I’m J A Hyde, a UK-based author writing small-town spicy romance with a definite edge... especially when it comes to the scenes we don’t always talk about out loud. I live in Brentwood, Essex, with my husband, our two fiercely independent daughters and a chaotic collection of animals that somehow manage to both raise my blood pressure and calm my fiery red-headed nature all at once.

My perfect day? A chilled glass of Diet Coke (yes I am that girl) in one hand, a family-sized bar of milk chocolate in the other, and a binge-worthy boxset playing in the background.

I write everything from contemporary romance to romantic suspense, but one thing always stays the same: I crave tension. Give me longing, give me anticipation and definitely give me a little forced proximity to achieve that all-important happily ever after.

I love drama. I love that slow, simmering build. And if you do too, I think you’re going to feel right at home in my books.