Lori Soard

Lori Soard

Cutting Edge Writing

Lori Soard has a PhD in Journalism and Creative Writing, but she's hardly the stuffy professor type. She loves nothing better than a good romantic comedy and thinks the good guy should always win and the ending should always be happy.

From an early age, Lori started honing her story telling skills. As a kid she was rarely seen without a book in her hand, even walking and reading at the same time. Her first stories were about the world around her. At twenty she wrote her first novel, which she admits was horrible. At twenty-one, she sold her first article to a local newspaper. Once she got that taste of having others read her work and realizing that she could reach others and touch their hearts, there was no turning back for this natural born writer.

"If I can make someone's day just a tiny bit better," Lori says, "if I can make them smile even though they are sad, make them think things could be better, make them understand how much God loves them, then I have accomplished something. I write my stories, articles and books with that one person in mind who really needs the message. If I can change one person's perspective, then I've succeeded."

Lori is a life-long Hoosier and lives in southern Indiana with her two daughters, husband and beloved pets. "During the extreme low points in life, it has been my animals that have seen me through. There is nothing like the deep devotion of a dog or the unconditional love of a cat." Lori adores animals and while some of her dear friends have crossed over the Rainbow Bridge she will always stand by her belief that animals make the world a better place.

Lori's author website is at lorisoard.com. She loves to hear from her readers and blogs regularly.

Lori's Most Recent Books

Although there are several books that are no longer in print that can sometimes be found at libraries, on Amazon and on Ebay, these books are readily available:

Cupid's Crossing Series Set around a fictional town that Lori Soard created, Cupid's Crossing is an inspirational romance series. The first book in the series released on February 14, 2016.

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*Cupid's Quest, Book # 1 in Cupid's Crossing series

The only life Gracie has ever known has been the nursing home and the residents who are like family to her. Now, she risks losing it all and her friends scattering to different homes if she can’t come up with the money to save the business.

Between caring for his ailing mother and running the family farm, Brandt is stretched thin. Too thin. When his mother begs him to enter a local scavenger hunt, win the prize money, and convert the farm into an orchard, he knows he can’t refuse her anything, so he reluctantly agrees.

While seeking clues to the scavenger hunt, Gracie and Brandt keep bumping into each other. Gracie’s always had a crush on him that keeps her from stringing two coherent words together. Brandt doesn’t understand why she dislikes him so much she won’t even talk to him. If the nursing home residents would settle down and stop getting into crazy shenanigans long enough, the two might figure out that they have more than a little in common.

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*Picking Up Cowboys

Catherine Claiborne is determined to hold onto the dude ranch that her father founded, but she just inherited a partner she doesn’t want. Struggling for money, in the dead of winter with no guests, she is determined to make it profitable.

Gage Maddock has returned home after fourteen long years. He is determined to reclaim what is rightfully his. Mustang Claiborne left him half of a dude ranch. Gage isn’t thankful, he’d still own one hundred percent of the land were it not for Mustang’s cheating. Gage wants to buy out Mustang’s daughter, Catherine, and build a resort hotel on the land.

When Catherine refuses to sell, Gage comes up with a game plan, one that will change life as they know it.

*The Elixir (romantic suspense)

The dark parking garage with the dead body of his friend and mentor only begins Jake Walker’s problems. Soon, he is the prime suspect in Benjamin Monroe’s murder and worried that his best friend, Ben’s daughter, will believe the worst.

Celeste doesn’t know who killed her father but she does know one thing—it wasn’t Jake. As she and Jake set out to find the killer, they discover that her father unlocked the code to a fountain of youth formula. Anyone who wanted the formula could have killed him, and it was worth millions.

During their investigation, they uncover more facts and more bodies. Because they show up at every crime scene, the detectives investigating the case suspect Celeste and Jake of murder. The two go on the run until they can clear their names. But, there are more sinister forces at work than either realizes, and the deception runs as deep as the national government…

• Housebreaking a Husband, Grace Nicole Books
• The Lipstick Diaries, Grace Nicole Books

• Man of Means, Grace Nicole Books
• Dancing Lessons, short story
• Swimming Through Promotion Levels, Nonfiction

Older Books

These books may be harder to locate:

• Bridges: A Resource Guide for All Members of the Adoption Triangle, Nonfiction
• So Your Muse Has Gone AWOL?, Co-written nonfiction
• Finding Ms. Right, Romance

A Note from Lori

Dear Readers,

While I've always tried to write books of the heart, in the past few years I have been growing in my Christian faith. Because of this, the books I once wrote may contain some items I would not put in those same books today. As these books are released from contract, I am offering to rewrite them and change them to something I am prouder to put my name behind. There are a couple of books that I no longer hold artistic control over and am not in charge of doing the updates but which have my name on them. I do not endorse anything that might be added to these books if it is not in keeping with my personal beliefs. These include a FabJob guide, for example. If you have any questions about this or which books these might be, please feel free to visit my website at lorisoard.com. I'll be happy to correspond with you and answer any questions or just to say hello.

Warmly,

Lori Soard