Janice was born and grew up in West Lothian, Scotland. Her love of writing began when she was given a notebook by a primary school teacher and told to write 'Just Imagine,' on the cover. She enjoyed writing stories in the notebook so much that she decided she'd like to be an author. Due to life, work and children, It took a little longer than she imagined. After living and working in London for ten years, Janice moved to Lincolnshire where she still lives with her husband and one of her two sons. Janice is the author of six books in the bestselling Merry & Neal series, and the standalone mystery, The Woman on the Cliff. Murder Among Friends has been nominated for the 2021 Readers Choice Awards contest by TCK Publishing.