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Leah Orr is an American Author. She resides in Jensen Beach, Florida with her husband and three daughters. Leah is a best selling children’s author and thriller novelist. She has written 12 books, and enjoys a following of approximately 7,000 readers worldwide through all book formats. Leah donates the profits from her books to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Upon learning that her daughter Ashley was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis (while still in the womb), Orr knew she wanted to do something special. With some input from her mother and three daughters, it was decided that she'd write books to benefit the (CF) Foundation. The Orr Family has raised over $1,300,000 over the past 20 years to help find a cure.

Leah has recently been featured on ABC’s Health Watch, ABC South Florida Today, NBC Today South Florida, CBS South Florida, CBS This Morning Virginia, NBC the 10! Show Philadelphia, Fox 4 News Morning Blend, National Syndicated, “The Daily Buzz”, and Lifetime TV’s “The Balancing Act.”

Leah has been featured in Publications such as: Forbes Magazine, Medical News Today, The Boston Globe, The Miami Herald, The Sun-Sentinel, etc. Ashley was also a recipient of Oprah’s generosity in “The Big Give”.

Books by Leah Orr include children’s books: Messy Tessy, It Wasn’t Me, Kyle’s First Crush, & Kyle’s First Playdate. Her thrillers include: The Executive Suite, The Bartender and The She Shed. Coming soon: The Fruitcake. Orr and her husband were recently nominated as one of Florida’s Finest Couples by the CF Foundation, and included in “IN THE SPOTLIGHT” on CFF.ORG. Leah was also nominated as one of Broward County’s top 100 Outstanding Women. Orr grew up in Boston, MA and is a graduate of the University of Miami. More information is available at www.leahorr.com