Pauline’s necessity to write has emerged alongside a profound passion to engage and inspire our younger generations to become great readers. Her years of experience in working with and assessing children from Primaries one to seven, who needed extra-curricular support, then creating and delivering individual learning plans to meet their specific needs, has only fuelled her passion and has influenced both the writing and the production processes of her picture books. It took Pauline just over two decades to go from plot scribbler to published author because she allowed life to take her down a more secure path. A path she knew she would succeed in, a path that was acceptable in the world she had grown up in. But, in her mid-forties, Pauline submitted her first manuscript and has not looked back. Pauline also enjoys writing fiction for adults and, as with her children’s writing, wants to help and inspire, which is why her books tackle serious subjects. It is essential that emotions and reactions are true to their topics while the landscape and settings are truly authentic. Pauline writes Contemporary Romance with a hint of suspense, relatable characters, and happy endings.

British Nigerian, Stella Oni, is the author of DEADLY SACRIFICE, a fast paced police procedural, set in London and Nigeria and about human trafficking and ritualistic killing. Its lead character is detective Toks Ade, the first black female police detective in UK fiction and published by Jacaranda Books. Deadly Sacrifice was nominated for the SI Leeds Literary Prize and was an Audible Crime & Thriller pick. She is a cake enthusiast who decorates exquisite cakes and an avid foodie who writes about Food, Culture and Tech on her blog and on Medium. She was also a contributor to Thrive Global and other publications. Her dream is to travel around the world to taste and experience food from different culture. She believes that growing up within two worlds has given her a unique perspective. Stella is working on book 2 of the Toks Ade Mystery series. She is also writing “The Stranger in the House” – book 1 of The London House Mystery series. The lead character is Elizabeth Ojo, the clever housekeeper of the Mews luxury hotel in Knightsbridge, who gets embroiled in the troubles of her secretive wealthy guests. It is “The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency Clients Meet Crazy Rich Asians“.