Gathercole, S. J.: - Steph has always loved crime fiction, but as an avid activist and pansexual woman, the genre has always struck her as an area with little LGBTQ+ representation. So, when the characters of Gareth Hughes and Scott Parmer burst into her mind, solving crimes as a gay couple, she knew she had to put their story on paper. Steph currently lives in Leeds with her husband and fur baby (a black cockapoo named Pablo), spending her free time reading, writing and snuggling on the sofa.