I've been a reader since childhood—sneaking books into class, reading by torchlight, always chasing adventure. In middle age, stuck in a Hong Kong office, I questioned the monotony of emails and sales calls. On a whim, I wrote a book—fast-paced, action-packed—creating John Hayes. Holding that finished book was life-changing. I soon left the corporate world. Born in Cyprus, raised in New Zealand, I've lived abroad most of my life, drawing inspiration from my travels. My characters fight injustice in stunning locales.