Helen is a mother of two grown-up daughters living in North Yorkshire.

History and research has always been something that she has loved, and she has three master's degrees in history which she did in later life. This spurred her on to achieve her dream of being able to write and in 2022, she wrote and published her first Romance book. Helen has now written nine books and various short stories.

Helen also writes under the pen name Sophia Grange these are her spicy books or, as she calls it, her naughty side. She has currently published five books under this name.

Helen volunteers for the Romantic Novelists’ Association as their membership secretary. She also writes theatre reviews and provides admin support for Northern Arts Review .