Maryrose Wood is a former Broadway actor, comedian, and playwright. She has written young adult novels, and most recently wrote her first middle-grade novel, The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place. You can visit her online at www.maryrosewood.com

Jane Northumberland is married to the twelfth Duke of Northumberland and is mistress of Alnwick Castle. The Duchess has spent the last fourteen years creating beautiful public gardens in the grounds of the castle and, because of her fascination with and knowledge of poisons, has created the world-famous Poison Garden. For further information visit www.alnwickcastle.com