Novels by Laura Hesse

Young Adult:

One Frosty Christmas: (A heartwarming family classic)

Teased by the local kids for being a city girl and an amputee, Hannah Storey feels alone and isolated just like the old mustang she sees on the way to and from school every day. Hannah vows to save the pony the local kids have cruelly nicknamed Frostbite from freezing to death or being sent to slaughter. Will Hannah be able to save the pony? Will the townsfolk of River Bend ever accept her?

The Great Pumpkin Ride: (Funny, spooky adventure)

If you camped out at a haunted cabin in the woods on Halloween night, would you leave your horse saddled? If you painted your pony purple and changed its name to Purple Lightning, will it run faster? To find the answers to these and other questions, join The Great Pumpkin Ride today...go ahead...we dare you!

A Filly Called Easter: (A feel-good story of love & redemption)

When eleven year-old Linda McCloud sets eyes on the beautiful, and very pregnant, palomino filly named "Easter", all dreams of barrel racing fly out the window. When Mother Nature enters the fray, it's up to Linda and her friends to save the life of Easter and her unborn foal. Loosely based on a true story.

Adult/Teen:

Gumboots, Gumshoes & Murder: (Detective/comedy)

When Sgt. Betty Bruce and her pot-bellied pig, Gertrude, stumble upon Eliza Bone's body floating upside down in a fish tank, the only clue left at the scene is a set of muddy gumboot tracks. Their problem: everyone on Seal Island wears gumboots. Was it an accident or was it murder?

Two Independents: (Family Drama)

Rogue wolves, cowboys with crushes, and cattle drives await Susie Stetler as she steps into an unwanted summer in the mountains with her grandmother and eight-year old step-brother. The fifteen year old dread-locked surfer girl can only dream of riding the waves in California as she fights to survive one of the hottest summers on record. In the end, Susie must make a life-altering decision, one that could cost her family their lives.

The Thin Line of Reason: (Suspense thriller)

Sgt Bill Lancaster jumps at the chance to catch his partner's killer, but events go horribly wrong. Unable to believe the killer is dead, Bill turns to his sister, Sarah, for support, but she is battling her own demons. Sarah is not only dealing with their eccentric mother, but her employer's amorous advances. When a ghost from the past starts stalking her, she fears for her sanity and ignores her mother's pleas of warning.

In "The Thin Line of Reason", everyone wears a mask!