Awarding winning author Dana Wayne is a sixth generation Texan and resides in the Piney Woods with her husband of 39 years (and counting), a Calico cat named Katie, three children and four grandchildren. She routinely speaks to book clubs, writers groups and other organizations, and is a frequent guest on various writing blogs. Her debut novel, Secrets of The Heart, was awarded First Place Contemporary Romance 2017 in the Best Texas Book Contest sponsored by Texas Association of Authors, was a finalist for the 2017 Scéal Award for Contemporary Romance, a Reviewers Top Pick and on the Top 10 Books to Read This Winter from Books & Benches online magazine. Her second novel, Mail Order Groom released in April, 2017, received 5-Star Reviews from Readers Favorite and Books & Benches online magazine and 4.5 Stars with the Golden Heart Symbol from Ind’Dtale Magazine and 4 Stars from Romance Reviews.