Loren Smith is a fictional character in a series of novels by Clive Cussler. She is a congresswoman from Colorado for the U.S, and is a long time companion to Dirk Pitt, an adventurous special project director for NUMA, also known as the National Underwater and Marine Agency, he undergoes many death-defying missions to save the world and the environment of the seas. Described as having beautiful cinnamon brown hair with violet colored eyes, and a good sense of humor, Loren Smith plays a strong role in quite a few of Cussler's novels. In a later novel, Loren finally marries Dirk Pitt. A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... // Clive Eric Cussler (born July 15, 1931 in Aurora, Illinois)[1][2] is an American adventure novelist and successful amateur marine archaeologist. ... A Congressman or Congresswoman (generically, Congressperson) is a politician who is a member of a Congress. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... Dirk Pitt is a fictional character, the protagonist of a series of bestselling adventure novels written by Clive Cussler. ... The National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA) is a private non-profit organization in the United States, based on a fictional organization from the novels of Clive Cussler, who also heads up the actual organization. ... Binomial name J.Presl Cassia (Chinese cinnamon) is also commonly called (and sometimes sold as) cinnamon. ... Violet may refer to: Violet (color), which is primarily used to describe a color often confused with purple. ...