If He Really Loved Me

Julia Roberts self-published her first novel in 2015, Life’s a Beach and Then, the first part of the Liberty Sands Trilogy, followed by books two and three in the trilogy and the stand-alone, Alice in Theatreland, before signing a three book deal with Bookouture, under the name J G Roberts, for a detective/crime/thriller series centred around DCI Rachel Hart. Little Girl Missing, was published in June 2019, followed by What He Did and Why She Died. She re-signed with Bookouture as Julia Roberts for two emotional heartbreakers, My Mother’s Secret and The Woman on the Beach, both published in 2021 and for a further two books in the same genre, The Dilemma and My Daughter’s Lies. Born in Nottingham, Julia travelled the world working as a professional dancer and singer, experience she was able to draw on when developing the character of travel blogger, Holly, for her Liberty Sands trilogy, before setting her sights on a career in television. Following roles as a hostess on the The Price is Right and a member of the Beadle's About hit squad, she successfully auditioned as a presenter for QVC, the American shopping channel. She co-launched it in the UK in 1993 and still works there. She has two grown-up children who are in part responsible for her becoming a novelist. On Mother's Day 2013, they gave her a notebook with words 'Hold On People... I'm Having An Idea', on the cover. On the first morning of a much-needed holiday in Mauritius, following a year of treatment for Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia, Julia had just that - the idea for her first novel.

Melanie Crawley is an English actor and voice artist who works on stage, TV, radio, podcasts, and audiobooks. She is the co-founder of Tannie Productions and Next Left and is one of the Sketch Up gang. She studied drama and visual arts at Manchester Metropolitan University.