Peplow, Vicky: - Vicky Peplow born June 1978. She is born and bred from an old coal mining village in the North-east of England where her first books are based around. She is very proud of her roots. She moved to Virginia, USA to be with her soul mate and love of her life. Only starting her writing career last year, Vicky has been hard at work and is hoping to have a couple of books coming out on a regular basis. Her main interests are graphic design, reading and she loves her sports. She also has a great fondness for animals of all shapes and sizes especially their seven year old long haired dachshund, Sir Milo and their cats Whiskers who will be twenty-one this year and their beloved Tiga Love who recently died last year.