Carole Matthews is a successful and popular British author, famous for her sense of humour and her romantic comedy novels.
She has worked as a secretary, ice-cream lady, television presenter, beauty therapist and freelance writer.
She has published 34 novels and has appeared on the Sunday Times and USA Today bestsellers lists and her books, Welcome To The Real World, Wrapped up in You, and Happiness for Beginners made the shortlist for the Romantic Novelists' Association - Romantic Novel of the Year Award.
[citation needed] She lives in Milton Keynes with her husband, Kevin, whom she regularly refers to as 'Lovely Kev', a "minimalist home with no carpets, curtains, or ornaments.
Matthews describes herself as a writer of romantic comedy, drinker of champagne, baker of cakes, and eater of chocolate".