Lolli Powell is an American author who specializes in writing mystery and romance novels. She has had a lifelong love for fiction, even before she could read, as she used to make up stories based on the pictures in books. Eventually, she decided to pursue her dream of crafting stories and became a full-time author.\n \nPowell currently resides in Kentucky with her husband, two cats, and a dog. She has had a varied career path, having worked as a dancer, bartender, police officer, registered nurse, and technical writer. Now, she is using her rich life experience and two English degrees to create engaging and entertaining stories.
Powell writes cozy mysteries and romances under the name Lolli Powell and grittier mysteries and thrillers under the name Laurel Heidtman. Her Top Shelf cozy mystery series is set in a small fictitious town on the Ohio River and features Ricki Fontaine, a New Yorker who inherits a dive bar from her uncle. The series includes six books: The Body on the Barstool, Whiskey Kills, Name Your Poison, Double Shot, Bottoms Up, and On the Rocks. She also has a new Spirit of the Law cozy series, which includes The Ghost Wears A Badge and Dead Men Don't Retire.
In addition to her cozy mystery series, Powell has written a contemporary romance, The Boy Next Door, and a standalone romantic suspense novel, The Wrong Kind of Man. She also has two books, Death Notice and Undercover, in her Kisses and Killers Thriller series. Her novella, The Gift, is a holiday romance with a hint of the paranormal. With her diverse range of stories, Powell has something for every type of reader.