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