Books with author M.F. Lorson

I knew exactly what I wanted out of my senior year.A full ride to Northwestern University, the title of American High School Journalist of the year,and a kiss, not just any kiss, but one from the boy I've been in love with since the sixth grade.By October, my plan was fully in motion with liplock by Christmas Imminent. Imminent, that was, until Andie Mercantile moved to Marlowe Junction, swooping both my beat and my man.Now, I'm stuck writing the sports column--a subject I know nothing about. My goals aren't unobtainable, but they will take a lot more work. Just because a sports writer has never won journalist of the year before, doesn't mean it can't be done. And as for the kissing part, I'm not counting myself out just yet.After all, maybe learning a bit about competition is just what I need.Off Center is the second book in the Varsity Girlfriends series.

Homecoming court nominee, Erin Armstrong, has it all, the best friends, the best boyfriend and lead in the school play. But when she catches her bestie and her boyfriend holding hands behind the porta potty her status as Rosemark High’s It girl takes a nosedive. Determined to win the crown and earn back her social status, Erin enlists the help of quirky theatre kid, Peter Hunt. Together the two craft a plan to ensure Erin’s victory. That is, if the two can keep their growing attraction from sabotaging the project.A throwback to the early 2000’s, Stage Kiss will have you longing for the days when being brave meant sending an AOL instant message to your crush. Back when Friday nights were made for football games and sleepovers with the friends you’d do anything for.Get the first installment in the Mountain Creek Drive series today!

When Seventeen-year-old Maura's father fails to return from his hunting trip, she and the boy next door set off into the wilderness to find him. They’re looking for a lost man but may just find a way into one another's heart in the process.A story of first love and family tragedy for anyone in need of a good cry.Praise for The Hunter's Daughter:"The author created very realistic teen characters. They were sometimes bold and sometimes shy, both confident and unsure of themselves, endearingly awkward and flawed."-Reviewer Cheryl "The book was beautifully written and an amazing story that had me crying for a happy ending."-Reviewer Joey"This story is so much more than your typical contemporary. It's raw, vulnerable and real."-DJ Bookish Blog

She’s fighting the present. He’s fleeing the past. Can love survive across the ages?Pendleton, 2030. Ari never backs down from doing the right thing. And when her defiance almost costs her father’s job, her punishment is to host an exchange student from the early Twentieth Century. But the cute farm boy she gets stuck with unexpectedly steals her heart… and unleashes a flood of trouble.James hates life in 1903 and wants to live in the future. Yet instead of finding the secret to staying in 2030, he unearths a catastrophe set to consume his home. Now he must decide, save his family from mortal peril or give up the girl he loves?Driven by her feelings, Ari puts everything on the line to help James. But changing the course of history comes at a cost.Will two teens in love rewrite the future or send it to its doom?The Exchange is the first book in the unique Exchange time-travel YA romance series. If you like star-crossed couples, vivid historical settings, and unnerving futures, then you’ll adore M.F. Lorson’s captivating tale.Buy The Exchange to pit passion against the clock today!

Kate is in trouble. Unable to move on from the abduction of her best friend, Kate is determined to prove that Chelsea wasn't just another teen runaway. Unfortunately her investigations go too far and she finds herself spending her fifteenth summer behind bars.So, when the Dean of a last chance school for juvenile offenders offers Kate an alternative to Juvie she jumps at the chance. Little does she know the challenges she'll face at a boarding school where every student is as corrupt as the next.Who do you trust when everyone you meet has a past?

I knew exactly what I wanted out of my senior year.A full ride to Northwestern University, the title of American High School Journalist of the year,and a kiss, not just any kiss, but one from the boy I’ve been in love with since the sixth grade.By October, my plan was fully in motion with liplock by Christmas eminent. Eminent, that was, until Andie Mercantile moved to Marlowe Junction, swooping both my beat and my man.Now, I’m stuck writing the sports column—a subject I know nothing about. My goals aren’t unobtainable, but they will take a lot more work. Just because a sports writer has never won journalist of the year before, doesn’t mean it can’t be done. And as for the kissing part, I’m not counting myself out just yet. After all, maybe learning a bit about competition is just what I need.Off Center is the second book in the Varsity Girlfriends series.

Ari and James never intended for The Institute to learn they had altered the past. They certainly didn’t plan on getting stuck there. So, when Ari’s father is forced to go against everything he believes in to rescue them, they all suspect the backlash is going to be brutal.But no one could have predicted what or who they would encounter next. Find out what happens to James, Ari, and the rest of the exchanges in The Travelers.

In the rodeo town of Pendleton, Oregon 17-year-old Maura lives with her 8-year-old sister and single father Mike. When Mike’s diabetes threatens to take his foot he decides to spend his final steps hunting in the Blue Mountains; leaving his children to fend for themselves. Meanwhile, back at home, Maura’s elderly alcoholic neighbor takes in his teenage grandson Alex. Before long Maura finds herself falling in love while navigating nearly 30 days entirely unsupervised. Though nothing about Maura’s summer has been easy it becomes far more challenging when Mike’s return date comes and goes with no sign of her father. Determined to bring Mike home she and Alex venture into the wilderness in search of the only real parent she has ever known. Maura has never doubted her father’s love but the deteriorating state of his health and the mental conflict that accompanies it has her wondering what she’ll do if it turns out she’s looking for a man who doesn’t want to be found. The Hunter’s Daughter is intended for readers ages 12 and up and will appeal to those who enjoy teen realistic fiction in the vein of Sarah Dessen, Huntley Fitzpatrick, and Simone Elkeles.

What if you saw something bad and no one believed you? At 13, Kate Elliot witnesses the abduction of her best friend. With no evidence to support her claim, and parents who want to put the situation behind them, Kate becomes obsessed with proving that the man just a few blocks away is responsible for Chelsea’s disappearance. Two years pass, and though the rest of the neighborhood is content to believe that Chelsea is just another runaway, Kate is unable to move on. Failing in school, failing to connect with her family and somewhat desperate, Kate takes matters into her own hands, breaking into the abductor's household on multiple fact-finding missions. At first the police are lenient, using Kate’s traumatic backstory to overlook her offenses, but when Kate is caught breaking an entry one too many times her grace period with the San Jose Police Department finally reaches its breaking point.Kate spends the summer of her 15th year behind bars at the San Jose Juvenile Detention Center. While incarcerated, Kate is approached by Mr. Humphries, the dean of a last chance high school for juvenile delinquents. Given the choice to finish out her time in juvie or attend Huntley and Drake , Kate chooses the latter. But as Mr. Humphries warned, Huntley and Drake is not an easy school. In addition to the academic challenges facing Kate, she must also learn to live and thrive among a co-ed society with only one thing in common: time spent behind bars.

Homecoming court nominee, Erin Armstrong, has it all, the best friends, the best boyfriend and lead in the school play. But when she catches her bestie and her boyfriend holding hands behind the porta potty her status as Rosemark High’s It girl takes a nosedive. Determined to win the crown and earn back her social status, Erin enlists the help of quirky theatre kid, Peter Hunt. Together the two craft a plan to ensure Erin’s victory. That is, if the two can keep their growing attraction from sabotaging the project.A throwback to the early 2000’s, Stage Kiss will have you longing for the days when being brave meant sending an AOL instant message to your crush. Back when Friday nights were made for football games and sleepovers with the friends you’d do anything for.

Everyone deserves a second chance, right?Three years ago, Anne Bennet broke it off with her summer love. At the time, her roommate’s advice to drop the dead weight and start boarding school without a boyfriend seemed like a good idea. But now, Christopher is attending Shelfbrooke Academy and Anne isn’t so sure she made the right choice.The more time she spends around Christopher, the clearer it becomes that the two belong together. Too bad Christopher wants nothing to do with the girl who broke his heart with little explanation and no apology.Can Anne convince Christopher to put the past behind him and give her another chance? Or is she destined to continue living with the consequences of letting others persuade her to go against her heart?A retelling of the classic novel Persuasion, Sway is a novel in the Shelfbrooke Academy series, a collection of retellings that promise to be a lot more fun than the originals.

A time travel student exchange program goes awry when a group of 21st century teens discover love and friendship across time.Ari hates the Institute and everything it stands for. But to save her father's job, she's agreed to help host a time traveling exchange student. She only has to behave for 3 months while he's here, then off he goes back to 1903 where he came from. Easy peasy, right? There's just one problem. The more time Ari spends with James the harder she falls for him.