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Laura Hesse

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Young Adult, Mystery & Thrillers, Humor and Comedy

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Laura is a Vancouver Island based author of a middle grade equestrian series and two cozy mystery series. She is also a screenwriter with several options and awards to her credit.

Hesse grew up a back stage brat in music hall theater and credits her mother with her love of dance and song and her father with her love of reading and writing. When she is not writing, she can be found on a beach somewhere or singing at a local jam.

While her horses have all passed over the rainbow, they appear in many of her stories.

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	The Silver Spurs Home for Aging Cowgirls 4.30 avg rating — 238 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gumboots, Gumshoes & Murder 4.18 avg rating — 222 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder Most Fowl (Gumboot & Gumshoe #3) 4.63 avg rating — 83 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dastardly Mr. Deeds (Gumboot & Gumshoe #2) 4.45 avg rating — 80 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Who Killed Cade: The Silver Spur Series: Book Three (The Silver Spurs Series 3) 4.62 avg rating — 55 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Frosty Christmas by Laura Hesse (Goodreads Author), Mica Stewart (Illustrator) 4.27 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gumboot & Gumshoe Series - The Complete Trilogy 4.58 avg rating — 40 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Due to some major health issues, I haven’t been able to complete the new novels I’ve been working on but as part of my therapy (I suffered a series of small strokes and am working my way back) I took some more of my short stories I used in my storytelling sessions in my elementary school programs and turned them into children’s illustrated bedtime stories with bonus coloring pages. While the image

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“The stars of morning twinkled brightly overhead, the moon having already surrendered its light. The backyard was a crystal palace bejeweled with ice that sparkled under the starlight.”
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“Like an old sneaker, Riverbend was chewed up, worn out, and falling apart at the seams. The town didn’t even smell right.”
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“It’s hard keeping a secret… even when it’s your own.”
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