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She sold her first book in 1994 to Silhouette Romance but later discovered she had a flair for comedy and branched out to Harlequin Duets and now, to Blaze.

Lori is an adventuresome soul who loves to travel. She’s taken flying lessons, completed two marathons, rode in a hot-air balloon, performed with a professional jazz band, traveled Europe as a teenager, hiked volcanoes in Hawaii, trod on glaciers in Alaska, shot white-water rapids, water-skied, snow-skied, raced all-terrain vehicles, bodysurfed in the Gulf of Mexico, and photographed grizzly bears in Yellowstone.

She lives in her native Texas, with her own real-life hero, Bill, her red heeler/Australian shepherd dog, Cinnamon, and four ducks, Quacker, Big Guy, Affleck, and Sheepidy.]]> female 2324685 0446618462 9780446618465 9 <![CDATA[Once Smitten, Twice Shy (Wedding Veil Wishes, #2)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255633000m/2324685.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255633000s/2324685.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2324685.Once_Smitten_Twice_Shy 3.65 57 Legend claims this antique Irish wedding veil can grant your heart's deepest desire. But be careful what you wish for....

Wedding videographer Tish Gallagher is at the end of her rope. Her business is about to go bust. She's just spent her last buck on nonreturnable (but oh so fabulous) shoes. And her most sustainable relationship is with a pint of Haagen Dazs. So she makes a wish on the lucky wedding veil to get out of debt...and sees the man she never stopped loving, her ex-husband, secret service agent Shane Tremont. Sure, their chemistry was off-the-charts sizzling hot, but their clashes were legendary, and no amount of longing will change that.

When her dream job of recording the first daughter's wedding appears out of the blue, Tish knows it's her only shot to get out of the red. Just one teensy glitch: Shane is the groom. From the moment they see each other, she knows nothing's changed--the same old black magic is still between them, as irresistible and potent as ever. But he's promised to another and Tish has been burned before. Will she always be...One Smitten, Twice Shy?]]> 38217 3.65 707 100 2008 5237278 0446502057 9780446502054 11 <![CDATA[All of Me (Wedding Veil Wishes, #4)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255961705m/5237278.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255961705s/5237278.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5237278.All_of_Me 3.66 53
Attorney Jillian Samuels doesn't believe in true love and never, ever wished for happily ever after. But when a searing betrayal leaves her jobless and heartbroken, a newly inherited cottage in Salvation, Colorado, seems to offer a fresh start. What she finds when she arrives shocks her: the most gorgeous and infuriating man she's ever met is living in her home!

Tuck Manning was a gifted architect who left a skyrocketing career to care for his dying wife. But the life he's made for himself in this quiet town is turned upside down when Jillian appears on his doorstep. Tuck won't go without a fight, and the two resolve to live as roommates until they can untangle who owns the cottage. Yet as Tuck and Jillian's days -- and nights -- heat up, they realize more than property rights are at stake... and that sometimes, salvation comes when you least expect it.]]> 38217 3.65 707 100 2009 67765 0446618454 9780446618458 5 <![CDATA[There Goes the Bride (Wedding Veil Wishes, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170678753m/67765.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170678753s/67765.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/67765.There_Goes_the_Bride 3.49 51
The moment Texas socialite Delaney Cartwright touches the veil, she knows she can't go through with her wedding. And it's not just because she envisions a stranger's dark eyes and irresistible lips the second her fingers hit lace. But she can't simply call the whole thing off. The nuptials to her nice, predictable childhood friend are the social event of the season (not to mention that her mother would freak). To fan the flames of this dying ember, Delaney abducts her fiance for a night of passion...and grabs the wrong guy! It isn't her fault that Detective Nick Vinetti of the oddly familiar eyes and lips has crossed her path--and looks game for all kinds of sexy fun.

Now Delaney hatches an outrageous plan to get out of marrying: she'll hire her own kidnapper. With an altar to avoid and a cop to dream of, this runaway bride is hoping a little Irish magic will unveil the true destiny of her heart.]]> 38217 3.65 707 100 2007 3298743 0446502049 9780446502047 10 <![CDATA[Addicted to Love (Wedding Veil Wishes, #3)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3298743.Addicted_to_Love 3.68 47
Once upon a time, being hauled against the taut, rippling body of her first crush would have had Rachael planning the wedding of the year. Now it spurs her to created Romanceaholics Anonymous, a twelve-step program for love addicts. Soon all of Valentine is divided as die-hard romantics clash with anti-love cynics. But when Rachael starts fantasizing about a lust-filled affair with Brody, she goes against everything the program stands for. Should she protect her fragile heart...or find a way to have her wedding cake and eat it too?]]> 38217 3.65 707 100 2008 67767 0446615161 9780446615167 2 <![CDATA[You Only Love Twice]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170678755m/67767.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170678755s/67767.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/67767.You_Only_Love_Twice 3.46 26
The last thing Navy secret agent Joel Hunter expected on this surveillance gig was a luscious brunette bursting through his window. Now he and Marlie are blowing the doors off a full-blown conspiracy with more double agents than a Bond flick. But in between shootouts and squealing tires, the mystery that is Marlie is making Joel's heart go thump thump thump. Is she a femme fatale or an endearing bookworm? And how does she leave him both shaken and stirred?]]> 38217 3.65 707 100 2006 580468 0446615153 9780446615150 2 <![CDATA[Mission: Irresistible]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175980819m/580468.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175980819s/580468.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/580468.Mission_Irresistible 3.70 23 PR specialist Cassie Cooper loves the adrenaline rush of a well-planned party. And the masquerade ball at the museum is her best yet. But one minute she's chatting with a mummy, and the next a legendary amulet is stolen practically from under her nose. There are times when a woman's gotta do what a woman's gotta do. To find the artifact and save her job, Cassie turns to her nemesis: Dr. Harrison Standish. Standoffish, as she likes to call him.

OR YOUR CHANCE FOR LOVE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT IN SEVENTY-TWO HOURS!
Archaeologist Harrison has all the intensity of Indiana Jones, but his no-need-for-romance attitude could use some adjustment. Who knew it would happen while he and Cassie are chasing leads, dodging bad guys, and racing against the clock? Just when he needs his full attention on their mission, he's having the damnedest time keeping his mind-and his hands-off her. They still have a shot at recovering the amulet, but when it comes to Cassie, Harrison's already a goner.]]> 38217 3.65 707 100 2005 525930 0446613673 9780446613675 3 <![CDATA[Charmed and Dangerous]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175541645m/525930.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175541645s/525930.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/525930.Charmed_and_Dangerous 3.27 26
FBI agent David Marshall has a big headache and all because of two women. He'd enlisted Cassie in a sting operation, but she's disappeared among art thieves and forgers. Now, determined to find her sister, Maddie charges furiously into the picture, sticking to his side and making him tingle in all the right places.

But David knows just how to take back control. First, locate Cassie. Second, reclaim the stolen masterpieces. Third, figure out how to put Maddie's fears about men to bed...and get her delectable self into his.]]> 38217 3.65 707 100 2004 442326 0446613665 9780446613668 5 <![CDATA[License to Thrill]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174808026m/442326.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174808026s/442326.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/442326.License_to_Thrill 3.40 25
It's not like Mason Gentry to be in Sin City with the biggest deal of his investment banking career wrapping up without him. But one moment with Charlee brings out his wild side, and before he knows it, Mason is driving pedal to the metal across the desert with the toughest, sexiest woman he has ever met.

And somewhere between half a million dollars, a pair of grandparents in love, and an Elvis impersonator, this unlikely duo will ignite sparks brighter than all the neon in Vegas...and more dangerous than the bullets and goons chasing them.]]> 38217 3.65 707 100 2003 1595880 0373793502 9780373793501 2 <![CDATA[My Secret Life (Harlequin Blaze, No. 346)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185640885m/1595880.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185640885s/1595880.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1595880.My_Secret_Life 3.76 17
Determined to take charge of her romantic life, Katie accepts an invitation to join M&B--and draws a very naughty dare. Choosing Liam as her willing, if unwitting, accomplice is easy, since she's still totally hot for him and the feeling is mutual. So why share her motives for their steamy sexcapades? Problem is, Katie's not the only one with a shocking secret life....]]> 38217 3.65 707 100 2007 6348467 006180889X 9780061808890 9 <![CDATA[The Sweethearts' Knitting Club]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6348467-the-sweethearts-knitting-club 3.71 14

"Throw a penny in the fountain of the Twilight town square, and you'll be married to your first love . . . "

For ten years, pretty Flynn MacGregor has been turning down the same solid, upright man's marriage proposal. Her friends at the Sweethearts' Knitting Club tell her they're a match made in heaven, but Flynn knows there's only one dangerous reason why she keeps saying no: high school sweetheart Jesse Calloway. She was just sixteen when Jesse was forced out of town under a cloud of suspicion . . . but he's never left her heart.

Now Jesse is back, and every time she turns the corner he's there—gazing at her with his smoldering eyes and tempting her with his kisses. Jesse has never played by the rules, and he's made it clear that he's not going to now. And Flynn, who's always done just what her family, friends, and fellow knitters have told her to do, must finally break free and claim the love that binds Jesse to her heart.

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