Lila Dare

Author of the Southern Beauty Shop mystery series, Lila Dare was born in Georgia and has lived in Alabama, Mississippi and Virginia, as well as in some bastions of Yankee culture. Although she has never worked as a hair stylist, she spends plenty of time in salons and likes to tell her stylist: "Just do what you think would look good." She currently lives west of the Mississippi with her husband, two daughters and dog, and misses Southern manners, cooking and friendliness, but not the humidity.