Leslie Carroll
Pseudonym: Amanda Elyot.
http://www.lesliecarroll.com
Leslie Carroll was born and raised in New York City. A
professional actress as well as a novelist, over the years
she has also worked in politics, advertising, public
relations, law, and journalism. She has a Bachelor of Arts
from Cornell University.
Although she always amused herself on long car trips by
making up stories in her head and populating them with
imaginary friends, Leslie's writing career gathered steam
in 1998, when, during a long car trip, she proclaimed that
she would like to be paid to write. What followed was the
impetus for a career as a novelist as well as a return to
the world of journalism: a stint as an Associate Editor at
Back Stage, New York's leading trade paper for the
Theatre professional, where Leslie wrote and edited
industry news and features.
On stage, Leslie has played classical and contemporary
virgins, vixens, and villainesses in New York and in
regional theatre. She has appeared in commercials, voice-
overs and talking books, and daytime dramas. Under the
auspices of Survivor Productions, a not-for-profit
professional theatre company that she founded in 1989,
Leslie produced several seasons of "neglected" plays of the
19th century. She is also the author of three stage
adaptations of 19th century/early 20th century English
novels: Ivanhoe, The Prisoner of Zenda, and
The Scarlet Pimpernel. Additionally, Leslie is the
dramatist of The Diaries of Adam and Eve, based upon
the humorous writing of Mark Twain, and the author of
The Anglophile's Guide to Afternoon Tea in New York,
cheerfully co-researched by close tea-sipping, scone-
munching friends. Leslie considers herself more or
less "the ultimate anglophile," with a particular penchant
for Bath. Her occasional wanderlust has led her to other
favorite (and wildly romantic) locales such as Venice and
New Orleans.
Surrounded by hundreds of books, her own needlework,
family mementos, and a plethora of pre-Raphaelite prints,
Leslie lives on Manhattan's Upper West Side in a rambling
pre-war apartment once shared with her grandmother. "Three
generations of my family have lived here over the years. I
jokingly refer to it as 'Tara.' "
She is a member of the Dramatists' Guild and both the
national and New York chapters of Romance Writers of
America.
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Notorious Royal Marriages
(A Juicy Journey Through Nine Centuries of Dynasty...)
January 5, 2010
A Juicy Journey Through Nine Centuries of Dynasty,
Destiny, and Desire
A funny, raucous, and delightfully dirty 900-year history
of the royal marriages of Europe's most famous—and
infamous-monarchs.
Since time immemorial, royal marriages have Read more...
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Royal Affairs
(A Lusty Romp Through the Extramarital Adventures That...)
June 3, 2008
A Lusty Romp Through the Extramarital Adventures That
Rocked the British Monarchy
A funny, raucous, and delightfully dirty history of 1,000
years of bedroom-hopping secrets and scandals of Britain's
royals.
Insatiable kings, lecherous queens, kissing Read more...
Herself
March 1, 2007
Forty is fabulous for Tessa Craig. Heck, she has it
all—a glamorous job as a political speechwriter, a
Manhattan duplex, and a handsome boyfriend, Congressman
David Weyburn, whose integrity, charisma, and good looks
have Read more...
Spin Doctor
January 24, 2006
Question:
What do Amy, the new mom;
Meriel, the West-Indian housekeeper;
Claude and Naomi, the alternative couple;
Faith, the elegant widow;
and Talia, the super-skinny ballerina
have in common?
Answer:
Abso-freakin'-lutely-nothing!
Except that they all live lives of not-so-quiet Read more...
Play Dates
February 1, 2005
Sex and the single mother ... doesn't exist!
And I, Claire Marsh, should certainly know, because these
days my to-do list looks like this:
1. Bring daughter Zoë to a Read more...
Temporary Insanity
May 25, 2004
Reality Check
January 2, 2003
Copywriter Liz Pemberley is approaching burnout, so what
has she got to lose by agreeing to air her romantic dirty
linen on Bad Date, America's hottest reality TV show,
especially Read more...
Miss Match
March 26, 2002
High school drama teacher Kathryn Lamb, at the insistence
of a pushy neighbor, enrolls with Six and the City, a
dating service that guarantees her five fix-ups with
eligible bachelors, Read more...
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