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Science fiction, fantasy, and horror author, as well as an artist and singer. Erotica writer under the name Lisa Lane.

Daughter of gospel and big band musician, Steve Puleo and adopted daughter of CFL coach and general manager, Jim Barker (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Barker).

Sang the National Anthem at Dodger Stadium with twin sister Erin Barker on August 23, 1991.

Sang backup in the early nineties for Texas Flood, a Stevie Ray Vaughn tribute band led by blues guitarist Corey Stevens (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corey_Stevens).

Wrote a screenplay adaptation of Ted Chiang’s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Chiang) award-winning novelette Hell is the Absence of God for filmmaker Eduardo Cisneros (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0162831/) but funding was dropped and the film was never made.

Novels Myths of Gods (2011, Cerebral Books) World-Mart (2011, Cerebral Books) Finding Poe (2012, Cerebral Books) – link to Poe’s “Lighthouse” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Light-House The Hidden Valley (2012, Cerebral Books)

Novellas The Corruption (2012, Cerebral Books)

Anthology Contributions “The Decent Upstairs” – Mirages: Tales from Authors of the Macabre (2012, Black Curtain Press) “Glass Flame, Paper Moth” – Scare Package (2012, Book Summit, in association with EFW Publishing)

As Lisa Lane:

Novels The Darkness and the Night: Blood and Coffee (2008, Ravenous Romance) The Darkness and the Night 2: Cosmic O (2009, Ravenous Romance) The Darkness and the Night 3: Twins of Darkness (2009, Ravenous Romance) Lust in Space (2009, Ravenous Romance) Love in Space (2009, Ravenous Romance, in association with the Home Shopping Network) Pandora’s Hope (2010, Ravenous Romance)

Anthology Contributions “Two Turtle Doves” – The Twelve Hot Days of Christmas (2009, Ravenous Romance) “My Two Size 10’s” – Sex and Shoes (2009, Ravenous Romance) “Coffee Break” and “Until Next Week” – Men in Shorts (2009, Ravenous Romance) “Blood and Money” – Sex and Taxes (2009, Ravenous Romance) “Super Nova” – Three’s a Charm (2011, Ravenous Romance) “Insatiable” – Demon Lovers (2012, Ravenous Romance) “Power Play” – Huddle (2012, Ravenous Romance)

Links http://www.cerebralwriter.com http://www.amazon.com/Leigh-M.-Lane/e/B0055DSE6Y http://www.facebook.com/AuthorLeighMLane http://newsensuality.blogspot.com http://www.amazon.com/Lisa-Lane/e/B002HOV4R0/ http://www.ravenousromance.com/authors/lane_lisa/

Interviews and Guest Spots Guest Spot at Heather's Book Nook Guest Spot at Erik Gustafson's Guest Spot at Jeffrey Kosh's Blog Interview: The Peculiar Life of a Writer Spotlight and Interview: Go Indie Interview: The Exquisite Corpse Interview: The Dan O'Brien Project Interview: Bryan Hall Fiction Guest Spot at The Ephemera Interview: Long and Short Reviews

Fan Pages – Analysis/Commentary