How it all began...

For many writers, their story starts with a long held dream of becoming a writer. One where they've been nurturing novels since birth and squirrelling them away in draws hoping those acorns would grow into bestsellers.

That's not my story.

During the pandemic I was at home looking after my husband who has seizures, a two-year-old and a newborn baby. As you know, everyone was trapped indoors, unable to live even a shadow of their normality. I coped with this by writing my first novel on my phone at four a.m. while breastfeeding my daughter.

I had always wanted to be a performer, not a writer. But that all changed back in 2020. I changed, and now I'm obsessed with writing!

I free my mind and open doors to new realms and characters. This is why I write escapism romance rooted in reality. It's like I'm all the characters in my book, and each time I write I'm lost in them, just as you are when you read them.

My first novels are set in Corfu, a location that is deeply connected to my family. In the clear waters that tickles the beach of Agios Stefanos NW, both my children took their very dips into the sea. Memories I'll never forget.

Even the worst parts of a beach holiday were appealing during lockdown. Back then, even the idea of sand ground into the roots of my hair was appealing!

Some readers dislike that my first books are set with the background of lockdowns and COVID, but to me, it was an important documentation of painful realities, and a reflection of the intense start to my own journey as a writer.

And now? In 2024 I made the move (slowly and causiouly) over to France, where I'm enjoying watching my children pretend to be adventures in our garden. No, I'm not a fluent French speaker (yet), but who doesn't love to challenge themselves?

I’ve always been rebellious, living my life unconventionally, so my author journey didn't start with me at age four announcing I *had* to write a book one day, but I'm so glad I did!