Multi Award winner, Ellen Read is the author of The Dragon Sleeps, The Inca’s Curse, The Amber Trap and The Feathered Nest - historical murder mystery romance novels published by Crimson Cloak Publishing. Also her ghost stories Die For Love and The Ghost Rider, and Love The Gift and When Jacarandas Bloom - Novellas. Ellen was born in Queensland, Australia and lives in Brisbane with her husband, and her extended family. She loves to read fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. She particularly loves history and stories of ancient myths and legends. Authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Agatha Christie, and Victoria Holt, the latter of whom wrote gothic mystery/romances, have influenced her own work. Ellen’s other passions are photography and painting. She loves to photograph flowers, landscapes and architecture. Her website features many of her photos.