Lisa StanbridgeInternational Award-winning Australian author Lisa Stanbridge has been writing ever since she could string sentences together. As a child, it started off with princesses in castles being rescued by Prince Charming. As a teenager she moved on to angsty teens struggling through life with raging hormones. Now, as a semi-mature adult, she writes sweet contemporary romances and romantic comedies about real people going through real struggles who want their HEA.She has been shortlisted in many contests, and even won some! Her biggest award is for her debut novel, Abandoned Hearts, which won 'Best First Book' in the Koru Award of Excellence, run by Romance Writers of New Zealand.When she's not writing, Lisa works full time as a Software Tester. She reads anything she can sink her teeth into, and loves binging on TV shows, especially the British ones. Lisa loves lazy days at the beach reading or writing, but never swimming, and loves spending time with her husband and her friends. Read More Read Less