Jan is a retired mathematics and science teacher, now living in the beautiful mid-Wales region. The bones of the War Torn series were written thirty years ago when there was little interest in WW2. That has all changed. Jan retrieved the manuscripts from her wardrobe, where they had lived for thirty years, after her daughter asked if she could read the books. Jan later put the manuscript in the hands of a great developmental editor and then continued with copious self-editing, followed by line editing and proofreading. War Torn Book 1 was published in March 2023, just before Jan’s 72nd birthday.
War Torn Book 1 has been well received. Book 2 was published in December 2023. In August this year, 2024, Jan released a paranormal Time Slip novel, unusually set in 1914 and 1964. The setting for the standalone story is Warwickshire, where Jan grew up and the village her children grew up.
War Torn Book 3 has recently been published, completing the War Torn trilogy.
Jan is presently working on a novel set in the reign of Elizabeth 1st about Elizabeth's cousin, the little-known Arbella Stuart. She hopes to publish this in a few weeks' time.
When Jan isn't writing, she enjoys gardening and walking her two Cavalier dogs, Lily and Raffa.
Jan is a retired mathematics and science teacher, now living in the beautiful mid-Wales region. The bones of the War Torn series were written thirty years ago when there was little interest in WW2. That has all changed. Jan retrieved the manuscripts from her wardrobe, where they had lived for thirty years, after her daughter asked if she could read the books. Jan later put the manuscript in the hands of a great developmental editor and then...
War Torn: A Riveting Tale of Love, Sacrifice, and Survival in the Heart of WWII Amid the horrors of war, can love cross enemy lines and survive the battle within?
October 1942. Frances Meyer, a gifted violinist, faces an unthinkable choice: stay in Nazi-occupied France under the menacing gaze of an SS officer obsessed with her or risk everything...
The year is 1946, and the aftermath of war still haunts humanity. In the heart of Paris, Mueller finds Frances; she is pregnant. He finally confesses his love for her, and they prepare for their future together. Germany is now an occupied and devastated country. Many cities have been destroyed by Allied bombing. There is a shortage of food, and...
