I did write an autobiography, "Escape from Reality" after returning from Belgium, where I lived for four years. It was written mainly as a means of putting the whole harrowing experience into perspective, and I did not advertise it. On retiring to Staffordshire in 2016, I began looking into the history of the area and found a brilliant website ThePotteries.org, from which I found out about the Pottery Riots of 1842. Finding out that a local nursing home (built by Job Meigh, a prominent potter, in 1937, for his own villa), had been threatened with burning by the rioters, and also that the nursing home has ghosts, I decided to put the two together to produce "Footsteps in the Past". This actually turned into a trilogy. So, I had found my genre, True Historical Novels, and have written eight books now, all based on true events, which I have thoroughly investigated.

"A Llanrwst Christmas, Not Worth Dying For" is another true story. Caroline Williams was accused of murdering her husband on Christmas Day. Saying that they were the only people in the house, Caroline was sentenced to trial. She was known to defend herself from her husband, William, a drunken, lame brute of a man, with her carving knife, when he was drunk, so that went against her, although she had never attacked him with it. She called her knife, "my protection". Her defending lawyer only put forward the flimsiest of cases, mainly, I believe, because Caroline was an illiterate gypsy, living in a condemned house. So, my book is about prejudice and how the legal system pre-judges guilt. The jury had requested mercy, but the Judge donned his lack cap, and sentenced her to hang. I introduced a Cold Case Team to read the crime reports. They bring to light the inconsistencies in the police investigations and trial, and where the case had truly let Caroline down. What I tried to show was that, with Caroline suffering severly with neuritis in her hands, meaning they were burning or freezing and numb and she could just about slice a loaf of bread, there was no way she could have plunged her carving knife so deeply into her husband's neck. However, if Caroline didn't murder her husband, who did? As it happens, there was outrage at the sentence and Caroline's sentence was eventually repealed to life imprisonment, but she should never have been imprisoned as I believe someone else murdered William. You will have to read the book to find out more.

I was inspired by my family's story across three generations. My debut novel, The House Filler, is based on my grandmother's life. The true stories she and my family lived through were so extraordinary—filled with drama, resilience, and unforgettable moments—that I felt compelled to tell them. I began writing this three-book family saga in 2006. It took me twenty years to complete the trilogy, with The House Filler becoming the first published novel.

The House Filler is told through the experiences of Golden Phoenix, a widow with bound feet who faces war, poverty, and political turmoil as she fights for survival, freedom, and happiness. After the untimely death of her husband, Golden Phoenix is determined to keep her family together. However, poverty forces her to make the heart-wrenching decision to give her teenage twins to the Red Army. During the upheaval of the Japanese invasion of her hometown, she is separated from her two young girls, and her remaining son leaves to fight with the Nationalist army. Golden Phoenix, along with her adopted son, remains to endure the horrors and the hardship of war. When the Civil War ends with the Communists in power in 1949, one of her twins, a member of the Communist Party, is wrongly accused of being a traitor and is sentenced to death. Golden Phoenix and her family must find a way to save her son’s life.

Doing family research brought to light several family stories--especially those of women--who experienced trauma and hardships. I wanted to honor them and bring peace as well to myself as I felt impacted by these ancestral traumas. My ghosts, therefore, are bases on real people and real stories.

My latest book, A Haunting at Hawthorn and other ghostly tales, completes the trilogy of the Gallagher Girls mystery series. Deirdre, Nuala and Moira, three Irish sisters, help troubled spirits find peace and closure, allowing them to move on in the afterlife.

I started when I was in elementary school. My parents taught me a love of reading and I found I liked to write, so I wrote a lot of really random stuff just because.

My latest novel is called Second Chances. It starts off in 2020, as 47 year old Nathan wishes he could change things starting at around 13. His parents also get a chance to do the same because his mom and dad never dealt with mom's mental illness, which affected their kids. They discover they're in 1987 and go about changing things, whether for the better or for the worse, we find out.

I always knew I’d be a writer when I was a little girl. I just didn’t know exactly what I’d be writing about! I started collecting inspiring quotes and ideas for my books when I was only 6 years old. I kept them in a little box, which grew into dozens of filing cabinets full of content. My husband said I would be buried in a filing cabinet. Thank goodness we can now scan documents into our computer! I've always loved clever wordplay, foreign languages, and different ways of communicating. Would you believe I actually liked diagramming sentences in my middle school English class? My kids think I'm such a nerd. They’re right. When I was a little girl, I won a contest in my 2nd grade class for reading more books than any other kid in the class, more than triple!

I write nonfiction, although I'm absolutely impressed with fiction writers who can create complete worlds and characters that come to life on paper! My nonfiction books are all about YOU and how to make your life even better! Many are self-help, but I also have religious topics.

I've written stories, lists, thoughts, plans, kept a journal all of my life. Writing is as natural to me as breathing.

I recently finished the sixth book in a series collectively titled, 'Birds in Peril. Here is the series synopsis: Five women met, fell in love with and married men who aided the arrest and subsequent imprisonment of Sheldon Humsler. Even though the events that disrupted their lives, did not necessarily involve Humsler, they certainly invoked the conviction that one day Humsler would find a way to enact his revenge. All of these women and the men they married are in some way closely connected to Humsler’s arch enemies, Benton Cromwell, T.J. Harvester, and Thad Hunt. Because of Humsler, Benton Cromwell’s life and livelihood have become so precarious he now lives as an invalid on borrowed time. However, his friends, T.J. Harvester and Thad Hunt, continue to grow in family, and in deed. Both are well-loved by many. T Humsler has an accomplice…someone closely connected to Hunt….but who could that possibly be? And then, even after Humsler meets his personal karma and all the mysteries appear solved, another villain emerges seeking revenge on the most innocent.

I was ever an inquisitive soul. My writing is inspired by the way I perceive the world. My writing stint began during my college days as a literature student. I love experimenting with my art and writing gave my voice the stage.

Across The Shore is a collection of poems exploring life and the sea of emotions we hold within ourselves. The readers can expect a rollercoaster ride of life through different journey of art.

Reading and getting absorbed in books as a child

Framed & Hunted is a true story of being gang stalked and life-sabotaged by an occult organisation for fourteen years as I travelled around the world, first as a tourist and later, after completing my degree, as a freelance journalist. It was written to relay important details to people who'd become involved in my situation as life started to spiral completely out of control. Its a brutal story.

I've been writing so long it's hard to remember what inspired me to take up the pen. I do come from a long line of wordsmiths, the most renowned probably being the iconic Australian author/poet Henry Lawson.....so I guess writing was in my genes. However I don't just write fiction I've also tried my hand at poetry and verse as well as songwriting. I now have a collection of over 200 songs recorded (professionally recorded not Ai) some of which can be heard around the world on playlists in airports/shopping centers or wherever background music is required.

'The Hang-Up' https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B9T6WR5M is a musical adventure love story set in the heady days of the 1970's American/Australian music scene. The story follows the two main characters, Jordie and Jess, as they navigate the highs and lows of stardom whilst trying to hold on to the love they share for each other. 'The Hang-Up' puts the reader right there amongst it as the songs are written, recorded and performed. All the songs written within the story have been recorded and are available to the reader to hear @ http:djmcmusic.com

I've been writing since I was a young kid. It's natural for me and helps me to make sense of the world. And I have worked for many years to improve my craft.

“Stunted: A Memoir of Delayed Manhood” is a coming-of-age story about identity and self-acceptance, as told through the lens of my journey to adulthood after being diagnosed with a brain tumor when I was 15 years old. It spans from 1984 to 1995, during my youth and young adult years, as I discover that manhood is defined not by physical development, but by courage, empathy, and responsibility.