Heather Buchanan is a native Detroiter, and has always been fascinated with her city's history. Inspired by a series of articles about the little-known truth of slavery in Detroit and the reality of an unknown dead slave woman, Heather embarked on a ten-year odyssey to bring Dark River to life. An award-winning publisher and film producer, Heather is the author of the historical fiction novel Victors: A Novel of Love, War and Jazz and producer of an accompanying musical, Love, War and Jazz. She resides with her husband in Detroit and is hard at work on a sequel to Dark River.