Brian L. MacLearn is lifelong resident of Iowa, currently living in Waverly. He graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a BA in Business. During his life, he has had poetry published and written song lyrics that have been recorded in Nashville. His first novel Our Heart was a 2011 Readers Favorite finalist. His second novel Remember Me was a 2012 Readers Favorite Bronze medalist. His newest novel, "Against the Current," is nearing publicattion and was a silver medalist at Reader's Favorite in 2013.