My whole life I have been torn between science and creativity, and qualified as a veterinary surgeon in 1987. I currently work in a companion animal practice which is hugely rewarding but at times totally emotionally draining. It was as a means of escape from the more distressing side of life that I turned to reading and discovered a love of historical romance. It was at a school reunion that the idea of writing my own fiction first occurred to me. Old class mates asked what I was up to and seemed to forget I am a vet! All they talked about was the stories I wrote at school and how they assumed I went on to be an author. Well the idea struck a chord and here I am...my first novel 'A Dead Man's Debt' accepted by Solstice! What a thrill.

My biggest achievement is being a wife, and mother to two fantastic teenage boys. After that my work and writing come close second. I have had short stories published in the UK and have a regular opinion piece column in the 'Veterinary Times.'