D.A. Wilkerson

D.A. (Dana) Wilkerson is the author of the Totally 80s Mysteries cozy mystery series. Book 1, "A Totally Killer Wedding," released in April 2022.

Dana has been a professional writer and editor for almost two decades and was the collaborative writer of two non-fiction New York Times best sellers: The Vow: The True Events That Inspired the Movie (Kim and Krickitt Carpenter) and Balancing It All (Candace Cameron Bure).

Dana lives in Oklahoma and enjoys traveling, reading, being an aunt, binge-watching crime shows, and attending Oklahoma City Thunder basketball games.

This author publishes her Throwback RomComs under Dana Wilkerson.

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