Bulock, Lynn

PERSONAL:

Born in MO; married; children: two. Education: California State University, Dominguez Hills, M.A.; attending Fuller Theological School.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Thousand Oaks, CA. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Writer.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Daphne award for best inspirational mystery or romantic suspense, 2006, for Love the Sinner.

WRITINGS:

Roses for Caroline, Thomas Bouregy (Scranton, PA), 1989.

Tallie's Song, Thomas Bouregy (Scranton, PA), 1989.

Leave Yesterday Behind, Thomas Bouregy (Scranton, PA), 1990.

Kisses Worth Waiting For, Thomas Bouregy (Scranton, PA), 1990.

Promise of Summer, Thomas Bouregy (Scranton, PA), 1990.

Heart Games, Thomas Bouregy (Scranton, PA), 1991.

Sweet Dreams, Serena, Thomas Bouregy (Scranton, PA), 1991.

In Your Dreams, Meteor Publishing, 1992.

Surprise Package (Under the Mistletoe), Silhouette (New York, NY), 1994.

And Mommy Makes Three, Silhouette (New York, NY), 1996.

Surrender, Palisades (Sisters, OR), 1997.

Dalton's Dilemma, Palisades (Sisters, OR), 1998.

Island Breeze, Palisades (Sisters, OR), 1999.

Gifts of Grace, Steeple Hill (New York, NY), 1999.

Half the Battle, Zebra Books (New York, NY), 1999.

Looking for Miracles, Steeple Hill (New York, NY), 2000.

Walls of Jericho, Steeple Hill (New York, NY), 2001.

Prodigal's Return, Steeple Hill (New York, NY), 2001.

Change of the Heart, Steeple Hill (New York, NY), 2002.

(With Irene Hannon and Lenora Worth) The Three Gifts, Steeple Hill (New York, NY), 2002.

Harbor of His Arms, Steeple Hill (New York, NY), 2003.

Protecting Holly: Faith on the Line, Steeple Hill (New York, NY), 2004.

Where Truth Lies, Steeple Hill (New York, NY), 2007.

To Trust a Stranger, Steeple Hill (New York, NY), 2007.

"GRACIE LEE HARRIS" MYSTERY SERIES

Love the Sinner, Steeple Hill (New York, NY), 2005.

Less Than Frank, Steeple Hill (New York, NY), 2006.

No Love Lost, Steeple Hill (New York, NY), 2007.

SIDELIGHTS:

Lynn Bulock is a romance writer who has also written the "Gracie Lee Harris" mystery series, which combines sleuthing with romance.

Bulock's romance novel Island Breeze finds computer geek Bree Trehearn fleeing from a man who wants her dead. When she arrives in Florida, she endears and mystifies Cody North, a former cop who is now proprietor of the Island Breeze condos. The two quickly bond, and when Bree goes missing, Cody is determined to find her. Looking for Miracles presents the story of Lori Harper, a pregnant widow with a young son who meets Mike Martin when he delivers a Christmas food basket to their door. In Walls of Jericho, a long-married couple have misgivings about their relationship and wonder what their lives would have been like if they had never married each other.

The "Gracie Lee Harris" series features romance, faith, and mystery. The first book in the series, Love the Sinner, finds Gracie Lee moving to California with her husband, Dennis, and her mother-in-law. When Dennis dies in a coma, the women must turn to God for guidance. In Less Than Frank, Gracie has returned to graduate school while continuing to be under suspicion for her husband's death. Her son, Ben, becomes a suspect in another death, that of the contractor, Frank, who is killed while working on renovations in their apartment. With the help of her Christian group, which consoles the bereaved family, Gracie attempts to find the real killer and becomes involved with a new man, Detective Ray Fernandez. CataRomance.com reviewer Annie wrote: "Lynn Bulock has written a satisfying and gratifying novel which is worth a reread."

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Library Journal, June 1, 1999, Melissa Hudak, review of Island Breeze, p. 94; June 1, 2005, Tamara Butler, review of Love the Sinner, p. 112.

Publishers Weekly, September 30, 2002, review of The Three Gifts, p. 50.

ONLINE

Cataromance.com,http://www.cataromance.com/ (January 11, 2007), Annie, review of Less Than Frank.

Lynn Bulock Home Page,http://www.lynnbulock.com (July 11, 2007).

Romantic Times Online,http://www.romantictimes.com/ (July 11, 2007), Diane Johnson, review of Dalton's Dilemma; Roberta Blair, review of Island Breeze; Bev Huston, reviews of Looking for Miracles, Walls of Jericho, The Harbor of His Arms, and Less Than Frank; Melissa Parcel, review of Love the Sinner.

Valley Scribe, newsletter of the California Writers Club, San Fernando Branch,http://www.calwriterssfv.com/ (July 11, 2007), Jackie Houchin, review of Less Than Frank.