Laurie O. Lisa

Literary fiction author; B.S. in English (Education), M.A. and Ph.D. in English (20th-century American literature).

Laurie was born and raised in small towns in Southern Illinois. She obtained her B.S. in English Education from the University of Illinois, where she also met and then married her husband Steve. Laurie earned both an M.A. and a Ph.D. in English (20th-century American literature) from Arizona State University, where she also taught literature and composition. In addition to completing eleven novels that are being published by Homeless Media, Laurie has published two academic books, several short stories and poems, and edited others' works. After much time spent in Academia and raising her three children (Anthony, Michelle, and Caitlin), Laurie returned to her passion for writing fiction. She is a prolific writer of contemporary upmarket women's fiction and typically completes one novel each year.

Laurie resides with her husband, Steve, in Paradise Valley and Flagstaff, Arizona.

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