Lora studied English at the University of Hull before training as an actor at East 15. After working as an actor and director for companies including English Touring Theatre, The Orange Tree and Theatr Clwyd, Lora rediscovered her passion for writing on a course at her local bookshop. She graduated from Royal Holloway, University of London with a Masters in Creative Writing in 2019. Her debut historical novel Daughter of the Shipwreck was published in 2021 and her second, The Widow’s Last Secret, in 2022. She was the winner of the Yeovil Literary Prize in 2024 for her novel, The Experimental Gentlemen.