Laurel Heidtman

Laurel Heidtman’s Followers (79)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
J. Schl...
590 books | 2,069 friends

Beth
1,699 books | 3,591 friends

Belle B...
316 books | 87 friends

S.K. Wee
1,530 books | 129 friends

Bruce P...
318 books | 435 friends

G.J. Gr...
557 books | 316 friends

Eunice ...
245 books | 14 friends

Angel
15,369 books | 4,940 friends

More friends…

Laurel Heidtman

Goodreads Author


Born
in The United States
July 01, 1946

Website

Genre

Member Since
April 2014

URL


I'm retired from the nine-to-five life and live with my husband, two cats, and a goofy and adorable dog named Buster on private land inside Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky. I have loved fiction since before I could read (Mom said I made up stories based on the pictures in books). Now that I no longer have the excuse of not enough time, I'm fulfilling my lifelong dream of writing novels.

Over the years, I've paid the bills by being a dancer, a bartender, a police officer, a registered nurse and a technical writer. Now I'm drawing on that life experience and my two English degrees to create stories I enjoy writing and hope readers will enjoy reading.

My Eden mystery series is set in Kentucky in a fictitious college town near Daniel B
...more

SPRING SUCKS!

I know I'm going against the grain here with a statement like that in the title of this post, but I live in a forest. That fact alone gives me several reasons to make a statement like "spring sucks." First, there's tree pollen. I love trees--my favorite plant by far--but they don't love me back. Every spring brings the sinus irritation and accompanying symptoms. When grass adds its pollen to the t Read more of this blog post »
1 like ·   •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on May 20, 2018 07:54
Average rating: 4.3 · 428 ratings · 107 reviews · 8 distinct worksSimilar authors
Whiteout

4.16 avg rating — 184 ratings4 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Catch A Falling Star

4.36 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Bad Girls (Eden Mysteries B...

4.46 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
A Convenient Death (Eden My...

4.47 avg rating — 53 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
Murder in Eden (Eden Myster...

4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
A Convenient Death: (An Ede...

4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
Catch A Falling Star

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
Rate this book
Clear rating
Murder in Eden

0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
More books by Laurel Heidtman…
The Body on the B...
Laurel Heidtman is currently reading
by Lolli Powell (Goodreads Author)
bookshelves: currently-reading
Rate this book
Clear rating

 

Laurel’s Recent Updates

Laurel Heidtman finished reading
Undercover by Lolli Powell
Rate this book
Clear rating
Laurel Heidtman is currently reading
The Body on the Barstool by Lolli Powell
Rate this book
Clear rating
Undercover by Lolli Powell
Undercover (Kisses and Killers Thrillers)
by Lolli Powell (Goodreads Author)
progress: 
 
Rate this book
Clear rating
More of Laurel's books…

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
Who's Your Author?: Hello/Goodbye Challenge October 2014 61 36 Nov 14, 2014 04:50AM  
Genre Specific Re...: This topic has been closed to new comments. Thriller Review Group 2 (finished) 67 56 Jan 30, 2016 08:18AM  
Review Group: * Group 100G Thriller. Mod Noorilhuda 131 85 Jul 13, 2016 12:25AM  
Genre Specific Re...: Mystery/Thriller Review Group (completed) 42 43 Jul 19, 2016 12:26AM  
2026 Reading Chal...: Kathy L - PC - 65 129 134 Dec 09, 2016 04:46PM  
A Million More Pages: This topic has been closed to new comments. * Cookie Exchange Challenge 54 101 Mar 26, 2017 03:29PM  
A Million More Pages: Phileas Fogg and Passepartout' s Refomed Reform Club 368 381 May 23, 2017 10:15PM  
A Million More Pages: United States of America 119 335 Nov 17, 2017 11:41PM  
Genre Specific Re...: Thriller Review Group 4 (completed) 53 39 Feb 03, 2018 12:05AM  
Andy Weir
“Yes, of course duct tape works in a near-vacuum. Duct tape works anywhere. Duct tape is magic and should be worshiped.”
Andy Weir, The Martian

Andy Weir
“Maybe I’ll post a consumer review. “Brought product to surface of Mars. It stopped working. 0/10.”
Andy Weir, The Martian

31471 THE Group for Authors! — 12973 members — last activity Jan 24, 2026 05:53AM
This is a group for authors to discuss their craft, as well as publishing and book marketing.
100482 Genre Specific Review Groups — 1678 members — last activity Jan 24, 2026 05:44AM
Following the example of fellow Goodreads group, "Review Group", this group believes support for our Indie authors is extremely important. Many of the ...more
78683 Review Group — 5645 members — last activity 4 hours, 27 min ago
Reviews are very important for Self-Published (SP), and Indie authors, just as they are for others. Unfortunately, though, many SP/Indie books don't g ...more
26989 Goodreads Authors/Readers — 55941 members — last activity 4 hours, 15 min ago
This group is dedicated to connecting readers with Goodreads authors. It is divided by genres, and includes folders for writing resources, book websit ...more
37092 Writers and Readers — 3107 members — last activity Jan 26, 2026 04:19PM
A group for writers and readers to meet and discuss books and the writing process. The group allows promotion of books, but please post in the designa ...more
155639 Author Interviews, Book Reviews & Promotions — 765 members — last activity Nov 13, 2025 06:03PM
Books are amazing to read - escapism at its best. But, do you ever wonder how the author wrote it or what inspired it? If so, author interviews are ...more
1357 Cozy Mysteries — 24258 members — last activity 52 minutes ago
For those who love a good cozy mystery while curled up on the couch with a cup of coffee/tea/cocoa and maybe a dog/cat next to them. Please be kind ...more
71494 Book Review Club — 2921 members — last activity Jan 24, 2026 02:09AM
This group is to help authors to achieve more-HONEST-reviews by reviewing freely provided books/ARCs. Rather than post scathing reviews, the reader ...more
33825 How to Promote YOUR book on Amazon — 8739 members — last activity Jan 27, 2026 06:44AM
Are YOU an author? If so I am sure you are aware of how hard it can be to market your book successfully. There is so much you can do on Amazon.com to ...more
50920 Beta Reader Group — 29890 members — last activity 3 hours, 36 min ago
A place to connect writers with beta readers. Sometimes writers get so involved in the plot they can't see the wood for the trees. Hang on a sec'--th ...more
More of Laurel’s groups…
Comments (showing 1-2)    post a comment »
dateDown arrow    newest »

Laurel Heidtman Beth wrote: "Hi Laurel,
Thanks for accepting my friend request!"


Glad to have you as a friend!


message 1: by Beth

Beth Hi Laurel,
Thanks for accepting my friend request!


back to top