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Lori Handeland

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Lori Handeland is a five-time nominee and two-time winner of the prestigious RITA Award from Romance Writers of America, as well as the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over sixty novels spanning the genres of paranormal romance, urban fantasy, contemporary romance, historical romance and historical fantasy.

After a quarter-century of success and accolades, she began a new chapter in her career with her women’s fiction debut, Just Once (Severn House, January 2019), which received a coveted, starred review from Library Journal and was optioned as a feature film by Catalyst Global Media.

Lori lives in Southern Wisconsin with her husband of over thirty-five years. In between writing and reading, she enjoys long walks with thei ...more

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	Blue Moon (Nightcreature, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 4,867 ratings — published 2004 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Moon (Nightcreature, #3) 3.97 avg rating — 2,285 ratings — published 2005 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Farmer's Wife (Luchettis Brothers #1) 4.06 avg rating — 2,233 ratings — published 2002 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hunter's Moon (Nightcreature, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 2,028 ratings — published 2005 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crescent Moon (Nightcreature, #4) 3.98 avg rating — 1,726 ratings — published 2006 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Any Given Doomsday (Phoenix Chronicles, #1) 3.55 avg rating — 1,716 ratings — published 2008 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hidden Moon (Nightcreature, #7) 4.04 avg rating — 1,424 ratings — published 1998 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Midnight Moon (Nightcreature, #5) 3.96 avg rating — 1,435 ratings — published 2006 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rising Moon (Nightcreature, #6) 4.04 avg rating — 1,272 ratings — published 2007 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thunder Moon (Nightcreature, #8) 4.03 avg rating — 1,183 ratings — published 2008 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Nightcreature (11 books)
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“Words have power," Isaac answered. Words begin and end wars. They create and destroy families. They break hearts. They heal them. If you have the right words, there's nothin on earth you can't do."

- Crave the Moon”
― Lori Handeland, Crave the Moon

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“I'm not exactly certain what got into me, besides him.”
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“If Eric's a demon," I said slowly, "that makes you a..."
"Rogue demon hunter."
I blinked. "Lost in the Buffyverse, are we?"
"That show was a real pain in my ass," he muttered.”
― Lori Handeland

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Garima wrote: "Thanks for accepting my friend's request. I adored your
Nightcreature series and Sisters of the Craft series - you introduced me to good and hot werewolves :D"

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed them!

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Dec 02, 2015 12:59AM

Thanks for accepting my friend's request. I adored your
Nightcreature series and Sisters of the Craft series - you introduced me to good and hot werewolves :D

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