Julie Elizabeth Leto
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Julie Elizabeth LetoJulie Elizabeth Leto (born Florida
is a best-selling American
author
of over forty romance novels. Her action-adventure novels are sold under the name Julie Leto, as will all future books by the author, who officially dropped her middle name in September 2007.
. She began writing in 1988, while she was in graduate school. After graduation she became an English teacher at Tampa Catholic High School
and continued to write on weekends and at night. In 1996, in order to give herself more time to write, Leto quit her teaching job and joined her family's manufacturing business. The following year she sold her fourth completed novel, Seducing Sullivan to Harlequin
Temptation. Shortly thereafter, she gave birth to a daughter and chose to be a full-time writer and mother.
Leto was a launch author for the new Harlequin Blaze line, and is the longest continuous member of the Tampa Area Romance Authors organization. She's written for Harlequin, Simon & Schuster and Penguin Books. She lives in Tampa, Florida
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Florida
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is a best-selling American
United States
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author
Author
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of over forty romance novels. Her action-adventure novels are sold under the name Julie Leto, as will all future books by the author, who officially dropped her middle name in September 2007.
Biography
Julie Leto was born and raised in Florida to a family of Italian and Cuban descent. After picking up her first romance when she was only sixteen, Leto knew that she wanted to write one of her own. She earned degrees in Creative Writing and Speech Communications from the University of South FloridaUniversity of South Florida
The University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...
. She began writing in 1988, while she was in graduate school. After graduation she became an English teacher at Tampa Catholic High School
Tampa Catholic High School
Tampa Catholic High School is a Diocesan, Catholic, coeducational high school located in Tampa, Florida, USA, founded in 1962. It is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Petersburg. Its motto is "Veritas and Caritas," which means: "Truth and Charity."...
and continued to write on weekends and at night. In 1996, in order to give herself more time to write, Leto quit her teaching job and joined her family's manufacturing business. The following year she sold her fourth completed novel, Seducing Sullivan to Harlequin
Harlequin Enterprises Ltd
Harlequin Enterprises Limited is a Toronto, Ontario-based company that is a publisher of series romance and women's fiction. Owned by the Torstar Corporation, the largest newspaper publisher in Canada, the company publishes approximately 120 new titles each month in 29 different languages in 107...
Temptation. Shortly thereafter, she gave birth to a daughter and chose to be a full-time writer and mother.
Leto was a launch author for the new Harlequin Blaze line, and is the longest continuous member of the Tampa Area Romance Authors organization. She's written for Harlequin, Simon & Schuster and Penguin Books. She lives in Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
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Paranormal Romance
- Stripped (2007)
- Phantom Pleasures (2008)
- Phantom's Touch (2008)
- Something Wicked (2009)
- Kiss of the Phantom (2009)
Romance Novels
- Seducing Sullivan (1998)
- Private Lessons (1999)
- Good Girls Do! (2000)
- Pure Chance (2001)
- Insatiable (2001)
- Exposed (2001)
- What's Your Pleasure? (2002)
- Just Watch Me. . . (2002)
- Double the Pleasure (2002)
- Brazen and Burning (2003)
- Looking for Trouble (2003)
- Up to No Good (2003)
- Line of Fire (2004)
- Undeniable (2004)
- Making Waves (2005)
- The Domino Effect (2006)
- 3 Seductions and a Wedding (2010)
- Hard to Hold (2010)
- Too Hot to Touch (2011)
- Too Wild to Hold (2011)
- Too Wicked to Keep (2011)
Omnibus
- Impetuous (1996) (with Lori FosterLori FosterLori L. Foster is a best-selling American writer of over seventy romance novels as Lori Foster. She also writes Urban Fantasy novels using using her first and middle initials, L.L. Foster....
) - Lip Service (2004) (with Lori FosterLori FosterLori L. Foster is a best-selling American writer of over seventy romance novels as Lori Foster. She also writes Urban Fantasy novels using using her first and middle initials, L.L. Foster....
) - Essence of Midnight (2004) (with Susan Kearney, Julie KennerJulie KennerJulie Kenner is an American author.Originally from California Kenner grew up in Texas and received a bachelors degree in radio-television-film from the University of Texas at Austin and later attended law school at Baylor University in Waco, Texas...
) - Dare Me (2005) (with Cherry AdairCherry AdairCherry Adair is an award-winning and best-selling American romantic fiction writer. She lives near Seattle, Washington with her husband and their two standard schnauzers, Max and Chase, who compete nationally in agility trials.-Biography:...
and Jill ShalvisJill ShalvisJill Shalvis is a USA Today bestselling American writer of over 50 romance novels since 1996. She has written four books under the pseudonym Jill Sheldon.-Biography:...
) - Getting Real (2005) (with Jennifer LaBrecque and Vicki Lewis Thompson)
- A Fare to Remember: Just Whistle / Driven to Distraction / Taken for a Ride (2006) (with Kate HoffmannKate HoffmannPeggy Hoffmann is an American writer of over 45 romance novels since 1993 as Kate Hoffmann. She lives in southeastern Wisconsin.-Biography:...
and Vicki Lewis ThompsonVicki Lewis ThompsonVicki Lewis Thompson is a best-selling U.S.American writer of over seventy romance novels. She has also been published under the pseudonyms Cory Kenyon and Corey Keaton with Mary Tate Engels.-Biography:...
) - Boys of Summer: Fever Pitch / The Sweet Spot / Sliding Home (2006) (with Leslie Kelly and Kimberly RayeKimberly RayeKimberly Raye is an American author who writes mostly Romance and Paranormal fiction. She is the creator of the Dead End Dating series as well as authored a variety of Harlequin Romance titles...
) - I'll Be Home for Christmas (2006) (with Linda Lael MillerLinda Lael MillerLinda Lael Miller , is a best-selling American author of more than seventy contemporary and historical romance novels. She has also written under the pen name Lael St. James.-Personal life:...
, Catherine Mulvany and Roxanne St. Claire) - Witchy Business (2007) (with Rhonda Nelson and Mia ZacharyMia Zachary-Biography:Zachary first began writing as a child, creating picture books with simple dialogue for her younger brother. In the late 1980s she began writing her first novel, a medieval historical romance, but did not finish the novel because of the research it necessitated. In 1998, she formed an...
) - More Blazing Bedtime Stories (2009) (with Leslie Kelly)
Online Reads
- One Wicked Weekend eHarlequin.com weekly read
- Rock and Rolling eHarlequin.com weekly read
- Bound and Determined eHarlequin.com round robin
- Surprise Wedding eHarlequin daily read
Collections
- More Than Words, Volume 2: What Amanda Wants / The Yellow Ribbon / The Way Home / Shelter from the Storm / Into the Groove (2005) (with Beverly BartonBeverly BartonBeverly Marie Beaver , better known as Beverly Barton, was an American author, known for her romantic suspense novels. She has written over thirty contemporary romance novels and created the popular The Protectors series for Harlequin Enterprises owned Silhouette’s Intimate Moments lines...
, Jasmine CresswellJasmine CresswellJasmine Rosemary Cresswell is a best-selling author of over 50 romance novels as Jasmine Cresswell and Jasmine Craig.-Biography:...
, Debbie MacomberDebbie MacomberDebbie Macomber is a best-selling American author of over 150 romance novels and contemporary women's fiction. Over 140 million copies of her books are in print throughout the world, and four have become made-for-TV-movies...
and Sharon Sala)
Reprints
- Good Girls Do! (2004, originally published in 2000)
- New Orleans Nights: Pure Chance / Insatiable (2006, originally published in 2001)
- Seducing Sullivan (2006, originally published in 1998)
- Private Lessons (2007, originally published in 1999)
- Exposed (free with Too Hot to Touch, 2011, originally published in 2001)
Digital-Only Re-releases
- Dare Me (2011, originally published as "Dare to Desire" in Dare Me anthology by NAL/Signet 2005)
- Dirty Little Secrets (2011, originally published by Pocket/Downtown Press 2005)
- Dirty Little Lies (2011, originally published by Pocket 2006)