JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A rising Mississippi author says that her growth can be attributed to social media and a reader base that spans across the states.
Lauren Cate Leake, a 31-year-old fantasy romance author raised in South Mississippi, signed an entire table of books at the Ridgeland Barnes & Noble location.
In her own words, her book series, The Dread Descendant, is about “a romance and love that’s a little twisted. It’s a little dark, sometimes uncomfortable. But that has really beautiful qualities. I think it can reflect often what’s real.”
Leake’s first book was published in late 2023, but didn’t start to gain traction until several months after the initial release…