Lori Crane

Bestselling and award-winning author Lori Crane is a writer of historical fiction and the occasional thriller. Her books have climbed to the Kindle Top 100 list many times, including "Elly Hays" which debuted at #1 in Native American stories. She has also enjoyed a place among her peers in the Top 100 historical fiction authors on Amazon, climbing to #23. She's a native Mississippian, currently residing in greater Nashville, Tennessee. She is a professional musician by night, an indie author by day.

Lori's passions are genealogy and American history, which you'll find weaved throughout each novel. She is a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the United States Daughters of 1812, as well as the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

Look for Lori on "Most Terrifying Places in America-Haunted Road Trips" on the Travel Channel where her book "The Legend of Stuckey's Bridge" is featured!

"Lori Crane is a Southern storyteller of the first order." ~Writer's Digest

"Lori Crane is a must-read author." ~Readers' Favorite

Bibliography

The Okatibbee Creek Series:

Okatibbee Creek

An Orphan's Heart

Elly Hays

The Stuckey's Bridge Trilogy:

The Legend of Stuckey's Bridge

Stuckey's Legacy: The Legend Continues

Stuckey's Gold: The Curse of Lake Juzan

The Culpepper Saga:

I, John Culpepper

John Culpepper the Merchant

John Culpepper, Esquire

Culpepper's Rebellion

Other Books:

Savannah's Bluebird

Witch Dance

The Culpepper-Fairfax Scandal (coming soon)

Eula (coming soon)

On This Day: A Perpetual Calendar for Family Genealogy

Literary Awards:

~Finalist in the 2019 American Fiction Awards in horror/supernatural for "Witch Dance."

~Artist of the Month, July 2019, Columbia Daily Herald/Columbia Arts Council, Columbia, TN

~Finalist in the 2019 Next Generation Indie Book Awards in paranormal for "Witch Dance."

~Finalist in the 2014 Eric Hoffer Awards for "An Orphan's Heart."

~Bronze medal in literary fiction at the 2013 eLit Book Awards for "Okatibbee Creek."

~Honorable mention in historical fiction at the 2013 Midwest Book Festival for "Okatibbee Creek."

~Honorable mention in general fiction at the 2013 Midwest Book Festival for "Elly Hays."

~Shortlisted for '50 Self-published Books Worth Reading in 2013/14' at Indie Author Land for "Elly Hays."

~Honorable mention in horror at the 2025 Halloween Book Fest for "Witch Dance."

~Runner up in general fiction at the 2025 Halloween Book Fest for "The Legend of Stuckey's Bridge."