Helen Lacey grew up reading Black Beauty, Anne of Green Gables and Little House on The Prairie. These childhood classics inspired her to write her first book when she was seven years old, a story about a girl and her horse. Her parents’ love of travel meant she saw much of the world in those early years and she feels fortunate to have had a diverse and interesting education over several continents. She continued to write into her teens and twenties with the dream of one day being a published author. A few years and careers later she got the call from Harlequin Special Edition. She loves writing stories set in small towns, where hearts are big and family and community are the key to finding a happily-ever-after. She lives on the east coast of Australia on a hobby farm just outside a small town, much like the ones she writes about, with her wonderfully supportive husband, plus their many horses, four spoiled dogs, two Ragdoll cats, and a barnyard made up of goats, cows, chickens and rooster named Elvis.
