Hello Readers and Happy December! Can hardly believe we've about come to the end of 2016. I'd like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and end out the year with some news. Precisely, the title and release date for my next historical novel set on the 18th century...

So I'm late to the social media party (as usual), but I have finally joined Instagram! I'd have done so a lot sooner if I'd realized how fun a smart phone could be when it comes to taking photos, and editing photos, and sharing photos with the world via Instagram....

For readers of the Pathfinders who would like to know a little more about certain aspects of the novels, or are curious about my research, here's the list of most of the books I read while writing these novels of the 18th century New York frontier, grouped by subject....

Yesterday morning I drove up into the mountains early to go to the morning worship hour at my church. It was a lovely morning, a chance to talk with friends, watch a ministry door opening for a young woman I care about (one of the "bright arrows" A Flight of Arrows is...

I hope you all enjoyed the Scavenger Hunt this past weekend, and discovered some great new books and authors. Thank you all who commented here on my blog for my drawing of three signed copies of The Pathfinders duology, The Wood's Edge and A Flight of Arrows. I read...

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 33 stops, in order, so you can enter to win one of our top 3 grand prizes!         The...

It's release day for A Flight of Arrows, Book 2 in the Pathfinders series. Hope you've got your copy in hand. Once you've read the book, check back here for the following scene that didn't make the final editing cut. It's actually more of an extended or alternate...

I'm always happy when I get to share the first substantial sneak peek of my upcoming release. Today I get to share the first chapter of A Flight of Arrows with readers.  See this graphic over in the side bar? Click it and you're there! Let me know your thoughts...

I posted this recently on Goodreads, but I know not all my readers hang out there, and I wanted to share these few words from my heart about this upcoming release: A Flight of Arrows by Lori BentonDear Readers,The Pathfinders series is really one story told across two...

So excited to finally share the back cover copy for A Flight of Arrows! A Flight of Arrows (The Pathfinders #2) WaterBrook Press (Penguin Random House) April 19 2016  ISBN-10: 1601427344  ISBN-13: 978-1601427342 Hearts are divided.  Loyalties will be...