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.

It was published in 2008 under the pseudonym ‘Jane Costello’ 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 have all shared that same mix of love, hope, laughter and emotion.

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!