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Lori Handeland


USA flag (b.1961)

aka Lori Austin

Lori Handeland has written over fifty novels, novellas and short stories in several genres--historical, contemporary, series and paranormal romance, as well as urban fantasy--for such publishers as: Dorchester, Kensington, Harlequin, St. Martins Press, Harper-Collins, Simon and Schuster and Penguin/Putnam

She is a New York Times, USA Today, Waldenbooks and Bookscan Bestselling Author and the recipient of many industry awards, including two RITA Awards from Romance Writers of America for Best Paranormal and Best Long Contemporary Romance, a Romantic Times Award for Best Harlequin Superromance, the Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence, the Write Touch Readers Award, the National Readers Choice Award and the Prism Award.

Published world wide and known for her popular and highly acclaimed Nightcreature paranormal series, as well as the Urban Fantasy series The Phoenix Chronicles, and the historical fantasy series, Shakespeare Undead, Lori also writes gritty, sexy western historical romance under the name Lori Austin. Look for her Once Upon a Time in the West series.
 

Awards: Rita (2007)  see all

Genres: Paranormal Romance, Romance, Historical Romance, Urban Fantasy, Horror, General Fiction
 
Series
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Lori's Classic Love Stories
   1. Out of Her League (2000)
     aka Mother of the Year
   2. Doctor, Doctor (2001)
   3. When You Wish (2000)
   4. Mommy for Rent (2017)
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Luchettis
   0.1. Leave It to Max (2001)
   0.2. A Sheriff in Tennessee (2002)
   1. The Farmer's Wife (2002)
   2. The Daddy Quest (2003)
   3. The Brother Quest (2004)
   4. The Husband Quest (2004)
   5. A Soldier's Quest (2005)
   6. The Mommy Quest (2006)
     aka A Mom for Tim
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Night Creature
   Red Moon Rising (2004)
   1. Blue Moon (2004)
   2. Hunter's Moon (2005)
   3. Dark Moon (2005)
   Charmed by the Moon (2006)
   4. Crescent Moon (2006)
   5. Midnight Moon (2006)
   6. Rising Moon (2007)
   7. Hidden Moon (2007)
   8. Thunder Moon (2008)
   9. Marked By The Moon (2010)
   10. Moon Cursed (2011)
   11. Crave The Moon (2011)
   11.5. Shadow of the Moon (2013)
   Voodoo Moon (2015)
   Blame it on the Moon (2016)
   Nightcreature Shorts (2021)
   Cobwebs Over the Moon (2024)
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Phoenix Chronicles
   1. Any Given Doomsday (2008)
   2. Doomsday Can Wait (2009)
   3. Apocalypse Happens (2009)
   4. Chaos Bites (2010)
   There Will Be Demons (2012)
   Dances With Demons (2014)
   In the Beginning (2014)
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Once Upon a Time in the West (as by Lori Austin)
   1. Beauty and the Bounty Hunter (2012)
   2. An Outlaw in Wonderland (2013)
   3. The Lone Warrior (2014)
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Novels
   Shadow Lover (1995)
   Full Moon Dreams (1996)
   Dreams of an Eagle (1998)
   Just After Midnight (1999)
   Loving a Legend (2000)
   An Outlaw for Christmas (2001)
   Just Once (2018)
   Suddenly That Summer (2023)
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Collections
   Dates from Hell (2006) (with others)
   Moon Fever (2007) (with others)
   No Rest for the Witches (2007) (with others)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   When Midnight Comes (2010)
   When Morning Comes (2016)
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Series contributed to
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Rock Creek Six
   1. Reese (2001)
   3. Rico (2001)
   5. Nate (2002)
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Omnibus editions show
 
Books containing stories by Lori Handeland
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Hex Appeal (2012)
edited by
P N Elrod

Awards
2007 Rita Award for Best Novel : The Mommy Quest
2005 Rita Award for Best Novel : Blue Moon

Lori Handeland recommends
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Watchers in the Night (2006)
(Guardians of the Night, book 1)
Jenna Black
"In Watchers in the Night, Jenna Black has created a fresh and fascinating vampire universe. What more could any lover of the paranormal ask for."

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