Ashby, Amanda: - Amanda Ashby was born in Australia but now lives in New Zealand. She has a degree in English and Journalism, and like all good Australians, she headed to England as soon as she graduated, where she met her husband, while serving him a pint.Her debut book was nominated for a Romantic Times Reviewers Choice award, and her first young adult book was listed by the New York Public Libraryʼs Stuff for the Teen Age. She's since gone on to write over twenty-five books and when she's not pretending to look busy, she likes to delight her family by constantly rearranging the furniture.