Mary Buchanan and Lana McAra (Authors)

Mary Buchanan is the author of three sweet romance novels whose setting is in Madison County. Her books feature three friends who return home to live out their retirement years. Their friendship grows as they face new challenges. Madison County is the place where love and second chances bloom among the wildflowers. Lana McAra is an award-winning, international bestselling author and ghostwriter of 44 titles through traditional publishing with a million books sold. She has been teaching fiction craft for 20 years. She currently serves as the president of the Northeast Florida Chapter of Sisters in Crime and is the host of The Fiction Writer's Podcast. Writing under the name Rosey Dow, she won The Christy Award, The Book Excellence Award, and The Literary Titan Silver Book Award for her historical novel Reaping the Whirlwind. Her mystery series, Colorado, sold more than 250,000 copies. This year she re-released of Reaping the Whirlwind by Rosey Dow, and her new cozy mystery, Shaken But Not Stirred by Lana McAra. Her romantic thriller, Run, Cindy, Run! will be released in 2024.