Lisa is a writer of historical sagas set during World War II under the pen names Gracie Taylor (for Avon) and Betty Firth (for Hera). Her first historical saga, Edie’s Home for Strays (as Gracie Taylor), was published in October 2021. The first in a new series as Betty Firth, The Girl from the Paper, will be published in March 2023.

Lisa also writes contemporary romantic comedies as Mary Jayne Baker, women’s fiction as Lisa Swift and cosy mysteries as Penny Blackwell.