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S4 Lovefest EP156: Lori Matthews: Award-Winning Romance Author of Shifted

Lori Matthews Season 4 Episode 156

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Award-winning romance author Lori Matthews kicked off two months of episodes featuring books where love is at the center of the stories. We talked to authors who write traditional romance tropes as well as those who write more outside of the "romance" box to show that love can play a big part in any story, even mainstream thrillers.

Books were an important element in Lori's life for as long as she can remember. Her home in Nova Scotia was always filled with books and the family often made time to sit and read together. 

It is not surprising that her love of books influenced her career path and led her to become a librarian. She started her career in the New York City Public Library and later chose to work more closely with children as a high school librarian. Lori even made a slight detour into the corporate world as a librarian for a major publishing house, but eventually changed her path again.

When her children went off to school, Lori took the time to pursue a new path and finally made the shift to become an author. She has won numerous writing awards, including two Daphne Du Maurier awards. She currently lives in New Jersey with her husband, two children, her crazy dog, and her grumpy cat. Click the podcast listing below to listen to the full story and learn about her latest race-car romance, Shifted.

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