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My passion and a common theme in my writing is my Icelandic heritage. I started with children's books and folklore, but now focus on women's fiction. But, I enjoy adding a little taste of Iceland in my contemporary novels - if you mention one in a review, that's not a spoiler!

I spent thirty years in the telecommunications industry, which was rewarding and challenging, and had a thread of writing. When my father passed away in 2015, I reassessed my priorities, opted for early retirement, and indulged my passion for writing.

After several children’s folklore books honoring my mother’s Icelandic heritage, I took on a greater challenge. My first novel, was set in the contemporary American west, blending together some of my favorite things - Ic ...more

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	The Guardians of Iceland and Other Icelandic Folk Tales by Heidi Herman (Goodreads Author), Michael di Gesu (Illustrator) 3.95 avg rating — 109 ratings — 8 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 Legend of the Icelandic Yule Lads 4.30 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	On With the Butter! 4.46 avg rating — 56 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
	Yule Lads Legend: Iceland's Jolasveinar 4.48 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Homestyle Icelandic Cooking for American Kitchens 4.06 avg rating — 17 ratings — 5 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
	Her Viking Heart 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — 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
	The Hidden Vegetables Cookbook: 90 Tasty Recipes for Veggie-Averse Adults by Heidi Herman (Goodreads Author), Rhonda Thornton 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 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
	The Icelandic Yule Lads: Mayhem at the North Pole by Heidi Herman (Goodreads Author), Colleen Stiles (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — 5 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
	On With the Butter: Spread More Living onto Everyday Life 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings	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
	Yule Lads & Other Legends Coloring Book: Icelandic Legends Activity Book really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015 — 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

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Hey, everyone! You may have noticed I've been pretty quiet the last couple of months. Well, it's because I've been very busy FINALLY finishing one of my passion projects!

Over the past couple of years, I've shared a few of my vegetable-infusion recipes. I'm what you could call a veggie-averse adult. Well, after sharing a few, I realized how many others were out there like me who might love more of Read more of this blog post »

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The Doctor's Wife (Joseph Stein #1)

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Over My Dead Body (Detective William Warwick, #4)

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Like Normal People

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This was a pleasant read with nice Christmas elements. I would have liked to see more depth of emotion in the characters and the constant shifts in point of view was distracting. Overall, it was a nice story.
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“It starts with this: put your desk in the corner, and every time you sit down there to write, remind yourself why it isn't in the middle of the room. Life isn't a support system for art. It's the other way around.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

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“I like to get ten pages a day, which amounts to 2,000 words. That’s 180,000 words over a three-month span, a goodish length for a book — something in which the reader can get happily lost, if the tale is done well and stays fresh.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

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“I am far too busy enjoying life to be limited by acting my age”
― Íeda Jónasdóttir Herman, Happiness in Living Color

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“Attitude is everything - choose to believe”
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“Choose a different perspective to change how you see things - the word "NO" turned upside-down becomes "ON”
― Íeda Jónasdóttir Herman, Happiness in Living Color

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