Tanner’s Scheme | 2007 | Tanner and Scheme | Bengal | Berkley | |
| 10 | Wolfe’s Hope | 2004 | Wolfe and Hope | Wolf | Ellora's Cave | |
| 11 | Jacob’s Faith | 2004 | Jacob and Faith | Wolf | Ellora's Cave | |
| 12 | Aiden’s Charity | 2004 | Aiden and Charity | Wolf | Ellora's Cave | |
| 13 | In a Wolf’s Embrace | 2007 | Matthais and Grace | Wolf | Beyond the Dark Overcome | Berkley |
| 14 | Dawn’s Awakening | 2008 | Dawn and Seth | Cougar | Berkley | |
| 15 | A Jaguar’s Kiss | 2008 | Saban and Natalie | Black Jaguar | Shifter Overcome | Berkley |
| 16 | Mercury’s War | 2008 | Mercury and Ria | Lion | Berkley | |
| 17 | Christmas Heat | 2008 | Noble and Haley | Jaguar | The Magical Christmas Cat Too Hot to Touch Paranormal Holiday Anthology Trio | Berkley |
| 18 | Coyotes Mate | 2009 | Del Rey and Anya | Coyote | Berkley | |
| 19 | A Christmas Kiss | 2009 | Hawke and Jessica | Wolf | Hot for the Holidays Too Hot to Touch Paranormal Holiday Anthology Trio | Berkley |
| 20 | Bengals Heart | 2009 | Cabal and Cassa | Bengal | Berkley | |
| 21 | Lions Heat | 2010 | Jonas and Rachael | Lion | Berkley | |
| 22 | Styx’s Storm | 2010 | Styx and Storm | Wolf | Berkley | |
| 23 | Primal Kiss | Feb 2011 | Creed and Kita | Lion | Primal Too Hot to Touch | Berkley |
| 24 | Navarro’s Promise | Apr 2011 | Navarro and Mica | Wolf | Berkley | |
| 25 | An Inconvenient Mate | Nov 2011 | Malachi and Isabelle | Coyote | Tied with a Bow | Berkley |
| 26 | Lawe's Justice | Dec 2011 | Lawe and Diane | Lion | Berkley | |
| 27 | Stygian's Honor | Aug 2012 | Stygian and Honor | Berkley | ||
| 28 | The Devil’s Due | Jul 2013 | Devil and Katie | Enthralled | Berkley | |
| 29 | Rule Breaker | Feb 2014 | Rule and Gypsy | Lion | Berkley | |
| 30 | Bengal’s Quest | Jun 2015 | Graeme and Catarina | Berkley | ||
| 31 | Wake a Sleeping Tiger | Mar 2017 | Cullen and Chelsea | Berkley | ||
| 32 | Crossbreed | Sep 2018 | Cassandra and Dog | Berkley | ||
| 33 | 2019 | |||||
| 34 | 2019 |