Lora Leigh (born March 6, 1965 in Ohio and raised in Martin County, Kentucky, USA) is a New York Times bestselling author of erotic romance novels. Leigh is best known for The Breeds series and won the 2009 RT Award for erotica.
Critical reception for Leigh's books have been mixed, with RT Book Reviews rating Soul Deep two stars for an overabundance of plot contrivances, but giving Lion's Heat a higher rating.Publishers Weekly has both praised and panned Leigh's work. Dear Author panned Leigh's work, citing for Menage a Magick that the world building was "perfunctory". International Business Times News called Deadly Sins "a fun guilty pleasure".Library Journal noticed the "unvarnished language of erotica" of Coyote's Mate and she was one of 4 writers to contribute to Tied with a Bow (Berkley Sensation: Penguin Group USA, 2011).
Leigh organizes various events to promote her work and connect with fans. She holds an annual Reader's Appreciation Weekend for her fans; the 2010 event in Huntington, W.Va was her fourth. She also hosts discussion groups on her work.