Romy Sommer is the author of six contemporary romance novels published by HarperCollins London, and she has also indie-published a further eight books under her own name and a pseudonym. She founded ROSA (Romance writers Organisation of South Africa) and, through her experience as its first chairperson, discovered a love of mentoring aspiring writers which led to a new career as a writing coach. Romy lives in sunny South Africa with two daughters, six cats and a bearded dragon.