Vera Berry Burrows is a UK born former teacher living in Queensland, Australia with her retired journalist husband, Alan. She has a son and two grandsons living in Bolton, England. She began writing as a hobby having retired from teaching after thirty-one years in the profession. Since then she has continued to write for pleasure and delights in endeavoring to provide her readers with engaging characters interacting to create remarkable storylines. Dare to Dream is her sixth published novel.