Hello

I was born in Liverpool, England, and surrounded by books from an early age. A car accident had confined my mum to a wheelchair, so we spent a lot of time at home together and, following her lead, reading became my obsession.

Though I started writing stories when I was little, it never occurred to me that I’d be able to become an author, so after university I went into journalism instead - first at the Liverpool Echo then eventually as Editor of the Liverpool Daily Post. It was while on maternity leave from that job that I wrote my first book, BRIDESMAIDS by Jane Costello.

It was published in 2008 and to my total astonishment became a bestseller. I went on to write eight more romantic comedy novels and hit the Sunday Times Top 10 several times, selling more than a million copies in paperback in the UK.

My first emotional love story, YOU ME EVERYTHING, was published in 2018, under the name 'Catherine Isaac' to reflect a shift in writing style. The novel was translated in to 25 languages, selected by the Richard & Judy Book Club and movie rights were sold to Lionsgate and Temple Hill. My subsequent books all shared that same mix of love, hope, laughter and emotion.

It was announced in April 2024 that my next book, ‘It’s Getting Hot In Here’ will mark a return to romantic comedy - this time with a heroine in her late forties.

I still live in Liverpool, now with my husband Mark and three sons. When I’m not writing, you’ll usually find me on a tennis court or mooching around on social media (mainly Instagram), where I’d love you to come and say hi!