Jennifer L. Rothwell always wanted to call herself an author.

She dreamt of saying it one day, back when she was scribbling stories in her endless piles of notebooks and back when she would sneakily read whatever novel she was immersed in by hiding it inside the dust jacket of To Kill A Mockingbird at school.

(Don't worry, she'd already read it. To Kill A Mockingbird remains one of her favourite novels.)

She is also a teacher, a coffee drinker, a cat enthusiast, a keen foodie and most importantly, a mother to Sebastian.

Jennifer writes Young Adult fantasy because she never really grew up and she still can't believe that she's an adult. But at least now she can call herself an author.