SPOTLIGHT: Sheila O'Flanagan

I didn't know this but (by my reckoning) Sheila O'Flanagan has written thirteen novels and two short story collections. That is impressive.

Sheila turned to writing in her thirties after a successful career in financial services. She has always had a great love for reading and writing, but it wasn't until she was in her thirties that she sat down and wrote a complete book.

She hadn't wasted her years before this either. Born, educated and currently living in Dublin, Sheila began her career in the financial sector and worked her way up to become the first (and only, I believe) female chief dealer in the country. This was on top of playing badminton. She now plays at competition level for the Irish veteran's team.

After writing her first book, she was offered a publishing deal minus the advance, as long as she wrote a different book. So she did. It wasn't until quite a few books later that she was able to give up her day job, leading to the impressive amount of novels she has now written.

Her latest, Someone Special, is out in hardback now. A review will be coming soon.

Bibliography

Someone Special

Bad Behaviour

Yours, Faithfully

Connections (short story collection)

How Will I Know

Anyone But Him

Too Good To Be True

Destinations (short story collection)

He's Got To Go

My Favourite Goodbye