Bestselling author Michelle Frances graduated from Bournemouth Film School, Bournemouth, and then from the Masters program at the American Film Institute, Los Angeles. Returning to London, she has worked in film and TV for several years as a script editor and producer for both the independent sector and BBC Wales Drama, producers of Doctor Who, War and Peace and Sherlock. The Girlfriend, her debut psychological thriller, has been optioned by Imaginarium Studios and translation rights have sold in sixteen foreign territories.