Gudrun FrerichsGudrun Frerichs is a retired psychotherapist, full-time writer, and closet-gypsy. Born on a small fishing island close to Hamburg, Germany, she followed her husband with their three children to New Zealand, after detours over Switzerland and The Nethrlands. It has been their home for the last 30 years. A late starter, she writes contemporary women's fiction with a dash of adventure, a sprinkling of romance, and second chances at finding love, if that's where their desire leads them. She is passionate about challenging the invisibility of older women and those who fell through the gaps in our social and mental health systems. Over the last years, she has written and published two non-fiction books about the pitfalls of relationships and four books in the romantic GOLDEN GIRLS SERIES, where she gives older women a voice and shows the rich life they still lead. Her new series flys under the flag of WOMEN OF OUR TIME, where she explores the intricate relationships seasoned heroines have, their struggle with health and mental health issues, what she calls, the changing of the guard, handing the baton to the younger generation. She's always been a storyteller and avid reader. She prefers to read stories about people she can relate to. They are also reflected in her books. Here they come, her heroes and heroines, the gray foxes and silver vixens popular media have written off unless they can stick them in supportive roles. As life doesn't end at thirty-five, women and men who are past fifty, sixty, and yes, even seventy have not stopped loving, longing for closeness, and, dare I say, having sex. These people not only dream of adventure, but they're also still having their fair shares of it. They say write about what you know. So this is what she does in her cottage in windy Wellington, with Steffie, the rescue dog, at her feet. Armed with a box of chocolates, a laptop, a cup of Earl Grey or the occasional glass of Merlot, she's enjoying letting the characters in her books overcome (dangerous) obstacles before they find their well deserved Happy End. And finding it, they will. There are enough ugly drama and hardship in the world without her having to add to it. Visit her at www.gudrunfrerichs.com Read More Read Less