Born in Llan-non, Ceredigion, Catrin Stevens was educated at Ardwyn Grammar School and Bangor University. Having worked as a Welsh and History teacher, Catrin was also head of the History and Welsh History department at Trinity College, Carmarthen. Her books about Welsh courting customs derive from Catrin's research into old Welsh customs at St Fagan's National History Museum. Catrin now works as a freelance writer and her main interest is interpreting history for readers of all ages.