Isabelle Goddard was born into an army family and spent her childhood moving around the UK and abroad. Unsurprisingly it gave her itchy feet, and in her twenties she worked as cabin crew, determined to see the world.
Marriage, children and cats meant a more settled life and gave her the opportunity to go back to 'school' and eventually teach at university. The 19th century was her special period so when she began writing herself, the novels had to be Regency romances.