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Laura Renken

Laura Renken

Pseudonym for Lori Morgan.
Pseudonym: Melody Thomas.

In the past, I've written westerns for Leisure under
Lori Morgan and Pirate adventure books for Berkley
under Laura Renken. I like to think of myself as a
passionate believer in happy endings. My books have been
three times nominated by Romantic Times, and
Heart of the Condor won the Affaire de
Couer
,
Best Swashbuckling and Best Foreign historical (story that
takes place outside England) for 2003. Indigo Moon
was a HOLT medallion winner and, My Lord Pirate, a
1999 Golden Heart Finalist, which launched my publishing
career with Berkley.

I live in the Chicago area where I currently serve as
president for the Windy City RWA chapter. Currently, I pen
stories for AVON/HarperCollins under my name, Melody
Thomas
, and am very excited to announce that I've
signed on for four books over the next two years. Must
Have Been the Moonlight
, was a Dec 04 release.
Match
Made in Scandal
will appear on shelves in December
2005. This new series is about a rags to riches Irish
family that dares turn upper British Society on its heels.
What they'll find is love, and a renewed faith that the
heart has the power to conquer all. A little bit of
suspense and a lot of passion make for fun reading.

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Series

Books:

Wicked Lies, October 2002
Paperback
Heart of the Condor, June 2002
Paperback