My Books
What people are saying about LET THE SHADOWS FALL BEHIND YOU:
“It’s often said, but usually not with such eloquence, that the only one you can’t outrun is you. In LET THE SHADOWS FALL BEHIND YOU, Kathy-Diane Leveille writes with passion and assurance of a woman who risks sacrificing far too much to try to erase the things she knows are true.” -Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean
“A taut psychological thriller with more than enough mystery and rich characterization to keep us mesmerized….” -Reader’s Respite
“It’s the quality of the writing that makes the read worthwhile…a very promising debut.” -Reviewing the Evidence
“LET THE SHADOWS FALL BEHIND YOU is a haunting story of disappearance and loss and, ultimately, of redemption. Weaving together a world of family loyalties and family lies, of broken bonds and of those that endure, it combines the nuance of poetry with all the suspense of a thriller.” Nino Ricci Author of The Origin of Species
This book is kind of a “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” for grownups. Four friends who bond together in childhood, each coming from a troubled past, they create a group for themselves–only does one of the women go above and beyond to take care of the others–even murder? …this book kept me coming back for more. -Night Owl Romance
“LET THE SHADOWS FALL BEHIND YOU may by Kathy-Diane Leveille’s first novel, but if this book is any indication of her gifts both as a weaver of fascinating stories and a poet of natural expression then it will most assuredly not be her last! ….a fine debut.” -Grady Harp, Top 10 Amazon Reviewer
“A murder, a past still preying upon the souls of those involved, is always an unwelcome and intrusive guest. LET THE SHADOWS FALL BEHIND YOU tells that chronicle with poignancy, wistful descriptions of small town life and punchy characterizations that expose hard truths. Sadly rich and beautiful writing.”-Don Graves CANADIAN MYSTERIES The Hamilton Spectator.
“Leveille is brilliant when it comes to building suspense. She drops little bombs, then waits several pages to spell it all out, which had me burning through the pages like crazy to find out what happens.” -Diary of an Eccentric
“Leveille has written a compelling debut novel…How each character responds to what has happened in the past, and how that shapes their life as an adult is part of the draw of this intense character study. … the story moves at a rapid pace and does not disappoint.” -Bella On-Line: The Voice of Women
IF SOMEONE YOU LOVE DISAPPEARED……HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO FORGET?
When Brannagh’s boyfriend, Nikki, disappears into thin air, she reluctantly returns to the east coast for a reunion of the childhood club Tuatha-de-Dananns. She hides out at her Grandmother’s cottage near the woods where her mother was murdered many years ago. As Brannagh tries to solve the mystery behind Nikki’s vanishing, she uncovers the secrets behind the most startling disappearance of all.
This enigmatic novel is about connections and relationships, memory and reality. It blends beautiful writing about nature and sharp, probing characterization and psychological observation.
What people are saying about ROADS UNRAVELLING:
Dive into these stories, let their current take you. New Brunswick’s Kennebecasis is to Kathy-Diane Leveille what the Miramichi is to David Adams Richards—a harsh and lovely riverscape of the soul. Leveille’s writing sings of heartbreak and redemption, and the wicked dancing moments in-between. A wise and stirring debut. Carol Bruneau author of Purple for Sky
Her settings and characters—their hopes and fears, verbal and behavioural ticks, even their smells—are keenly observed and full of sensual presence. The Globe and Mail
”All of us can see ourselves in these characters. These are stories that speak to the complicated bonds we have with siblings and parents, who they were and who they are now and how we learn the truth of what we took for granted before.”- The Daily Gleaner
Picturing ordinary people in extraordinary situations, and recording their impressions with an intense clarity we associate more with black and white photos, Leveille is blessed with a flash of insight that lets the readers see far beyond the surface. The Chronicle Journal
With deft humour and unflinching honesty, Kathy-Diane Leveille unveils life’s absurdities, the painful mistakes we make and manage to survive. Rooted in working-class experience, each story in ROADS UNRAVELLING traces the arc of a woman’s awakening and her struggle to navigate new and unfamiliar territory. Though Leveille’s characters ae full of human frailties, they are willing to travel down necessary roads, no matter how unexpected the twists and turns. Leveille has a gift for striking imagery, an ear for dialect and an unsettling way of making the most prosaic choices seem foolhardy and most outlandish seem reasonable.
