Loretta Lost Books

Sunday, 16 May 2021

NOW AVAILABLE: The Sick Wife - a romantic thriller with crazy twists!

A long-distance love affair in the pandemic, a crumbling marriage, a fatal disease... grab your copy of Loretta's newest novel today!

ONLY on Amazon Kindle!

I fell in love with my patient's husband. While she was dying of COVID-19.
Only one problem... she didn't die...

Camilla is a hardworking, mentally exhausted nurse dealing with extremely ill patients daily. Her life is empty and depressing until a beautiful, sick woman ends up in the hospital, and asks Camilla for help calling her husband.

When the woman is placed on a ventilator, and must remain in a medically-induced coma, Camilla continues to call her patient's husband. They talk, and talk, and grow closer day by day... too close.

But what happens if the patient wakes up? How far will Camilla go to keep her new relationship?

See what happens in Milla's story:

Monday, 22 October 2018

Book 4, The Thunderproof Sky, just released!

It's finally here! The fourth and final book in the Sophie Shields series. This is the longest one yet, and it is so special to me. It's rare that I am able to really learn about myself from writing a novel, but this book made me step back and look at certain things differently. Join Cole and Scarlett as they travel across three continents to find truth and inner peace in this final installment.

Grab it wherever you love to read!

After being tortured to the brink of death, Sophie’s carefully built life crumbles to cinders...

Cole is there to pick up the broken pieces, but her psyche might be fractured into too many pieces. Scarlett, Snow, Serena, Sibyl and more, are all swirling around inside one damaged mind, and Cole becomes uncertain whether the woman he loves will ever be whole again.

The couple decides to leave the USA for the wedding of Helen and Liam Larson (Sophie’s biological brother) in Switzerland, and the romantic setting of a chalet in the Alps proves to be a perfect place for rest and recovery.

When an old friend tries to seduce Cole back into the world of architecture with the challenge to design a tower unlike any other, he refuses to focus on helping Scarlett heal. But when she encourages him to take on the project, and wants to participate, Cole decides it could be wise to start a new life far away from their chaotic past, on the other side of the planet.

Cole and Scarlett believe they have finally found a place they can call home. But with the truth about the death of Cole’s parents out in the open, it turns out that some dangers can follow a person to every corner of the planet, and even the ends of the earth…

Monday, 17 September 2018

Thursday, 11 January 2018

The Fireproof Girl is now FREE!

I am thrilled to announce that The Fireproof Girl is available for FREE on all retailers! A full-length novel of 82K words, it can be enjoyed as a standalone-- especially for fans of crime fiction, romantic suspense, and psychological thrillers.

"A well-written, serpentine, breezy thriller centered on themes of belonging, abandonment, and the emotional struggle of parentless children." - Kirkus Reviews

She can run, but she can never escape her past...

Sophie was alone in the world until Cole Hunter.

Both orphaned at a young age, they met in foster care as teenagers. They formed an instant bond, and became inseparable. Years later, when Cole is brutally taken from Sophie, she will tear down heaven and earth to find justice.

Even it means risking her own life.

"The mystery of what happened to Cole Hunter keeps the pages turning in The Fireproof Girl." - RT Book Reviews

Don't miss this emotional roller coaster ride!

"The Fireproof Girl by Loretta Lost asks the question of how far we are willing to go for the people we care about." - Readers' Favorite

Read for FREE on your favorite retailer:

Monday, 9 October 2017

Speaking at Bouchercon in Toronto!

I am so excited to be attending Bouchercon 2017 (the World Mystery Convention) in Toronto in just a few days! I will be speaking on a panel about young writers on Saturday, October 14th. So, for any of you mystery fans who might be attending, feel free to stop by and listen to us discuss the way being millennials impacts our work. What a strange generation we are!

I will also be signing books after the panel. Please don't be shy to say hello if you see me! In case you are wondering what I even look like, I have extremely long hair that is currently reddish-brown. Here I am enjoying the shockingly hot autumn weather in an apple orchard this past weekend:

It pains me to take a few days off writing, because I am enjoying working on something really special, but it will be totally worth it to get out and meet some readers and fellow authors! In fact some authors I truly admire will be at the convention this week, and I am thrilled for the opportunity to stalk-- er, meet them and listen to them speak on panels.

The unique thing for me about Bouchercon 2017: Passport to Murder compared to the other events I've attended, is that it will be in my city! It's easy to get into conference mode when I travel on a plane for hours and stay at a hotel in a strange city, but I won't even have to leave my house for this one. I usually wake up every day and go to work in my pajamas, so it will be an adjustment to have to put on real clothes and drive to downtown Toronto in brutal rush hour traffic, like all the other poor commuters.

Since being able to choose my own hours, I almost only drive downtown around 3-4 AM when the roads are clear. I am not looking forward to experiencing the misery of daytime Toronto traffic and baking in the sun in my car, but there are also advantages to being at home. Instead of being limited to the very few items packed into my carry-on suitcase, I have a full walk-in closet of outfits to choose from, and dozens of shoes! =) It will also be nice to sleep in my own bed, with my kitten curled up beside me. He doesn't like planes.

I hope that all the other readers and writers attending will get a chance to enjoy my beautiful city. Although it might not sound like it, I do love Toronto and I am very proud to call it home. The weather should be beautiful this week, and I am expecting it to be a wonderful experience!

Except for the traffic, of course.

Thursday, 12 January 2017

The Bulletproof Boy, sequel to The Fireproof Girl

As we travel deeper into my new book series, I am finding out the deepest, darkest secrets of these characters and growing to love them like my dearest friends. Have you met Scarlett and Cole yet? Their story began in The Fireproof Girl and continues now in The Bulletproof Boy...

He has everything a man could want, but has lost the only thing he ever needed...

Fighting his way to the top, Cole Hunter has built the successful architectural firm he dreamed of all his life. But after a recent brush with death, Cole realizes what really matters to him and shifts his priorities. He is willing to give up everything--his company, his friends, his fame--in order to reunite with the woman he loves.
And this time, he won't let her run away again...

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At twenty-seven, Sophie Shields is given the opportunity to meet her biological family for the first time. But an innocent woman has been killed by the same monster who shot her brother, and she feels compelled to help bring her justice. For the first time, Sophie is feeling torn between her separate lives, but when an old enemy gets dangerously close to finding her, no identity or location might be safe any longer...

Warning for intense situations, abuse, and possible triggers.