Sara Curran is an established author writing Young Adult/New Adult Sci/Fi, Steampunk, Gothic & Cyberpunk Fantasy and contemporary romance novels under her pen name Astor Steele. Her writing career began and also still continues in the world of romance in which she has been extensively traditionally published under the pen names of Arabella Kingsley, Cordelia Gregory and Serena Douglas with Blushing Books Publishing. Sara lives in Royal Leamington Spa in the UK but was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the north of the country. She holds a BA (Hons) Degree in History and a History MA along with numerous legal professional and holistic qualifications. A passion for learning East Asian languages, Korean, Japanese, Chinese & Vietnamese is fuelling her zeal for combining both Western and Asian writing techniques to create new stories. Sara is also a Spiritual Medium being able to physically see, feel and hear spirits, angels and sometimes alien beings around her. She uses her strange experiences to fuel her imagination and inspire her stories. Her aspiration is to write a successful screenplay and break into Film and TV.