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J.E. Leak | Author

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Author, photographer, illustrator, geek. Lover of vintage things. Writer of the sapphic noir Shadow series. she/her https://sleek.bio/je-leak-author

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J.E. Leak | Author @jeleakauthor.bsky.social · Sep 16

✨Do you have a road trip coming up? A long-haul flight? Or maybe you’re just itching for an unforgettable series?✨

Pour some Abby Craden into your ears and settle in for one heck of a ride!

A sultry spy falls for her mark in this sapphic noir historical fiction series.
amzn.to/3icwd98

WLW | 🌈📚💜

Graphic showing the four books of the sapphic noir Shadow series by J.E. Leak. Text reads: Film Noir? Sultry Spies? Abby Craden? Yes, please!

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J.E. Leak | Author @jeleakauthor.bsky.social · 20h

Happy #LesFicFri 🏳️‍🌈
Theme: Jump
The fall has begun. Quote from 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵 (Shadow Series Book 1).

Dark secrets and forbidden desires collide in this sapphic noir series. 💄👠🥃

Available in audiobook, narrated by the amazing Abby Craden!

books2read.com/itsotp
#BookSky 🌈📚💜

This is a book quote graphic for In the Shadow of the Past (Shadow series Book 1) by J.E. Leak. The text reads: “She’s returning something to me at dinner tonight, and then I’m out.”
“Will she know that?”
“She will agree to it wholeheartedly.”
He raised his brow. “Oh, to be a fly on the wall.”
Kathryn grinned, but it was just for show. Selfishly, she didn’t want to be out of Jenny’s life. She wanted to stay in the warm glow of hope’s promise for as long as she could.
Smitty was right. She was thawing out. It was the worst thing that could happen to her. She had a war to return to. Jenny had a beautiful life to live.
Smitty shook his head. “Why do you let me jump to conclusions?”
“I’m just waiting for you to stop jumping to conclusions.”

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J.E. Leak | Author @jeleakauthor.bsky.social · 1d

"How smart can she be..." 🤣🤣🤣

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Q. (He/Him) @youarenotalone1.bsky.social · 1d

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J.E. Leak | Author @jeleakauthor.bsky.social · 1d

When things start going sideways, it's hard to know how to help. #BannedBooksWeek reminds us that our voices can be silenced at any time. Here are a few tips on how we can support authors and keep those voices loud and accessible. Representation matters. Always. 🫶

#SapphicsWithTheBanned #WLW

A graphic with a checklist. Text reads:
Supporting Sapphics
Request their books at your local library
Follow and engage with authors on social media
Buy books from indie, small, and mid-size publishers
Write and post positive reviews online
Share your favorite books and creators with others
Support LBGTQ+ Orgs
Protect Our Stories. Support Our Community.
Hashtag Sapphics With The Banned
Circular logos of Golden Crown Literary Society and Sapphic Action Support Squad

Graphic containing the book cover of In the Shadow of the Past (Shadow Series Book 1) by J.E. Leak
Text reads:
SCRIPTED IN SAPPHIC
A sultry spy falls for the wrong woman. Now it's going to cost her.
1940s Sapphic Noir vibes
Slooow Burn
FORBIDDEN LOVE

REVIEWERS SAY
(Graphic of five stars)

"I think it's safe to say that
J.E. Leak has written one of the best sapphic series of all time with her four Shadow books."
-Queer Aussie Reviews

Hashtag Sapphics With The Banned

Circular logos for Golden Crown Literary Society ans Sapphic Action Support Squad

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J.E. Leak | Author @jeleakauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Just reporting for duty on International Lesbian Day! Keep on keepin' on to all who celebrate!🙌 🫶

Portrait of two smiling women in an embrace sailing on a tall ship.

J.E. Leak | Author @jeleakauthor.bsky.social · 3d

Our voices ALWAYS matter, but #BannedBooksWeek is a good time to point out that representation saves lives. Erasure is the goal. Nuts to that. I'm going to keep writing my sapphic stories and shouting about them. Anything you can do to amplify our voices helps us all. 🫶

#SapphicsWithTheBanned

Headline text reads: Stories Silenced
1 in 4 banned books has
LGBTQ+ characters.
Above a graphic showing a visual representation showing 25% OF LGBTQ+ characters.
Source: PEN America - Freedom to Read Program

Text reads: Our Books. Our Rights in white letters on a black background.
In the center is the book cover for In the Shadow of the Past (Shadow Series Book 1) by J.E. Leak
Text with arrows pointing to the book read:
Sapphic Noir
Slooow Burn
Historical Fiction
Forbidden Love
Hastag Sapphics With The Banned
and circular logos for Golden Crown Literary Society and Sapphic Action Support Squad

J.E. Leak | Author @jeleakauthor.bsky.social · 5d

I stand with Golden Crown Literary Society and the Sapphic Action Support Squad to support those working to ensure books remain accessible. It goes without saying that this applies not only during #BannedBooksWeek but every day. Please like and share to show your support!🫶

#SapphicsWithTheBanned

In honor of Banned Book Week. Graphic text reads: I STAND WITH GCLS & SASS
Efforts to silence diverse voices, especially sapphic and women-loving-women stories, are a direct threat to free expression and to the readers who need to see themselves represented. I believe every story matters, and I am committed to promoting, protecting, and uplifting sapphic literature as an act of resistance, visibility, and pride. I offer my full support to those working to ensure these stories remain accessible and celebrated.
Hastag Sapphics With The Banned

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Old Hollywood @theoldhollywood.bsky.social · 6d

Barbara Stanwyck in a publicity still for East Side, West Side (1949)

Actress Barbara Stanwyck — in costume, dressed in a black off-the-shoulder gown, wearing a pearl necklace and bracelet — captured facing the camera while sitting on an armchair, her arms resting on its side, as she looks into the distance, in a medium-length black-and-white shot for the film East Side, West Side (1949)

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J.E. Leak | Author @jeleakauthor.bsky.social · 6d

A vet check up. Really? No, Mom. I will not talk to you. I will not look at you. Have a better #HappyCaturday than Buddy (aka Mr. GrungeBucket), y'all! 😻

#Cats #Caturday

Photo of a black and white cat in a pet carrier staring out the vent holes purposefully avoiding the camera.

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Bywater Books @bywaterbooks.bsky.social · 7d

🏳️‍🌈 📚 At Bywater Books & Amble Press, we publish without apology—truth, courage & real lives on every page.
Read the stories that matter & support the writers who bring them to you. 👊
📣 BywaterBooks.com

#BookSky #LGBTQBookSky #SapphicBookSky #AuthorSky

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J.E. Leak | Author @jeleakauthor.bsky.social · 7d

Happy #LesFicFri 🏳️‍🌈
Theme: Tempt
Quote from 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵 (Shadow Series Book 1).

Dark secrets and forbidden desires collide in this sapphic noir series. 💄👠🥃

Available in audiobook, narrated by the amazing Abby Craden!

books2read.com/itsotp
#BookSky 🌈📚💜

This is a book quote graphic for In the Shadow of the Past (Shadow series Book 1) by J.E. Leak. The text reads: She wanted Jenny alone for just one night. She didn’t want to sense Smitty’s disapproving glare as he waited down the street in his car, counting the minutes until she walked out of Jenny’s house. When she was with her, the past lost its power. She looked forward instead of back, and something akin to hope appeared on the horizon. It was fleeting, because she was a prisoner of the past, but for the short time they shared, she was tempted to believe a future was possible and hope would lead the way.

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Rachel Lacey @rachelslacey.bsky.social · 10d

Here we gooooooooo - it's cover reveal time for my second academia book, Margin of Error! 🥰 This one is both cozy and emotional, and I love it so, so much! I can't wait to introduce you to Marin and Charlotte (and Ember the puppy) on February 3rd!

Pre-order it here: mybook.to/MarginOfError

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J.E. Leak | Author @jeleakauthor.bsky.social · 9d

I mean, the nerve!🤣🤣🤣

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J.E. Leak | Author @jeleakauthor.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you!🫶

J.E. Leak | Author @jeleakauthor.bsky.social · 11d

𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵 (Shadow Series Book 1) is part of a giveaway in I Heart SapphFIC's Wartime week reading challenge!

Enter the giveaway for a chance to win several excellent books in the category!
go.jeleak.com/JlasI2V

#sapphicreads #historicalfiction #wlw #iheartsapphfic

J.E. Leak | Author @jeleakauthor.bsky.social · 14d

Dirt, glorious dirt. Mr. GrungeBucket in his element. #HappyCaturday!😻

#Caturday #Cats

Black and white cat, nose to wind, sitting like a sphinx in the dirt.

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J.E. Leak | Author @jeleakauthor.bsky.social · 14d

Happy #LesFicFri 🏳️‍🌈
Theme: Hurt
If snappy dialogue from sassy dames is your jam, check out this exchange from 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵 (Shadow Series Book 1)!

Dark secrets and forbidden desires collide in this sapphic noir series. 💄👠🥃

Available in audiobook!

books2read.com/itsotp
#BookSky 🌈📚💜

This is a book quote graphic for In the Shadow of the Past (Shadow series Book 1) by J.E. Leak. The text reads: “Why are you helping me?”
“Oh, I don’t know,” Kathryn said, “I just thought you might need a little help. It’s obvious you’re not very good at this … flying in here on a wing and a prayer, hoping to topple the mighty Marc Forrester with your lethal pencil and notebook.”
Jenny stared at her. The casual use of Forrester’s name and Kathryn’s condescending attitude stung. She felt like a teenager again, awkward and unsophisticated and wholly unprepared for her task. She supposed she deserved the attitude after insinuating that Kathryn was a whore, but it hurt nonetheless. “I don’t need your pity, Miss Hammond.”
Kathryn smiled. “You may not need my pity, Miss Ryan, but you obviously need my help, or you wouldn’t be here.”

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J.E. Leak | Author @jeleakauthor.bsky.social · 15d

🎳🤣!

J.E. Leak | Author @jeleakauthor.bsky.social · Sep 8

In honor of #SapphicSeptember! 👇

J.E. Leak | Author @jeleakauthor.bsky.social · Sep 16

J.E. Leak | Author @jeleakauthor.bsky.social · Sep 6

I'm ready for my close-up. ::makes serious face:: Is this casual enough, Mom? #HappyCaturday!😻

#Cats #Caturday

Portrait of a black and white cat leaning casually on its elbow as it stares into the distance.

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Rachel Lacey @rachelslacey.bsky.social · Sep 2

Now available in ebook, KU, paperback, and audio (narrated by Quinn Riley!) Sapphics in academia! Learning Curves is a steamy will-they-won’t-they romance about a bright young teacher reconnecting with the jaded professor she once pined for. 🍁🌈📚🧡

Buy it now: mybook.to/LearningCurves

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J.E. Leak | Author @jeleakauthor.bsky.social · Sep 2

Happy book birthdaaaay!🙌

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J.E. Leak | Author @jeleakauthor.bsky.social · Aug 30

Yeah, nope. I think I'll sleep in today. #happycaturday!😻
#cats

Black and white cat curled up on a towel.

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J.E. Leak | Author @jeleakauthor.bsky.social · Aug 26

Hoooo! This beauty stopped by this evening.
#owls

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Old Hollywood @theoldhollywood.bsky.social · Aug 24

Carole Lombard during recording of the CBS radio series Silver Theater, 1941

Actress Carole Lombard — dressed in a black dress and a veiled hat, a dark-coloured fur coat draped over her shoulders — captured facing the camera while glancing upward to the right, smiling broadly, a CBS-inscribed standing microphone positioned in front of her, in a medium-length black-and-white shot taken in the studio during recording of an episode of the radio series Silver Theater

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