I have been calling myself a writer since I was 8 yrs old, and wrote my first auto-biography at age 10. As a teenager I was teased about being a witch, because I wore mainly black and walked around with my black cat sitting on my shoulder. I never disagreed too loudly; it was more fun to keep everyone guessing. Born and raised in South Africa I have been living in New Zealand since 2008 with my husband and young son. I have had many jobs over the years, but have finally been able to fulfill my life-long ambition of being an almost full-time writer of Urban Fantasy (housewife, mother and cat slave are my other job titles). I am an avid reader as well as compulsive writer, and love to fill up my Kindle with fantasy, paranormal romance and urban fantasy. I am a passionate animal person, and my life is always filled with animals of all shapes and sizes. I have owned cats, dogs, mice, rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, horses, miniature horses, pigs, cows and sheep. I have worked on farms and petting zoos and have handled everything from porcupines and warthogs, to ferrets and hedgehogs. I have hand-raised kittens, lambs and an eagle owl. If I ever give up writing I think I'll study animal behaviour or open my own menagerie.