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Alana Lorens

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Romance, Suspense, Young Adult

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Alana Lorens (aka Barbara Mountjoy) has been a published writer for over 45 years, including seven years as a reporter and editor at the South Dade News Leader in Homestead, Florida. Her list of publications includes the non-fiction book 101 Little Instructions for Surviving Your Divorce, published by Impact Publishers in 1999, stories in A Cup of Comfort for Divorced Women, in December 2008, and A Cup of Comfort for Adoptive Parents, in June 2009.

Read romantic suspense novel SECRETS IN THE SAND, That Girl's the One I Love, Conviction of the Heart and Voodoo Dreams from The Wild Rose Press

TENDER MISDEMEANORS, a romantic suspense set in Montana, from the Wild Rose Press. See trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlVFv...

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	That Girl's The One I Love 3.13 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2012 — 2 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
	Voodoo Dreams (The Pittsburgh Lady Lawyers Series) 4.24 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2013 — 2 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
	Second Chances 3.83 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2012 — 3 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
	Remnants of Fire 4.91 avg rating — 11 ratings	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
	Tender Misdemeanors 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 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
	Conviction of the Heart 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2012 — 2 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
	Cruel Charade 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 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
	Secrets in the Sand 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2011 — 2 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
	Prophecies and Promises it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 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
	A Rose by Any Other Name 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 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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How 30 years practicing law fuels a novelist’s career, even if you’re not John Grisham

What huge irony–after 30 years of being a divorce lawyer, now I write romance novels.

Am I trying to atone for all those homes I “wrecked?”

Not really. The writing actually came first. I wrote my first full-length novel at 14, a dark time travel Gothic about a girl from the present who appeared as a governess in the past, yada, yada. It was pretty terrible. I wrote two more before I got

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Alana Lorens made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Twisting, Turning Timeshifts (HERitage Anthologies) topic " I'm trying to add this anthology which I have contributed to and every time I do it just takes me to the book's page with no "add"option. Product detai ...more "
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Alana Lorens rated a book it was amazing The Whisper of a Kiss by Kathy Otten (Goodreads Author)	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
This is a great story--a romance that every turned page gives you a reason how these two can never work things out, but all you can do is listen to their inner thoughts and cheer them on. Two lovers who couldn't be more different, but yet perfect for ...more
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Alana Lorens rated a book it was amazing Raw Silk by Lisabet Sarai (Goodreads Author)	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
Lovely and corrupt. One of Kate O’Neill’s musing thoughts describes perfectly her adventure in the exotic Thailand city after she arrives. Hired to develop software for a local company, she escapes from an average life in Boston to the streets of Bang ...more
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Alana Lorens rated a book it was amazing Beyond Courage: A Limited Edition Collection of Military Romance (Romance Collections Limited Editions Book 10) by Stephanie Morris (Goodreads Author)	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
I don't always have time to get into a big book, so these short stories in the anthology were perfect for me--so exciting! Be ready to turn those pages, because you definitely will not want to miss what's coming next! These stories demonstrate how wo ...more
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Alana Lorens rated a book it was amazing Cruel Charade by Alana Lorens (Goodreads Author)	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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