Lori Copeland is known for her fast-paced historical and contemporary romantic comedies. She is a two-time Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement recipient, a RITA and Christy Award nominee, and an inductee of the Missouri Writers Hall of Fame. In 2014, Hallmark Movies produced her contemporary title Stranded in Paradise.

Lori has published a combined total of 120 books in both the general and Christian market.

She makes her home near Branson, Missouri, with her husband. They have three grown sons and an ever-growing family.