Born and educated in the Potteries in Staffordshire, MARGARET KAINEnow lives in Leiceste, England. Her short stories have been published widely in women s magazines in the UK, and also in Australia, Norway, South Africa and Ireland. "Ring of Clay", her debut novel, won both the RNA s New Writer s Award in 2002 and the Society of Authors Sagittarius Prize in 2003. She has now published seven romantic sagas about life in Staffordshire between the 50 s and 70 s. "Dangerous Decisions" is a more cosmopolitan novel and is set in the Edwardian era.