Gayleen Froese was born and raised in Saskatoon&#44 Saskatchewan&#46 She has lived in Toronto&#44 Edmonton&#44 and Prince Albert&#46 She is a graduate of Ryerson University&#44 and is currently working with an initiative to help improve health in Northern Saskatchewan&#46 Froese is also an independent musician with two albums&#44 Obituary and Chimera&#46 A third&#44 Sacrifice&#44 is soon to be released&#46 Froese lives with her best friend&#44 two dogs&#44 two degus&#44 and a Siamese Fighting Fish&#46 Touch is her first novel and will be part of NeWest&#146>s Nunatak First Fiction Series&#46