Leslie McCauley

Hello all! My name is Leslie and Rise is my debut novel. Winner of the Silver medal from the Readers Favorite's Best Fiction-Suspense novel. It has also received a 5-star review from the Readers Favorite. Rise was a finalist in the Nashville Killers Silver Falchion award as well. The following year, the sequel to Rise titled Fall was also a finalist!

Writing has been a dream for me and I am so happy to be doing something I love! I simply had an idea to tell a story and with encouragement from my husband, decided it was worth a try to put it in print. I sat and the story just poured out of me. I have always loved to be creative. I enjoy writing, art, music, movies, and of course, reading. I am a thriller/horror fan in all categories. Give me Halloween all year long!

I have to awesome kids, Tristan and Jillian. I work as a physical therapist assistant at a local outpatient clinic, but publishing this book has been an absolute dream. I never thought it would happen. With a lot of hard work, time and a little help from my friends/family (thank you, Mark Maxwell, for my beautiful cover)

My dream became a reality. I have never been more proud of accomplishing something, besides making beautiful babies, in my life. I wanted the novel to be complete and to have one copy for myself sitting on my mantle. I am so thrilled that people are reading and enjoy it. It's as though my soul has been put out there for the world to see. It was scary, but I am so glad I did it! I hope to continue writing in the future!