Cate Melville writes passionate historical romance rooted in deep research and emotional truth. Fascinated by history from childhood, she spent her early years immersed in books about distant eras and forgotten lives — a curiosity that later led her to degrees in Classics and Medieval Studies and a PhD in ancient literature.

Her novels bring history vividly to life through love stories shaped by danger, loyalty, and longing, where the past is never merely a backdrop but an active force in her characters’ lives.

A keen traveller, Cate has lived on several continents and explored regions across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, experiences that continue to inform the texture and authenticity of her storytelling.

She lives in New Zealand’s South Island with her own Scottish hero and their two much-loved dogs, Poppy and Lily.