I live in Jersey an exhausted husband and two lively teenagers, but by far the bossiest member of the family is my Miniature Schnauzer.

I'm thrilled to have two short stories included in 'Tears and Laughter and Happy Ever After', a vibrant collection of wonderful stories from some outstanding UK writers.

Twenty-six stories that encompass the dizzying heights of happiness, the heartbreaking depths of sadness and every emotion in between.

A housewife with a surprising secret

A beekeeper with a problem

A most unusual undertaker

Angels, ghosts, aliens

Find these and many other intriguing characters in 'Tears and Laughter and Happy Ever After'.

The writers included in this book have had hundreds of short stories published in women's magazines, won or been placed in dozens of competitions, published novels and written non-fiction for many UK magazines. The idea for the book came from the successful 'A Story A Fortnight' writing group which brought the writers together in a project which has inspired and supported them in their short story writing.

I'm also published in 'You're Not The Only One' a War Child anthology ; various magazines and The Times (in Kate Muir's column, although to be honest, it was as a finalist in the Shed of the Year Competition, so maybe that's more to do with my shed than me). 

I've taken up Zumba classes once a week to counteract the amount of sitting I tend to do. I didn't know exercise could be so much fun.