Born and brought up in Hampshire, on the south coast of England, as a kid Jaq Hazell wanted to be an artist. She was always drawing and did eventually go to art college to study textile design, but in her final year writing took precedence. After graduating she moved to London and worked at Buckingham Palace where there wasn't much to do so, in between typing up royal itineraries, she wrote stories. Other jobs followed. She had a collection of humorous greetings cards published, and worked as a journalist and magazine editor, while in her spare time she wrote fiction. An MA in creative writing...