Pamela Freeman’s first novel for adults, Blood Ties, was released in 2007. It was followed a year later by the second book in The Castings Trilogy, Deep Water, and by Full Circle in 2009, the final book in the trilogy. Pamela is also an award-winning writer for young people, and is best known for the Floramonde children’s fantasy series and The Black Dress, an inspired biography of Mary MacKillop’s early years, which won the New South Wales Premier’s History Award in 2006. She has a Doctorate of Creative Arts from the University of Technology, Sydney, where she has also lectured in creative writing. She lives in Sydney with her husband and their son. Find out more about the author at www.pamelafreemanbooks.com.