Like many authors, I tried several careers before finding the one I really wanted. I've worked as a PA, a translator (French), a public relations consultant and a corporate communications manager. I took a break from corp comms to complete a degree in journalism and, more importantly, to find out whether I could write a romance novel - a long-term dream. Now I'm completely hooked on writing romance. When I'm not writing, I'm either reading or swimming in our backyard pool (right) - another long-term dream - or even reading in the pool. I haven't tried writing in the pool yet but it could happen.

Although I grew up in Warwickshire, England, I now live in the beautiful city of Adelaide in South Australia with my husband, two sons and two dogs (right). If you don't know Adelaide, it's a city about the size of New Orleans and it has everything you could want in a vibrant city without the frustrations. From the gorgeous Adelaide Hills, to the ritzy apartments of the Glenelg foreshore, from its world-class arts, comedy and music festivals to its crazy number of coffee shops and restaurants...I love it.

Read more about Adelaide and the state of South Australia...

If you're still here and want to know more about me (you do? really?), here are a few of my favourite things:

Sport

Very keen fan of the Adelaide Football Club, also known as The Crows

Music

Currently playing Rogue Traders, Sugarland, Maroon 5, Keith Urban

Authors

Too many to list but some favourites are Thomas Hardy, Jane Austen, Colin Bateman, Paullina Simons, Georgette Heyer, Melanie La'Brooy, Janet Woods, Anne Gracie, and the Harlequin Mills and Boon Romance authors

Food

Chocolate (duh!), grapes, fish, pavlova