Hold Me, Cowboy

When USA Today bestselling author Alissa Callen isn't writing, she plays traffic controller to four children, three dogs, two horses and one renegade cow who believes the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. After a childhood spent chasing sheep on the family farm, Alissa has always been drawn to remote areas and small towns, even when residing overseas. She is partial to autumn colour, snowy peaks and historic homesteads and will drive hours to see an open garden. Once a teacher and a counsellor, she remains interested in the life journeys that people take. She draws inspiration from the countryside around her, whether it be the brown snake at her back door or the resilience of bush communities in times of drought or flood. Her books are characteristically heartwarming, authentic and character driven. Alissa lives on a small slice of rural Australia in central western NSW.

Jessica Preddy is an actor and producer from England and is known for her roles in Doctor Who, Greta and The Laundromat. Jessica has worked across the US and UK, training at New York University and the Maggie Flanigan Meisner acting conservatory. Based in London with her own home voiceover studio, Jessica is a regular audiobook narrator for various publishing houses, voicing books like Sophie Ranald’s We Can’t Be Friends and It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over by Anne de Marcken.