title: For Love of Eli: Quilts of Love Series
author:  Loree Lough 
description: With nearly 4,500,000 books in circulation, award-winning author Loree Lough has 99 books on the shelves (mostly faith-based fiction &amp; non-fiction for children &amp; adults that earned dozens of 4- &amp; 5-star reviews &amp; 5 movie options), including reader favorites such as the First Responders series &amp; <em>For Love of Eli </em>(Abingdon Press). With the publication of <em>Guarding Alyssa</em> in February of 2014 (#3 in the A Child to Love series for Harlequin Heartwarming), the total will reach 100.<br /> <br /> Loree's articles have appeared in dozens of international &amp; national newspapers &amp; magazines. In addition to nearly 2,500 feature stories (writing as L.A. Lough), she "ghosted" hundreds more that appeared in trade &amp; technical publications. <br /> <br /> A firm believer in the "what goes around, comes around" theory, Loree developed &amp; taught numerous fiction &amp; nonfiction writing courses for area colleges, writers' organizations, &amp; the prestigious Writer's Digest Writing School. Through these efforts, she has mentored hundreds of students, &amp; the list of those now published has passed 100. She also believes in dedicating a generous portion of her annual income to favorite charities &amp; organizations. See the "Giving Back" page at her web site www.loreelough.com for a complete list.<br /> <br /> Loree &amp; her husband split their time between a humble home in the Baltimore suburbs &amp; a cabin in the Allegheny Mountains, where she takes great pride in her "identify the critter tracks" skills.<br />
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  > > BECAUSE THE EARL LOVED ME
  
  
  > > HAPPILY EVER AFTER BOOK 6
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  > > ELLIE ST. CLAIR
  
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  > CONTENTS
  
  > [Chapter 1](index_split_004.html#filepos11374)
  
  > [Chapter 2](index_split_005.html#filepos26128)
  
  > [Chapter 3](index_split_006.html#filepos44696)
  
  > [Chapter 4](index_split_007.html#filepos58328)
  
  > [Chapter 5](index_split_008.html#filepos74209)
  
  > [Chapter 6](index_split_009.html#filepos89395)
  
  > [Chapter 7](index_split_010.html#filepos106176)
  
  > [Chapter 8](index_split_011.html#filepos123053)
  
  > [Chapter 9](index_split_012.html#filepos137692)
  
  > [Chapter 10](index_split_013.html#filepos153603)
  
  > [Chapter 11](index_split_014.html#filepos167354)
  
  > [Chapter 12](index_split_015.html#filepos183212)
  
  > [Chapter 13](index_split_016.html#filepos195603)
  
  > [Chapter 14](index_split_017.html#filepos212353)
  
  > [Chapter 15](index_split_018.html#filepos227698)
  
  > [Chapter 16](index_split_019.html#filepos242501)
  
  > [Chapter 17](index_s