Maddie Please

I was born in Dorset, and now live in rural Herefordshire,

I love to write older heroines who still want to have fun, make new friendships, take up new interests and find love. In a world which is sometimes difficult, I like to encourage and cheer my readers. There is no better feeling than making a reader happy.

My next book, Old Girls Go Off the Rails follows Lizzie and her companions to the south of France and then on a cruise down the wonderful Croatian coast. Old Girls Go Greek tell how The Old Ducks sprinkle some of their magic over a painting holiday in lovely Santorini. Dolce Vita Divas tells the story of how a first love can become a forever love. Sisters Making Mischief is set in glorious Brittany and focuses on the relationship between sisters Joy and Isabel, and their families. Old Girls On Deck introduces sisters Jill and Diana on a Mediterranean cruise, and shows how it's never too late to take a different look at life. The Old Ducks Hen Do is set in beautiful Mallorca and like the best selling Old Ducks Club, Sisters Behaving Badly, Old Friends Reunited, Sunrise with the Silver Surfers and A Vintage Vacation is published by Boldwood Books.

I am represented by Broo Doherty of the DHH Literary Agency.

I write uplifting, romantic comedies with a steep learning curve for my characters, reflecting the sometimes confusing experiences of today's women (and men) which can be challenging whatever your age.

I love Christmas, America, cruises and writing. In my spare time I like watching American box-sets, Yellowstone, Landsman and Bosch, thinking about holidays and drinking wine.

Other books; The Summer of Second Chances, A Year of New Adventures, Come Away With Me, and The Mini-Break.