Elsa's Stand

Cathryn Hein was born in South Australia's rural south-east and is a popular author of rural romance and romantic adventure novels. She was a Romance Writers of Australia Romantic Book of the Year finalist with Santa and the Saddler, and is a regular Australian Romance Reader Awards finalist. Cathryn's first three novels: Promises, Heart of the Valley and Heartland, were finalists in the 2011, 2012 and 2013 Australian Romance Readers Awards. She has written six novels in the Levenham Love Story series including Rocking Horse Hill, along with more than eight standalone rural romances. The French Prize was her first romantic adventure story. Cathryn lives in Newcastle, Australia with her partner of many years, Jim. When she's not writing, she plays golf (ineptly), cooks (well) and in football season barracks (rowdily) for her beloved Sydney Swans AFL team.

Stephanie Wall is a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (BA in Music Theatre, 2016). Since graduating, her professional credits include the Australian Tour of Crossroad’s The Wizard of Oz as understudy Dorothy/Ensemble and TML Enterprises’ Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as understudy Narrator/Ensemble. Stephanie has also appeared as Swing in The Who's Tommy with the Victorian Opera and Grace Under Pressure with Alternative Facts.