LeAnne Bristow began her love affair with books at an early age. She often hid books inside her desk and read during class. A teacher actually commented on a report card that "She would do much better in class if she would stop reading." When she outgrew Laura Ingalls Wilder and Beverly Cleary, she graduated to Walter Farley and Judy Blume. Then her favorite aunt gave her an old box of Harlequin romance novels and she was hooked. After reading the entire Americana series by Janet Dailey, LeAnne dreamed of becoming a writer.
As a teenager, she spent hours pecking away on a ribbon style typewriter that she bought at a garage sale. It didn't take long for her to be swept away into her own little world where love conquered all. But as often happens with dreams, life gets in the way. She fell in love with an Arizona native who packed her up, stories and all, and moved her from her small town in central Texas to a small town in southern Arizona, where she fell in love with the desert.
LeAnne spent the next 20 years corralling three of her own children and 20+ kindergartners. Then one fateful day, her husband found her box of stories. With her dream rekindled, she began the long, arduous task of rewriting and editing. Her writing implements have improved and her characters have matured, but she holds true to her belief that all roads lead to love...especially in the country.
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Awards
His Hometown Redemption
2023 - Winner - Carolyn Readers Choice Awards (Low Heat Category), NTRWA
2023 Finalist - Faith, Hope & Love Readers Choice Awards, FHLCW
Her Texas Rebel
2018 - Winner- Best First Book, National Excellence in Romance Fiction Awards, FCRWA
2018 - 3rd place- Book Buyers Best -OCCRWA
2018 - Finalist - Contemporary Romance, National Excellence in Romance Fiction Awards, FCRWA
2018 - Winner - Write Touch Readers Choice Awards, WisRWA
2018 - Finalist - Carolyn Readers Choice Awards, NTRWA
Other Manuscripts (pre-published)
2017 - Finalist, Realizing the Dream, Desert Dreams Conference, Desert Rose RWA
2015 - 2nd Place, Indiana Golden Opportunity Contest, IRWA
2015 - Winner, Short Contemporary, FHLRWA, Touched by Love Award writing contest,
2015 - 4th place, WISRWA, Fab Five Writing Contest
2015 - Stage 2 Finalist, Harlequin, Blurb2Book Contest
2014 - 3rd place, WISRWA, Fab Five Writing Contest
2014 - Semi-Finalist, ACFW, Genesis Competition
2014 - 3rd place, NWHRWA, Lone Star Competition
2014 - Finalist, CWOW, Rattler Writing Competition
2014 - Winner, Inspirational, Windy City RWA, Four Seasons Writing Contest
2014 - Finalist, ACFW, First Impressions
2023 - Winner - Carolyn Readers Choice Awards (Low Heat Category), NTRWA
2023 Finalist - Faith, Hope & Love Readers Choice Awards, FHLCW
Her Texas Rebel
2018 - Winner- Best First Book, National Excellence in Romance Fiction Awards, FCRWA
2018 - 3rd place- Book Buyers Best -OCCRWA
2018 - Finalist - Contemporary Romance, National Excellence in Romance Fiction Awards, FCRWA
2018 - Winner - Write Touch Readers Choice Awards, WisRWA
2018 - Finalist - Carolyn Readers Choice Awards, NTRWA
Other Manuscripts (pre-published)
2017 - Finalist, Realizing the Dream, Desert Dreams Conference, Desert Rose RWA
2015 - 2nd Place, Indiana Golden Opportunity Contest, IRWA
2015 - Winner, Short Contemporary, FHLRWA, Touched by Love Award writing contest,
2015 - 4th place, WISRWA, Fab Five Writing Contest
2015 - Stage 2 Finalist, Harlequin, Blurb2Book Contest
2014 - 3rd place, WISRWA, Fab Five Writing Contest
2014 - Semi-Finalist, ACFW, Genesis Competition
2014 - 3rd place, NWHRWA, Lone Star Competition
2014 - Finalist, CWOW, Rattler Writing Competition
2014 - Winner, Inspirational, Windy City RWA, Four Seasons Writing Contest
2014 - Finalist, ACFW, First Impressions
1st Place - His Hometown Redemption
3rd place -
The Rebel's Homecoming
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Best First Book -
Her Texas Rebel
2014 Semi-Finalist,
The Rebel's Homecoming
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2015 - 2nd place
Searching for Sunshine
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