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Anna Jacobs is the multimillion-copy bestselling author of more than 100 novels; she is addicted to storytelling. She grew up in Lancashire, emigrated to Australia in the 1970s and writes stories set in both countries. Her most popular genres are historical sagas and contemporary fiction but she also publishes fantasy novels under the pseudonym Shannah Jay. Jacobs has been married to her own hero for many happy years, and they have two adult daughters and one grandson.

Emma Powell is an experienced voiceover artist who has performed for some of the world's most renowned theatre companies, including RSC, Almeida, and the National Theatre. She has voiced characters for BBC radio dramas as well as countless audiobooks, corporate projects, games and ads. In 2016, one of her audiobooks, Without a Trace by Lesley Pearce, was the most borrowed audiobook from British libraries, beating Harry Potter into second and third place. She voices the Phil Rickman thrillers, the fantasy Graceling Trilogy, and countless other novels.