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 BoonĀ®. Carole has six sons, Matthew, Joshua, Timothy, Michael, David and Peter. She says, āIām happily married to Peter senior; weāre best friends as well as lovers, which is probably the best recipe for a successful relationship. We live in a lovely part of England.ā