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== Biography ==
 
'''Lori Foster''' was first published in 1996, although she had been writing for about 5 years before that. She knew she wanted to be a writer when she started reading romance as an adult.  Her second book launched [[Harlequin Temptation]] Blaze and her 25th book launched [[Harlequin Temptation]] Heat. Since those early days, Lori has routinely had 6 to 10 releases a year. She’s a Waldenbooks, USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly and New York Times bestselling author with over 50 titles published through a variety of houses, including [[Berkley]]/[[Jove]], [[Kensington]], [[St. Martin's Press]], [[Harlequin]] and [[Silhouette]].  
 
'''Lori Foster''' was first published in 1996, although she had been writing for about 5 years before that. She knew she wanted to be a writer when she started reading romance as an adult.  Her second book launched [[Harlequin Temptation]] Blaze and her 25th book launched [[Harlequin Temptation]] Heat. Since those early days, Lori has routinely had 6 to 10 releases a year. She’s a Waldenbooks, USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly and New York Times bestselling author with over 50 titles published through a variety of houses, including [[Berkley]]/[[Jove]], [[Kensington]], [[St. Martin's Press]], [[Harlequin]] and [[Silhouette]].  
  
== On the Web ==
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Lori Foster published 16 novels and one novella for the [[Harlequin Temptation]] line.
* [http://www.lorifoster.com/ Lori Foster] - this is Lori Foster's main website
 
* [http://www.runningwithquills.com/ Running With Quills] -- blog with other romance writers
 
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
* ''[[Impetuous - Lori Foster|Impetuous]]'' - January 1996 [[Harlequin Temptation]] #572 ISBN: 0-373-25672-8, reissued June 2003 ISBN: 0-373-83551-5
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* ''[[Casey]]'' - December 2002 [[Harlequin]] single title ISBN: 0-373-83568-X
* ''[[Outrageous]]'' - April 1997 [[Harlequin Temptation]] #629 ISBN: 0-373-25729-
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* ''[[Caught In The Act]]'' - September 2001 [[Harlequin]] single title ISBN: 0-373-83469-1
* ''[[Scandalized]]'' - November 1997 [[Harlequin Temptation]] #657 ISBN: 0-373-25757-0 (reissued in September 2004 by [[Harlequin]] in Sex Appeal & Scandalized ISBN: 0-373-83659-7)
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* ''[[Causing Havoc]]'' - February 07 [[Berkley]] single title ISBN: 978-0-425-21423-7
* [[Fantasy - Book|''Fantasy'']] - March 1998 [[Harlequin Temptation]] #675 ISBN: 0-373-25775-9
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* ''[[Fantasy - Lori Foster|Fantasy]]'' - March 1998 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #675]])
* ''[[Taken!]]'' - September 1998 [[Harlequin Temptation]] #698 ISBN: 0-373-25798-8
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* ''[[Gabe]]'' August 2000 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #794]])
* ''[[Tantalizing]]'' - January 1999 [[Harlequin Temptation]] #715 ISBN: 0-373-25815-1 (reissued as Unzipped - July 2005 ISBN: 0-373-83678-3)
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* ''[[Impetuous - Lori Foste|Impetuous]]'' -  January 1996 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #572]])
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* ''[[In Too Deep]]'' - February 2000 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #770]])
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* ''[[Jamie]]'' - June 05 [[Kensington]] [[Zebra]] single title ISBN: 0-8217-7514-6
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* ''[[Jordan]]'' - September 2000 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #798]])
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* ''[[Jude's Law]]'' - February 06 [[Kensington]] [[Zebra]] single titleISBN: 0-8217-7802-1
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* ''[[Just A Hint - Clint]]'' - October 2004 [[Kensington]] [[Brava]] single title ISBN: 0-7582-0340-3
 
* ''[[Little Miss Innocent?]]'' - February 1999  Silhouette Desire ISBN: 0-373-76200-3  
 
* ''[[Little Miss Innocent?]]'' - February 1999  Silhouette Desire ISBN: 0-373-76200-3  
* ''[[Sizzle!: Body Heat]]'' - July 1999 [[Harlequin Temptation]] #739
 
* ''[[Wanton]]'' - October 1999 [[Harlequin Temptation]] #752 ISBN: 0-373-25852-6
 
* ''[[In Too Deep]]'' - February 2000 [[Harlequin Temptation]] #770 ISBN: 0-373-25870-4
 
* ''[[Sawyer]]'' - June 2000 [[Harlequin Temptation]] #786 ISBN: 0-373-25886-0
 
* ''[[Morgan]]'' - July 2000 [[Harlequin Temptation]] #790 ISBN: 0-373-25890-9
 
* ''[[Gabe]]'' - August 2000 [[Harlequin Temptation]] #794 ISBN: 0-373-25894-1
 
* ''[[Jordan]]'' - September 2000 [[Harlequin Temptation]] #794 ISBN: 0-373-25898-4
 
 
* ''[[Married To The Boss]]'' - October 2000 [[Harlequin]] Maitland Maternity Continuity book #3 ISBN: 0-373-65064-7
 
* ''[[Married To The Boss]]'' - October 2000 [[Harlequin]] Maitland Maternity Continuity book #3 ISBN: 0-373-65064-7
* ''[[Sex Appeal]]'' - May 2001 [[Harlequin Temptation]] ISBN: 0-373-25929-8 
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* ''[[Morgan]]'' - July 2000 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #790]])
* ''[[Caught In The Act]]'' - September 2001 [[Harlequin]] single title ISBN:  0-373-83469-1
 
* ''[[Treat Her Right]]'' - October 2001 [[Harlequin Temptation]] ISBN: 0-373-25952-2
 
* ''[[Mr. November]]''  - November 2001 [[Harlequin Temptation]] ISBN: 0-373-25956-5
 
* ''[[Wild]]'' - January 2002 [[Berkley]] single title ISBN:  0-515-13229-2
 
* ''[[Too Much Temptation]]'' - March 2002 [[Kensington]] [[Brava]] single title ISBN: 1-57566-869-6
 
 
* ''[[Never Too Much]]'' - October 2002 [[Kensington]] [[Brava]] single title ISBN:  0-7582-0086-2
 
* ''[[Never Too Much]]'' - October 2002 [[Kensington]] [[Brava]] single title ISBN:  0-7582-0086-2
* ''[[Casey]]'' - December 2002 [[Harlequin]] single title ISBN: 0-373-83568-X
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* ''[[Mr. November]]'' - November 2001 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #856]])5
* ''[[Riley]]'' - June 2003 [[Harlequin Temptation]] ISBN: 0-373-69130-0
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* ''[[Murphy's Law]]'' - September 06 [[Kensington]] [[Zebra]] single title ISBN: 0-8217-7803-X
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* ''[[Outrageous]]'' -  April 1997 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #629]])
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* ''[[Riley]]'' - June 2003 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #930]])
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* ''[[Sawyer]]'' - June 2000 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #786]])
 
* ''[[Say No To Joe?]]'' - August 2003 [[Kensington]] [[Zebra]] single title ISBN: 0-8217-7512-X
 
* ''[[Say No To Joe?]]'' - August 2003 [[Kensington]] [[Zebra]] single title ISBN: 0-8217-7512-X
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* ''[[Scandalized!]]'' -  November 1997 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #657]]) (reissued in September 2004 by [[Harlequin]] in Sex Appeal & Scandalized ISBN: 0-373-83659-7)
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* ''[[The Secret Life Of Bryan|Secret Life Of Bryan, The]]'' - March 2004 [[Kensington]] [[Brava]] single title ISBN: 0-7582-0338-1
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* ''[[Sex Appeal]]'' -  May 2001 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #829]])
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* ''[[Taken!]]'' -  September 1998 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #698]])
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* ''[[Tantalizing]]'' -  January 1999 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #715]])
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* ''[[Too Much Temptation]]'' - March 2002 [[Kensington]] [[Brava]] single title ISBN: 1-57566-869-6
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* ''[[Treat Her Right]]'' -  October 2001 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #852]])
 
* ''[[Unexpected - Lori Foster|Unexpected]]'' - September 2003 [[Kensington]] [[Brava]] single title ISBN: 0-7582-0548-1
 
* ''[[Unexpected - Lori Foster|Unexpected]]'' - September 2003 [[Kensington]] [[Brava]] single title ISBN: 0-7582-0548-1
* ''[[The Secret Life Of Bryan]]'' - March 2004 [[Kensington]] [[Brava]] single title ISBN: 0-7582-0338-1
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* ''[[Wanton]]'' - October 1999 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #752]])
 
* ''[[When Bruce Met Cyn]]'' - July 2004 [[Kensington]] [[Zebra]] single title ISBN: 0-8217-7513-8
 
* ''[[When Bruce Met Cyn]]'' - July 2004 [[Kensington]] [[Zebra]] single title ISBN: 0-8217-7513-8
* ''[[Just A Hint - Clint]]'' - October 2004 [[Kensington]] [[Brava]] single title ISBN: 0-7582-0340-3
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* ''[[Wild]]'' - January 2002 [[Berkley]] single title ISBN: 0-515-13229-2
* ''[[Jamie]]'' - June 05 [[Kensington]] [[Zebra]] single title ISBN: 0-8217-7514-6
 
* ''[[Jude's Law]]'' - February 06 [[Kensington]] [[Zebra]] single titleISBN: 0-8217-7802-1
 
* ''[[Murphy's Law]]'' - September 06 [[Kensington]] [[Zebra]] single title ISBN: 0-8217-7803-X
 
* ''[[Causing Havoc]]'' - February 07 [[Berkley]] single title ISBN: 978-0-425-21423-7
 
  
== Novellas ==
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=== Novellas/Short Stories ===
 
* ''[[Hot Chocolate]]'' - February 1999, [[Berkley]], ISBN: 0-515-12452-4
 
* ''[[Hot Chocolate]]'' - February 1999, [[Berkley]], ISBN: 0-515-12452-4
* “Body Heat” in ''[[Sizzle]]'' - July 1999, [[Harlequin]], 2 in 1 ISBN: 0-373-25815-1
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* "Body Heat" in ''[[Sizzle!]]'' - July 1999 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #739]])
 
* "Beguiled" - September 1999, [[Harlequin]] 2 in 1, ISBN: 0-373-83412-8
 
* "Beguiled" - September 1999, [[Harlequin]] 2 in 1, ISBN: 0-373-83412-8
 
* ''[[Charmed - Anthology|Charmed]]'' - October 1999, [[Berkley]], ISBN: 0-425-17129-9
 
* ''[[Charmed - Anthology|Charmed]]'' - October 1999, [[Berkley]], ISBN: 0-425-17129-9
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* "Christmas Bonus" - ''[[Santa Baby - St. Martin's Press|Santa Baby]]'' December 2006, [[St. Martin's Press]]
 
* "Christmas Bonus" - ''[[Santa Baby - St. Martin's Press|Santa Baby]]'' December 2006, [[St. Martin's Press]]
  
== Series/Related Titles ==
 
===PI & Men To The Rescue, from [[Harlequin]]===
 
*''[[Beguiled]]'' (09/99)  This book started a private eye trilogy with Dane Carter. Features Dane Carter and Angel Morris.
 
*''[[Wanton]]'' (10/99) Alec Sharpe is Dane Carter's best friend from BEGUILED. Celia Carter is Dane’s sister, and Alec Sharpe works with Dane.
 
*''[[Caught In The Act]]'' (09/01) Mick Dawson and Delilah Piper. Mick is the landlord's very mature and alluring son from Beguiled. He’s good friends with Angel.
 
*''[[Treat Her Right]]'' (10/01) Zack Grange and Wynn Lane’s story. Zack is a friend of Mick’s and Josh’s.
 
*''[[Mr. November]]'' (11/01) Josh Marshall and Amanda Barker’s story. Josh is a friend of Mick’s and Zack’s.
 
*''[[Fallen Angels]]'' (02/04) includes new novella, “Uncovered,” that features Harris Black. Harris Black and Clair Caldwell’s story. Clair works for Dane and Alec. Harris is also friends with the characters from ''[[Men Of Courage]]'' (Ethan), ''[[Riley]]'' (Riley), and ''[[The Truth About Cats And Dogs]]'' (Buck).
 
 
===The Winston Brother & Visitation Series ===
 
* “Hot Chocolate” (02/99)  Cole Winston and Sophie Sheridan’s story. Cole is the brother of Chase from “Charmed”, Mack from “Sinful” & Zane from [[Wild]]. The novellas were later reissued in [[The Winston Brothers]] (11/00) ISBN: 0-515-13173-3 Berkley/Jove Anthology, and as [[Wildly Winston]] (03/06) ISBN: 0-425-20785-4 Berkley/Jove anthology & single title.
 
* ''[[Say No To Joe?]]'' (08/03) Joe Winston and Luna Clark. Joe is a cousin to the Winston brothers. Joe went to Visitation, NC to help Luna with her relatives. They married and moved there.
 
* ''[[The Secret Life Of Bryan]]'' (03/04) Bryan Kelly and Shay Sommers. Bryan is a bounty hunter who followed Joe to Visitation, NC, and then moved there.
 
*[[Fantasy - Book|''Fantasy]] (03/98) Brandi Sommers and Sebastian Sinclair. Fantasy's heroine is the sister of the heroine in ''The Secret Life of Bryan.''
 
*''[[When Bruce Met Cyn]]'' (07/04) Bruce Kelly and Cyn Potter. Bruce is Bryan’s twin brother and a preacher.
 
* ''[[Just A Hint - Clint]]'' (10/04) Clint Evans and Julie Rose. Clint was hired to save Julie from a kidnapping. Julie is the schoolteacher from Visitation, NC.
 
* ''[[Jamie]]'' (6/05) Jamie Creed and Faith Owen. Jamie is the mysterious mountain man who appeared in the previous books.
 
  
===Desire & Duets Mixed===
 
*''[[Little Miss Innocent]]'' (02/99) Daniel Sawyers and Lace Magee. Introduces Daniel’s siblings, Annie Sawyers and Max Sawyers, who appear in Duets, ''Annie Get Your Guy & Messing Around With Max'' (03/01). These books were reissued as [[Tempted - Lori Foster|Tempted]] (10/05) ISBN: 0-373-83628-7 Harlequin.
 
 
===The Buckhorn Brother ===
 
* ''[[Sawyer]]'' (06/00) Sawyer Hudson and Honey Malone. First book of the Buckhorn Brothers series.
 
* ''[[Morgan]]'' (07/00) Morgan Hudson and Misty Malone. Morgan is one of the brothers, and Misty is Honey’s sister.
 
* ''[[Gabe]]'' (08/00) Gabe Kasper and Elizabeth Parks. Gabe is the youngest brother.
 
* ''[[Jordan]]'' (09/00) Jordan Sommerville and Georgia Barnes. Jordan is one of the brothers.
 
* ''[[Casey]]'' (12/02) Casey Hudson and Emma Clark. Casey is Sawyer’s son, nephew to Morgan, Jordan and Gabe.
 
 
===The Brava Brothers ===
 
* ''[[Too Much Temptation]]'' (03/02) Noah Harper and Grace Jenkins. Noah is half brother to Ben from ''[[Never Too Much]]'' (10/02)
 
 
===Brava Anthology Brothers ===
 
*Bad Boys On Board (04/03) Sam Watson and Ariel Mathers. Sam is brother to Gil and Pete.
 
*Bad Boys To Go (11/03) Gil Watson and Anabel Truman. Gil is brother to Pete and Sam.
 
*Bad Boys In Black Tie (03/04) Pete Watson and Cassidy McClannahan. Pete is brother to Sam and Gil.
 
 
===Harlequin Men of Courage===
 
* ''[[Men Of Courage]]'' (05/03) Ethan Winters and Rosie Carrington. Ethan is friends with Riley, Harris and Buck.
 
* ''[[Riley]]'' (06/03) Riley Moore and Regina Foxworth. Riley is friends with Ethan, Harris and Buck.
 
* ''[[The Truth About Cats And Dogs]]'' (08/04) Buck Bosworth and Sadie Harte.Buck is friends with Ethan, Riley and Harris.
 
 
===Jude’s Law & Murphy's Law===
 
*''[[Jude’s Law]]'' (02/06) features Jude Jamison and May Price. ''[[Murphy’s Law]]'' (09/06) features Quinton Murphy and Ashley Miles. Ashley and May are best friends
 
  
 
== Awards/Honors ==
 
== Awards/Honors ==
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*In 2003, ''[[Say No To Joe]]'' was the second “Bestselling Original Contemporary” romance for Waldenbooks.  
 
*In 2003, ''[[Say No To Joe]]'' was the second “Bestselling Original Contemporary” romance for Waldenbooks.  
 
*In 2004, ''[[The Secret Life of Bryan]]'' was the “Bestselling Original Contemporary” romance for the BGI group.
 
*In 2004, ''[[The Secret Life of Bryan]]'' was the “Bestselling Original Contemporary” romance for the BGI group.
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== On the Web ==
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* [http://www.lorifoster.com/ Lori Foster] - this is Lori Foster's main website
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* [http://www.runningwithquills.com/ Running With Quills] -- blog with other romance writers

Revision as of 19:25, 31 January 2009

Biography

Lori Foster was first published in 1996, although she had been writing for about 5 years before that. She knew she wanted to be a writer when she started reading romance as an adult. Her second book launched Harlequin Temptation Blaze and her 25th book launched Harlequin Temptation Heat. Since those early days, Lori has routinely had 6 to 10 releases a year. She’s a Waldenbooks, USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly and New York Times bestselling author with over 50 titles published through a variety of houses, including Berkley/Jove, Kensington, St. Martin's Press, Harlequin and Silhouette.

Lori Foster published 16 novels and one novella for the Harlequin Temptation line.

Books

Novellas/Short Stories


Awards/Honors

On the Web