Jana Dearden received her BS in Journalism from Weber State University. Echoes on the Rock is her debut YA historical fiction novel. Before shifting to writing full-time, Jana was a high school teacher, community theater director, executive secretary, dance teacher, and journalist.

As a reporter she covered subjects from government meetings to a series on historic homes. Throughout her life, she has been inspired by her Waldensian ancestors. She is passionate about family history and telling forgotten stories that inform the present.

Jana lives in the Mountain West, where she writes, reads, and dances around the house.