My husband and I divide our time between a large flat overlooking the sea on the beautiful English Riviera (where it's generally warm and wet) and an officer's cabin on the west coast of Scotland (where it's cold and wet).

Between us we have 3 children (2 grown up) and a menagerie of animals including 2 dogs (an Irish terrier called Nelson, plus a neurotic 'Chorkie' named Pepé) and two cats called Dillon and Honey.

I spent 8 years teaching English as a Foreign Language to International Military Students in Britannia Royal Naval College which is the premier officer training establishment for the Royal Navy in the UK. I can honestly say hand on heart that in the whole 8 years there was never a dull moment and many of my wonderful experiences at the College were not only memorable but were most definitely 'the stuff of fiction' 

An avid reader and writer since childhood, I always determined that on leaving I would write a book...

My debut novel 'An Officer And A Gentleman Wanted' is the result! It is a romantic comedy based on my experiences and is available on Amazon Kindle.  I am now working on my second book - another romantic comedy entitled 'Claiming Victory' which should be available in the autumn.