Introducing.... For readers of Sara Donati and Diana Gabaldon, this epic historical romance tells of fateful love between an indentured Scotsman and a daughter of the 18th century colonial south. When captured rebel Scotsman Alex MacKinnon is granted the king's...

Publishers Weekly gives Many Sparrows a starred review. This is a first for my books!  "Couched in vivid depictions of American frontier life, Clare and Jeremiah’s story is an exploration of the timeless biblical themes of faith, hope, and love. This is an...

Happy Release Day Many Sparrows!  If you haven't picked up a copy, check my Books page for links!

For those of you new to my books, or for readers who can't wait for August 29th to get a peek at Many Sparrows, here's a look at the first two chapters! Can't wait for you all to have this book in hand! “Lori Benton vividly portrays characters wrestling with a God...

Releasing August 29!!!! Available for pre-order now. Visit the Books page for book seller links.  When settler Clare Inglesby is widowed on a mountain crossing and her young son, Jacob, captured by Shawnees, she'll do everything in her power to get him back,...

Hi All! Just a quick note to update you on my upcoming release, which has been moved up almost a whole month!  Many Sparrows will now release August 29th.  Yay! A summer book!!! But things just got a little busy around here!  Line edits await so......

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...