Brookes, Dawn: - Dawn Brookes is an international bestselling author whose books have hit the number one spot in the USA, UK and Canada in the past twelve months. Dawn is also founder of a local literature festival in Oakwood, Derby. Born in Nottingham and raised in Leicester, Dawn moved south when she was twenty-two, living in London and Berkshire before returning to the Midlands, where she now lives with her rescue Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. When not writing about her nursing years, cooking up murder plots or writing for children, Dawn spends time reading, listening to music, gardening and walking. She also takes time out with close friends and cruises regularly. At the moment, though she is studying for an MA in Creative Writing so leisure time is limited.