His Best Friend’s Baby

Barbara Hannay, a former high-school English teacher, has written more than 40 books since her first publication in 1999. With more than 12 million copies sold worldwide, her novels have been translated into 26 languages, and have earned her five RITA nominations from Romance Writers of America. Hannay won a RITA award in 2007 and has won two Australian Romantic Book of the Year awards. Hannay lives in Townsville with her writer husband and enjoys being close to the Coral Sea, the stunning tropical scenery and colourful characters, all of which find their way into her popular stories.

Jess Stanley is an award-winning actor, writer, voice artist and marriage celebrant from Naarm/Melbourne. She has been the recipient of the Art Unbound Award (2021) for her ASMR-based show, “JSMR”, the Howard Fine Performance Project’s Best Actor Winner (2021), a Victorian Premier’s Award (2008), the Jennifer Francis Drama Prize (2008), and a scholarship to study at Monash University, where she completed her Bachelor of Performing Arts. Jess regularly tours Victoria with education theatre company, Complete Works.