[1] Her Irish background is often incorporated into her writing, particularly in the semi-autobiographical musical Next Door's Baby which was written for London's Orange Tree Theatre with Matthew Strachan.

[2] Prior to becoming an author, she worked in the media as a radio advertising producer and subsequently as an agent for voiceover artists.

In 2009, her fifth book, How to Lose a Husband and Gain a Life, followed in 2010 by Why Do We Have to Live with Men?, were both published by Little, Brown.

In 2013, her seventh novel, The Valentine's Card, was published by Little, Brown, under the pseudonym of Juliet Ashton.

She also writes screen and theatre works under her maiden name of Bernie Gaughan.