Works by P. J. Leigh

Here you’ll find all the current and upcoming creative works by P. J. Leigh. Projects in the works are listed as well. Thank you for showing support by sharing with friends and engaging on social media!

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Currently Available:

OLAWU

Olawu’s dream is to become a physician like her father. Though learning is forbidden in her patriarchal village, the rules are no match for Olawu’s strong will and her father’s secret teaching. When tragedy leaves her family destitute and vulnerable, Olawu must forego her dream to save them. Falling in love, and getting caught in the middle of a war, were not part of her plan.

Olawu is a Quarter Finalist for the 2023 BookLife Prize for Fiction by Publishers Weekly and is available now worldwide across platforms, including Amazon, Bookshop (for your favorite indie store), Indigo, and other online retailers. Check the official page for Olawu for details on where you can order digital, paperback, and hardcover copies, and subscribe for updates!

Want to see Olawu in your local library? Digital access is now available through Indie North Carolina and will soon be available to libraries through the BookLife Elite Library Collection. Check out the ever growing list for Where to Find Olawu to see if your library is listed, or Request Olawu for your Local Library.

Coming Soon:

The audiobook for Olawu is currently in production. Subscribe for updates or see how you can become a reviewer for this project!

Future Projects:

I am always working on stuff. Some of it good, some of it great (ahem), but all of it time consuming. Below you’ll see the status of all my future projects, but my goal this year is to complete at least one stage of a project every quarter. Wanna keep me honest? Ask me how I’m doing on my current goals on social media. Nothing like accountability to get the fire under me, hah!

CURRENT GOALS:

Complete audiobook for Olawu – 45% COMPLETE
Complete Book 2 for Awkward Divine – 87% COMPLETE
Draft Outline for “Special Project” –
Cold Read Terror and Wave Book 3 –
Terror and Wave Book 1 Queries and Betas –

DEADLINE: June 30

LAST QUARTER’S PROGRESS:

Complete audiobook for Olawu – 33% COMPLETE
Complete Book 2 for Awkward Divine – 87% COMPLETE
Draft Outline for “Cory” – 100% COMPLETE
Cold Read Terror and Wave Book 2 – 100% COMPLETE
Cold Read Terror and Wave Book 3

Terror and Wave – Fantasy Series

Project Status: Book 1 – Querying, Book 2 – Editing, Book 3 – Editing

This fantasy series follows the coming of age story of Tamarin and Adden, two friends whose life on their island home is disrupted by the dark forces of an evil Empress.

Olawu– Historical Drama

Project Status: Published

This historical tale takes place in pre-colonial East Africa and follows the journey of Olawu, a young woman whose intelligence and strong will are a constant source of conflict in her patriarchal village.

Cory – Fantasy Novel

Project Status: Drafting

This fantasy follows a young girl with forbidden powers as she navigates through a life of poverty. Cory is her constant companion and a perpetual thorn in her side as they mature into adulthood.

The Middle School Misadventures of Awkward Divine – Middle Grade Series

Project Status: Book 1 – Editing, Book 2 – Drafting

Octavia Divine is an eleven year old girl whose family moves from the suburbs of San Diego to the urban streets of Atlanta. Her shy nature is no match for the massive culture shock that awaits her. Add to that a talking backpack, a wild imagination, and a crazy family, and her Middle School days are bound to be, well, awkward.

Special Project – Fantasy Novel