Lori Handeland

Nominated for Best Western Romance of the Year by Romantic Times If you liked the Magnificent Seven, you'll love the Rock Creek Six Six elite Confederate soldiers band together after the War Between the States, hiring out their guns to protect lawless towns. Violence is all they know, until they make their way to Rock Creek, Texas. Nate Lang is a preacher turned gunfighter. Not one of the men who rides at his side knows what turned Nate from God to the gun and then the bottle. None of them ask. They all have their secrets, and Nate deserves his. Jo Clancy, daughter of the disgraced Rock Creek reverend, has loved Nate from the moment she met him. When others give up, Jo is always there, determined to show him that life is worth living and love is worth anything.When Nate doesn't return from a job in Mexico, Jo fears the worst and travels there alone to find him. Upon their return to Rock Creek, circumstances lead to a marriage of convenience. Together they minister to the people of the town. Is a new life enough to draw Nate away from his darkness? Will he ever see the light? Nate is the fifth book in the six book Rock Creek Six series, written alternately by RITA Award Winning and New York Times Bestselling authors, Lori Handeland and Linda Winstead Jones. If you enjoyed the movie "The Magnificent Seven" or the novels of Linda Lael Miller and Jodi Thomas, give The Rock Creek Six a try Series Order: Reese by Lori HandelandSullivan by Linda Winstead JonesRico by Lori HandelandJed by Linda Winstead JonesNate by Lori HandelandCash by Linda Winstead Jones

The course of true love never did run smooth . . .When William Shakespeare, vampire, and his Dark Lady, the zombie hunter Kate Dymond, are stranded on a mystical isle with a fairy, a werewolf and a sorcerer, strange things are afoot even before the zombies arrive.Will and Kate have bigger problems than the undead. Though their love is true and forever, Will's forever and Kate's are not the same. What will happen when she begins to age and he stays forever young?But first to the problems at hand: Can the two lovers band together to fight the zombie infestation? Will they be able to thwart the mad plans of a man who plans to release his zombie army on the shores of England and overthrow their beloved Queen Bess?En garde

Is anything easy when you're saving the world?After a demon comes calling and Megan Murphy's bar blows sky-high, she's suddenly on the run with her klutzy day shift bartender, the exceedingly gorgeous Quinn Fitzpatrick.Quinn has been in love with Megan from the moment he saw her. Too bad he's living a lie. He isn't as klutzy as he makes out, nor as human as she believes. Quinn was sent to protect Megan from anything that slithers.But there's danger afoot, and the best place for them both is one that's far, far away. A place Quinn Fitzpatrick once called home. Ireland--land of fairies and gargoyles, shape-shifters, dragons and more.Once they begin their dance with demons, will Megan uncover every secret Quinn has?Dances with Demons is a novella set in the popular urban fantasy world of the Phoenix Chronicles, an urban fantasy series written by multiple RITA award-winning author, Lori Handeland. If you enjoy the novels of Laurell K. Hamilton and Charlaine Harris download Dances with Demons today

Elizabeth Phoenix once used her unique skills as a psychic to help in the Milwaukee Police Department's fight against injustice. But when Liz's foster mother is found viciously murdered--and Liz is discovered unconscious at the scene--her only memory of the crime comes in the form of terrifying dreams ... of creatures more horrific than anything Liz has seen in real life. What do these visions mean? And what in the world do they have to do with her former lover, Jimmy Sanducci?While the police question Jimmy in the murder, Jimmy opens Liz's eyes to a supernatural war that has raged since the dawn of time in which innocent people are hunted by malevolent beings disguised as humans. Only a chosen few have the ability to fight their evil, and Jimmy believes Liz is among them. Now, with her senses heightened, new feelings are rising within Liz--ones that re-ignite her dangerous attraction to Jimmy. But Jimmy has a secret that will rock Liz to her core ... and put the survival of the human race in peril.

Legends never die . . .When her cable television show, Hoax Hunters, is canceled, Kristin Daniels is determined to turn things around. Wouldn't debunking the biggest myth of them all be just the thing to get her TV show back on the air? With that in mind, Kris sets off for Scotland to take on Nessie. On the shores of Loch Ness she meets mysterious and sexy Liam Grant, a caretaker of the loch. Their attraction is instantaneous. Then women start dying and it's looking like Nessie, benign for so long, might be changing her ways. As Kris, with the help of Liam, investigates both the killer and the monster ancient mysteries come to light. It isn't long before the professional skeptic begins to suspect that this time the hoax is actually the truth. But as the killer sets his sights on Kris, she wonders: Will she take that secret to the grave?

Forbidden love is irresistible . . .Lake Bluff, Georgia, in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, was once Claire Kennedy's home. But she left for the bright lights of Atlanta right out of high school. Now she's back, a little older, hopefully a lot wiser, and determined not to let anyone ever hurt her again. Despite misgivings, she agrees to fulfill her father's term as mayor of Lake Bluff after his death. One of her first duties is to oversee the town's yearly Full Moon Festival and it isn't as easy as it looks.A band of Gypsies arrives to entertain at the festival, driving wagons as old and colorful as their ancestors, filled with animals both exotic and dangerous. Their leader, Malachi Cartwright is not only attractive but secretive and mysterious, as are the rest of his people. They all appear to have walked out of a bygone century. They still believe that to love anyone not a Gypsy is forbidden.Malachi awakens a strong attraction in the usually sensible Claire. Her last relationship ended in a cruel betrayal that sent her running home, swearing off men forever. But this man may change her mind.Then all hell breaks loose. Wolf howls are heard in mountains that have been wolf-free for a century. A tourist is mauled, then disappears. Magical runes marked with Nazi symbols are found at the scenes of further attacks. As an eclipse approaches, enemies are everywhere. Will Malachi, who Claire fears she is coming to love, help or hurt her. When the hidden moon arrives, what deadly foe will be revealed at last?

Frankie Sicari is roused from sleep late one night by a key rattling in the front door lock. It's her ex-husband, Charley Blackwell: a man she hasn't seen for nearly a quarter of a century. What's baffling is that Charley seems to think they are still married, and has no recollection of his current wife, Hannah.When medical tests reveal shocking findings, Frankie finds herself reluctantly caring for the man who left her twenty years earlier, while Hannah is relegated to the sidelines. How can Frankie forgive the man who abandoned her when she needed him most? And how can Hannah cope with the impending death of the man she's loved for the past twenty years - especially now she is faced with the shattering truth that he has never stopped loving his first wife, Frankie?

Winner of the RITA(R) Award for Long Contemporary Romance What do you do when you need a mommy too?Once upon a time, Tim Luchetti went searching for a daddy and found one in Dean Luchetti. Now it's time for Tim's Mommy Quest and he has the perfect woman picked out: his principal, Stella O'Connell. Unfortunately, Dean and Stella have history . . . a lot of it.Stella left Gainsville, Illinois right after high school, never planning to come back. But an attack at her Los Angeles school has put her on mandatory leave. When the Gainsville Elementary principal is injured, Stella slides into her chair. Why does her problem child have to be Dean's son?In a plot to get Dean and Stella together, Tim misbehaves. He sets his father up on all sorts of terrible dates. The Mommy Quest is in full swing.However, when history rears its ugly head, can Dean and Stella overcome it and find happiness together? Most importantly, can they keep from hurting Tim, who has been hurt enough?

What's love got to do with it?When Jilly Hart becomes a widow for the fourth time and discovers all she has left in the world is a nineteenth-century inn, she heads to South Fork, Arkansas with two thoughts in mind: Sell the place and use the money to fund her quest for husband number five. Unfortunately, the inn is not only a wreck but haunted.Evan Luchetti's brothers tease that he's "just a gigolo," but all he really wants is a family. After his relationship sours on the heels of his proposal, Evan decides to change his zip code and his life by accepting a restoration job in South Fork.When the two meet, sparks fly. But Evan wants forever and Jilly has three rules she lives by: Never, ever marry for love.Poor men are for play; rich men are for keeps.Old men are like fine wine. Once tasted, they don't last very long.How can Evan convince Jilly that love is magic and will make her richer than any life money can buy?

Winner of the Romantic Times Award for Best Harlequin Superromance What happens when G.I. Joe meets Jane of the Jungle?Upon discovering the woman he loves has married his brother, Bobby Luchetti, a U.S. Special Forces officer, accepts a mission deep into the heart of Mexico.Dr. Jane Harker practices medicine in places no one else will go. When the super soldier shows up to rescue her, she points out that she doesn't need rescuing. She hasn't been kidnapped. Then someone tries to kill her.Now on the run, dragging along Lucky, Jane's one-eyed rescue mutt, they attempt to stay one step ahead of whoever has it in for Jane as they fight their growing attraction. But does this relationship stand a chance? Because getting through this alive is only the beginning . . .

Book Three (all stand-alone titles) of a Six Book Series About The Luchetti FamilyIf anything ever happens to me, go to 445 Briar Lane, Wind Lake, Minnesota . . .Foreign correspondent Colin Luchetti receives this cryptic note from his missing brother, Bobby, an Army Special Forces officer. The address leads to Chasing Rainbows Day Care Center owned by Bobby's pen pal, Marlie Anderson, who knows nothing about his brother's disappearance. With all avenues closed, Colin decides to stick around Wind Lake and hope he finds a clue that will lead to Bobby.Marlie believes everything she needs is in Wind Lake--until Colin Luchetti comes along. She doesn't think someone who lives a James Bond life would ever be interested in a shy, bespectacled, slightly overweight preschool teacher. But Colin is fascinated by her zest for life and the way she is the calm in everyone's storm. For his family's sake Colin knows he should focus on the mystery of Bobby's disappearance. But can he do it without falling for his brother's girl?The Luchettis Series in Order: THE FARMER'S WIFE (Kim)THE DADDY QUEST (Aaron)THE BROTHER QUEST (Colin)THE HUSBAND QUEST (Evan)A SOLDIER'S QUEST (Bobby)THE MOMMY QUEST (Dean)Published since 1994, Lori Handeland is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than sixty novels. In addition to being a five-time nominee and two-time winner of the prestigious RITA(TM) Award for the best in romance writing, Lori's books have won the National Readers' Choice Award, a Romantic Times Award and many others, as well as being translated into multiple languages. Her most recent novel, Just Once is under development by Catalyst Global Media as a feature film.Lori lives in Southern Wisconsin. In between writing and reading, she enjoys long walks with her husband and their rescue mutt, Arnold, along with occasional visits from her two grown sons and perfectly adorable grandsons.

Leaving Las Vegas . . .Upon discovering the father she's been told was dead is, in fact, alive, thirteen-year-old Rayne Houston runs away, taking along her new friend, the Timinator. They hop a bus to Illinois and so begins their daddy quest.Nicole Houston is frantic when she discovers Rayne is missing. Her lies have come back to haunt her, but when she told them she believed she was doing the right thing for everyone. She never wanted her daughter to know she was the product of a single night between a stripper and a man bound for the priesthood. Sure, Nicole had believed it was love, but Aaron loved only God.Tortured by his failings, Aaron Luchetti never became a priest. He never got over his time in Las Vegas; he never got over Nicole. From the moment she steps back into his life, Aaron awakens. Everything about Nicole enthralls him. Everything about his daughter enchants him. He wants them to be a family. But is it too late?

The secret they've kept can either bring them together or tear them apart . . .Youngest sibling and only sister, Kim Luchetti comes home to Illinois following her father's heart attack. Eight years ago she vowed never to return, believing only distance would allow her to forget the tragedy that broke her heart. But returning means she must face Brian Riley, her first love and the only one who knows her secret.Despite Brian's hurt and anger over Kim's abandoning him when he needed her the most, Brian has never stopped loving her. When she appears at his farm, surprise causes him to tumble off the barn roof and break both his wrists. Kim's guilt makes her agree to move in and help until he's healed. But Kim never wanted to be a farmer's wife and her lack of skills produces daily hilarious disasters.Laughing together, living together forces Kim and Brian to face the past and their unresolved feelings. Will talking about what happened help them heal? Or will the memories of their heartbreak keep them from their second chance?

Beneath a hunter's moon blood turns from crimson to black . . .Once upon a time they called me Ms. Tyler, Leigh to my friends. I was a kindergarten teacher who dreamed of love, children and that clich picket fence. Then my worst mistake came back and brutally took away everything I ever loved. Mistakes . . . they can haunt you. Until you make them stop.I became a hunter, a Jager-Sucher. Specialty: Werewolves. My starry-eyed dreams might be dead, but that doesn't mean everyone else's has to be. But now there's a bigger, badder beast in town and it's doing my work for me. Distractions can be deadly and Damien Fitzgerald, a drifter with a questionable past is the ultimate distraction. When I gave up love, I gave up sex. Damien makes me wonder if maybe, just maybe, that was a mistake. However people who hang around me too long wind up dead, and I can't live with any more souls on my conscience.In the end, the only way to save anyone, including myself, is to come face-to-face with my past. But am I strong enough to triumph over an evil no one else has ever vanquished before?

Winner of the RITA(R) Award for Best Paranormal Romance When darkness falls, another world comes alive . . .The summer I discovered the world was not black-and-white but a host of annoying shades of gray was the summer a lot more changed than my vision.Call me Jessie, or better yet, Officer McQuade. On the night the truth began, our usually shy wolf population near my hometown of Miniwa, Wisconsin attacked. At the scene of the first crime, I found a wolf totem, which lead me to Professor Will Cadotte, an expert in Native American mythology, particularly of his tribe the Ojibwe.From day one, he annoyed me. Tall, dark and gorgeous, he's also funny, smart and nearly as sarcastic as I am. I felt things when I looked at him. I wanted to keep feeling them longer than was healthy for a woman like me. I know what I am. Better off alone. Nevertheless, we began to work together in an attempt to determine what was rotten in Miniwa. We were getting nowhere until the arrival of Edward Mandenauer, a self-proclaimed werewolf hunter.Sure, I laughed and then one of our dead bodies walked out of the morgue. After that . . . things got really strange.Now a rare Blue Moon approaches, making me wonder: Who can I trust when the moon is full?

In the RITA(R) nominated Marked by the Moon, Alaska has never been so dangerous.Alexandra Trevalyn was once a member of an elite force of werewolf hunters, but these days she's going rogue, determined to rid the world of the crazed killers, specifically the one that killed her parents. Once a Viking, now a werewolf, Julian Barlow has been hunting Alex since she killed his gentle wife. His plans of vengeance are downright devious. To make Alex understand, up close and personal, that not all werewolves are evil, killing machines, he makes Alex a werewolf too.It's only a matter of time before she succumbs to the freedom of the wolf that runs through her veins, if she doesn't succumb to the temptation of Julian first. At his magical village above the Arctic Circle a rogue werewolf kills the innocent. Can Julian and Alex work together to save the rest of the pack? Or will they just tear each other apart?

In the first century, he lived for vengeance.During the second, he hungered for blood.By the third, he yearned for destruction.But eventually . . .All he craved was the moon.Gina O'Neill will do anything to keep from losing the family ranch, except allow archeologist, Mateo Mecate, to dig there. Some secrets need to stay buried.Matt believes an ancient Aztec tomb lies beneath Nahua Springs Ranch. Finding it will restore his standing in the archeological community. He travels to Colorado to make his case in person.Gina plans to say no to the moldy ancient academic, but when Matt arrives, he isn't ancient at all. He's amazing, and he convinces her to let him try. But in doing so, they awaken something unspeakably evil―a centuries old werewolf with vengeance on its mind. A sorcerer of incredible power. Who will survive the battle to come?

4 1/2 Stars and a Top Pick from Romantic Times Can she survive the two biggest challenges of her life?Dr. Elise Hanover is on a mission to find a cure for lycanthropy. Her life depends on it, because she is a werewolf, too. FBI agent Nic Franklin has no idea that his newest assignment will bring him face-to-face with the woman who broke his heart years ago. When the secret Montana compound where Elise works is blown to bits, and the biggest, baddest, craziest werewolf escapes, Elise and Nic are thrown together on a wild ride where the rules Nic loves so well are abandoned. Along the way, Elise's werewolf powers increase, which could earn her a silver bullet from her boss. Can Elise survive both what she is and her forbidden love?

"Handeland is at the top of her game in this taut thriller. Part detective tale, part supernatural chiller, this is a full-on exciting read." Romantic TimesIn the RITA(R) nominated Thunder Moon, the Blue Ridge Mountains are a haunted place--literally. Cherokee sheriff, Grace McDaniel, has dealt with paranormal entities before and is not surprised that they're back. After a freak thunderstorm the elderly residents in Lake Bluff, Georgia start to die. Upon further examination, their hearts are missing. Ian Walker, a Cherokee doctor who blends native and traditional medicine, also arrives with the Thunder Moon. He bears the mark of a warrior on his back and wears an eagle feather in his hair. Ian hides both powerful medicine and a painful past. Grace is attracted immediately, despite her mistrust of strangers, secrecy and magic.As the creature preying on the town's residents gains strength and begins to kill not just the old but the young and healthy as well, Grace and Ian must team up in a race to find the Cherokee legend become fact, the Raven Mocker. Will they discover the Raven Mocker's identity before one of them becomes a victim?