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'''Lori Handeland''' sold her first book in 1993. Since then she has written for [[Dorchester|Dorchester Publishing]], [[Kensington|Kensington Publishing]], [[Harlequin]], [[St. Martin's Press]], [[Avon|Avon Books]], and [[Pocket Books]]. she has contributed to contemporary, historical and paranormal titles.
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'''Lori Handeland''' is a five-time nominee and two-time winner of the prestigious RITA Award from Romance Writers of America, as well as the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over sixty novels spanning the genres of paranormal romance, urban fantasy, contemporary romance, historical romance and historical fantasy.
  
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She lives in Southern Wisconsin, and is represented by Irene Goodman of the [[Irene Goodman Literary Agency]].
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After a quarter-century of success and accolades, she began a new chapter in her career with her women’s fiction debut, Just Once (Severn House, January 2019), which received a coveted, starred review from Library Journal and was optioned as a feature film by Catalyst Global Media.
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Lori lives in Southern Wisconsin with her husband of over thirty-five years. In between writing and reading, she enjoys long walks with their rescue mutt, Arnold, and visits from her two grown sons, awesome daughter-in-law and perfectly adorable grandchildren.
  
 
== On the Web ==
 
== On the Web ==
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* [http://www.lorihandeland.com/ Lori Handeland] - official site
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* Official Website [http://www.lorihandeland.com/]
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* Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lori_Handeland]
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
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NightCreature Novels:
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* ''[[Any Given Doomsday]]'' - 2008
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* [[Blue Moon]] - 2004 ([[St. Martin's Press]])
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* ''[[Apocalypse Happens]]'' - 2009
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* [[Hunter's Moon - Lori Handeland|Hunter's Moon]] - 2005 ([[St. Martin's Press]])
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* ''[[Beauty And The Bounty Hunter]]'' - 2022
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* [[Dark Moon - Lori Handeland|Dark Moon]] - 2005 ([[St. Martin's Press]])
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* ''[[Blame It On The Moon]]'' - 2016
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* [[Crescent Moon]] - 2006 ([[St. Martin's Press]])
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* ''[[Blue Moon]]'' - 2004
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* [[Midnight Moon]] - 2006 ([[St. Martin's Press]])
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* ''[[The Bookstore On The Corner|Bookstore On The Corner, The]]'' - 2002
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* [[Rising Moon]] - 2007 ([[St. Martin's Press]])
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* ''[[The Brother Quest|Brother Quest, The]]'' - 2005
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* [[Hidden Moon]] - 2007 ([[St. Martin's Press]])
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* ''[[By Any Other Name]]'' - 1998
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* [[Thunder Moon]] - 2008 ([[St. Martin's Press]])
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* ''[[Chaos Bites]]'' - 2010
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==Other Books==
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* ''[[Charlie And The Angel]]'' - 1995
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* [[By Any Other Name - Lori Handeland|By Any Other Name]] - 1998 ([[Love Spell]])
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* ''[[Charmed By The Moon]]'' - 2006
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* [[Charlie And The Angel]] - 1995 ([[Leisure]])
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* ''[[Cobwebs Over The moon]]'' - 2007
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* [[The Daddy Quest - Lori Handeland|The Daddy Quest]] - 2003 ([[Harlequin Superromance]])
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* ''[[Crave The Moon]]'' - 2011
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* [[D.J.'s Angel]] - 1995 ([[Love Spell]])
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* ''[[Crescent Moon]]'' - 2006
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* [[Dreams Of An Eagle]] - 1998 ([[Love Spell]])
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* ''[[D.J.'s Angel]]'' - 1995
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* [[Full Moon Dreams]] - 1996 ([[Love Spell]])
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* ''[[The Daddy Quest|Daddy Quest, The]]'' - 2003
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* [[Nate - Lori Handeland|Nate]] - 2002 ([[Zebra]])
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* ''[[Dances With Demons]]'' - 2014
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* [[An Outlaw For Christmas]] - 2001 ([[Zebra]])
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* ''[[Dark Moon]]'' - 2005
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* [[Reese]] - 2002 ([[Zebra]])
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* ''[[Dead Man Dating]]'' - 2006
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* [[Rico]] - 2001 ([[Zebra]])
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* ''[[Doctor, Doctor / Friend To Lovers]]'' - 2001
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* [[Second Chance - Lori Handeland|Second Chance]] - 1994 ([[Love Spell]])
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* ''[[Doomsday Can Wait]]'' - 2009
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* [[Shadow Lover - Lori Handeland|Shadow Lover]] - 1995 ([[Love Spell]])
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* ''[[Dreams Of An Eagle]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[The Farmer's Wife|Farmer's Wife, The]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[Full Moon Dreams]]'' - 1996
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* ''[[Heat Of The Moment]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Hidden Moon]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Hunter's Moon]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[The Husband Quest|Husband Quest, The]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[In The Air Tonight]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[In The Beginning]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[Just After Midnight]]'' - 1999
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* ''[[Just Once]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[Leave It To Max]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[The Lone Warrior|Lone Warrior, The]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[Lori's Classic Love Stories]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[Loving A Legend]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Luchetti Series Prequel Duet]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[The Luchettis|Luchettis, The]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[Marked By The Moon]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Midnight Moon]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[A Mom For Tim|Mom For Tim, A]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[Mommy For Rent]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[The Mommy Quest|Mommy Quest, The]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Moon Cursed]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[Mother Of The Year]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Nate]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[Nightcreatures Shorts]]'' - 2021
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* ''[[Out Of Her League]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[An Outlaw For Christmas|Outlaw For Christmas, An]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[An Outlaw In Wonderland|Outlaw In Wonderland, An]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[Red Moon Rising]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[Reese]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[Rico]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[Rising Moon]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Second Chance]]'' - 1994
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* ''[[Shadow Lover]]'' - 1995
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* ''[[Shadow Of The Moon]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[Shakespeare Undead]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[A Sheriff In Tennessee|Sheriff In Tennessee, A]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[Smoke On The Water]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[A Soldier's Quest|Soldier's Quest, A]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Suddenly That Summer]]'' - 2023
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* ''[[There Will Be Demons]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[Thunder Moon]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[Voodoo Moon]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[When Midnight Comes]]'' - 1997
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* ''[[When Morning Comes]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[When You Wish]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Zombie Island]]'' - 2012
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== Anthologies ==
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* ''[[Dates From Hell]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[Moon Fever]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[No Rest For The Witches]]'' - 2007
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==Series/Related Titles==
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'''A Feel Good Classic'''
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# ''[[Out Of Her League]]''
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# ''[[Mommy For Rent]]''
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# ''[[Lori's Classic Love Stories]]''
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'''Luchettis''
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::  .25 ''[[Leave It To Max]]''
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::  .5  ''[[A Sheriff In Tennessee]]''
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# ''[[The Farmer's Wife]]''
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# ''[[The Daddy Quest]]''
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# ''[[The Brother Quest]]''
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# ''[[The Husband Quest]]''
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# ''[[A Soldier's Quest]]''
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# ''[[The Mommy Quest]]''
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'''Nightcreature''
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::  .5 ''[[Blame It On The Moon]]''
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:  1. ''[[Blue Moon]]''
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:  1.25 ''[[Shadow Of The Moon]]''
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::  1.5 ''[[Red Moon Rising]]''
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:  2. ''[[Hunter's Moon]]''
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:  3. ''[[Dark Moon]]''
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::  3.5 ''[[Charmed By The Moon]]''
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:  4. ''[[Crescent Moon]]''
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:  5. ''[[Midnight Moon]]''
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:  6. ''[[Rising Moon]]''
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::  6.5 ''[[Voodoo Moon]]''
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:  7. ''[[Hidden Moon]]''
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::  7.5 ''[[Cobwebs Over The Moon]]''
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:  8. ''[[Thunder Moon]]''
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:  9. ''[[Marked By The Moon]]''
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:  10. ''[[Moon Cursed]]''
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:  11. ''[[Crave The Moon]]''
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'''Once Upon A Time In The West'''
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# ''[[Beauty And The Bounty Hunter]]''
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# ''[[An Outlaw In Wonderland]]''
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# ''[[The Lone Warrior]]''
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'''Phoenix Chronicles'''
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::  .25 ''[[There Will Be Demons]]''
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::  .5 ''[[In The Beginning]]''
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:  1. ''[[Any Given Doomsday]]''
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:  2. ''[[Doomsday Can Wait]]''
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:  3. ''[[Apocalypse Happens]]''
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:  4. ''[[Chaos Bites]]''
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::  4.5 ''[[Dances With Demons]]''
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'''The Rock Creek Six''' (multi-author series)
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:  1. ''[[Reese]]''
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:  3. ''[[Rico]]''
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:  5. ''[[Nate]]''
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'''Second Chances'''
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# ''[[Second Chance]]''
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# ''[[Charlie And The Angel]]''
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'''Shakespeare Undead'''
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# ''[[Shakespeare Undead]]''
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# ''[[Zombie Island]]''
  
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=== Novellas/Short Stories ===
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'''Sisters Of The Craft'''
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* "Dead Man Dating" in [[Dates From Hell]] - 2006 - ([[Avon Books]])
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# ''[[In The Air Tonight]]''
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* "Charmed by the Moon" in [[My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding]] - 2006 - ([[St. Martin's Press]])
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# ''[[Heat Of The Moment]]''
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* "Cobwebs Over the Moon" in [[Moon Fever]] - 2007 ([[Pocket Books]])
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# ''[[Smoke On The Water]]''
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* "Voodoo Moon" in [[No Rest For The Witches]] - 2007 - ([[St. Martin's Press]])
 
  
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== Awards/Honors ==
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== Awards ==
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* ''Blue Moon'' - [[Lori Handeland]] won the [[2005 RITA® Winners|2005 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Best Paranormal Romance|Best Paranormal Romance]] category; St. Martin's Press.
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*2007  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Long Contemporary Romance, ''[[The Mommy Quest]]''
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*2005  [[PRISM Award]] Winner - Dark Paranormal, ''[[Red Moon Rising]]''
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*2005  [[PRISM Award]] Winner - Novella, ''[[Blue Moon]]''
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*2005  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Paranormal Romance, ''[[Blue Moon]]''
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*2005  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Harlequin SuperRomance, ''[[A Soldier's Quest]]''
  
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[[Category:RITA Winners|Handeland]]
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==Recognitions==
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*2011  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Paranormal Romance, ''[[Marked By The Moon]]''
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*2010  [[Library Journal]] Starred Review, ''[[Shakespeare Undead]]''
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*2009  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Paranormal Romance, ''[[Thunder Moon]]''

Revision as of 01:55, 18 March 2023


Lori Handeland is a five-time nominee and two-time winner of the prestigious RITA Award from Romance Writers of America, as well as the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over sixty novels spanning the genres of paranormal romance, urban fantasy, contemporary romance, historical romance and historical fantasy.

After a quarter-century of success and accolades, she began a new chapter in her career with her women’s fiction debut, Just Once (Severn House, January 2019), which received a coveted, starred review from Library Journal and was optioned as a feature film by Catalyst Global Media.

Lori lives in Southern Wisconsin with her husband of over thirty-five years. In between writing and reading, she enjoys long walks with their rescue mutt, Arnold, and visits from her two grown sons, awesome daughter-in-law and perfectly adorable grandchildren.

On the Web

  • Official Website [1]
  • Wikipedia [2]

Books

Anthologies

Series/Related Titles

A Feel Good Classic

  1. Out Of Her League
  2. Mommy For Rent
  3. Lori's Classic Love Stories

'Luchettis

.25 Leave It To Max
.5 A Sheriff In Tennessee
  1. The Farmer's Wife
  2. The Daddy Quest
  3. The Brother Quest
  4. The Husband Quest
  5. A Soldier's Quest
  6. The Mommy Quest

'Nightcreature

.5 Blame It On The Moon
1. Blue Moon
1.25 Shadow Of The Moon
1.5 Red Moon Rising
2. Hunter's Moon
3. Dark Moon
3.5 Charmed By The Moon
4. Crescent Moon
5. Midnight Moon
6. Rising Moon
6.5 Voodoo Moon
7. Hidden Moon
7.5 Cobwebs Over The Moon
8. Thunder Moon
9. Marked By The Moon
10. Moon Cursed
11. Crave The Moon

Once Upon A Time In The West

  1. Beauty And The Bounty Hunter
  2. An Outlaw In Wonderland
  3. The Lone Warrior

Phoenix Chronicles

.25 There Will Be Demons
.5 In The Beginning
1. Any Given Doomsday
2. Doomsday Can Wait
3. Apocalypse Happens
4. Chaos Bites
4.5 Dances With Demons

The Rock Creek Six (multi-author series)

1. Reese
3. Rico
5. Nate

Second Chances

  1. Second Chance
  2. Charlie And The Angel

Shakespeare Undead

  1. Shakespeare Undead
  2. Zombie Island

Sisters Of The Craft

  1. In The Air Tonight
  2. Heat Of The Moment
  3. Smoke On The Water

Awards

Recognitions

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