Leah Ashton is an Australian author of
contemporary romance
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. In 2014, she received
Romance Writers of America
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's
RITA Award
The RITA Award, presented by the Romance Writers of America (RWA) from 1990 to 2019, was the most prominent award for English-language romance fiction. It was named for the RWA's first president, Rita Clay Estrada. After not being awarded in 202 ...
for Best Short Contemporary Series Romance for ''Why Resist a Rebel?''.
Biography
Ashton lives in Perth, Western Australia and works as an IT Project Manager at a university.
Bibliography
Stand-alone works
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* ''Out Run the Night''. Leah Ashton. March 2020.
* ''Defiant''. Leah Ashton. April 2019.
Awards and reception
* 2014 – Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Short Contemporary Series Romance for ''Why Resist a Rebel?''
* 2020 – Romance Writers of Australia Ruby Award for Romantic Suspense for ''Out Run the Night''
References
External links
Author's BlogAuthor's Website
Living people
21st-century Australian novelists
Australian women novelists
Australian romantic fiction writers
RITA Award winners
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Australian women writers
Australian women romantic fiction writers
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