Random Facts about myself...

Visit my WEBSITE www.leiannsweeney.com

Married for 15 years...to the same man!! Two kids and a mortgage!

I love to read and write. My favorites are paranormal, high fantasy, young adult fantasy, historical fiction, romance...well, I could keep going, but I won't.

I love vampire stories...why do I write about the Greek gods instead? Who doesn't love a Greek god? I enjoy writing different things...I am just trying to get Dream Divine published...please help by giving reviews.

I have completed my first novel in a trilogy and am hoping to be published!! It's a young adult fantasy...actually, I believe it will appeal to both YA's and adults...we shall see. The trilogy is the Dream Trilogy...Book One is Dream Divine-right now one unedited chapter can be read on Fanfiction...this book is over 109,000 words and complete. Book Two is Dream Healingand is currently in the writing process. Book Three's tentative title is Dream Control...we will see.

I enjoy research...I know...strange, but when writing about mythology a lot of research is needed.

I am very soft hearted. When I watch a movie with my kids...they watch me. "Mom, are you crying?"

When I read Shadow Kiss By: Richelle Mead...my kids laughed at me while I cried...good thing they didn't see me read James Patterson's Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas!

I love animals...good thing, since we have 6 dogs, 2 cats, and 2 kids. My husband thinks everyone should have their own personal English bulldog.

Sitting by the pool and reading while listening to my children laugh and play is one of my favorite pastimes. Though now a lot of my reading is text books from school.

I have a dream to go to Italy...Tim (my hubby) has been and has no desire to return, so I will have to go with friends. Nikki , Kelly, Jacque. . . are you ready?

Whenever I or my daughter are sick, we curl up and watch Princess Diaries 1 and 2 or A Cinderella Story.

I like to dance around the living room to "old" eighties music. No, you cannot see my living room from the road...if you could I would shut the blinds...It's a sad sight.

I love to sing...I can't sing...so I turn up the radio, loud and sing my heart out...I know, you're thinking about my poor family who have to live with such... :-)

I love walking on the beach at night or sitting in a hot tub outside in the winter, in the mountains.

Having kids is allowing your heart to walk around outside of your body for anyone to crush...

Last but not least...I hate laundry!

My favorite poem is:

Fire and Ice By: Robert Frost

Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.

Never ask me for my favorite book...I would not be able to tell you...It depends on the day and what is happening in my life at that moment...I love to read...it's too hard to decide.

A FEW OF MY FAVORITES . . . Some of these are hyperlinked so you can visit some of my favorite authors. . .

Anything by William Shakespeare

Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas By: James Patterson

Pride and Prejudice By: Jane Austen

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsseries By: Ann Brashares

Harry Potter series By: J. K. Rowling

The Dark Hunterseries By: Sherrilyn Kenyon . . . Acheron is my favorite fictional character! It's truly a shame he's imaginary!

Southern Vampire Mysteriesi.e. "Sookie Stakehouse" series By: Charlaine Harris . . . I'm an Eric girl!

Vampire Academyseries By: Richelle Mead . . . Dimitri is my second favorite fictional man!

Ink ExchangeBy: Melissa Marr

The Dark Series By: Christine Feehan . . . The Carpathian Men...YUM!

The Argeneauseries By: Lynsay Sands . . . The Argeneau men are yummy too!

The Twilight series By: Stephenie Meyer . . . Edward/Jacob...love them both!

The Iliad By: Homer . . . Well, this would make a lot of sense if you read Dream Divine By: LeiAnn Sweeney

The Odyssey By: Homer

Princess Academy By: Shannon Hale . . . A great book for young girls, especially those from fourth through six grades and literature buffs like myself.

Bride Most Begrudging By: Deeanne Gist

Most anything in your English Lit. book from college . . . I know, you think I'm crazy, but . . .

Well, these should get you started . . . I'll post more soon. . .