I grew up in a small town called Shaw, which is north east of Manchester in England. The youngest of four children, I have two sisters and a brother, our mother mostly raised us alone, especially me.
I think that influenced me in that I know how hard it is to raise children alone. Added to what my mother had to contend with, my gran had to come and live with us after she had a leg amputated.

It took me a long time. I liked to write when I was in school, but I left school early and didn't pursue writing. Working as a butler, I was often asked what it was like, but I was in my forties when I started writing. I wasn't happy with the direction of the book so I left it for a long while, and when I lost a job during the recession I started on it again and it became Stonebridge Manor.

My latest book isn't out yet so nothing is finalized, but it's about human trafficking in the USA, specifically the children. Although it was a harrowing book to write, I did it as novel and despite the content, I hope as always that it will keep my readers engrossed and entertained.

That is easy! Rejection from literary agents who didn't even read my book.

To be honest I haven't spent as much time as I should on Smashwords and I am trying to rectify that. People tell me, not friends or family, that I am a talented writer and that Stonebridge Manor is a very good book and would make an ideal movie.

Entertaining my readers. When someone tells me that they have really enjoyed my books and when the next one is due, it is so gratifying and humbling.

Everything. They keep me going.

A story about a family who are burned to death after being robbed. A daughter survives but she has horrendous injuries and constant pain. On becoming an adult, she returns to her family home and discovers that her family and staff have been waiting for her, in spiritual state, as they seek her help to punish the perpetrators who got away with their crime.

P.G. Wodehouse, James Patterson, Agatha Christie, James Herbert, John Grisham.

The dog. He needs to go out.

Tweeting, updating my status on Facebook, blogging, walking, watching soccer from England and golf.