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Laura Heffernan writes contemporary romance, and reality television runs through the catalogue's subjects alongside women television personalities. Three series stand under the name: Reality Star, Gamer Girls and Push and Pole. Twelve books are catalogued between 2017 and 2021, from America's Next Reality Star (2017) to A Royal Farce (2021), taking in Sweet Reality (2017), Reality Wedding (2018), She's Got Game (2019) and Poll Dancer (2020).

Laura Hillenbrand

2 books

Laura Hillenbrand, born in 1967, writes narrative nonfiction, and her catalogue holds exactly two books: Seabiscuit (1999), about the racehorse and the sport around him, and Unbroken (2014), a Second World War story of survival. The two have sold more than 13 million copies between them, and both were adapted for film. Hillenbrand fell ill at college and left without completing her degree, an experience she wrote up as the essay A Sudden Illness for The New Yorker in 2003.

Laura Ingalls Wilder

67 books• 7 series

Laura Ingalls Wilder (7 February 1867 to 10 February 1957) was an American writer, teacher and journalist. The Little House on the Prairie children's books, published from 1932 to 1943, drew on Wilder's childhood in a pioneer settler family. Catalogued Wilder titles from those years include Little House in the Big Woods (1932), Farmer Boy (1933), Little House on the Prairie (1935), On the Banks of Plum Creek (1937), By the Shores of Silver Lake (1939), The Long Winter (1940), Little Town on the Prairie (1941) and These Happy Golden Years (1943). Catalogue subjects include frontier and pioneer life, farm life and families.

Laura James writes children's fiction. Twelve books are catalogued between 2017 and 2023, opening with Captain Pug (2017) and ending at The Cow Calamity (2023). Three series carry the James credit: Adventures of Pug; Fabio, the World's Greatest Flamingo Detective; and Daily Bark. Dogs, pugs, safaris and mystery and detective stories run through the subject headings. Cowboy Pug (2017), Safari Pug (2018), The Case of the Missing Hippo (2018), Pirate Pug (2019) and Peril at Lizard Lake (2020) also sit in the run.

Laura Jensen Walker started in humour and Christian writing and moved into mystery. The catalogue holds 27 books published between 1997 and 2026, opening with Dated Jekyll, Married Hyde (1997) and reaching The Postmistress of Pudlington (2026). Thanks for the Mammogram! (2000), Mentalpause (2001) and God Rest Ye Grumpy Scroogeymen (2003) sit in the early humour. Six series follow, among them the Getaway Girls, Phoebe Grant, A Bookish Baker Mystery, A Faith Chapel Mystery, the Nightingale Mystery and the Alphabet Girls Mystery.

Laura Joffe Numeroff

60 books• 3 series

Laura Joffe Numeroff is an American children's author and illustrator, born in 1953, known above all as the author of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. The If You Give... books form her main series, with ...Do Best and Jellybeans beside them. The catalogue records 60 Numeroff titles between Amy for Short (1976) and Ponyella (2021). Animals, friendship and stories in rhyme recur as subjects, and the median book runs 32 pages.

Feudal Japan is where Laura Joh Rowland's best known books take place. The Sano Ichiro novels put a samurai investigator to work in Edo during the late seventeenth century, starting with Shinju (1994). Rowland, born in 1953, also wrote a series casting Charlotte Bronte as a detective and another set in Victorian England around the Jack the Ripper killings. Twenty-seven catalogued books reach to River of Fallen Angels (2023), and nothing has followed.

Laura Kaye

39 books• 9 series

Laura Kaye is the name an American historian and author publishes romance under; historical fiction appears under the name Laura Croghan Kamoie. Forty-one books are catalogued as Kaye between 2011 and 2021, across series including Hard Ink, Raven Riders, Blasphemy, Hearts Of The Anemoi, Warrior Fight Club and Vampire Warrior Kings. Forever Freed and Hearts in Darkness opened the run in 2011, and Fighting the Fire (2021) closed it. Veterans, special forces, motorcyclists and gods recur as subjects.

Laura Kinsale writes historical romance and has won the Romance Writers of America RITA Award twice. Knighthood and the Middle Ages, English social custom and France supply the settings, gathered into the Medieval Hearts and Victorian Hearts series. Kinsale's 12 catalogued books run from The Hidden Heart (1986) to Lessons in French (2010), taking in Seize the Fire (1989), The Prince of Midnight (1990), The Shadow and the Star (1991), Flowers from the Storm (1992) and For My Lady's Heart (1993). The 1990s were the heaviest decade.

Laura L. Sullivan is credited with 24 books between 2010 and 2024. Under the Green Hill (2010) and Guardian of the Green Hill (2011) come first, and Three Summers (2024) is the newest. Subjects on the books include children's fiction, fairies, the supernatural, brothers and sisters, and British history. Series in the listing include Under the Green Hill, Toxic Creatures, Science of Senses and Life As . . . Other titles include Ladies in Waiting and Clever Elody.

Laura Lam, better known as L.R. Lam, is an American-Scottish novelist. Lam's books include the Micah Grey trilogy, beginning with Pantomime (2013), the Pacifica novels False Hearts and Shattered Minds, Goldilocks, Dragonfall and Emberclaw, and the Seven Devils duology written with Elizabeth May. Lam holds USA Today and Sunday Times bestseller status and has won awards. After studying at California State University, East Bay and the University of Aberdeen, Lam spent seven years lecturing on the creative writing MA at Edinburgh Napier University, and now coaches writers at The Novelry. The catalogue counts 18 books from 2013 to 2025.

Laura Landon writes historical romance, with London, England, widows, betrayal and brothels among the catalogued subjects. The 48 books run from More Than Willing (2010) to Saved by the Lyon (2024), and early titles include Shattered Dreams (2010) and Broken Promise (2011). Landon's series include Willowbrook, Ransomed Jewels, Traitor's Club, Rich Man | Poor Man | Beggar Man | Thief, Cast In Scandal, Intimate and Bedford Street Brigade.

Historical romance is Laura Lee Guhrke's field. Guhrke spent seven years in advertising, ran a catering business and managed a construction company before turning to fiction, and has taken the Romance Writers of America RITA Award after five finalist placings. Twenty-nine catalogued books run from Prelude to Heaven (1994) to Bad Luck Bride (2025), with the 2010s the heaviest decade. Girl Bachelors, An American Heiress in London, Dear Lady Truelove, Abandoned at the Altar, Guilty and Scandal at the Savoy are the series. Fortune hunters, governesses and writers appear among the recurring figures.

Laura Lee Hope is the name on 185 children's books published between 1904 and 2020, beginning with The Bobbsey Twins (1904). The Bobbsey Twins was created by Edward Stratemeyer, founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, whose other series included Tom Swift, The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew. The Hope name also carries Outdoor Girls, Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue, Six Little Bunkers, Blythe Girls and Moving Picture Girls. The stories mix family adventure with mystery, and the 1910s were the peak decade.

Jaine Austen, a writer turned amateur sleuth, is the lead of Laura Levine's cozy mystery series. Twenty-three catalogued books run from This Pen for Hire (2002) to Murder Buys a One-Way Ticket (2024), taking in Last Writes (2003), Killer Blonde (2004) and Death by Pantyhose (2007). Murder, amateur detection and a cat are the recurring elements, at a median length of 256 pages.

Laura Lippman

56 books• 8 series

Laura Lippman, born January 31, 1959, is an American journalist and the author of more than 20 detective novels. Subjects on the books include Tess Monaghan, women private investigators, murder and Baltimore. The catalogue lists 56 Lippman books, beginning with Baltimore Blues and Charm City (both 1997) and reaching Murder Takes a Vacation (2025). Lippman's awards include an Edgar Award, an Agatha Award, seven Anthony Awards, two Barry Awards and two Shamus Awards.

Laura Madeleine has 8 catalogued books. The Confectioner's Tale (2015) opens the list, followed by Where the Wild Cherries Grow (2017), The Secrets Between Us (2018) and An Echo of Scandal (2019). Four further titles carry 2026 dates: The Chocolatier's Secret, The Faded Ink, The Last Postcard and The Lost French Summer. The catalogue files the work under English literature and marks the run ongoing.

Laura Marie Altom, a romance author from Tulsa, Oklahoma, has appeared on the Barnes and Noble and Waldenbooks bestseller lists and teaches reading at a Tulsa middle school. Altom began writing at age 12. The catalogue lists 76 books from Sentenced to Sabrina (1998) to An Ozark Romance (2022), with subjects including Navy SEALs, western romance, cowboys, single parents and twins. Series include Cowboy SEALs, SEAL Team: Holiday Heroes, Operation Family, SEAL Team: Disavowed, Buckhorn Ranch and U.S. Marshals, Born and Bred.

The Ozark mountains are Laura McHugh's ground. The Weight of Blood (2014) opens the catalogue, followed by Arrowood (2016), The Wolf Wants In (2019), What's Done in Darkness (2021) and Safe and Sound (2024). McHugh writes psychological crime and suspense built on family secrets, mothers and daughters, and kidnapping. Five books stand at a median 360 pages, spaced two to three years apart, and the catalogue is open.

Horses and ranch life run through Laura Moore's catalogue: subjects record horse farms, stables, horsemen and horsewomen, ranches, the American West and Virginia, alongside contemporary romance. Moore's 11 books appeared between 2001 and 2017, from Chance Meeting and Ride a Dark Horse, both 2001, to Making Waves (2017). Two series are listed, Miller/Sheppard and the Rosewood Trilogy, and the run takes in Night Swimming (2003), In Your Eyes (2004), Believe in Me (2010), Trouble Me (2012), Once Tempted (2013), Once Tasted (2014) and Once Touched (2015).

Laura Morelli began in travel writing: Made in Italy in 2003, Made in the Southwest in 2006 and Made In France in 2008, guides to regional artisans, handicraft and shopping. Fiction followed with The Gondola Maker in 2014, and Venetian Artisans is Morelli's named series. Renaissance historical settings and espionage describe the later novels, among them The Painter's Apprentice (2017). Thirteen catalogued books reach The Keeper of Lost Art in 2025.

Laura Nowlin writes young adult fiction about friendship, first love and the triangles that come with it. The catalogue holds 3 books: If He Had Been with Me (2013), This Song Is (Not) For You (2016) and If Only I Had Told Her (2024). Schools, bands and love stories recur as subjects, and the Autumn and Finn series carries part of the run.

Laura Pavlov's catalogue holds 52 books, from Charlotte's Tangled Web (2012) to Whisper Sweet Nothings (2026), with My First Promise listed for 2027. Pavlov's series include Willow Springs, Rosewood River, Honey Mountain, Cottonwood Cove, Magnolia Falls, Blue Sky Bay, Hollingsworth and Love You More Rock Star Romance. Other early titles are Charlotte Untangled (2013) and Finn's Forever (2014).

Laura Pedersen has 19 books catalogued from 1991 to 2020, running from Play Money to A Theory of Everything Else: Essays. Pedersen is an American author and playwright who worked at the American Stock Exchange before Play Money, the first book. The Hallie Palmer series belongs to Pedersen, and Buffalo Gal: A Memoir followed in 2008. Subjects span floor traders, family life and New York social life.

Laura Purcell is a British novelist and scriptwriter working in historical fiction and horror. The Georgian Queens series sits at the start of the catalogue, which opens with God Save the King (2012) and takes in Queen of Bedlam (2012) and Mistress of the Court (2015). The gothic novels follow: The Silent Companions (2017), The Corset (2018), Bone China (2019) and The Shape of Darkness (2021). 10 titles reach House of Splinters (2026). Purcell led the writing on the historical horror podcast Roanoke Falls, executive produced by John Carpenter and Sandy King.

Laura Rollins is catalogued with 25 books published between 2019 and 2024, every one credited to Rollins alone. Waltz of the Crows opened the listing in 2019, Buried In Blue, Clockwork Image and Stolen Bloodlines followed in 2020, and Ivy and Intrigue (2024) is the newest entry. Six series are named: Lockhart Sweet Regency Romance, Daughters of Courage, Steam and Shadow, Twelfth Night, Dickens of a Christmas and A Gentleman's Heart. The catalogue records no subject headings or page counts, and marks the run ongoing.

Laura Scott writes romantic suspense, and the subject tags also mark Christian romance and the Love Inspired imprint. The catalogue records 133 books, from The Thanksgiving Target (2009) to Deadly Secrets (2026), with Alaskan Witness Protector scheduled for 2027. Secret Agent Father and The Christmas Rescue both appeared in 2010. Series include Finnegan First Responders, Oath of Honor, Sullivan K9 Search and Rescue, SWAT: Top Cops, Crystal Lake, Lifeline Air Rescue, Smoky Mountain Secrets, Callahan Confidential and McNallys. Kidnapping, missing persons and police work recur across the tags.

Laura Sebastian writes fantasy about princesses and courts. The Ash Princess Trilogy came first: Ash Princess (2018), Lady Smoke (2019) and Ember Queen (2020). Castles in Their Bones (2022) opens the second trilogy, continued by Stardust in Their Veins (2023) and Poison in Their Hearts (2024). Half Sick of Shadows (2021) and Into the Glades (2022) sit outside those runs, Lack and Luster is the third recorded series, and Once Swindled appeared in 2026. Ten books are catalogued, with Twice Charmed scheduled for 2027.

Laura Shepherd-Robinson writes historical crime set in Britain. Blood & Sugar (2019) opens a catalogue of four novels, followed by Daughters of Night (2020), The Square of Sevens (2023) and The Art of a Lie (2025). Subject headings cover London, missing persons and historical mystery, and the books are long, at a median of 448 pages.

Laura Sieveking writes children's fiction for grades 3 to 5. The catalogue shows 11 books from 2020 to 2024, with a median length of 192 pages. New Girl (2020) is the first title, alongside Musical Mystery and The Secret Journal. Camp Midnight, School Spy, The London Thief, Eden Stars, The Shadow Pony, Perfect Score and Puppy Rescue followed. The Missing Piece (2024) is the newest book.

Laura Spence-Ash has one catalogued book, Beyond That, the Sea, published in 2023. No further title has followed since, and the catalogue records no series attached to that book.

Laura Steven, born 1991, is an English novelist who has also published as Laura Salters, L. K. Steven and Laura Kirkpatrick. The Exact Opposite of Okay (2018) won the inaugural Comedy Women in Print Prize and opens a catalogue of 8 books. Our Infinite Fates (2025) reached number one on the New York Times bestseller list and spent 15 weeks on the young adult hardcover list, while the adult fantasy Silvercloak (2025) became an instant Sunday Times bestseller. Two series are recorded: Izzy O'Neill and Silvercloak Saga. Subjects record children's fiction, friendship and humorous stories.

Laura Thalassa's catalogue lists 26 books from The Unearthly (2013) to Bedeviled (2026). Subjects include fantasy and dark romance. The Coveted and The Cursed (2014) follow the first title, and The Queen of All that Dies (2015) and Blood and Sin (2016) are among the early books. Series named are Four Horsemen, Unearthly, Bargainer, Bewitched, Vanishing Girl and Infernari.

Contemporary and historical romance make up most of Laura Trentham's catalogue, which also carries espionage thrillers. Recorded subjects name Louisiana, the Southern states, friendship, divorce and automobile mechanics. Trentham has 28 books published between 2015 and 2024, beginning with An Indecent Invitation (2015) and reaching The Theory of Dukes (2024). The series in the listing are Laws of Attraction, Spies and Lovers, Cottonbloom, Sweet Home Alabama and Highland, Georgia.

Laura V. Hilton writes Amish Christian romance, with Missouri among the recorded settings. The catalogue holds 25 books published between 2004 and 2021, and the series recorded are Amish Of Webster County, Amish Of Seymour County, Amish Of Jamesport, Amish Of Mackinac County and Amish Firefighter. Hot Chocolate (2004) opens the listing, with Patchwork Dreams (2010), A Harvest of Hearts (2011), Healing Love (2012) and Awakened Love (2013) following. The Amish Secret Wish (2021) is the newest entry. Cindy Loven is credited alongside Hilton on one title.

Laura Van Wormer is an American novelist born in 1955. The catalogue lists 16 books from 1985 to 2009, opening with Dallas: The Official Biography of the Ewings (1985) and Knots Landing (1986). Titles include Riverside Drive (1988), West End (1989) and Jury Duty (1996). Van Wormer's series are Sally Harrington and Alexandra Chronicles. Subjects on the listing cover women journalists, television personalities, New York and Connecticut. Riverside Park (2009) is the newest entry.

Laura Wilson is an English crime writer, born in 1964, raised in London and still based there. Wilson holds English Literature degrees from Somerville College, Oxford, and University College London, and has worked as a teacher and a non-fiction editor. Many Wilson novels have a historical setting or connection and use split or dual narratives. The Lover, the fifth novel, won the 2005 Prix du Polar Européen; Stratton's War, the eighth, took the Crime Writers' Association's 2008 Ellis Peters Award for Best Historical Mystery. The catalogue lists 13 books from A Little Death (1999) to The Other Woman (2017), and DI Ted Stratton is the series attached to Wilson.

Laura Wolfe's 12 catalogued books span 2015 to 2024, starting with Trail of Secrets (2015) and Barn Shadows (2017). Titles from 2020 include Cabin 5, She Lies Alone and Two Widows. We Live Next Door (2021), The Girl Before Me (2022) and Prom Queen (2023) follow, and The Foster Daughter (2024) is the newest. Wolfe is still publishing.

Laura Wood has 20 catalogued books published between 2015 and 2026, across three series: Poppy Pym, Effie and Agency for Scandal. The Poppy Pym mysteries open the catalogue, with Poppy Pym and the Pharaoh's Curse (2015), the Double Jinx (2016), the Beastly Blizzard (2017) and the Smuggler's Secret (2017). A Sky Painted Gold (2018), Under a Dancing Star (2019), Vote for Effie (2019), A Snowfall of Silver (2020), A Single Thread of Moonlight (2021) and Effie the Rebel (2021) follow, and Kiss Me Like You Mean It (2026) is the newest title.

Laura Wright writes paranormal and contemporary romance, with catalogue subjects that include vampires, princes, ranchers, brothers and inheritance. The catalogue lists 40 books, from 2002 to 2021: Cinderella and the Playboy, Baby and the Beast and Hearts Are Wild are the 2002 titles, and The Duke (2021) is the newest. Series include Mark Of The Vampire, Cavanaugh Brothers, Llandaron, No Ring Required, Wicked Ink Chronicles and Spurs & Stripes. The catalogue marks Wright as dormant.

Laura Z. Hobson (19 June 1900 to 28 February 1986) was an American writer whose novels Gentleman's Agreement and Consenting Adult (1975) are the works most associated with the name. The catalogue records 12 books from The Trespassers (1943) to Laura Z: A Life (1983). A Dog of His Own, The Other Father, The Celebrity, First Papers and The Tenth Month are among them. Subject tags include American novelists, women authors and biography.

Laura Zigman is an American novelist who also works as a freelance journalist, and lives outside Boston, Massachusetts. Her novels are Animal Husbandry (1997), Dating Big Bird (1999), Her (2002), Piece of Work (2006), Separation Anxiety (2020) and Small World (2023). Get Over Yourself! (2008), a self-help title, was written with the professional matchmaker Patti Novak. Subject headings across the 8 catalogued books record man-woman relationships, mate selection, commitment, motherhood and single women. The Author Weekend is dated 2026.

Lauraine Snelling is an American author of Christian fiction who has published since 1982. Snelling's historical series draw on Norwegian immigration and the author's own heritage. The Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame inducted Snelling in 2012 at Norsk Høstfest, and sales exceed 5 million copies. The catalogue counts 102 books, from Tragedy on the Toutle (1982) to Fair Are the Meadows (2026). Series include Golden Filly, High Hurdles, Red River of the North, Dakota Plains, Daughters of Blessing and Leah's Garden, with horses, pioneer life and North Dakota among the subjects.

Lauran Paine (1916-2001) was an American author of Western fiction, born Lawrence Kerfman Duby Jr. The catalogue holds 306 titles dated 1957 to 2022, opening with The Farthest Frontier and The Long Law Trail in 1957. Ranch life, cattle drives, outlaws and frontier settlement run through the subject list, with detective and suspense titles alongside. Paine also published as Mark Carrel, the name on Wagon Train (1957) and Case Of The Innocent Witness (1959). Books average 191 pages.

Laurann Dohner writes paranormal and science fiction romance in an erotic register. 75 catalogued books run from Ral's Woman (2009) to Chaz (2025). New Species and VLG are the recurring worlds, and Cyborg Seduction, Zorn Warriors, Veslor Mates, Vorge Crew, Claws and Fangs, Nightwind Pack, Mating Heat, Riding the Raines and Clones follow. Most titles pair a name with a single action word, as in Kissing Steel, Melting Iron and Loving Zorn. Dohner remains actively publishing.

Laurel Chase writes the Haret Chronicles, a set of linked series named Qilin, Qilin: Sugar Bites, Vampire and Dark Fae. Most early titles take the form Piece of plus a creature: Piece of Dragon (2018), Piece of Shifter, Piece of Fae, Piece of Mer. Short flavour-named titles such as Mint Freeze and Violet Honey also appear. The 20 books continue to When the Woods Go Silent (2024).

Laurel Greer writes contemporary romance, catalogued under small town and rural settings, with animals among the recorded subjects. Greer's 16 books run from From Exes to Expecting (2018) to Their Playoff Arrangement (2026), all credited to Greer alone. Three series are recorded: Sutter Creek, Montana; Love at Hideaway Wharf; and A Lucky Shot Romance. Titles in between include Holiday by Candlelight (2019), Their Nine-Month Surprise (2020), Snowbound with the Sheriff (2021) and Lights, Camera...Wedding? (2022).

Laurel Hightower writes horror and thrillers. Nine books are catalogued between 2018 and 2025, opening with Whispers in the Dark (2018) and reaching The Long Low Whistle (2025). Crossroads, Below, Every Woman Knows This, Our Own Unique Affliction, Silent Key and The Day of the Door fall between. Carson Winter and Scott J. Moses are each credited alongside Hightower on one title.

Laurel Night's catalogue holds 18 books published between 2019 and 2024, each credited to Night alone. Six series appear in the listing: Alpha Queen Legacy, Mortal Heat, Key Collector, Midnight Wolves of Smoky Falls, Avenge Her, and Vikings and Vengeance. Midnight Sun (2019) is the earliest catalogued title and Dawn of the Pack (2024) the newest, with six further titles dated 2021. The listing records Laurel Night as still publishing.

Laurelin Paige, born November 18, 1974, is an American romance novelist. Most of Paige's novels have reached the New York Times, Wall Street Journal or USA Today bestseller lists. The Fixed Trilogy appeared on People magazine's Reader's Choice top ten books of 2014 and was the only self-published title among Amazon's ten top sellers. Fixed on You and Found in You (both 2013) open the catalogue of 60 books, which runs to Brutal Bargain (2024). Series include Dirty Universe, Fixed, Found Duet, Slay Quartet, Man In Charge Duet, Brutal Billionaires, Dating Season and Hollywood Heat. Nightclubs, stalkers, businesswomen and romantic suspense appear in the subject tags.

Laurell K. Hamilton

60 books• 11 series

Laurell K. Hamilton is an American writer of fantasy and romance, born February 19, 1963, and the author of two main series. Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter, a New York Times bestseller, features Anita Blake, a zombie raiser, vampire executioner and supernatural consultant to the police; the series spans novels, story collections and comics, with six million copies in print. The Merry Gentry series follows Meredith Gentry, a princess of the Unseelie court of Faerie who works as a private detective and faces repeated assassination attempts. The catalogue holds 60 titles from Nightseer (1992) to A Glimmer of Death (2026), with Guilty Pleasures dated 1993. The Zaniel Havelock series is also listed.

Lauren Asher writes romance, with subjects that include billionaire romance, office romance, age gaps and grumpy-sunshine pairings. The catalogue holds 12 books from 2020, beginning with Throttled, Collided and Wrecked, and continuing with The Fine Print (2021), Terms and Conditions (2022) and Final Offer (2023). The listed series are Dirty Air, Dreamland Billionaires and Lakefront Billionaires. Love Arranged (2025) is the latest release, with Wish You Were Not Here due in 2027.

Lauren Baratz-Logsted has 42 catalogued books from The Thin Pink Line (2003) to The Great Gatz (2021). Subject tags span chick lit, romance, humorous stories, children's fiction, sisters, schools and abandoned children. Crossing the Line (2004), A Little Change of Face (2005) and How Nancy Drew Saved My Life (2006) come from the early years. Annie's Adventures and Durinda's Dangers appeared in 2008, and series include Sisters Eight, Jane Taylor, Nice Guy, Hat City Middle School and Gatz Chronicles.

Lauren Beukes

17 books• 3 series

Lauren Beukes is a South African novelist and journalist, born in 1976, who also writes short stories and television scripts. The catalogue credits Beukes on 17 books between 2004 and 2023, from Maverick (2004) to Bridge (2023), taking in Moxyland (2008), Zoo City (2010), The Shining Girls (2013) and Broken Monsters (2014). Catalogue subjects record thrillers, suspense, murder and investigation alongside fairy tales, legends and comics. Fairest Graphic Novels is the series recorded under this name.

Lauren Blakely writes contemporary romance with a sexy, feel-good and witty style, and has reached #1 on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Audible bestseller lists. The catalogue lists 180 books from 2013 to 2026, opening with Caught Up in Us, with Just Scoring With Love due in 2027. Series include Big Rock, Seductive Nights, Love and Hockey, Guys Who Got Away and My Hockey Romance. Subjects also cover erotic stories and romantic suspense.

Lauren Brooke is the name on Heartland, a children's series about a Virginia horse farm where rescued and traumatised horses are rehabilitated. The catalogue holds 38 books published between 2000 and 2010, split across Heartland, its Heartland Special volumes and the boarding-school spin-off Chestnut Hill. Coming Home (2000) opens the run and Far and Away (2010) closes it. Teenage girls, horsemanship, grief and fathers and daughters head the subject list.

Lauren Carr writes mysteries set in West Virginia and Maryland. Mac Faraday heads the series list, which also takes in the Chris Matheson Cold Case books, Lovers In Crime, the Thorny Rose Mysteries, Joshua Thornton, Nikki Bryant and A Sam MacKade PI Mystery. The catalogue holds 36 books from A Small Case of Murder (2004) to Shadows of the Missing (2026), at a median of 324 pages, and Carr continues to publish.

Lauren Child

100 books• 4 series

Lauren Child is an English children's author and illustrator, born 29 November 1965. Child created Charlie and Lola, introduced in 2000, and won the Kate Greenaway Medal for the illustration in that book; a later anniversary panel named it one of the ten best winners of the Medal's first fifty years. Her other series are Clarice Bean, Ruby Redfort and Hubert Horatio. The catalogue holds 100 titles published between 1999 and 2022, most of them picture books at a median of 32 pages.

Lauren Conrad

9 books• 2 series

Lauren Conrad, born in 1986, is an American television personality, fashion designer and author. Conrad's fiction draws on reality television and celebrity: L.A. Candy (2009) is the first novel, with Sweet Little Lies and Sugar and Spice following in 2010, and The Fame Game (2012) names a second series that takes in Starstruck (2012) and Infamous (2013). Style and beauty guides make up the rest of the nine catalogued books, Lauren Conrad Style (2010), Lauren Conrad Beauty (2012) and Lauren Conrad Celebrate (2016). Conrad appeared in Laguna Beach from 2004 and in five seasons of The Hills between 2006 and 2009.

Lauren Dane writes romance across paranormal, erotic and fantasy strands, with witches, vampires and magic among the recorded subjects. The catalogue holds 87 books published between 2005 and 2024, opening with A Touch of Fae and Triad in 2005 and reaching Blood and Magic in 2024. Series include the Cascadia Wolves, the Witches Knot, the Brown Family, De La Vega Cats, Bound By Magick, Diablo Lake and Whiskey Sharp. All 87 books are credited to Dane alone.