Lori Foster

Website: www.lorifoster.com
Email: lorilfoster@gmail.com

Since first publishing in January 1996, Lori Foster has become a Waldenbooks, Borders, USA Today, Publisher's Weekly and New York Times bestselling author.

Lori believes it's important to give back to the community as much as possible, and for that reason she ran special contests in conjunction with a publisher, facilitating many first sales for new authors. She routinely organizes events among authors and readers to gather donations for various organizations.

Along with her good friend, Dianne Castell, Lori hosts a very special annual "Reader & Author Get Together" event in West Chester Ohio. Proceeds from the event benefit worthy causes, including the Hamilton County YWCA Battered Women's Shelter; the no-kill animal shelter, AAF, or Animal Adoption Foundation; The Conductive Learning Center for children with spina bifida and cerebral palsy; and the One Way Farm, a home for abused and abandoned children. http://www.lorifoster.com/community/readergettogether.php

In 2007, Lori put together The Write Ingredients a cookbook of recipes donated by popular authors. Proceeds from the cookbook go toward Lori's ongoing "Troop project" of collecting and mailing fun and sometimes necessary items to our troops.

Lori has also coordinated with other authors of her choosing, and arranged for the publications of special romance anthologies, where author and agent proceeds go to very worthy causes. The anthologies (thus far) include:

June 2008: The Power of Love, with proceeds to benefit the Hamilton Co YWCA Battered women's shelter.

June 2009: Tails of Love, with proceeds to benefit the no-kill animal shelter, the AAF, Animal Adoption Foundation.

June 2010: The Gift of Love, with proceeds to benefit The Conductive Learning Center, a school for children with cerebral palsy and spina bifida.

June 2011: The Promise of Love, with proceeds to benefit the One Way Farm, a home for abused and abandoned children.

Watch for a new anthology in June 2012, with proceeds to benefit the no-kill animal shelter, the AAF, Animal Adoption Foundation.

You can read more about the charities that Lori supports here: http://www.lorifoster.com/author/charities.php

• In 2001, Lori received the prestigious Romantic Times "Career Achievement Award" for Series Romantic Fantasy.
• In 2002, Lori's book Too Much Temptation was the top-selling romance title for Amazon books.
• In 2003, Say No To Joe was the second "Bestselling Original Contemporary" romance title for Waldenbooks.
• In 2004, The Secret Life of Bryan was the "Bestselling Original Contemporary" romance title for the BGI group.
• In 2004, Lori Foster was a clue in the New York Times crossword puzzle.
• In 2005, Lori received the prestigious Romantic Times "Career Achievement Award" for Contemporary Romance.
• In 2006, Jude's Law was the "Bestselling Romantic Comedy" romance title for the BGI group.
• In 2007, Lori launched a new "urban fantasy" series under the name L. L. Foster. See more on her "dark side" at www.llfoster.com
• In 2007, Causing Havoc was among Amazon's Top Ten Editor's picks in Romance.
• In 2008, Hard to Handle made #2 on the New York Times bestseller list.
• In 2009, Servant The Acceptance was Amazon's #1 Editor's Pick in Romance.
• In 2010, Lori was a clue in the USA Today Quick Cross puzzle.

Lori visits with readers at these online locations:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lori-Foster/233405457965
Twitter: http://twitter.com/lorilfoster
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17597.Lori_Foster
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