Demelza Carlton

As the queen of fairytale romance, Demelza Carlton is a USA Today Bestselling author who has written more than ninety books, which have sold more than 3 million copies worldwide.

Demelza has always loved the ocean, but on her first snorkelling trip she found she was afraid of fish.

She has since swum with sea lions, sharks and sea cucumbers and stood on spray-drenched cliffs over a seething sea as a seven-metre cyclonic swell surged in, shattering a shipwreck below.

Sensationalist spin? No - Demelza tends to take a camera with her so she can capture and share the moment later; shipwrecks, sharks and all.

Demelza lives in Perth, Western Australia, the shark attack capital of the world…and she can assure you that sharks taste delicious.