Welcome to my website. 

I confess.  I'm a happy-ever-after junkie, which is why I read and write romances.  Regrettably, I'm still a gonna-be author, but I'm getting close to being published — especially after winning the GOLDEN HEART^® award, not just once, but twice.  This is the highest honor an unpublished author can receive from Romance Writers of America®. (see photos).  My work also won Pacific Northwest Writers Association’s Zola Award and was a Romantic Times American Title finalist.

For some crazy reason (probably mental illness), I was born with an overdeveloped conscience and felt guilty coming out of the womb.  So more often than not, a theme of regret and redemption runs through my stories. 

The three components I enjoy most in a novel (besides the requisite happy ending) are steamy love scenes, witty banter, and situations that force the hero and heroine to help each other slay their inner demons.  And what makes it all so much fun is most of the time they don't want each other's help — or anyone's for that matter. Consequently, it's only natural that I include lots of heat, humor and heart in all of my stories.

So, if you're as crazy about steamy love scenes, sassy dialogue, and romantic characters with sinful secrets as I am, keep your fingers crossed for me — and your toes, and your legs and, what the heck, your eyes too.  I need all the luck I can borrow to help get my novels published and on the bookstore shelves so you can read them!

Thanks for stopping by, 

P.S. About the only thing I love as much as romance is playing in my kitchen.  I'm told that I'm an excellent cook (which my family members' waistlines can testify to).  If you enjoy cooking and entertaining, check out my recipe page (which I'll try to update every so often), and don't forget to register for future contests with the link at the upper right  of this page. 

Copyright 2008 Laurie Kellogg

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