I grew up in a home where books and magazines were just as much a part of a room as the furniture. I read anything and everything, but a few special writers did stand out. Of course there was Laura Ingalls Wilder, Louisa May Alcott, and L.M.Montgomery. Then, I fell in love with Pearl S. Buck and just marveled at her style. I knew I could never capture such wonderful sensory information the way she did, without a single, unnecessary word. She also took me to exotic places like India and China, in exquisite detail, so I could almost taste the food she described. I was sure that authors like her had to be much more than mere humans like the rest of us. Anyone who could transport me swiftly to new places and far-away destinations with the stroke of a pen had to be a higher being! Later, after college, and deep ventures into poetry (fueled by British Poetry classes, Robert Frost, and Langston Hughes, among others), I fell back on easier reading with Georgette Heyer. I never did become a great fan of most contemporary Regency fiction, but Jane Austen and I got acquainted (and I am chummy with her to this day). Her influence began an abiding interest in 19th century Britain that I still enjoy. I will read any book by Georgette Heyer, and I credit her most for spurring me to write my first published work, a Christian (Inspirational) Regency. I wanted to see how a young woman of faith would have behaved during that special period in time, and, not finding it anywhere else, I researched extensively to write the book myself. That became, "Before the Season Ends." It's really just the first in what I expect to be a series, (The Lights of London Chronicles) and I have additional manuscripts I'm nursing in that direction. I also have a deep desire to reach the contemporary young woman though, in today's world. Thus, I am nearly done with my first Chick-Lit book, "The Swimsuit Club."

Linore graduated Magna cum laude in English Literature from the City University of New York.
"Before the Season Ends" landed a finalist spot from the Indie Excellence Book Awards.
and the "FaithWriters Excellent Read" Award for an "Outstanding Read"

My website offers a free ezine about the Regency, as well as a glossary for Regency romance readers, free articles (various subjects) and now and then I offer a new short story I've written. For my new book, "The Swimsuit Club," there's a sign up page (subscribers get breaking news as well as a bonus gift for getting on the list), and a brand new blog, where each of the main characters in the book speak for themselves! Get to know Frannie, Sharona, Jeanine, Becky, Angela, and Lisa before you read the book!

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The Swimsuit Club: A Novel
Can five women live their Christian calling in a world determined to push them in all the wrong directions? Meet Sharona and her friends in "The Swimsuit Club" as they grapple with life and love and faith. "This is not your mother's romance story!" Whether beautiful and smart, like Sharona Davidson, a former model and now successful book author, or talented and outspoken like Angela Petroni, the gourmet cook and gardener extraordinaire, the ladies in this book will strike a chord with you and your friends. Learn more about them as they "speak" to you through the posts on the blog, every day or two. And get on the notify list for when the book comes out!