Nancy Revell is the author of twelve titles in the bestselling Shipyard Girls series - which tells the story of a group of women who work together in a Sunderland ship yard during the Second World War. Her latest books, The Widow's Choice, A Secret in the Family and A Daughter's Love feature some of the characters from the world of the Shipyard Girls series in a new County Durham setting. Nancy's books have sold more than half a million copies across all editions. nBefore becoming an author, Nancy was a journalist who worked for all the national newspapers, providing them with hard-hitting news stories and in-depth features.

She also wrote amazing and inspirational true life stories for just about every woman's magazine in the country.n