Back in the days before TV had remote controls and Scotland was known for the Bay City Rollers Kerrie left Australia on a working holiday and fell in love with many things Scottish, along with Belly Dancing. After years of teaching Belly Dancing, Kerrie decided to write some of her experiences down in her first novel Sheryl’s Last Stand. Kerrie creates for fun and for readers who like hope with a quirky, twist. A mature woman who has been around the block too many times to count; Kerrie doesn’t ‘beat around the bush’ when it comes to her characters. ‘I like them earthy, ordinary and believable. I like to throw them in at the deep end and see what comes up, hopefully a surprise for everyone.’ Kerrie uses her artistic humour to helps make the ordinary readable. ‘Why reach for the stars, moon and a six pack when the real mystery is staring at you in the Co-op? I see spice in the ordinary, compassion in the indifferent and farcical in the routine. I want to create believable, earthy fantasies filled with hope, fun and a quirky, twist of spice and I want to make people laugh out loud.’ In her spare time Kerrie likes to paint pictures of round women, dance under the influence of a glass of bubble and tell stories to whoever will listen. Kerrie lives in a small town on the West Coast Scotland and finds the local folk more than inspiring for the stories she continues to work on.