Linda Chapman lives in Leicestershire with her husband, daughters and three Bernese Mountain dogs, Poppy, Teasel and Bramble. She learnt to ride when she was three and her first pony was a very stubborn Welsh Mountain pony called Swizzle, who she used to imagine was a unicorn but who unfortunately behaved nothing like Twilight! When she is not writing she spends her time training dogs and teaching drama - and of course riding whenever she can. Linda Chapman is the creator of the Stardust series, the Not Quite a Mermaid stories and two novels - BRIGHT LIGHTS and CENTRE STAGE.