Dana Killion | Source

Dana Killion grew up in a small town in northern Wisconsin, reading Nancy Drew and dreaming of living surrounded by tall buildings. A career in the apparel industry satisfied her city living urge and Nancy Drew evolved into Cornwell, Grafton, and Evanovich.

One day, frustrated that her favorite authors weren’t writing fast enough, an insane thought crossed her mind. “Maybe I could write a novel?”

Silly, naïve, downright ludicrous. But she did it. She plotted and planned and got 80,000 words on the page. That manuscript lives permanently in the back of a closet. But the writing bug had bitten.

Her first novel, Lies in High Places, published in 2017, kicked off her mystery series. It was followed by The Last Lie (2018), Lies of Men (2019), Tell Me a Lie (2020), and The Liar’s Code (2022).

Now, Dana presents her first memoir. A story born of a life in turmoil and her husband’s addiction, a situation where the only way through was to write it. And as she wrote, the themes in her personal trauma became clear and loud and screamed for attention because they are the themes of many women, not just women with an addict in her life, but women who have been silent and who have set aside their truth for the benefit of another. Women ready to find the strength and solace Dana has found through her own re- invention.
Dana currently lives in Tucson, Arizona with her kitty Isabel, happily avoiding snow and mending her heart.