Author Els is the award-winning author of Ring of Fire and is based in South Africa. Since early childhood, she dreamed of writing stories that readers would fall in love with but put those dreams on hold till later in life. She finally plucked up the courage to put pen to paper and fell in love with writing. She is the victim and survivor of an attempted murder. Never thinking she would be the target of violence she was brutally attacked in her home. After surviving her terrifying ordeal, she is thankful to be alive and has immersed herself in writing.