Writing with fire and daring to be different, Astrid writes romance with a twist—her stories can be set in Adelaide, on other worlds, or in Ancient Egypt.  Forget Mr Darcy and cliches! Astrid’s heroes and heroines might be vampires, shapeshifters, a lawyer who is a closet romance writer, or a fireman with a magic cat…  She writes stand alone books, as well as her popular Monsters inK series. When she’s not writing, she restores antiques, is a passionate gardener, and rescues animals where they live in safety on her 2.5 acre property in the Barossa Valley, South Australia.