Alana Lorens
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Alana Lorens
@alanalorens.bsky.social
Alana Lorens has been a published writer for over 50 years, including 7 years as a news reporter after working as a pizza maker, and a floral designer. Alana lives in Asheville, NC, with her daughter, the youngest of her 7 children, and 9 persnickety cats.
The peace of a lake

PLEASE WELCOME LYNDI'S ADVENTUROUS FRIEND, LIZ FLAHERTY! Thanks for having me here today. When I was trying to come up with something new to talk about, it occurred to me that at my advanced age, I have undoubtedly talked about everything. Well, maybe not about brands in…
The peace of a lake
PLEASE WELCOME LYNDI'S ADVENTUROUS FRIEND, LIZ FLAHERTY! Thanks for having me here today. When I was trying to come up with something new to talk about, it occurred to me that at my advanced age, I have undoubtedly talked about everything. Well, maybe not about brands in writing. Likely because I don’t have one. Even worse than that, I really don’t want one.
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September 7, 2026 at 6:55 AM
A titillating trio of tales

Lisabet Sarai has put together a boxed set that readers of lascivious love stories will be thrilled to read.I've enjoyed every one of her stories I've read, and if you're ready to be amazed and, shall we say, stimulated? You will be, too. 🙂 Three women. Three worlds.…
A titillating trio of tales
Lisabet Sarai has put together a boxed set that readers of lascivious love stories will be thrilled to read.I've enjoyed every one of her stories I've read, and if you're ready to be amazed and, shall we say, stimulated? You will be, too. 🙂 Three women. Three worlds. Three erotic journeys where each salacious adventure reveals new dimensions of desire.
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September 6, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Are you ready to fight the Ghost Corps?

PLEASE WELCOME LYNDI'S ADVENTUROUS FRIEND KAYELLE ALLEN!! Thank you for letting me come share news about my new book. It’s the final episode in a trilogy and this thing is packed with adventure and twists. When I came up with the Bringer of Chaos series, I…
Are you ready to fight the Ghost Corps?
PLEASE WELCOME LYNDI'S ADVENTUROUS FRIEND KAYELLE ALLEN!! Thank you for letting me come share news about my new book. It’s the final episode in a trilogy and this thing is packed with adventure and twists. When I came up with the Bringer of Chaos series, I realized the best way to fight immortals would be to come back from the dead.
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September 6, 2026 at 5:33 AM
This woman smells like lavender and gun oil

PLEASE WELCOME BEST-SELLING AUTHOR SUSAN GABLE!! Rafael Silva built an empire on control. Billion-dollar acquisitions. Boardrooms that bow. A glass penthouse high above Denver where his seven-year-old daughter, Ellie, should have been untouchable. Then…
This woman smells like lavender and gun oil
PLEASE WELCOME BEST-SELLING AUTHOR SUSAN GABLE!! Rafael Silva built an empire on control. Billion-dollar acquisitions. Boardrooms that bow. A glass penthouse high above Denver where his seven-year-old daughter, Ellie, should have been untouchable. Then someone photographed Ellie’s empty classroom chair. And every wall he’d built meant nothing. Raya Baptiste doesn’t do walls. A graduate of the Norford Academy and an elite protection specialist, she has guarded heads of state, stopped assassination attempts, and learned to move through wealthy homes like a ghost.
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August 22, 2026 at 1:41 PM
New romantasy coming soon!

FROM LYNDI'S ADVENTUROUS FRIEND NEIL ANTHONY!!! COVER REVEAL: WHEN SHADOWS BIND It’s finally time. I’ve been keeping this cover under wraps while plotting, writing, revising, and wandering through the decidedly-not-normal woods of Sweetwater. Today, I finally get to…
New romantasy coming soon!
FROM LYNDI'S ADVENTUROUS FRIEND NEIL ANTHONY!!! COVER REVEAL: WHEN SHADOWS BIND It’s finally time. I’ve been keeping this cover under wraps while plotting, writing, revising, and wandering through the decidedly-not-normal woods of Sweetwater. Today, I finally get to share it with you. Introducing the cover of When Shadows Bind, Book One of the Chronicles of the Draiocht. Two families. Centuries of hatred.
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August 21, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Mythos, time travel and aliens, oh my!

Controlled by aliens, Nathaniel Wayne can’t resist his attraction to Marlene Broadie. Requite of the Fates by Venus Campbell Genre: Interracial Time Travel Romance, SciFi Adventure Perfect for fans of The Song of Achilles and A Touch of Darkness, this…
Mythos, time travel and aliens, oh my!
Controlled by aliens, Nathaniel Wayne can’t resist his attraction to Marlene Broadie. Requite of the Fates by Venus Campbell Genre: Interracial Time Travel Romance, SciFi Adventure Perfect for fans of The Song of Achilles and A Touch of Darkness, this interracial time-travel romance is a Greek mythology retelling of the Theseus and the Minotaur that follows war photojournalist, Marly Broadie, surviving on grit and grief as she encounters Emissary Nate Wayne,
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August 19, 2026 at 8:03 AM
My heroine lost her memory–half my readers say that sounds like a vacation

PLEASE WELCOME LYNDI'S ADVENTUROUS FRIEND ELLA BRAEME!!! When I tell people what my new novella is about — a woman found walking down a highway, bruised, dazed, no idea who she is — the reactions split neatly in two. Half…
My heroine lost her memory–half my readers say that sounds like a vacation
PLEASE WELCOME LYNDI'S ADVENTUROUS FRIEND ELLA BRAEME!!! When I tell people what my new novella is about — a woman found walking down a highway, bruised, dazed, no idea who she is — the reactions split neatly in two. Half of them shudder. How terrifying. Everything gone? The other half get a faraway look. Everything? they ask. The unanswered emails too?
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July 13, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Spotlight on Cherry Creek

PLEASE WELCOME LYNDI'S ADVENTUROUS FRIEND LINDA GRIFFIN!! Cover image by Lisa Dawn MacDonald When her fiancé died, Eileen said, “Then I’m free,” words that her younger sister Molly didn’t understand and never forgot. In 1850s Ohio, a girl doesn’t have that many options,…
Spotlight on Cherry Creek
PLEASE WELCOME LYNDI'S ADVENTUROUS FRIEND LINDA GRIFFIN!! Cover image by Lisa Dawn MacDonald When her fiancé died, Eileen said, “Then I’m free,” words that her younger sister Molly didn’t understand and never forgot. In 1850s Ohio, a girl doesn’t have that many options, and marrying Andrew MacLeith may be the best she can hope for. He promises to cherish her, but they have to live with his parents, and he can’t even protect her from his mother’s sharp tongue.
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July 6, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Sixshooter and Spectrum featured at the blog home of author Alicia Dean!
Sixshooter and Spectrum featured at the blog home of author Alicia Dean!
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June 30, 2026 at 5:41 PM
How to write a series–by a true expert!

PLEASE WELCOME LYNDI'S ADVENTUROUS FRIEND SUSIE BLACK! Hello, please allow me to introduce myself. I am Susie Black, the award-winning author of The Holly Swimsuit Mystery Series. I am going to share what it entails to write a cozy mystery series. As a…
How to write a series–by a true expert!
PLEASE WELCOME LYNDI'S ADVENTUROUS FRIEND SUSIE BLACK! Hello, please allow me to introduce myself. I am Susie Black, the award-winning author of The Holly Swimsuit Mystery Series. I am going to share what it entails to write a cozy mystery series. As a fledgling author, the best advice I ever received was to write what I knew. I took this advice seriously.
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June 22, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Amazing adventure among the French!

PLEASE WELCOME LYNDI'S ADVENTUROUS FRIEND, DK COUTANT! About ten years ago, I had the adventure of a lifetime. My husband and I were still working full-time as professors on the Big Island of Hawaii, but we were tossing around ideas about retirement. We had a…
Amazing adventure among the French!
PLEASE WELCOME LYNDI'S ADVENTUROUS FRIEND, DK COUTANT! About ten years ago, I had the adventure of a lifetime. My husband and I were still working full-time as professors on the Big Island of Hawaii, but we were tossing around ideas about retirement. We had a comfortable nest egg and decided it might be fun get a second home.After some research, we found the French economy was in the doldrums.
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June 8, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Something superstitious…

PLEASE WELCOME LYNDI'S ADVENTUROUS FRIEND KAREN HULENE BARTELL!!!! Indigo by Karen Hulene Bartell—available 6/1/2026—In the no man’s land between cultural myths and emotional vulnerabilities, superstition can devolve into delusion, and where does that lead? After…
Something superstitious…
PLEASE WELCOME LYNDI'S ADVENTUROUS FRIEND KAREN HULENE BARTELL!!!! Indigo by Karen Hulene Bartell—available 6/1/2026—In the no man’s land between cultural myths and emotional vulnerabilities, superstition can devolve into delusion, and where does that lead? After encountering a Northwoods hunk, unscrupulous realtors, bloodthirsty prowlers, and a dysfunctional family, of which one member--according to windigo legends--never left, is Raluca Olson at risk of losing her heart, her inheritance, or her mind?
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June 1, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Where stories–and love–begins

PLEASE WELCOME LYNDI'S ADVENTUROUS FRIEND, DARLENE FREDETTE!! A standalone novel can sweep you away for a few hours, but a series gives you a deeper connection. There’s something magical about opening the first book in a series. You think you’re stepping into a story,…
Where stories–and love–begins
PLEASE WELCOME LYNDI'S ADVENTUROUS FRIEND, DARLENE FREDETTE!! A standalone novel can sweep you away for a few hours, but a series gives you a deeper connection. There’s something magical about opening the first book in a series. You think you’re stepping into a story, but before long, you realize you’ve stepped into a world. A well-crafted series doesn’t just entertain. It invites you to stay awhile.
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May 25, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Bringing the Middle Ages to life

PLEASE WELCOME LYNDI'S ADVENTUROUS FRIEND, SUSAN B. NOLEN! 1350, County Durham, England. Newly-widowed Margaret Surteys takes over her husband's brewery, seizing her only chance for independence.  Someone wants to make sure she doesn't succeed. Three years ago I…
Bringing the Middle Ages to life
PLEASE WELCOME LYNDI'S ADVENTUROUS FRIEND, SUSAN B. NOLEN! 1350, County Durham, England. Newly-widowed Margaret Surteys takes over her husband's brewery, seizing her only chance for independence.  Someone wants to make sure she doesn't succeed. Three years ago I set out to write a book about women in the Middle Ages – not queens and duchesses, but ordinary women dealing with extraordinary situations.
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May 18, 2026 at 8:16 AM
My world “down under”

PLEASE WELCOME LYNDI'S ADVENTUROUS FRIEND, IRIS BLOBEL!! Firstly, thank you so much for having me here at Lyndi’s Adventurous Friends. When I hear the word adventure, my mind immediately drifts to travel. For me it’s about discovery, atmosphere, and those quiet, unforgettable…
My world “down under”
PLEASE WELCOME LYNDI'S ADVENTUROUS FRIEND, IRIS BLOBEL!! Firstly, thank you so much for having me here at Lyndi’s Adventurous Friends. When I hear the word adventure, my mind immediately drifts to travel. For me it’s about discovery, atmosphere, and those quiet, unforgettable moments that stay with you long after you’ve returned home. My husband and I have found that just across the water in New Zealand, where we love to explore by motorhome.
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May 12, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Second chances – and perhaps the greatest adventure of all

PLEASE WElCOME LYNDI'S ADVENTUROUS FRIEND HYWELA LYN! Thanks so much for having my on your lovely blog, Lyndi. For those who don’t know me,  I’m a UK writer, originally from Wales. I love the outdoors, and all animals. Adventure! Who…
Second chances – and perhaps the greatest adventure of all
PLEASE WElCOME LYNDI'S ADVENTUROUS FRIEND HYWELA LYN! Thanks so much for having my on your lovely blog, Lyndi. For those who don’t know me,  I’m a UK writer, originally from Wales. I love the outdoors, and all animals. Adventure! Who doesn’t love a story of adventure? My first three published novels were ‘standalone’ Science Fiction Romances, which became The Destiny Trilogy…
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May 4, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Through the rabbit—-WORM hole….

When we last saw the crews of the Tiburon and the Sixshooter, they had just agreed to jump through a wormhole in space, headed--who knew where? Well, it's time to find out. Welcome to SPECTRUM, the next book in series, where we discover whether Valeni's impetuous…
Through the rabbit—-WORM hole….
When we last saw the crews of the Tiburon and the Sixshooter, they had just agreed to jump through a wormhole in space, headed--who knew where? Well, it's time to find out. Welcome to SPECTRUM, the next book in series, where we discover whether Valeni's impetuous choice was a good one. Our story: Following the impetuous launch of the spaceships Tiburon and Sixshooter through a newly discovered wormhole, Garrett, Luca, Valeni, Nikki/Nicholas, and Zie arrive in what seems to be an empty universe.
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April 26, 2026 at 2:43 AM
A story set in a whorehouse with a lot less singing and a lot more danger!
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Secrets in the Sand by Alana Lorens
Secrets in the Sand by Alana Lorens Amazon.com    The Wild Rose Press Book Blurb: After a run of bad relationships, Lily Pearl Evans has fin...
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April 24, 2026 at 11:42 PM
LYNDA REES, THE MURDER GURU

PLEASE WELCOME LYNDI'S ADVENTUROUS FRIEND LYNDA REES!!! As a child I played in an old mansion my friend’s family owned since it was built before the Civil War. It sat high above town about three miles uphill from the Ohio River. The house was unique for this tiny…
LYNDA REES, THE MURDER GURU
PLEASE WELCOME LYNDI'S ADVENTUROUS FRIEND LYNDA REES!!! As a child I played in an old mansion my friend’s family owned since it was built before the Civil War. It sat high above town about three miles uphill from the Ohio River. The house was unique for this tiny riverside town. Its notorious history and hidden secrets fascinated me. The steep hill behind was a perfect location for our toboggan and sled riding.
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April 20, 2026 at 5:33 AM
My family’s literary heritage

PLEASE WELCOME LYNDI'S ADVENTUROUS FRIEND PATRICIA KIYONO! I grew up in Western Michigan, and as a child I heard the folk tales and fairy tales most of us are familiar with. But my mom, growing up in Japan, heard very different stories. When I was young, mom’s sisters…
My family’s literary heritage
PLEASE WELCOME LYNDI'S ADVENTUROUS FRIEND PATRICIA KIYONO! I grew up in Western Michigan, and as a child I heard the folk tales and fairy tales most of us are familiar with. But my mom, growing up in Japan, heard very different stories. When I was young, mom’s sisters would often send us books and recordings of children’s stories and songs.
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April 13, 2026 at 6:59 AM
An online date goes bad–and we mean bad–will help come?

PLEASE WELCOME KATY EETEN and her new release A STALKER TO DIE FOR . Katy: Before I became a published author, I had many unfinished manuscripts saved on my computer just waiting to be finished and fully edited. A Stalker to Die For was one…
An online date goes bad–and we mean bad–will help come?
PLEASE WELCOME KATY EETEN and her new release A STALKER TO DIE FOR . Katy: Before I became a published author, I had many unfinished manuscripts saved on my computer just waiting to be finished and fully edited. A Stalker to Die For was one such manuscript. After publishing five contemporary Christian romances, I finally found the motivation and confidence to revisit this romantic suspense (my first attempt at that specific genre).
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April 13, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Which choice is more dangerous–crossing the cartel, or love?

PLEASE WELCOME LYNDI'S ADVENTUROUS FRIEND AMBER DAULTON!! Corrupting His Wife is a story about power imbalance and the dark side of love and obsession. These themes fit perfectly in the dark romance genre, particular mafia romance, so if…
Which choice is more dangerous–crossing the cartel, or love?
PLEASE WELCOME LYNDI'S ADVENTUROUS FRIEND AMBER DAULTON!! Corrupting His Wife is a story about power imbalance and the dark side of love and obsession. These themes fit perfectly in the dark romance genre, particular mafia romance, so if your reading taste leans toward the dark, the gritty, and the intensely possessive, the latest installment in the Lozano Cartel series is exactly what your ereader needs.
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April 2, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Calling all girls! Review of Light Up Your Life: A Girl-to-Girl Guide to Being a Changemaker

It’s your time to shine! Light Up Your Life: A Girl-to-Girl Guide to Being a Changemaker A Divas That Care Collection #3 by Candace Gish Genre: Teen/YA Inspirational, Girl Power Ready to find your inner…
Calling all girls! Review of Light Up Your Life: A Girl-to-Girl Guide to Being a Changemaker
It’s your time to shine! Light Up Your Life: A Girl-to-Girl Guide to Being a Changemaker A Divas That Care Collection #3 by Candace Gish Genre: Teen/YA Inspirational, Girl Power Ready to find your inner spark? This book celebrates the spirit of teen girls who have faced challenges and turned them into opportunities to uplift others. Each story is a glimpse into the life of a girl…
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March 4, 2026 at 8:35 AM