Nicole Hurley-Moore grew up in Melbourne and has travelled extensively, whilst living through the romance of books. Her first passion in life has always been her family, but since doing her Honours in Medieval Literature she has devoted much of her time to writing historical romance. Nicole is a full-time writer who lives in the Central Highlands of Victoria with her family in the peaceful surrounds of a semi-rural town. She is the author of the immensely popular novels McKellan’s Run, Hartley’s Grange, Country Roads, White Gum Creek, Lawson’s Bend, The McCalister Legacy and Summer at Kangaroo Ridge.