It's with much excitement that I announce the release of The Journey of Runs-Far. Did you think you'd seen the last of the Kindred characters with October's publication of Shiloh? No, indeed! There's more to the story. Three story questions went unanswered, simply...

For readers and fellow historical fiction writers interested in the research behind the Kindred series (Mountain Laurel, Shiloh, and The Journey of Runs-Far, a Kindred novella), what follows is the combined bibliography for all three books. This list isn't complete....

Want to read the opening scenes of the soon-to-be-released novella, The Journey of Runs-Far, a story that puts a cap on the Kindred series (Mountain Laurel and Shiloh) and revisits characters from some of my earlier novels (details here)? Be my guest!   Prologue...

And so a duology became a series... In case you haven't met already, let me introduce you to The Journey of Runs-Far, a Kindred novella, releasing November 23, 2021. A final journey uncovers the hidden wounds of an old man’s soul, as he clings to hope that the God who...

  Welcome to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! If you’ve just discovered the hunt, be sure to start at Stop #1, and collect the clues through all the stops, in order, so you can enter to win one of our top 5 grand prizes! The hunt BEGINS on 10/21 at noon MST...

It's no secret I write longish historical novels. What you may not know is that the novel that's published is a much edited and trimmed down version of my original draft. For good reason. I've been known to produce a first draft that's more than twice the length of...

If your book club plans to read Shiloh (and I hope you do!), Tyndale House and I have put together a special Book Club Kit for you. Inside this kit you'll find: An exclusive letter from me, including recipes that recreate a meal the characters might have eaten, cooked...

The beginning of me as a writer, that is. It started way back, and I have documented proof, thanks to my grandmother, Margaret Johnson, who kept it for me. Her note reads: "Lori -- I'm enclosing a story you wrote and sent me in 1978. A foretaste of what you would be...

Shiloh releases one month from today and I'm thrilled we're so close to the release date. I've been waiting many years to share this second half of Ian and Seona's story with you, as well as granting my long-time readers the thing they've asked me for by far more than...

It's a blessing and boon when fellow authors lend their gracious words of endorsement to a writer's creative work. I'm honored and thankful for these endorsements for my upcoming release, Shiloh, sequel to Mountain Laurel, from historical fiction writers whose...