Glynis Peters is a successful historical fiction author, best known for her bestselling novel "The Secret Orphan." She hails from Essex, in the United Kingdom, and has been married to her high school sweetheart for over four decades. Together, they have three children. Peters' love for writing began while she was practicing as a nurse and living in Cyprus. By the time she returned to the UK in 2013, she had already written five novels. In 2014, she was shortlisted for the New Talent Award by the Festival of Romantic Fiction. Peters is a hybrid author, having self-published for more than a decade before signing a publishing contract with HarperCollins.
Peters specializes in writing historical novels set in WWII Britain and has achieved significant success as an author. She has been classified as a USA TODAY BESTSELLER in 2019 and 2021, GLOBE AND MAIL BESTSELLER in 2019, 2020, and 2021, and TORONTO STAR BESTSELLER in 2019 and 2020. In 2019, she won the New York Best Sellers Award (Gold) and has been an Amazon UK and USA BESTSELLER in 2019, 2020, and 2021. Peters lives by the sea in Essex with her husband of over forty years, and they have three adult children. She is a retired NHS nurse and enjoys fishing, cross-stitch, and spending time with her granddaughters in her free time. Her son lives in Vancouver, Canada, which has inspired her to feature Canadian heroes in her books.