Lori Handeland
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Lori Handeland is an American
author
of romance novels. She has twice won the Romance Writers of America
RITA Award.
Handeland has written over 30 novels. For St. Martin's Press
, Handeland writes single-title paranormal suspense romance novels, some of which are written in first person narrative. She has also had several contemporary romance novels published in the Harlequin
Superromance category line.
Handeland is a two-time winner of the Romance Writers of America
's prestigious RITA Award, in 2005 for Best Paranormal Romance for Blue Moon and in 2007 for Best Long Contemporary Romance for The Mommy Quest. She has also been nominated seven times for Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Awards, winning in 2005 for A Soldier's Quest.
Handeland is married and has two sons.
Precious Gems
Lori Handeland is but one of multiple authors that wrote mostly non-related romance stories for this now defunct line of books
Part of the Harlequin Superromance line, but with connected characters
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of romance novels. She has twice won the Romance Writers of America
Romance Writers of America
Romance Writers of America is a national non-profit genre writers association. It provides networking and support to individuals seriously pursuing a career in romance fiction and supports top authors such as Nora Roberts and Judith McNaught.-History:...
RITA Award.
Biography
Handeland has wanted to be a writer since she was 10 years old. As an adult, she wrote her first book in a two-year span. It was chosen for publication.Handeland has written over 30 novels. For St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in the Flatiron Building in New York City. Currently, St. Martin's Press is one of the United States' largest publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under eight imprints, which include St. Martin's Press , St...
, Handeland writes single-title paranormal suspense romance novels, some of which are written in first person narrative. She has also had several contemporary romance novels published in the Harlequin
Harlequin Enterprises Ltd
Harlequin Enterprises Limited is a Toronto, Ontario-based company that is a publisher of series romance and women's fiction. Owned by the Torstar Corporation, the largest newspaper publisher in Canada, the company publishes approximately 120 new titles each month in 29 different languages in 107...
Superromance category line.
Handeland is a two-time winner of the Romance Writers of America
Romance Writers of America
Romance Writers of America is a national non-profit genre writers association. It provides networking and support to individuals seriously pursuing a career in romance fiction and supports top authors such as Nora Roberts and Judith McNaught.-History:...
's prestigious RITA Award, in 2005 for Best Paranormal Romance for Blue Moon and in 2007 for Best Long Contemporary Romance for The Mommy Quest. She has also been nominated seven times for Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Awards, winning in 2005 for A Soldier's Quest.
Handeland is married and has two sons.
Stand-Alone Novels
- Second Chance (1994)
- Charlie and the Angel (1995)
- Shadow Lover (1995)
- D.J.'s Angel (1995)
- Full Moon Dreams (1996)
- By Any Other Name (1998)
- Dreams of an Eagle (1998)
- When You Wish (2000)
- An Outlaw for Christmas (2001)
Precious GemsKensington BooksKensington Publishing Corp. is an American book publisher.- Overview :Kensington was founded in 1974 by Walter Zacharius, formerly of Lancer Books. Steven Zacharius became president and CEO in 2005. Vice president Michael Rosamilia has been the CFO since 1989. Laurie Parkin is the vice president...
Historical Romance line
Lori Handeland is but one of multiple authors that wrote mostly non-related romance stories for this now defunct line of books
- 35 Just After Midnight (1999)
- 67 Loving a Legend (2000)
Harlequin Superromance line
Lori Handeland is but one of many authors that write or have written mostly non-related romance stories for this line of books- 922 Mother of the Year (2000)
- 969 Doctor, Doctor (2001)
- 1004 Leave It to Max (2001)
- 1063 A Sheriff in Tennessee (2002)
- 1099 The Farmer's Wife (2002)
Luchetti Brothers series
Part of the Harlequin Superromance line, but with connected characters
- 1151 The Daddy Quest (2003)
- 1193 The Brother Quest (2004)
- 1226 The Husband Quest (2004)
- 1293 A Soldier's Quest (2005)
- 1334 The Mommy Quest (2006)
Rock Creek Six series
Books 2, 4, and 6 of this series were written by Linda Devlin- 1 Reese (2001)
- 3 Rico (2001)
- 5 Nate (2002)
Night Creature series
- 1 Blue Moon (2004)
- 2 Hunter's Moon (2005)
- 3 Dark Moon (2005)
- 4 Crescent Moon (2006)
- 5 Midnight Moon (2006)
- 6 Rising Moon (2007)
- 7 Hidden Moon (2007)
- 8 Thunder Moon (2008)
- 9 Marked by the Moon (2010)
- 10 Moon Cursed (2011)
- 11 Crave the Moon (2011)
The Phoenix Chronicles
- 1 Any Given Doomsday (2008)
- 2 Doomsday Can Wait (2009)
- 3 Apocalypse Happens (2009)
- 4 Chaos Bites (2010)
Collections
- Trick or Treat (1997) (with Lark Eden, Stobie Piel and Lynda Trent)
- The Farmer's Wife / Dreamless (2002)
- Then He Kissed Her (2003) (with Kate Donovan and Julie Moffett)
- Stroke of Midnight (2004) (with Amanda Ashley, L A Banks and Sherrilyn KenyonSherrilyn KenyonSherrilyn Kenyon is a bestselling US writer. Under her own name she writes Urban Fantasy, but is best known for her Dark-Hunter vampire series. Under the pseudonym Kinley MacGregor she wrote historicals also with paranormal elements...
) - Wrong Man / Daddy Quest (2004) (with Laura AbbotLaura AbbotLaura Abbot , is an American writer of over a dozen romance novels primarily in the Harlequin Superromance line.-Biography:...
) - Family of Her Own / Brother Quest (2004) (with Brenda NovakBrenda NovakBrenda Novak is an American author. She has written more than 35 books, and has sold more than 3 million copies. Her novels have received critical acclaim and won many awards, including two RITA Award nominations, the Book Buyer’s Best and the Bookseller's Best Award...
) - Husband Quest / Operation - Texas (2004) (with Roxanne Rustand)
- Dates from Hell (2006) (with Kelley ArmstrongKelley ArmstrongKelley Armstrong is a Canadian author, primarily of fantasy works.She has published sixteen fantasy novels , set in the world of the Women of the Otherworld and the Darkest Powers series, also two crime novels in 2007 and 2009...
, Kim HarrisonKim HarrisonKim Harrison is a nom de plume of American author Dawn Cook. Under the name of Harrison, she is best known for her Rachel Morgan urban fantasy series set in an alternate history where a worldwide pandemic caused by genetically modified tomatoes led to the death of a large portion of the world's...
and Lynsay SandsLynsay SandsLynsay Sands is an award winning Canadian author of over 30 books. She is noted for the humor she injects into her stories. While she writes both historical and paranormal novels, she is best known for her Argeneau series about a modern family of vampires.- Biography :Sands grew up in Southern...
) - My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding (2006) (with L A Banks, Jim ButcherJim ButcherJim Butcher is a New York Times Best Selling author most known for his contemporary fantasy book series The Dresden Files. He also wrote the Codex Alera series. Butcher grew up as the only son of his parents, and has two older sisters. He currently lives in Independence with his wife, Shannon K...
, Rachel CaineRachel CaineRachel Caine is a pen name of Roxanne Longstreet Conrad, an American writer of science fiction, fantasy, mystery, suspense, and horror novels. She also publishes media tie-in novels as Julie Fortune.-Personal life:...
, P N Elrod, Esther FriesnerEsther FriesnerEsther Mona Friesner-Stutzman, née Friesner is an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for her humorous pieces.- Life :...
, Charlaine HarrisCharlaine HarrisCharlaine Harris is a New York Times bestselling author who has been writing mysteries for over twenty years. She was born and raised in the Mississippi River Delta area of the United States. She now lives in southern Arkansas with her husband and three children...
, Sherrilyn Kenyon and Susan KrinardSusan KrinardSusan Krinard is an author of paranormal romance, science fiction, and fantasy.Krinard received a BFA in Illustration from the California College of Arts and Crafts. She became inspired to become an author when a close friend of hers read a romantic "Beauty and the Beast"-like excerpt she'd written...
) - Moon Fever (2007) (with Caridad Piñeiro, Maggie ShayneMaggie ShayneMaggie Shayne is an American author of more than 50 romance and paranormal novels. She has won numerous awards, including the prestigious Romance Writers of America RITA Award...
and Susan SizemoreSusan SizemoreSusan Sizemore is an American author of both romance and science fiction novels.-Biography:Susan Sizemore began writing her own stories as a child. As an adult, she wrote fanfiction set in the Star Trek universe. She later began writing original romance novels...
) - No Rest for the Witches (2007) (with MaryJanice DavidsonMaryJanice DavidsonMaryJanice Davidson is an American author who writes mostly paranormal romance, but also young adult literature and non-fiction....
, Cheyenne McCray and Christine WarrenChristine WarrenChristine Warren is an USA Today and New York Times bestselling American author of romance novels. She is the author of The Others series. Her books are published through St. Martin’s Press.-Biography:...
) - Hex Sympols (TBA)