Jacqueline Hodder is a writer, blogger, teacher and reader based in Melbourne, Australia.  Writing has always been her first love but it wasn't until she won the Mary Grant Bruce Award that she decided to pursue writing professionally. She completed a Bachelor of Arts in Professional Writing and has just published her debut novel, 'The Sentinel'. Her meticulous research and in-depth character studies bring realism to the worlds she portrays and make her stories a joy to read.