Jo Priestley is a Yorkshire writer whose simple aim is to entertain and captivate her reader. She grew up with tales around the fireside in the faded glory of her Irish grandmother's ancient house. It created the perfect atmosphere, and a life-long love of storytelling was the legacy she left behind for her granddaughter. Jo wrote her collection of historical love stories, entitled 'The Women of Old Yorkshire', for over a decade before publishing the first novel in 2023. 'The Calling of Highbrook' was Jo's debut novel; a dark, twisting love story set on the North York Moors. All the novels in her collection have a sprinkling of grit in varying amounts, digging deep to delve into her many years of life experience. Love in all forms are explored, not only romantic, as she believes other great loves are just as important in our lives. Jo considers raising a large family of strong, kind-hearted daughters to adulthood her greatest achievement. She now commits herself as much to her passion for storytelling to make her family, and particularly her grandmother, proud.