Laura Anthony
Personal Information
Description
Laura Anthony is a pen name of Laurie Blalock Vanzura, who was born Texas, USA. She started writing at age eight. She credits her father, Fred Blalock, as the guiding force behind her career. She can't remember a time when she didn't want to write. She even went to nursing school so she could have a schedule flexible enough to allow her to write on the side. She nursed for 20 years, working in a variety of settings from the newborn nursery to the recovery room, to dialysis. But she never lost her desire to write. She sold her first book in 1994 as Laura Anthony, but later discovered she had a flair for comedy and branched out under the pseudonym Lori Wilde. She has achieved a lifelong dream and now pursues writing fiction full-time. First married with Anthony Moeller, now she is married with Bill Vanzura, her own real-life hero. She continued living in her native Texas, with a red heeler/Australian shepherd dog, Cinnamon, and four ducks, Quacker, Big Guy, Affleck, and Sheepidy. She is an adventuresome, she traveled Europe as a teenager, hiked volcanoes in Hawaii, trod on glaciers in Alaska, shot white-water rapids, water-skied, snow-skied, raced all-terrain vehicles, bodysurfed in the Gulf of Mexico, and photographed grizzly bears in Yellowstone. She's taken flying lessons, rode in a hot-air balloon, completed two marathons, and performed with a professional jazz band. You can visit her web site: www.loriwilde.com or write to her at loriwilde@yahoo.com
Books
Baby Business
She needs money, a lot of it, to pay for her daughter's operation. Macy McKinney will do anything for five-year-old Haley.Businessman Thad Winters, a widower, wants a child without the complications of a relationship. He's willing to pay for that. He interviews applicants--and hires Macy to have his baby.Once Macy's pregnant, they decide that a temporary marriage will simplify the situation--but it does exactly the opposite!
Second chance family
Dedicated teacher Whitney Maxwell gave up her dream of a family years ago. But she's about to get a lesson in faith and family from an unexpected source--a brave little boy named Jason. Jason and his dad are dealing with his autism the best they can, but Dr. Shane McCoy can't put his tragic past behind him. As Whitney and Shane work together to help his son, could these two lost souls open their hearts to love again and become a lasting family?
I Married The Boss! (Loving The Boss)
TO: The Single Women in the Office FROM: Sophia Shepherd, Cinderella Secretary RE: The Mailman is a Millionaire! The man I thought was Mike Barr, office mailman, is none other than new president and CEO Rex Michael Barrington III! How dare he woo me with his kisses-and then not tell me he's a millionaire in disguise? So what if he gives me a heart-stopping smile and I can't sleep without dreaming of marrying my boss? It's going to take more than a come-hither look for me to open my heart to him again. Well, at least I hope it does....
Look-alike bride
Hollywood honey Elizabeth Destiny is staying at ex-fiance and megamillionaire Kurt McNally's Texas ranch. Are wedding bells finally ringing for the starlet and the cowboy? Or, is McNally just being a kind host after Elizabeth's unfortunate run-in with a two-by-four? Seems Elizabeth--minus her trademark pout and selfish whine--has turned into one heck of a nice gal. Does the starlet really have amnesia? Or is Kurt falling for a look-alike bride? SURPRISE BRIDES: An irresistible trio about love and marriage, by three talented authors!
Stranger'S Surprise (Men!)
STRANGER ON HER DOORSTEP Perpetual do-gooder July Johnson's latest cause was no straggly alley cat but six feet of pure male. And though the stranger was surely hiding secrets, something told July that beneath Tucker's gruff exterior was a soul longing to be loved Undercover lawman Tucker Haynes had chosen July's apartment as his hideout. But cozying up with the exasperating July had the cool cop seeing stars. For his feisty housemate had him dreaming of a future that could never be. MEN! -- A good one isn't hard to find--we've handpicks the strongest, bravest sexiest heroes yet!