Lori Foster
BornUnited States
Pen nameLori Foster
L.L. Foster
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Period1996–present
GenreRomance, suspense, urban fantasy
Notable awards2001 Romantic Times “Career Achievement Award” for Series Romantic Fantasy. 2005 Romantic Times “Career Achievement Award” for Contemporary Romance.
Website
lorifoster.com

Lori Foster is a best-selling American writer of over seventy romance novels.[1] She also writes urban fantasy novels under the name L.L. Foster. Since publishing her first book in 1996, Foster has become a USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and The New York Times bestselling author. She has published through a variety of houses, but as of 2015, she is working for Harlequin, with whom she published her first book.[2][3] Over her career, Foster has published more than 100 books.[2]

Foster has been featured as a The New York Times crossword puzzle clue, and served as another for USA Today's "Quick Cross" puzzle.[4]

Her son, J.Z. Foster, writes urban fantasy and horror novels.[5]

Bibliography

As Lori Foster

The Winston Brother

  1. Tangled Sheets (Berkley, Feb 1999, in Hot Chocolate, The Winston Brothers and Wildly Winston)
  2. Tangled Dreams (Berkley, Oct 1999, in Charmed, The Winston Brothers and Wildly Winston)
  3. Tangled Images (In Sinful, The Winston Brothers and Wildly Winston)
  4. Wild (Berkley, Jan 2002 and in Wildly Winston)
  5. Deuces Wild (Berkley, Dec 2008, in Double the Pleasure)
  6. Hart and Soul (Berkley, Dec 2009, in Double the Heat)

Visitation, North Carolina

  1. Fantasy (Harlequin, March 1998, also In Unbelievable)
  2. Say No to Joe? (Kensington, August 2003)
  3. The Secret Life of Bryan (Kensington, March 2004)
  4. When Bruce Met Cyn (Kensington, July 2004)
  5. Just a Hint-Clint (Kensington, October 2004)
  6. Jamie (Kensington, May 2005)

Sawyer Siblings Series

  1. Little Miss Innocent? (Harlequin, February 1999 Also in Tempted)
  2. Annie Get Your Guy (Harlequin, April 2017 Also in Tempted)
  3. Messing Around with Max (Harlequin, March 2001 Also in Tempted)

PI & Men to the Rescue

  1. Beguiled (Harlequin, September 1999 in The Private Eye and Fallen Angels)
  2. Wanton (Harlequin, October, 1999, in Fallen Angels)
  3. Caught in the Act (Harlequin, September 2001, in Enticing)
  4. Treat Her Right (Harlequin, October 2001, in Heartbreakers)
  5. Mr. November (Harlequin, November 2001, in Heartbreakers)

The Men of Courage

  1. Trapped (Harlequin, September, 2015, in All Riled Up)
  2. Riley (Harlequin, May, 2003) (In All Riled Up and Bodyguard)
  3. Uncovered (In Fallen Angels and Hot in Here)
  4. Tailspin (Harlequin August 2004, in Truth About Cats and Dogs and Hot in Here)
  5. An Honorable Man (Harlequin May 2003, in Men of Courage and Hot in Here)

The Buckhorn Brothers Series

  1. Sawyer (Harlequin, June 2000, also in Once and Again, Buckhorn Beginnings and Lori Foster Bundle)
  2. Morgan (Harlequin, July 2000, also in Once and Again, Buckhorn Beginnings and Lori Foster Bundle)
  3. Gabe (Harlequin, August 2000, also in Forever and Always, Forever Buckhorn and Lori Foster Bundle)
  4. Jordan (Harlequin, September 2000, also in Forever and Always, Forever Buckhorn and Lori Foster Bundle)
  5. Casey (Harlequin, December 2002, also in Enticing and Buckhorn Legacy)
  6. Buckhorn Ever After (Harlequin HQN, in June 2013, also in Animal Attraction and All For You)
    • Previously published as Shohn (Harlequin, September 2017)
  7. Back to Buckhorn (Harlequin HQN, in June 2014)
    • Previously published as Garrett (Harlequin, September 2017)
  8. A Buckhorn Summer, Harlequin HQN, in June 2015) [E-book]
    • Previously published as Gray (Harlequin, October 2017)
  9. A Buckhorn Bachelor, Harlequin HQN, in June 2016) [E-book]
    • Previously published as Adam (Harlequin, October 2017)
  10. A Buckhorn Baby (Harlequin HQN, June 2017) [E-book]
  11. Tucker (Harlequin, June 2018) [E-book]

The Brava Girlfriends Series

  1. Satisfy Me (Kensington, October 2001, in All Through the Night, Kiss Me Again and Truth or Dare)
  2. Indulge Me (Kensington, August 2002, in I Love Bad Boys and Truth or Dare)
  3. Drive Me Wild (Kensington, November 2002, in I Brake for Bad Boys and Truth or Dare)

The Brava Brothers Series

  1. Too Much Temptation (Kensington, March 2002)
  2. Never Too Much (Kensington, October 2002)
  3. The Christmas Present (Kensington, October 2008, in I'm Your Santa)

The Watson Brothers Series

  1. My House, My Rules (Kensington, April 2003, in Bad Boys on Board and The Watson Brothers)
  2. Bringing Up Baby (Kensington, November 2003, in Bad Boys to Go and The Watson Brothers)
  3. Good With His Hands (Kensington, May 2004, in Bad Boys in Black Tie and The Watson Brothers)

Jude's & Murphy's Series

  1. Jude's Law (Kensington, February 2006)
  2. Murphy's Law (Kensington, September 2006)

Carlisles series

  1. Love Unleashed (Harlequin, Feb 2006, in Love Bites)
  2. Love Won't Wait (Kensington, December 2013, in Turn up the Heat)
  3. Built for Love (Harlequin, November 2016)

SWAT Guy Series

  1. Luscious (Kensington, Jun 2006, in Bad Boys of Summer)

Fighter series

  1. Causing Havoc (Harlequin, Feb 2007)
  2. Simon Says (Berkley, Jul 2007)
  3. Hard to Handle (Berkley, Feb 2008)
  4. My Man Michael (Berkley, Feb 2009)
  5. Tails of Love (Berkley, Jun 2009)
  6. Double the Heat (Berkley, Dec 2009)
  7. Back in Black (Berkley, Feb 2010)

The Jardines

  1. Have Mercy (Berkley, Aug 2009, in Out of the Light into the Shadows)
  2. Total Control (writing as L. L. Foster) (In Out of the Light into the Shadows)
  3. Christmas Candi (writing as L. L. Foster) (Self Published, Dec 2009) [E-book]

Men Who Walk to the Edge of Honor Series

  1. Ready, Set, Jett! (Harlequin HQN, Feb 2011, in The Guy Next Door)
  2. When You Dare (Harlequin HQN, Apr 2011)
  3. Trace of Fever (Harlequin HQN, May 2011)
  4. Savor the Danger (Harlequin HQN, Jun 2011)
  5. A Perfect Storm (Harlequin HQN, Apr 2011)
  6. What Chris Wants (Harlequin HQN, Jan 2013) [E-book]

Love Undercover Series

  1. Run the Risk (Harlequin HQN, September, 2012)
  2. Bare It All (Harlequin HQN, April 2013)
  3. Getting Rowdy (Harlequin HQN, September 2013)
  4. Dash of Peril (Harlequin HQN, March 2014)

Ultimate series

  1. Hard Knocks (Harlequin HQN, 2014) [E-book]
  2. No Limits (Harlequin HQN, 2014)
  3. Holding Strong (Harlequin HQN, March 31, 2015)
  4. Tough Love (Harlequin HQN, August 18, 2015)
  5. Fighting Dirty (Harlequin HQN, April 2016)

Guthrie Brothers Series

  1. Don't Tempt Me (Harlequin HQN, July 2016)
  2. Worth the Wait (Harlequin HQN, July 2017)

Body Armor Series

  1. Under Pressure (Harlequin HQN, January 2017, an extended excerpt is also in Wild Winter Nights)
    • ebook contains a short story Built for Love
  2. Hard Justice (Harlequin HQN, March 2017)
  3. Close Contact (Harlequin HQN, November 2017)
  4. Fast Burn (Harlequin HQN, April 2018)

Summer Resort Series

  1. Cooper's Charm (Harlequin HQN, July 2018)
  2. Sisters of Summer's End (Harlequin HQN, June 11, 2019)

Road to Love Series

  1. Driven to Distraction (Harlequin HQN, November 20, 2018)
  2. Slow Ride (Harlequin HQN, March 26, 2019)

Stand alones

  • Impetuous (Harlequin, Jan 1996 also in Charade)
  • Outrageous (Harlequin, Apr 1997 also in Under His Skin, Bodyguard, and Charade)
  • Scandalized (Harlequin, Nov 1997 also in Scandalous)
  • Taken! (Harlequin, Sep 1998 also in Caught!)
  • Tantalizing (Harlequin, Jan 1999 also in Lip Service, Unzipped, and Unbelievable)
  • Body Heat (In Sizzle! and Up in Flames)
  • In Too Deep (Harlequin, Feb 2000 also in Bewitched)
  • Say Yes (Harlequin, Mar 2000 also in Caught!)
  • Married to the Boss (Harlequin, Oct 2000 also in Bewitched)
  • Christmas Bonus (In All I Want For Christmas, On the Naughty List and Santa Baby)
  • Sex Appeal (Harlequin, May 2001 also in Scandalous)
  • Luring Lucy (In Hot and Bothered and Real Men Last All Night)
  • Unexpected (Kensington, Sep 2003)
  • Once in a Blue Moon (In Star Quality and Delicious)
  • White Knight Christmas (In The Night Before Christmas and Yule Be Mine)
  • Do You Hear What I Hear? (In A Very Merry Christmas and Yule Be Mine)
  • Sweet Dreams (In The Power of Love)
  • For the Love of Wendy (In The Gift of Love)
  • Shelter from the Storm (In The Promise of Love)
  • He Sees You When You're Sleeping (Harlequin, Nov 2015 also in Jingle Bell Rock and Give It Up)
  • Some Like it Hot (Harlequin, Nov 2015 also in Give It Up and Perfect for the Beach)
  • Playing Doctor (Harlequin, Nov 2015 also in Give It Up and When Good Things Happen to Bad Boys)
  • Built for Love (Harlequin, 2016 in ebook Under Pressure)

As L. L. Foster

Servant

  1. The Awakening (Berkley, Oct 2007)
  2. The Acceptance (Berkley, Aug 2008)
  3. The Kindred (Berkley, 2009)

The Jardines

  1. Have Mercy (Writing as Lori Foster) (Berkley, Aug 2009, in Out of the Light into the Shadows)
  2. Total Control (Berkley, Aug 2009, in Out of the Light into the Shadows)
  3. Christmas Candi (Self Published, Dec 2009) [E-book]

Anthologies and collections

Anthology or Collection Contents Publication Date
 Publisher Comments
Hot Chocolate Tangled Sheets Feb 1999 Jove Books
Sizzle! Body Heat Jul 1999 Harlequin
Charmed Tangled Dreams Oct 1999 Penguin Group
Sinful Tangled Images Jan 2000 Jove Books
All I Want For Christmas Christmas Bonus Nov 2000 St. Martin's
All Through the Night Satisfy Me Oct 2001 Kensington
Hot and Bothered Luring Lucy Jul 2001 St. Martin's
I Brake For Bad Boys Drive Me Wild

Something Wilde

Touch Me

 Jan 2002

Feb 2013

 Kensington
Once and Again Sawyer

Morgan

 Mar 2002

2011

 Harlequin
Forever and Always Gabe

Jordan

 Sep 2002 Harlequin
Men of Courage Trapped Apr 2003 Harlequin
Bad Boys on Board My House, My Rules Apr 2003 Kensington
Under His Skin Outrageous Aug 2003 Harlequin
Jingle Bell Rock He Sees You When You're Sleeping Oct 2003 Brava
Bad Boys to Go Bringing Up Baby Nov 2003 Kensington
The Private Eye Beguiled Dec 2003 Harlequin Jayne Ann Krentz
Scandalous Scandalized

Sex Appeal

 Aug 2004 Harlequin
The Truth About Cats & Dogs Tailspin Aug 2004 Harlequin
Lip Service Tantalizing Jan 2004 Harlequin
Bad Boys in Black Tie Good With His Hands May 2004 Kensington
Kiss Me Again Satisfy Me Jan 2005 Zebra Lisa Jackson
Star Quality Once in a Blue Moon May 2005 Kensington
Perfect for the Beach Some Like It Hot Jun 2005 Kensington
I Love Bad Boys Indulge Me Jun 2005 Kensington
Unzipped Tantalizing Jul 2005 Harlequin
The Night Before Christmas White Knight Christmas Oct 2005 Kensington
Truth or Dare Satisfy Me

Indulge Me

Drive Me Wild

 Dec 2005 Zebra
Love Bites Love Unleashed Feb 2006 Harlequin
When Good Things Happen to Bad Boys Playing Doctor Mar 2006 Kensington
Wildly Winston Tangled Sheets

Tangled Dreams

Tangled Images

Wild

 Mar 2006 St. Martin's
Bad Boys of Summer Luscious Jun 2006 Kensington
A Very Merry Christmas Do You Hear What I Hear? Oct 2006 Kensington
Santa Baby Christmas Bonus Nov 2006 St. Martin's
The Power of Love Sweet Dreams Jun 2008 Berkley
The Watson Brothers My House, My Rules Sep 2008 Kensington
I'm Your Santa Christmas Present Oct 2007 Brava

Kensington
Lori Foster Bundle Sawyer

Morgan

Gabe

Jordan

 Jul 2007 Harlequin
Enticing Casey

Caught in the Act

 Sep 2007 Harlequin HQN
The Winston Brothers Tangled Sheets

Tangled Dreams

Tangled Images

 2008 Penguin Group
Fallen Angels Beguiled

Wanton

Uncovered

 2008 Harlequin
Double the Pleasure Deuses Wild 2008 Berkley
Heartbreakers Treat Her Right

Mr. November

 Jun 2008 Harlequin HQN
Caught! Taken!

Say Yes

 Oct 2008 Harlequin
Double the Heat Hart and Soul 2009 Berkley
Real Men Last All Night Luring Lucy Jun 2009 St. Martin's
Out of the Light into the Shadows Have Mercy

Total Control

 Aug 2009 Berkley
Bodyguard Outrageous

Riley

 Oct 2009 Harlequin
Tempted Little Miss Innocent

Annie Get Your Guy

Messing Around with Max

 Mar 2010 Harlequin
The Gift of Love For the Love of Wendy Jun 2010 Berkley
Unbelievable Tantalizing

Fantasy

 Jun 2010 Harlequin
Yule Be Mine White Knight Christmas

Do You Hear What I Hear?

He Sees You When You're Sleeping

The Christmas Present

 Oct 2010 Kensington
Bewitched In Too Deep

Married to the Boss

 Nov 2010 Harlequin
The Guy Next Door Ready, Set, Jett 2011 Harlequin HQN
The Promise of Love Shelter from the Storm Jun 2011 Berkley
Buckhorn Beginnings Sawyer

Morgan

 Oct 2011 Harlequin
Forever Buckhorn Gabe

Jordan

 Feb 2012 Harlequin
Buckhorn Legacy Casey Nov 2012 Harlequin
All Riled Up Trapped

Riley

 Feb 2013 Harlequin
Delicious Once in a Blue Moon 2013 Kensington
Hot in Here Uncovered

Tailspin

An Honorable Man

 2013 Harlequin HQN|-
Animal Attraction Buckhorn Ever After Jun 2013 Harlequin HQN
Turn Up the Heat Love Won't Wait 2014 Harlequin HQN
Charade Impetuous

Outrageous

 Oct 2014 Harlequin
Up in Flames Body Heat

Caught in the Act

 May 2014 Harlequin
All For You Buckhorn Ever After Dec 2014 Harlequin HQN
On the Naughty List Playing Doctor Oct 2015 St. Martin's
Give It Up Some Like It Hot

Playing Doctor

He Sees You When You’re Sleeping

 Nov 2016 Kensington
Wild Winter Nights Under Pressure Dec 2016 Harlequin
Under Pressure (ebook only) Built for Love 2017 Harlequin

Awards

  • 2001 – Romantic Times Magazine Career Achievement Award for Series Romantic Fantasy
  • 2005 – Romantic Times Magazine Career Achievement Award for Contemporary Romance
  • 2008 – "Editors' Pick for the Best of Romance" Amazon Best of 2008 awards

References

  1. ↑ Carr, Susanna (April 26, 2011). "Book Reviews: Spring Break Romance Reads". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Meet Lori | Lori Foster". Lori Foster. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  3. ↑ Foster, Lori (4 September 2015). "Interview with ... Lori Foster".
  4. ↑ "Lori Foster Interview - Heroes with Hidden Depths and Book Chat for Romance Nerds". Fresh Fiction. 25 March 2022.
  5. ↑ Foster, J.Z. "About J.Z. Foster". Retrieved 7 October 2023.
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