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Loree Lough, writing faith-based fiction

FAITH-BASED FICTION THAT TOUCHES HEARTS & CHANGES LIVES

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Online Status:	Last On: Feb 10, 2012 - 12:32 PM
Profile Views:	35,100
Member Since:	November 10, 2008
Location:	Baltimore, MD
ShoutLife Address:	shoutlife.com/LoreeALough
Website:	http://www.loreelough.com
Genre:	Romance
Primary Publishers:	Abingdon,Whitaker,Summerside,Love Inspired,Barbour
Influences:	God, husband, children, life experience... in that order.
Similar To:	I'd say "Nobody, I'm unique!", but my wonderful reader-friends have often compared my style to Mary Jo Putney and Nicholas Sparks. Go figger!

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General Interests

If it has anything to do with 'family', you'll find me smack-dab in the middle of it! I've been married to my handsome husband for almost four delightful decades. The Lord blessed us with two beautiful daughters and seven (so far!) amazing grandkids.

Music

Before my walk down the aisle, I sang for my supper (literally!), so music has always been a big part of my life. If it's got a beat, you'll probably see me tapping my toe or snapping my fingers, and if I know the words, singing, too!

Books

I love them! (I'd have to be pretty strange to write books for a living if I didn't love them, wouldn't I!) Books entertain me, educate me, take me places, and keep me company through baseball, football and hunting seasons. My favorite authors? John Steinbeck, Jack London, Dean Koontz, Nicholas Sparks, Sharlene MacLaren, and (surprise!) Loree Lough. My favorite book? Why, the Bible, of course!

Movies/TV

TV: My hubby and I love to relax at the end of a long, hard day, sitting side by side in our easy chairs, watching shows all sorts of shows. Do we have favorites? Sure! But they change every season, thanks to recommendations from friends like you! Movies: We love to tell people that for Date Night, we go out for dinner and a movie. But only a precious few know what really means: A tub of buttered popcorn (dinner) and a giant box of Milk Duds (dessert) that we munch while watching the previews! Our favorites flicks? Ah, there are far too many to list (at least, without boring you to tears)!

Networks

Business:	ACFW Boulder, CO 2000 - 2010
Business:	RWA Spring, TX 1994 - 2010
Business:	MRW Baltimore, MD 1994 - 2010
Business:	NINC Manhattan, KS 1994 - 2010
Business:	PennWriters Pittsburgh, PA 1999 - 2010
Business:	MWA Annapolis, MD 1996 - 2010
College:	Howard Comm. College Columbia, MD 1994 - 2010
College:	NE IL State Chicago, IL 1968 - 1972
High School:	Glenbard North Lombard, IL 1967 - 1968

Published Works

Honor Redeemed (2012)
(#2 in The First Responders series) Honor Mackenzie works as hard at guarding the secrets of her past as she does training search and rescue (SAR) dogs. As for reporter Matt Phillips, not even his former SAR work is as important as protecting his motherless twin sons.

Then a jumbo jet crash puts them face-to-face at the grisly scene, and forces Honor and Matt to rethink their "be smart: stay single" mindset.

Yet Matt has issues with Honor's past...and he's still struggling wit them when he's told she has disappeard during a rescue effort. Matt leads the search team, desperate to find her before a blizzard moves in.

But even if he does, will they find their way back to each other, or go back to living life alone?

Buy Honor Redeemed Online

From Ashes to Honor (2011)
A 9/11 story (#1 in Loree's "First Responders" series) that honors first responders everywhere. GENEROUS PORTION OF THIS NOVEL'S PROCEEDS ARE EARMARKED FOR THE WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT.

His Grace is Sufficient...but Decaf is Not! (2011)
Need a High-Ocgtane Surge of Grace?

There is absolutely no substitute for God's grace. It's irreplaceable! Can it really be that, as we navigate the high-wire act of our busy lives, God's grace forms a quiet safety net beneath us? When we don't have the ability or even the drive to accomplish God's will for our lives, His grace is there. Or when we've chosen the wrong path, His grace is a heartbeat away, to dust off and show us the way home.

In 100 upbeat and thought-provoking devotions, the authors help us to find truth in the middle of our crazy lives. Instead of putting our hope in good works, careers, the perfect family, or even a double shot of espresson, they remind us to rely on God's supply of grace...

...which never runs dry!

(Authors: Sandra D. Bricker, Loree Lough, Trish Perry, and Cynthia Ruchti)

Buy His Grace is Sufficient...but Decaf is Not! Online

Love Finds You in Folly Beach, South Carolina (2011)
First impressions, thank goodness, can't be trusted!

When marine biologist Holly Leonard agrees to help Parker Brant write a book about giant sea turtles, she expects a charismatic charter boat captain--not the straight-laced former soldier with a too-tight lid on his emotions. For his part, Parker is surprised to find that instead of the matronly grandmother he'd imagined, Dr. Parker is a blue-eyed beauty who's warm, fun--and a total klutz!

When Holly breezes into Parker's well-ordered world, it quickly becomes apparent that the two are incompatible in every way...

...or are they?

Buy Love Finds You in Folly Beach, South Carolina Online

Maverick Heart (2011)
Nurse Levee O'Reilly and her husband, Dr. Liam
O'Reilly, are headed west to the California Territory to practice medicine when their stagecoach is tragically attacked by the infamous Frank Michaels. All alone now and grieving, Levee makes her way to Eagle Pass, Texas.

The local doctor can't afford to pay a staff nurse, however, and so she turns to the only other option?teaching. Devoted wholeheartedly to her students, Levee has little time for romance.

Deep down, Daniel Neville wants to be a preacher, but he's battled doubts and distrust for most of his life. Wracked with guilt over his twin sister's death and then "punished" with a limp from an injury sustained during a stampede,
Dan dedicates himself instead to serving his family and working with horses on their ranch. Marriage is far from the top of his to-do list, and he aims to keep it that way.

When a coincidental meeting brings Levee and Dan
together, they're awakened to a long ignored desire for love and acceptance by the realization that they might have finally found it. Can these two mavericks accept the plans God has for their lives?

Buy Maverick Heart Online

Unbridled Hope (2011)
Callie Roberts has a dark secret.

One starry night, a steamboat explosion on the Brazos River kills 47 people, including Callie Roberts' parents, older brother, and fiancé and renders her youngest brother deaf. Believing she's responsible for the tragedy, she builds a thriving business to ensure a secure financial future for her brother in the town where her fiancé would have served as assistant pastor at the Eagle Pass church.

Rancher Micah Neville has a secret, too.

Micah's cousin Dan has been like a protective older brother for most of his life. So when Micah accidentally intercepts a threatening letter intended for Dan, he hopes to help Dan for a change. He's shocked when the dance hall girl (who falsely claims Dan is the father of her baby) accepts a bribe?and leaves without the boy; cousin Dan has barely gotten his life back on track after years of self-punishing alcoholism, so Micah does the only thing he knows to do, and claims the boy as his own.

When Callie steps in to help Micah care for little Reid, it's clear that God is in charge, and that He aims to expose their troubling secrets.

Will fear and stubbornness keep them alone in the dark, or will Unbridled Hope be the light that leads them to a happy future together?

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BEAUTIFUL BANDIT (2010)
COMING SOON FROM WHITAKER HOUSE, the first novel in Loree Lough's "Lone Star Legends" series!

Early June, 1888:

Kate Wellington is on the run...

from notorious outlaw Frank Michaels, who'll stop at nothing to keep her from testifying against him, and the Texas Rangers, who think she killed three innocent bystanders while robbing the bank in San Antonio!

She hides out on a ranch near Eagle Pass, and makes the mistake of falling boots over bonnet for the land and the wonderful people who call it home.

Then Kate's life gets even more complicated when she realizes that clearing her name might just cost her the love of the handsome cowboy who rescued her.

You don't want to miss this heart-touching, life-changing western adventure from award-winning author Loree Lough!

Buy BEAUTIFUL BANDIT Online

Prevailing Love (2010)
My author copies were delivered on Friday, which means the book is available for early-order online!

I pray you'll enjoy these three full-length contemporary romances that promise to make you laugh, and cry, and find new reasons to rejoice in love!

Buy Prevailing Love Online

Suddenly Daddy/Suddenly Mommy (2010)
Suddenly Daddy: Ciara Dorsey's unsteady marriage to Mitch Mahoney is challenged by the FBI's seven-month assignment -- especially when he gets the homecoming surprise of a lifetime: He's going to be a father! Can they mend their marriage for their baby's sake ... and for their own?

Suddenly Mommy: The precious baby in her care is a dream come true for Jaina Chandelle -- but little Liam isn't hers to keep. She must unite the orphaned child with his u ncle, attorney Connor Buchanan. Both the baby and Connor need Jaina ... if she's ready to accept that she's found the family she always wanted.

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Tales of the Heart (2010)
My author copies were delivered on Friday, which means the book is available for early-order online!

I pray you'll enjoy these three full-length historical romances sure to make you laugh and cry... while renewing your belief in happy endings!

Buy Tales of the Heart Online

Be Still...and Let Your Nail Polish Dry (2009)
Devotionals for the busy Christian woman, written by multi-published authors Loree Lough, Andrea Boeshaar, Sandie Bricker, Debby Mayne.

A portion of the book's proceeds are earmarked for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund.

This one is FLYING off the shelves, so if you're interested in buying a copy, try Amazon. (It's less expensive AND more available there than in the book stores!)

Buy Be Still...and Let Your Nail Polish Dry Online

Love Finds You in North Pole, Alaska (2009)
What can a wounded war veteran and a klutzy chef have in common? Nothing... or so it seems when they first collide under Aurora Borealis skies.

A "laugh-out-loud" AND "reach-for-the-tissues" story that's filled with God's love!

Readers and reviewers alike are writing that LFY in North Pole will stay on their "Keepers" shelf. I pray you'll enjoy it just as much!

Buy Love Finds You in North Pole, Alaska Online

Love Finds You in Paradise, Pennsylvania (2009)
A heart-rending tale set in Pennsylvania's famed Amish country, this story is sure to make you reach for your tissues!

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The Ultimate Gardener (2009)
The perfect Anytime gift for those who enjoy getting their hands dirty, this compilation features a myriad of authors (including Loree Lough!) who share their special 'growing' stories.

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