Tess MerlinTess Merlin is an ex-police officer and writer. Her first novel RANK was written from her lived experiences as a policewoman and as someone with personal experience of the trauma of being stalked. She has written and published training resources as atrainer, facilitator and language teacher. She now also writes adult fiction and middle grade fiction.Tess is a mother of two and a keen linguist in French and Italian. She has a love of the English language, which she has taught in a variety of environments, to both adults and children. She has travelled extensively and lived in Italy and England, incorporating these experiences into her writing.She writes from the peaceful shores in Gubbi Gubbi country, where she pretends to be a farmer, with several chickens and an impressive veggie garden. She believes in continuously attempting new challenges - most recently bouldering and learning Auslan. Tess regularly speaks on author panels and runs workshops in local libraries. Read More Read Less