The romantic in me likes to think I was born with my head in a book, then someone stuck a pen in my hand . . . and I haven't stopped writing since. 

I believe in love, romance and magic, and what’s more magical than falling in love? That’s why I adore writing romantic fiction and letting all that passion flow from my fingers via the keyboard and onto the page.  It's a tough job but I'm woman enough to handle it!

My home is in the south west of England where I'm happily married to my own real life hero. There’s bits of him in all my fictional heroes - at least that’s what I tell him. Got to keep him sweet, or he might stop bringing me all those lovely cups of tea while I beaver away at the keyboard!

Travel is high on my list of favourite things to do ... I'll go anywhere, at any time! France and Italy are especially scrummy, where there's nothing better than finding a little pavement cafe and checking out all those gorgeous local men - all in the name of research, of course.

For many years I channelled my writing interests into gaining work related qualifications for the "day job" in adult education. Following an arts-based degree I studied for a PGCE and MA in Education, by which time I was hopelessly addicted to the process of learning and to the sheer joy of acquiring knowledge. I'm still a perennial learner, although now it's about improving my craft as a fiction writer.

My daily yoga practice keeps me grounded - I've been a practitioner and qualified teacher for longer than I'm prepared to admit. For me, yoga and my metaphysical interests provide a kind of bridge between the practicalities of life and the infinite possibilities of the imagination. And that's really the way I like to live ... with my feet on the ground and my head in the clouds!

Om Shanti