Eliza Redgold is based upon the old, Gaelic meaning of her name, Dr Elizabeth Reid Boyd. English folklore has it that if you help a fairy, you will be rewarded with red gold. She has presented academic papers on women and romance and is a contributor to the forthcoming" Encyclopedia of Romance Fiction". As a non-fiction author she is co-author of "Body Talk: a Power Guide for Girls and Stay-at-Home Mothers: Dialogues and Debates". She was born in Irvine, Scotland on Marymass Day and currently lives in Australia.