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I'm an award-winning romantic suspense author with Whiskey Creek Press. My characters are all down to Earth people that you and I can identify with; blue collar bad boys, I like to call them.
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Background
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I've been creating characters in my head and writing short stories since I was a little girl, but it was my love of reading--and the encouragement from my husband--that made me decide to put finger to keyboard and try my hand at writing full length novels.
My first novel was written in 2002 on the computer in my kitchen. I'd often take advantage of the peace and quiet offered by the late night and early morning hours as my husband and children slept. I completed the manuscript in two months, then spent the next two years learning everything I could about the writing / publishing world.
The characters I write about are down to Earth; characters that people like you and I can identify with. The women aren't all a perfect size 2, and the men are rough, wild, blue collar bad boys who work with their hands. I love having the ability to create characters. I become very attached to all of them. I've been writing about the McCassey's since 2005...so all those wild men are now practically members of my family!
Proud of where I come from, all my novels take place in Maryland, and are full of local references!
I also write a tell-it-like-it-is relationship advice column for The Baltimore Examiner online. It's like Dear Abby, only, Dear Lauren.
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Accomplishments
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*I was voted BEST AUTHOR in the 2006 P&E Reader's Poll*
*I've been an RWA PRO and active member of both the Maryland Romance Writers and Romance Writers of America since 2006*
THE McCASSEY BROTHERS SERIES:
NO WORRIES (Book 1)
-#1 BESTSELLER at Whiskey Creek Press, December 2006
-2006 Preditors & Editors Reader’s Poll #1 BEST ROMANCE NOVEL
-Recipient of the 2006 eCataromance REVIEWER’S CHOICE AWARD
THE DEVIL'S CANDY (Book 2)
-#2 BESTSELLER at Whiskey Creek Press, May & June 2007
-Recipient of the 2007 eCataromance REVIEWER’S CHOICE AWARD
-2007 Preditors & Editors Reader’s Poll Top Ten Finisher
-Voted eCataromance BEST ROMANTIC SUSPENSE NOVEL of 2007
DUSTY ROSE (Book 3)
-#1 BESTSELLER at Whiskey Creek Press, January 2008
-2008 Preditors & Editors Reader’s Poll Top Five Finisher
THE LONG ROAD HOME (The Final McCassey Brothers Book)
-#1 BESTSELLER at Whiskey Creek Press, November 2008
-2008 Preditors & Editors Reader’s Poll Top Three Finisher
-Nominated for BEST BOOK OF THE WEEK at LASR, June 2009
THE McCASSEY COUSINS SERIES:
WHEN NIGHT FALLS (Book 1)
-#1 BESTSELLER for Whiskey Creek Press on Fictionwise, July 2009
-Nominated for BEST BOOK OF THE WEEK at LASR, August 2009
Book 2...Available November 1, 2009
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Additional Information
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Book 2 in The McCassey Cousins Series is due to be released on November 1, 2009!
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Favorite Links
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Lauren's Website
This is my personal website, where you'll find information about me and my books. It also includes pictures, book reviews, and the first chapters of all my books, which you can read for free.
Lauren's Relationship Advice Column
I have relationship advice column in The Baltimore Examiner, where I offer tell-it-like-it-is advice to readers who write in. Think, Dear Abby...only, it's Dear Lauren instead!
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