Carole Mortimer was born in England, the youngest of three children. She began writing in 1978, and has now written over one hundred and seventy books for Harlequin Mills and Boonยฎ. Carole has six sons, Matthew, Joshua, Timothy, Michael, David and Peter. She says, โIโm happily married to Peter senior; weโre best friends as well as lovers, which is probably the best recipe for a successful relationship. We live in a lovely part of England.โ