Lori Foster
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Lori Foster | |
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Born | United States |
Pen name | Lori Foster L.L. Foster |
Occupation | Novelist |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Period | 1996–present |
Genre | Romance, suspense, urban fantasy |
Notable awards | 2001 Romantic Times “Career Achievement Award” for Series Romantic Fantasy. 2005 Romantic Times “Career Achievement Award” for Contemporary Romance. |
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Lori Foster is an American romance novelist. She also writes urban fantasy novels under the name L.L. Foster. Since publishing her first book in 1996, Foster has become a USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and The New York Times bestselling author. She has published through a variety of houses, but is currently with Harlequin.[1][2][3]
Bibliography
[edit]As Lori Foster
[edit]The Winston Brother
[edit]- Tangled Sheets (Berkley, Feb 1999, in Hot Chocolate, The Winston Brothers and Wildly Winston)
- Tangled Dreams (Berkley, Oct 1999, in Charmed, The Winston Brothers and Wildly Winston)
- Tangled Images (In Sinful, The Winston Brothers and Wildly Winston)
- Wild (Berkley, Jan 2002 and in Wildly Winston)
- Deuces Wild (Berkley, Dec 2008, in Double the Pleasure)
- Hart and Soul (Berkley, Dec 2009, in Double the Heat)
Visitation, North Carolina
[edit]- Fantasy (Harlequin, March 1998, also In Unbelievable)
- Say No to Joe? (Kensington, August 2003)
- The Secret Life of Bryan (Kensington, March 2004)
- When Bruce Met Cyn (Kensington, July 2004)
- Just a Hint-Clint (Kensington, October 2004)
- Jamie (Kensington, May 2005)
Sawyer Siblings Series
[edit]- Little Miss Innocent? (Harlequin, February 1999 Also in Tempted)
- Annie Get Your Guy (Harlequin, April 2017 Also in Tempted)
- Messing Around with Max (Harlequin, March 2001 Also in Tempted)
PI & Men to the Rescue
[edit]- Beguiled (Harlequin, September 1999 in The Private Eye and Fallen Angels)
- Wanton (Harlequin, October, 1999, in Fallen Angels)
- Caught in the Act (Harlequin, September 2001, in Enticing)
- Treat Her Right (Harlequin, October 2001, in Heartbreakers)
- Mr. November (Harlequin, November 2001, in Heartbreakers)
The Men of Courage
[edit]- Trapped (Harlequin, September, 2015, in All Riled Up)
- Riley (Harlequin, May, 2003) (In All Riled Up and Bodyguard)
- Uncovered (In Fallen Angels and Hot in Here)
- Tailspin (Harlequin August 2004, in Truth About Cats and Dogs and Hot in Here)
- An Honorable Man (Harlequin May 2003, in Men of Courage and Hot in Here)
The Buckhorn Brothers Series
[edit]- Sawyer (Harlequin, June 2000, also in Once and Again, Buckhorn Beginnings and Lori Foster Bundle)
- Morgan (Harlequin, July 2000, also in Once and Again, Buckhorn Beginnings and Lori Foster Bundle)
- Gabe (Harlequin, August 2000, also in Forever and Always, Forever Buckhorn and Lori Foster Bundle)
- Jordan (Harlequin, September 2000, also in Forever and Always, Forever Buckhorn and Lori Foster Bundle)
- Casey (Harlequin, December 2002, also in Enticing and Buckhorn Legacy)
- Buckhorn Ever After (Harlequin HQN, in June 2013, also in Animal Attraction and All For You)
- Previously published as Shohn (Harlequin, September 2017)
- Back to Buckhorn (Harlequin HQN, in June 2014)
- Previously published as Garrett (Harlequin, September 2017)
- A Buckhorn Summer, Harlequin HQN, in June 2015) [E-book]
- Previously published as Gray (Harlequin, October 2017)
- A Buckhorn Bachelor, Harlequin HQN, in June 2016) [E-book]
- Previously published as Adam (Harlequin, October 2017)
- A Buckhorn Baby (Harlequin HQN, June 2017) [E-book]
- Tucker (Harlequin, June 2018) [E-book]
The Brava Girlfriends Series
[edit]- Satisfy Me (Kensington, October 2001, in All Through the Night, Kiss Me Again and Truth or Dare)
- Indulge Me (Kensington, August 2002, in I Love Bad Boys and Truth or Dare)
- Drive Me Wild (Kensington, November 2002, in I Brake for Bad Boys and Truth or Dare)
The Brava Brothers Series
[edit]- Too Much Temptation (Kensington, March 2002)
- Never Too Much (Kensington, October 2002)
- The Christmas Present (Kensington, October 2008, in I'm Your Santa)
The Watson Brothers Series
[edit]- My House, My Rules (Kensington, April 2003, in Bad Boys on Board and The Watson Brothers)
- Bringing Up Baby (Kensington, November 2003, in Bad Boys to Go and The Watson Brothers)
- Good With His Hands (Kensington, May 2004, in Bad Boys in Black Tie and The Watson Brothers)
Jude's & Murphy's Series
[edit]- Jude's Law (Kensington, February 2006)
- Murphy's Law (Kensington, September 2006)
Carlisles series
[edit]- Love Unleashed (Harlequin, Feb 2006, in Love Bites)
- Love Won't Wait (Kensington, December 2013, in Turn up the Heat)
- Built for Love (Harlequin, November 2016)
SWAT Guy Series
[edit]- Luscious (Kensington, Jun 2006, in Bad Boys of Summer)
Fighter series
[edit]- Causing Havoc (Harlequin, Feb 2007)
- Simon Says (Berkley, Jul 2007)
- Hard to Handle (Berkley, Feb 2008)
- My Man Michael (Berkley, Feb 2009)
- Tails of Love (Berkley, Jun 2009)
- Double the Heat (Berkley, Dec 2009)
- Back in Black (Berkley, Feb 2010)
The Jardines
[edit]- Have Mercy (Berkley, Aug 2009, in Out of the Light into the Shadows)
- Total Control (writing as L. L. Foster) (In Out of the Light into the Shadows)
- Christmas Candi (writing as L. L. Foster) (Self Published, Dec 2009) [E-book]
Men Who Walk to the Edge of Honor Series
[edit]- Ready, Set, Jett! (Harlequin HQN, Feb 2011, in The Guy Next Door)
- When You Dare (Harlequin HQN, Apr 2011)
- Trace of Fever (Harlequin HQN, May 2011)
- Savor the Danger (Harlequin HQN, Jun 2011)
- A Perfect Storm (Harlequin HQN, Apr 2011)
- What Chris Wants (Harlequin HQN, Jan 2013) [E-book]
Love Undercover Series
[edit]- Run the Risk (Harlequin HQN, September, 2012)
- Bare It All (Harlequin HQN, April 2013)
- Getting Rowdy (Harlequin HQN, September 2013)
- Dash of Peril (Harlequin HQN, March 2014)
Ultimate series
[edit]- Hard Knocks (Harlequin HQN, 2014) [E-book]
- No Limits (Harlequin HQN, 2014)
- Holding Strong (Harlequin HQN, March 31, 2015)
- Tough Love (Harlequin HQN, August 18, 2015)
- Fighting Dirty (Harlequin HQN, April 2016)
Guthrie Brothers Series
[edit]- Don't Tempt Me (Harlequin HQN, July 2016)
- Worth the Wait (Harlequin HQN, July 2017)
Body Armor Series
[edit]- Under Pressure (Harlequin HQN, January 2017, an extended excerpt is also in Wild Winter Nights)
- ebook contains a short story Built for Love
- Hard Justice (Harlequin HQN, March 2017)
- Close Contact (Harlequin HQN, November 2017)
- Fast Burn (Harlequin HQN, April 2018)
Summer Resort Series
[edit]- Cooper's Charm (Harlequin HQN, July 2018)
- Sisters of Summer's End (Harlequin HQN, June 11, 2019)
Road to Love Series
[edit]- Driven to Distraction (Harlequin HQN, November 20, 2018)
- Slow Ride (Harlequin HQN, March 26, 2019)
Stand alones
[edit]- Impetuous (Harlequin, Jan 1996 also in Charade)
- Outrageous (Harlequin, Apr 1997 also in Under His Skin, Bodyguard, and Charade)
- Scandalized (Harlequin, Nov 1997 also in Scandalous)
- Taken! (Harlequin, Sep 1998 also in Caught!)
- Tantalizing (Harlequin, Jan 1999 also in Lip Service, Unzipped, and Unbelievable)
- Body Heat (In Sizzle! and Up in Flames)
- In Too Deep (Harlequin, Feb 2000 also in Bewitched)
- Say Yes (Harlequin, Mar 2000 also in Caught!)
- Married to the Boss (Harlequin, Oct 2000 also in Bewitched)
- Christmas Bonus (In All I Want For Christmas, On the Naughty List and Santa Baby)
- Sex Appeal (Harlequin, May 2001 also in Scandalous)
- Luring Lucy (In Hot and Bothered and Real Men Last All Night)
- Unexpected (Kensington, Sep 2003)
- Once in a Blue Moon (In Star Quality and Delicious)
- White Knight Christmas (In The Night Before Christmas and Yule Be Mine)
- Do You Hear What I Hear? (In A Very Merry Christmas and Yule Be Mine)
- Sweet Dreams (In The Power of Love)
- For the Love of Wendy (In The Gift of Love)
- Shelter from the Storm (In The Promise of Love)
- He Sees You When You're Sleeping (Harlequin, Nov 2015 also in Jingle Bell Rock and Give It Up)
- Some Like it Hot (Harlequin, Nov 2015 also in Give It Up and Perfect for the Beach)
- Playing Doctor (Harlequin, Nov 2015 also in Give It Up and When Good Things Happen to Bad Boys)
- Built for Love (Harlequin, 2016 in ebook Under Pressure)
As L. L. Foster
[edit]Servant
[edit]- The Awakening (Berkley, Oct 2007)
- The Acceptance (Berkley, Aug 2008)
- The Kindred (Berkley, 2009)
The Jardines
[edit]- Have Mercy (Writing as Lori Foster) (Berkley, Aug 2009, in Out of the Light into the Shadows)
- Total Control (Berkley, Aug 2009, in Out of the Light into the Shadows)
- Christmas Candi (Self Published, Dec 2009) [E-book]
Anthologies and collections
[edit]Anthology or Collection | Contents | Publication Date |
Publisher | Comments |
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Hot Chocolate | Tangled Sheets | Feb 1999 | Jove Books | |
Sizzle! | Body Heat | Jul 1999 | Harlequin | |
Charmed | Tangled Dreams | Oct 1999 | Penguin Group | |
Sinful | Tangled Images | Jan 2000 | Jove Books | |
All I Want For Christmas | Christmas Bonus | Nov 2000 | St. Martin's | |
All Through the Night | Satisfy Me | Oct 2001 | Kensington | |
Hot and Bothered | Luring Lucy | Jul 2001 | St. Martin's | |
I Brake For Bad Boys | Drive Me Wild
Something Wilde Touch Me |
Jan 2002
Feb 2013 |
Kensington | |
Once and Again | Sawyer
Morgan |
Mar 2002
2011 |
Harlequin | |
Forever and Always | Gabe
Jordan |
Sep 2002 | Harlequin | |
Men of Courage | Trapped | Apr 2003 | Harlequin | |
Bad Boys on Board | My House, My Rules | Apr 2003 | Kensington | |
Under His Skin | Outrageous | Aug 2003 | Harlequin | |
Jingle Bell Rock | He Sees You When You're Sleeping | Oct 2003 | Brava | |
Bad Boys to Go | Bringing Up Baby | Nov 2003 | Kensington | |
The Private Eye | Beguiled | Dec 2003 | Harlequin | Jayne Ann Krentz |
Scandalous | Scandalized
Sex Appeal |
Aug 2004 | Harlequin | |
The Truth About Cats & Dogs | Tailspin | Aug 2004 | Harlequin | |
Lip Service | Tantalizing | Jan 2004 | Harlequin | |
Bad Boys in Black Tie | Good With His Hands | May 2004 | Kensington | |
Kiss Me Again | Satisfy Me | Jan 2005 | Zebra | Lisa Jackson |
Star Quality | Once in a Blue Moon | May 2005 | Kensington | |
Perfect for the Beach | Some Like It Hot | Jun 2005 | Kensington | |
I Love Bad Boys | Indulge Me | Jun 2005 | Kensington | |
Unzipped | Tantalizing | Jul 2005 | Harlequin | |
The Night Before Christmas | White Knight Christmas | Oct 2005 | Kensington | |
Truth or Dare | Satisfy Me
Indulge Me Drive Me Wild |
Dec 2005 | Zebra | |
Love Bites | Love Unleashed | Feb 2006 | Harlequin | |
When Good Things Happen to Bad Boys | Playing Doctor | Mar 2006 | Kensington | |
Wildly Winston | Tangled Sheets
Tangled Dreams Tangled Images Wild |
Mar 2006 | St. Martin's | |
Bad Boys of Summer | Luscious | Jun 2006 | Kensington | |
A Very Merry Christmas | Do You Hear What I Hear? | Oct 2006 | Kensington | |
Santa Baby | Christmas Bonus | Nov 2006 | St. Martin's | |
The Power of Love | Sweet Dreams | Jun 2008 | Berkley | |
The Watson Brothers | My House, My Rules | Sep 2008 | Kensington | |
I'm Your Santa | Christmas Present | Oct 2007 | Brava
Kensington |
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Lori Foster Bundle | Sawyer
Morgan Gabe Jordan |
Jul 2007 | Harlequin | |
Enticing | Casey
Caught in the Act |
Sep 2007 | Harlequin HQN | |
The Winston Brothers | Tangled Sheets
Tangled Dreams Tangled Images |
2008 | Penguin Group | |
Fallen Angels | Beguiled
Wanton Uncovered |
2008 | Harlequin | |
Double the Pleasure | Deuses Wild | 2008 | Berkley | |
Heartbreakers | Treat Her Right
Mr. November |
Jun 2008 | Harlequin HQN | |
Caught! | Taken!
Say Yes |
Oct 2008 | Harlequin | |
Double the Heat | Hart and Soul | 2009 | Berkley | |
Real Men Last All Night | Luring Lucy | Jun 2009 | St. Martin's | |
Out of the Light into the Shadows | Have Mercy
Total Control |
Aug 2009 | Berkley | |
Bodyguard | Outrageous
Riley |
Oct 2009 | Harlequin | |
Tempted | Little Miss Innocent
Annie Get Your Guy Messing Around with Max |
Mar 2010 | Harlequin | |
The Gift of Love | For the Love of Wendy | Jun 2010 | Berkley | |
Unbelievable | Tantalizing
Fantasy |
Jun 2010 | Harlequin | |
Yule Be Mine | White Knight Christmas
Do You Hear What I Hear? He Sees You When You're Sleeping The Christmas Present |
Oct 2010 | Kensington | |
Bewitched | In Too Deep
Married to the Boss |
Nov 2010 | Harlequin | |
The Guy Next Door | Ready, Set, Jett | 2011 | Harlequin HQN | |
The Promise of Love | Shelter from the Storm | Jun 2011 | Berkley | |
Buckhorn Beginnings | Sawyer
Morgan |
Oct 2011 | Harlequin | |
Forever Buckhorn | Gabe
Jordan |
Feb 2012 | Harlequin | |
Buckhorn Legacy | Casey | Nov 2012 | Harlequin | |
All Riled Up | Trapped
Riley |
Feb 2013 | Harlequin | |
Delicious | Once in a Blue Moon | 2013 | Kensington | |
Hot in Here | Uncovered
Tailspin An Honorable Man |
2013 | Harlequin HQN|- | |
Animal Attraction | Buckhorn Ever After | Jun 2013 | Harlequin HQN | |
Turn Up the Heat | Love Won't Wait | 2014 | Harlequin HQN | |
Charade | Impetuous
Outrageous |
Oct 2014 | Harlequin | |
Up in Flames | Body Heat
Caught in the Act |
May 2014 | Harlequin | |
All For You | Buckhorn Ever After | Dec 2014 | Harlequin HQN | |
On the Naughty List | Playing Doctor | Oct 2015 | St. Martin's | |
Give It Up | Some Like It Hot
Playing Doctor He Sees You When You’re Sleeping |
Nov 2016 | Kensington | |
Wild Winter Nights | Under Pressure | Dec 2016 | Harlequin | |
Under Pressure (ebook only) | Built for Love | 2017 | Harlequin |
Awards
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- 2001 – Romantic Times Magazine Career Achievement Award for Series Romantic Fantasy
- 2005 – Romantic Times Magazine Career Achievement Award for Contemporary Romance
- 2008 – "Editors' Pick for the Best of Romance" Amazon Best of 2008 awards
References
[edit]- ^ "Meet Lori | Lori Foster". Lori Foster. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- ^ "Lori Foster Interview - Heroes with Hidden Depths and Book Chat for Romance Nerds". Fresh Fiction. 25 March 2022.
- ^ Foster, J.Z. "About J.Z. Foster". Retrieved 7 October 2023.
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