Leilani Anastasia

Leilani Anastasia

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Leilani Anastasia is a passionate Self-Help Author. Recently, she authored the “Warrior” series. In this compelling series, Leilani takes a witty approach to helping partners of Combat Veterans navigate the many obstacles that arise in a PTSD relationship.

She also has an interest in other dynamics of the male/female relationship and will write about them as she finds topics of interest. However, her favorite books that she writes are the "Warrior" series because she feels that they are a way to give back to the Military community for their service. 

When she isn’t writing, Leilani Anastasia loves cooking healthy (but still delicious) meals. Avidly interested in all things fitness, she also strives to lead an active lifestyle daily. Additionally, she holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism

The Seekers: The Stuff of Stars (Dystopian Sci-Fi - Book 2)

The Seekers: The Stuff of Stars (Dystopian Sci-Fi - Book 2)

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<p>This second book in <em>The Seekers</em> dystopian series continues the story started in the critically-acclaimed <em>The Children of Darkness</em>, winner of the <strong>Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Summer 2015 - Best Book in the Category of SCIENCE FICTION</strong>, and winner of the <strong>Awesome Indies Seal of Excellence</strong>....</p><h1><strong><em>The Stuff of Stars</em> by David Litwack</strong></h1><p>Evolved Publishing presents the second book in the new dystopian series <em>The Seekers</em>. [DRM-Free]</p><h2><em style="font-size:13px;line-height:1.6em;">“But what are we without dreams?”</em></h2><p>Against all odds, Orah and Nathaniel have found the keep and revealed the truth about the darkness, initiating what they hoped would be a new age of enlightenment. But the people were more set in their ways than anticipated, and a faction of vicars whispered in their ears, urging a return to traditional ways.</p><p>Desperate to keep their movement alive, Orah and Nathaniel cross the ocean to seek the living descendants of the keepmasters’ kin. Those they find on the distant shore are both more and less advanced than expected.</p><p>The seekers become caught between the two sides, and face the challenge of bringing them together to make a better world. The prize: a chance to bring home miracles and a more promising future for their people. But if they fail this time, they risk not a stoning but losing themselves in the twilight of a never-ending dream.</p><p><strong>Be sure to start with the first book in this series, the multiple award-winning <em>The Children of Darkness</em>. And don't miss David's award-winning speculative saga, <em>The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky</em></strong></p>

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Funny and Heartbreaking Wrapped up in the Perfect Package.</a></div> <div class="a-row" style="width:865.891px;"><span class="a-size-base a-color-secondary review-byline" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:19px;"><span class="a-color-secondary">By</span><a class="a-size-base a-link-normal author" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A4DF1GRQ0XSED/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_pdp?ie=UTF8" style="color:rgb(0,102,192);line-height:19px;">courtney</a></span><span class="a-size-base a-color-secondary review-date" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:19px;">on April 6, 2017</span></div> <div class="a-row a-spacing-mini review-data review-format-strip" style="width:865.891px;margin-bottom:6px;"><span class="a-color-secondary" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">Format: Kindle Edition</span><i class="a-icon a-icon-text-separator" style="background-image:url(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/G/01/AUIClients/AmazonUIBaseCSS-sprite_1x-28bd59af93d9b1c745bb0aca4de58763b54df7cf._V2_.png);background-repeat:no-repeat;vertical-align:middle;margin:-2px .67375em 0px;width:1px;background-color:rgb(221,221,221);line-height:0;height:14px;"><span class="a-icon-alt" style="width:1px;height:1px;line-height:1px;font-size:1px;">|</span></i><span class="a-size-mini a-color-state a-text-bold" style="color:rgb(196,85,0);font-size:11px;line-height:1.465;font-weight:700;">Verified Purchase</span></div> <div class="a-row review-data" style="width:865.891px;"> <div class="a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container" style="width:865.891px;margin-bottom:14px;"> <div class="a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content"><span class="a-size-base review-text" style="line-height:19px;">HOLY MOLY! I thought the last book was amazing, and again Leilani surpasses my wildest expectations. I laughed, I cried and I honestly felt she was talking directly to me. I too am co-dependent, as I grew up with an alcoholic father, and admitting you're part of the problem (in current relationships) is a tough pill to swallow. The book does an excellent job of tackeling every part of addiction and why it's important in every relationship, but especially with combat vets, to seek help for the both of you - neither should feel as if they're alone and admitting fault and moving on to healing is so important. Gosh, I want her to write a novel - so much of her personal life was a part of this and I felt the struggle and the heartbreak in her writing. This is tough to do and I applaud her for being upfront and honest. I sure hope there are many more books to come in this series! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="a-row a-spacing-top-small review-comments" style="width:865.891px;margin-top:10px;"><a class="a-link-normal" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/RS24FYEPGEIDS/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_btm?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B06XT4LNFY#wasThisHelpful" style="color:rgb(0,102,192);"><span class="a-size-base" style="line-height:19px;">Comment</span></a><i class="a-icon a-icon-text-separator" style="background-image:url(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/G/01/AUIClients/AmazonUIBaseCSS-sprite_1x-28bd59af93d9b1c745bb0aca4de58763b54df7cf._V2_.png);background-repeat:no-repeat;vertical-align:middle;margin:-2px .67375em 0px;width:1px;background-color:rgb(221,221,221);line-height:0;height:14px;"><span class="a-icon-alt" style="width:1px;height:1px;line-height:1px;font-size:1px;">|</span></i><span class="a-size-base cr-vote" style="line-height:19px;"><span class="cr-vote-buttons cr-vote-component"><span class="a-color-secondary" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">Was this review helpful to you?</span><span class="a-declarative"><span class="a-button a-button-beside-text a-button-small cr-vote-button cr-vote-yes cr-vote-component" style="background:rgb(231,233,236);border-style:solid;border-width:1px;padding:0px;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;margin-top:-1px;width:50px;height:22px;"><span class="a-button-inner" style="height:20px;"><a class="a-button-text" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XT4LNFY/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_vote_lft?ie=UTF8&amp;voteInstanceId=RS24FYEPGEIDS&amp;voteValue=1&amp;csrfT=gIQMDx5HZ9pdD1Pb59tJ3dop5ksE58bbH6bZAEMAAAAJAAAAAFk25%2FByYXcAAAAA#RS24FYEPGEIDS" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background-color:transparent;border:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:20px;margin:0px;padding:0px 6px 0px 7px;white-space:nowrap;width:48px;height:20px;">Yes</a></span></span></span><span class="a-declarative"><span class="a-button a-button-beside-text a-button-small cr-vote-button cr-vote-no cr-vote-component" style="background:rgb(231,233,236);border-style:solid;border-width:1px;padding:0px;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;margin-top:-1px;width:50px;height:22px;"><span class="a-button-inner" style="height:20px;"><a class="a-button-text" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XT4LNFY/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_vote_rgt?ie=UTF8&amp;voteInstanceId=RS24FYEPGEIDS&amp;voteValue=-1&amp;csrfT=gIQMDx5HZ9pdD1Pb59tJ3dop5ksE58bbH6bZAEMAAAAJAAAAAFk25%2FByYXcAAAAA#RS24FYEPGEIDS" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);background-color:transparent;border:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:20px;margin:0px;padding:0px 6px 0px 7px;white-space:nowrap;width:48px;height:20px;">No</a></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="a-declarative"><a class="a-size-base a-link-normal a-color-secondary report-abuse-link a-text-normal" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/voting/cast/Reviews/2115/RS24FYEPGEIDS/Inappropriate/1/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_hlp?ie=UTF8&amp;target=L3JlbW90ZS9kcC9yZW1vdGUtcmV2aWV3cwj3Dj3D&amp;token=1BA1D307A6C77B29191D945D542E16DB839F1C39&amp;voteAnchorName=RS24FYEPGEIDS.2115.Inappropriate.Reviews&amp;voteSessionID=137-2602612-5137931&amp;type=popup" style="color:rgb(0,102,192);line-height:19px;">Report abuse</a></span></span></div> </div> </div> <div class="a-section review" style="margin-bottom:22px;"> <div class="a-section celwidget" style="margin-bottom:0px;"> <div class="a-row" style="width:865.891px;"><a class="a-link-normal" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R1HJKWOSBXC5CX/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B06XT4LNFY" style="color:rgb(0,102,192);" title="5.0 out of 5 stars"><i class="a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating" style="background-image:url(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/G/01/AUIClients/AmazonUIBaseCSS-sprite_1x-28bd59af93d9b1c745bb0aca4de58763b54df7cf._V2_.png);background-repeat:no-repeat;vertical-align:text-top;width:80px;height:18px;background-position:-5px -368px;"><span class="a-icon-alt" style="width:80px;height:18px;line-height:normal;font-size:inherit;">5.0 out of 5 stars</span></i></a><a class="a-size-base a-link-normal review-title a-color-base a-text-bold" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R1HJKWOSBXC5CX/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B06XT4LNFY" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);line-height:19px;font-weight:700;">What a great resource! I picked this up because I have ...</a></div> <div class="a-row" style="width:865.891px;"><span class="a-size-base a-color-secondary review-byline" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:19px;"><span class="a-color-secondary">By</span><a class="a-size-base a-link-normal author" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A1RFDEFI1A1VWW/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_pdp?ie=UTF8" style="color:rgb(0,102,192);line-height:19px;">Tom Cottar</a></span><span class="a-size-base a-color-secondary review-date" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:19px;">on April 5, 2017</span></div> <div class="a-row a-spacing-mini review-data review-format-strip" style="width:865.891px;margin-bottom:6px;"><span class="a-color-secondary" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">Format: Kindle Edition</span><i class="a-icon a-icon-text-separator" style="background-image:url(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/G/01/AUIClients/AmazonUIBaseCSS-sprite_1x-28bd59af93d9b1c745bb0aca4de58763b54df7cf._V2_.png);background-repeat:no-repeat;vertical-align:middle;margin:-2px .67375em 0px;width:1px;background-color:rgb(221,221,221);line-height:0;height:14px;"><span class="a-icon-alt" style="width:1px;height:1px;line-height:1px;font-size:1px;">|</span></i><span class="a-size-mini a-color-state a-text-bold" style="color:rgb(196,85,0);font-size:11px;line-height:1.465;font-weight:700;">Verified Purchase</span></div> <div class="a-row review-data" style="width:865.891px;"> <div class="a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container" style="width:865.891px;margin-bottom:14px;"> <div class="a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content"><span class="a-size-base review-text" style="line-height:19px;">What a great resource! I picked this up because I have several friends who suffer with combat PTSD issues. Warrior Lush is well-written, insightful and very practical. I LOVED it and will be recommending it to everyone I know who can benefit from Leilani's insight and compassion! You won't regret purchasing this one!</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="a-row a-spacing-top-small review-comments" style="width:865.891px;margin-top:10px;"><a class="a-link-normal" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R1HJKWOSBXC5CX/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_btm?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B06XT4LNFY#wasThisHelpful" style="color:rgb(0,102,192);"><span class="a-size-base" style="line-height:19px;">Comment</span></a><i class="a-icon a-icon-text-separator" style="background-image:url(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/G/01/AUIClients/AmazonUIBaseCSS-sprite_1x-28bd59af93d9b1c745bb0aca4de58763b54df7cf._V2_.png);background-repeat:no-repeat;vertical-align:middle;margin:-2px .67375em 0px;width:1px;background-color:rgb(221,221,221);line-height:0;height:14px;"><span class="a-icon-alt" style="width:1px;height:1px;line-height:1px;font-size:1px;">|</span></i><span class="a-size-base cr-vote" style="line-height:19px;"><span class="cr-vote-buttons cr-vote-component"><span class="a-color-secondary" 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style="color:rgb(0,102,192);line-height:19px;">LJ</a></span><span class="a-size-base a-color-secondary review-date" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:19px;">on March 26, 2017</span></div> <div class="a-row a-spacing-mini review-data review-format-strip" style="width:865.891px;margin-bottom:6px;"><span class="a-color-secondary" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">Format: Kindle Edition</span></div> <div class="a-row review-data" style="width:865.891px;"> <div class="a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container" style="width:865.891px;margin-bottom:14px;height:auto;"> <div class="a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded" style="padding-bottom:19px;"><span class="a-size-base review-text" style="line-height:19px;">Addiction in a combat veteran can present the &quot;chicken or egg&quot; dilemma. Did the combat veteran develop addiction as a result of traumatic experiences? Were they genetically predisposed to addiction? Or is it some combination of factors? This book looks at the myriad possibilities that can lead to addiction in combat veterans. Most importantly, the author of this book addresses the ways &quot;warrior lovers&quot;--a terms she uses to refer to the spouses and partners of combat veterans--can better understand the problem and confront it in the most effective way.<br /><br /> The book has an extensive section on recognizing the signs of addiction, some of which might go unrecognized if the warrior lover does not know what to look for in their combat veteran partner. There are a number of signs that can signal problems with addiction, but if one has no understanding of these, they can sometimes be dismissed for other, more easy to accept explanations such as lack of sleep, stress, normal moodiness, etc. This is probably the most important section of the book, in that it educates the reader on how to recognize addiction indicators that could mean the difference between life and death.<br /><br /> Combat veterans commit suicide every day, to the tune of an average of around twenty per day. Other vets also die from substance abuse problems, which as the author points out, may be a form of suicide that doesn't involve a firearm or other direct and immediate method. For the warrior lovers out there, learning how to recognize addiction and taking steps to combat it, may be the most important thing that can ever be done.<br /><br /> Leilani Anastasia's book will help anyone who is in a relationship with a combat veteran and may be confronting potential problems with addiction and codependency. The author has done extensive research on this topic and has the personal experience that allows her to really present this material in a manner that is based on both science and real world experience.</span></div> <div class="a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header" style="width:865.891px;"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>