Lolli Powell writes cozy mysteries and romances, as well as grittier mysteries and thrillers as Laurel Heidtman. She live with her husband, three dogs and two cats on private land surrounded by Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky. Over the years, she’s paid the bills by being a dancer, a bartender, a police officer, a registered nurse and a technical writer. She draws on that life experience and her two English degrees to create stories that she enjoys writing and hopes readers will enjoy reading.