LaNora Mangano
THE BOOKS
This is the page where you will be able to find all of my books to date.
I will try to keep this updated as much as possible.
Happy Reading.
All I Want For Christmas is a Soul Mate
ASIN: B00GH2I458
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This year’s delightful collection of Christmas short stories features a multitude of romantic genres all with one common theme: during the holiday season, nothing’s better than spending it with the one you love.
Twenty talented Soul Mate authors have put together an anthology that’s sure to please any reader who enjoys their romance with a splash of Christmas cheer:
Love Over Troubled Waters
Book One-Emergency Calls Series
ASIN: B00J5WXTSO
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Publication Date: March 21, 2014
It should have been a normal drive home from work for Maggie Connors. However, a freak rain storm had other plans for her when the bridge she was driving across collapsed, plunging her into the river below.
Para Rescue man Jake Madison wasn't looking for a life-changing event, but he got just that when he saved Maggie's life. He can’t get the red-haired beauty out of his mind and is determined to give her back the courage she lost in the traumatic event.
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The Unknown Son
Book 2 - Emergency Calls Series
ASIN: B00LMOJ0KY
​Scotty Hartford, a para-rescue man in the small town of South Westfield, had been in love only once in his life, and that teenage girl broke his heart when she went away to college and never returned home.
Years later, in the midst of answering an emergency call during an historic rainstorm, the last person he'd ever thought he'd help rescue from a tree is his high school love, Aly and her young son.
Mixed emotions had Scotty questioning everything he'd experienced with Aly in the past. But nothing compared to the moment Scotty realized that little Tommy was also his unknown son.
When Lightning Strikes
Book 3 - Emergency Calls Series
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Chief Noah Baird's job was to direct his team of firemen and women and his para rescue teams to emergency locations to help rescue people in need. Always the calm, cool and collected man in charge who carried a hyper awareness of the danger around him. He loved his job and he was good at it, until TV reporter Shayna Allen arrived on his scenes creating distraction and confrontations. Always, confrontations.
Their lives were forever changed when lightning struck.
A Dad for Christmas
The Fond du Lac Hockey Series~ Book One
Samantha Brooks became a widow at a point in her life where she was convinced life was just about to hit her stride. Facing the fact that every decision she makes from that point forward would have to be one that had her children's best interests at heart, she relocates to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, to accept an Elementary Principal position.
With kids and the family dog in tow, they move next door to the town's celebrity, Billy Baker, HS hockey Legend, Professional hockey sensation, and the town's hockey coach for the youth traveling team.Both Billy and Sam were content with life as it was but when their lives slowly began to entwine, they find themselves on a collision course in love.
The best present Sam's kids could get was a loving Dad for Christmas.
Love Encounters Ghost Hunters Series - Book One
~May 13, 2015~
Encountering ghosts and spirits was one thing, but what happens when you encounter love?
Shelly Barnes loved working for her father's business, Barnes Paranormal Society of qualified ghost hunters. When the assignments began to be more than BPS could handle, they had little choice but to expand the business.
Owner, Ed Barnes, prided his company for being a successful, minority owned company that started as his hobby and turned into one of the leading paranormal societies in the surrounding states. When he hired, Kevin Bradford, he knew that with years of experience under his belt Kevin would make a great addition to the team.
Pairing Shelly and Kevin as partners was a stroke of genius and when she fell hard for her partner, she was hesitant to flaunt their interracial relationship status to the world, and she didn't know why.
Insecurities from her past threatened her future with Kevin and she knew that if she didn't overcome them, she'd end up losing the one man she'd ever loved.
The Hope Chest
A Crossroads Romance Anthology
~New Book Cover Art~
Volume I
Celebrate the Hope Chest theme of love in short stories and different genres featuring throughout this book:
​Jeana Mann- "Everything"
​Allyson Douglas - "The Painted Lady"
​Teresa Keefer - "Faith's Hope"
​JJ Devine - "Come Home with Me"
​LaNora Mangano - "Time and Time Again"
​Lisa Caviness - "Pivot"
​Fiona Riplee - "Love's Light"
​Morgan K. Wyatt - "The Cosmic Waltz"
​Catalina Sunwoo - "Sweet Menance"
Copies go on sale October 21, 2015 ebook and trade size paper back.
Books are available for a short time so be sure to get your limited edition.
The Porch Swing
A Crossroad Romance Anthology
Volume II
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A Multi-genre anthology for the romantic inside you.
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Kathleen Watson -"Faithful Hearth"
LaNora Mangano - "Lost and Found"
J.J. Devine - "Prisoner of the Night"
Lisa Caviness - "Snowmist"
Teresa Keefer - "Storm Clouds"
Allyson Douglas - "Willow Farm"
Claiming His Heat
Book 4 - Emergency Calls Series
August 16, 2017
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Ben Jameson loves flying helicopters for the town of South Westfield’s fire department. His job as a fireman and a pilot leaves no room for romantic involvement. Insurance Adjuster Alexis Davison and her team are assigned to assess the town's damage and settle claims. Alexis would love to explore the attraction between Ben and her, if only Ben would stop throwing off mixed signals.
Until a surprise hits them right between the eyes.
SECOND CHANCE DINER
Book 5 -Emergency Calls Series
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The moment Cal Hatford fell in love with the town's favorite Waitress, Flo, he ran hard and fast. He couldn't stop the guilt of cheating on his deceased wife.
All of that began to change once he discovered she was carrying his baby and then all of the old rules ceased to exist.
His new goal was to make her his forever and raise their new family together.
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Timeout for Trent
Book 1 -Hometown Hockey Series
(Young Adult) June 22, 2017
Captain of the hockey team, Trent Baker is used to the traditions of the sport. After all, he’d been playing the sport ever since his step dad married his mom ten years ago and his dad is the coach of the regional championship team for several years running.
Trent looked forward to his last year of Hockey before going off to college when his world flipped upside down and Meg McBride showed up for tryouts and then makes the team.
There’s never been a girl on the team before. How was he supposed to treat her like the rest of the guys when all he wanted to do was kiss her?