LeeAnn Werner

The bonds I have with my brothers and sister are the most enduring family connections I’ve experienced. My books, The Illusion of a Girl and The Illusion of a Boy, show the bond between a sister and brother.

One of the fun things I like about writing is adding music to my characters’ lives. The songs help set the scene and the mood.

I grew up in a dysfunctional family and wrote a fictionalized account of it in The Illusion of a Girl. I went to therapy, but what I didn’t realize was my healing journey would be similar to peeling an onion.

My book The Illusion of a Girl is fueled by my own soul crushing, tension-filled childhood. I share my thoughts, feelings, and conscious decision to not be like my parents with the hope it will help someone who is going through or has gone through something similar.