biography

I was born in Sweden, but because of a chance meeting many years ago with an Irishman who had an international career, I have lived all over the world, and finally landed in County Tipperary, Ireland in 2002. I started my writing career by writing non-fiction and wrote two books about health and fitness (I am a trained fitness teacher). While writing these books, I discovered how much I loved the actual writing process. My then editor gave me the idea to write a fun novel based on my experiences as a diplomat's wife. This became my debut novel, 'Diplomatic Incidents' (now also an e-book with the title Duty Free'), published in 2001. I wrote three further novels, 'European Affairs' (now as an e-book with the title 'Villa Caramel'), 'Fresh Powder' (2006) and 'Finding Margo' (2007). The latter two were published by New Island Books in Dublin.

In 2010, when the publishing industry started to decline, I broke away from both publisher and agent and e-published my back list, along with two novels that were with my agent for submission. Since then I have written and e-published several further novels, and signed with Bookouture, a brilliant publisher in the UK and, as a result, now have some thirty books out there in the e-book market worldwide. I write mainly in the women's fiction genre, some chick-lit, some contemporary romance, with two historical novels and four detective stories thrown into the mix.

My globetrotting life has provided me with the settings and characters of my novels, some of the earlier ones set in France, where I lived for four years, but the majority of them set in Ireland, where I live now.

Ten years ago, we bought a holiday cottage on the Dingle peninsula in County Kerry on the west coast of Ireland. I was so inspired by the beautiful landscape and the people there, that I wrote three novels in quick succession, in what would become The Kerry Romance Series: Hot Property, Hot Gossip, and Hot Pursuit, all set in that beautiful county.

After a brief writing stint in County Tipperary with the Tipperary series, I returned to Kerry with the current best sellers, the Sandy Cove Series, part #6 of which I am currently writing. There is no end to the inspiration Kerry has given me; the people, the stunning scenery and the ever-changing ocean and dramatic skies. The perfect backdrop to romantic stories with a touch of mystery! I am planning to set my next novels in that part of the world.