Leslie Diamond

L.L. Diamond is more commonly known as Leslie to her friends, Mom to her three kids, and servant to her three cats. A native of Louisiana, she has been a wanderer for the past 20 years, living in Mississippi, California, Texas, New Mexico, Nebraska, England, and Missouri before settling in Maryland. One day, Leslie may decide what she wants to do when she grows up but for now, she enjoys writing the stories that live in her head and coaching age group swimming. She has degrees in biology and studio art, certifications to coach swimming in the United States and Britain, and numerous fitness certifications. Leslie is also a member of the Jane Austen Society of North America. Her accomplishments include drawing, watercolor, and playing flute and piano, but much like Pride and Prejudice’s Elizabeth Bennet, she is always in need of practice! After watching Sense and Sensibility with her mother, Leslie became a fan of Jane Austen, reading her collected works over the next few years. Pride and Prejudice stood out as a favourite and has dominated her writing since finding Jane Austen Fan Fiction. Aside from mother and writer, Leslie considers herself a perpetual student. She has degrees in biology and studio art, but will devour any subject of interest simply for the knowledge. As an artist, her concentration is in graphic design, but watercolour is her medium of choice with one of her watercolours featured on the cover of her second book, A Matter of Chance. She coaches swimming and holds a variety of fitness certifications. She is also a member of the Jane Austen Society of North America. Leslie also plays flute and piano, but much like Elizabeth Bennet, she is always in need of practice!

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The Homecoming

Hi everyone! Happy Friday! I had hoped the audiobook of His Perfect Gift would be released by today, but unfortunately the review isn’t complete yet. I was trying to figure out what to do, and found this old quickie I wrote years ago, which I thought would be appropriate since Veterans’ Day was yesterday. It …

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His Perfect Gift Launch Party

His Perfect Gift is live!! If you’ve started reading, I can’t wait for to know what you think of it. If you love it, please think of stopping by Amazon or Goodreads and leaving a review or rating. I may not know it’s you (usernames and all that), but I do thank you for doing …

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Chapter 1 – His Perfect Gift

Happy Friday! I’ve been busy fixing up my house as well as proofing the audiobook for Rain and Retribution, which is extremely close to being submitted for approval. In the meantime, I hope you’re ready for the holidays because I have a Christmas story I’m prepping to come out next month. I don’t have a …

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Agony and Hope Audiobook Release Celebration!

    It’s so exciting! Amazon Best Seller Agony and Hope is now an amazing audiobook with the fab Stevie Zimmerman giving life to our favorite characters. I am  so delighted to be able to celebrate with you! In the meantime, you can find it at Audible and at Amazon for your listening pleasure. First, …

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Book Release Celebration – Agony and Hope

It’s release day!! If you’ve preordered Agony and Hope, I hope it’s already downloaded to your Kindle.  If not, then hurry on over to Amazon and grab your Kindle or paperback. I’ve been flattered by the response to the previews as well as the impatience for the release day to come. The inital reviews have …

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Agony and Hope – Chapter 1

Guess what! I am eager and a bit terrified but this is so close to hitting that home stretch! I am putting up chapter 1 now, and have scheduled chapter 2 for next week. I am still editing, so if you catch something, that’s why. I still have one more read through by the editor …

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A Bitter Pill-A Rain and Retribution Vignette

Hi there, everyone! I hope you are hanging in there and well. Today, I am resurrecting an older vignette I wrote once upon a time. After publishing Rain and Retribution, I had a lot of people asking for an epilogue of sorts, which I did put in the comments at the time. This was sort …

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It’s Finally the Release of He’s Always Been the One!

Hello everyone! It’s been a crazy beginning of 2021 already but I’ve finally gotten He’s Always Been the One finalized and published. Yes, I’ve already hit publish on the ebook so hopefully, it will be live soon!!!  I’ll be formatting the paperback so I can have that out within the next couple of weeks. In …

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Advent Day 17 – An Evie for Christmas

Hi everyone! One more offering from me for your Advent Calendar fun! I hope you don’t mind that I decided to write a Christmas vignette to Confined with Mr. Darcy but I did. Hopefully, you enjoy it! We’ll start with the vignette!   “Well, hello there.” Elizabeth bent down to the little grey kitten as …

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Advent Calendar – Day 14 – An Unwrapping Mr. Darcy excerpt!

Welcome to day 14 of our Advent Calendar! Today, is a bit of nonsense, a short excerpt from Unwrapping Mr. Darcy.         The door closed, and Elizabeth pivoted to face the darkened street. The Rolls Royce still sat along the curb—exactly where she’d left it. Why did she promise Charlotte? She didn’t …

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