Lori Benton was born and raised east of the Appalachian Mountains, surrounded by early American and family history going back to the 1600s. Her novels transport readers to the 18th century, where she brings to life the Colonial and early Federal periods of American history, creating a melting pot of characters drawn from both sides of a turbulent and shifting frontier, brought together in the bonds of God's transforming grace.
On March 26, 2012, Lori signed a two-book contract with WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group. Lori's debut historical, Burning Sky, set in upstate New York, 1784, will be published in August of 2013.When she isn’t writing, reading, or researching 18th century history, Lori enjoys exploring the mountains with her husband – often scouring the brush for huckleberries, which overflow the freezer and find their way into her signature huckleberry lemon pound cake.
Lori is represented by Wendy Lawton, of Books & Such Literary Agency. Here's a blog post from Wendy that she treasures.
Lori's Journey to publication:
So Let It Be Written
My Ebenezer
A Big Day (and some news)
Lori's battle with chemo fog (Hodgkins Lymphoma, Stage 2, diagnosed March 26, 1999):
Whatever Works
So Let It Be Written
Chemo Brain: 12 years later
Interviews!
Barnes & Noble Q&A. Scroll down to the Interviews & Essays section for a Q&A with B&N. April 2013
A Podcast (Audio) Interview about Burning Sky. Lori discusses some of the background inspiration and research that led to writing the novel, and talks about her characters.April 2013
Writer's Window Interview on author Kaye Dacus' blog, August 2010
Romance Writers on the Journey Interview with Keli Gwyn, June 2010
