Anna Furtado (born 1947) is an American author of The Briarcrest Chronicles and other lesbian fiction. The Heart’s Desire — Book One of The Briarcrest Chronicles was a finalist for the Golden Crown Literary Society Award in the romance category. The second novel in the Briarcrest series is entitled The Heart’s Strength. Her non-fiction credits include a bi-monthly column on the art and craft of writing at Just About Write, where she also reviews lesbian fiction by other authors. She has also written pet care articles for Pet Food Express on the Web. She lives with her partner of more than 20 years in the San Francisco Bay Area The Heart.