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Pamela Cook is a bestselling author, podcaster and teacher who writes page-turning contemporary women’s fiction, delving deep into the psychology of her characters and the complexity of relationships in all their forms. She has had four novels published traditionally and two independent titles, alongside a novella, The Ghost of Christmas Past. Cook is the host of the Writes4Women podcast and teaches writing workshops through her business, Wildwords, and at various writers’ centres. Cook's bestselling debut novel Blackwattle Lake was published in 2012 followed by three rural fiction titles followed by two titles Cross My Heart and All We Dream which took her writing in an exciting new direction. The latest in the Blackwattle Lake series, A Place of Her Own, will be published in 2025.

Alicia Banit is an Australia film and television actress, best known for her role as Kat on ABC's hit teen series, Dance Academy. Alicia's more recent screen credits include Dance Academy: The Movie, a recurring role in Playing for Keeps, and a guest role in Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries. Other credits include playing Chloe Lattanzi in Fremantle's Olivia Newton John: Hopelessly Devoted to You and the feature We Were Tomorrow.