Annabel Murray was born Marie Bush in Bishop’s Stortford, in Hertfordshire and educated at St Mary’s Convent. She is married to Tom Murray and now lives in Southport, Lancashire. In 1979 she joined the local Writers’ Circle and is also a member of the Romantic Novelists Association. Her first Mills & Boon romance was published in 1982 and currently she has thirty novels to her credit. She has two daughters and two grandchildren, two cats and a passion for patchwork and quilting.

ANNABEL MURRAY has pursued many hobbies. She helped found an arts group in Liverpool, England, where she lives with her husband and two daughters. She loves drama: she appeared in many stage productions and went onto write an award-winning historical play. She uses all her experiences — holidays being no exception — to flesh out her characters’ backgrounds and create believable settings for her romance novels.