Jude Knight started writing fiction when she was still at school, but went on to spend many years as a commercial writer. In late December 2012, she came home from her mother's funeral determined to finally achieve the dream her mother had always supported. After more than a year collecting ideas, doing research, and creating plots and character sketches, she stopped procrastinating and started writing. Her first novella was published just before Christmas in 2014, and - to Jude's awed surprise - hit several Amazon bestseller lists in both the US and the UK, at one point reaching the top 2 in the US and the very top in the UK. 2015 is the year of the novel, with one in April, one in September, and one in December. Jude is also part of a collaborative group of writers, the Bluestocking Belles, so watch for their boxed set just before Christmas 2015. Jude has chosen 1 April as the launch date for Farewell to Kindness in honour of all the people who told her that she'd never achieve anything if she didn't get her head out of a book. In Jude's books, you'll find strong determined heroines, heroes who can appreciate a clever capable woman, and villains you'll love to loathe. The novel plots tend towards the gothic, with a leavening of humour, and some insights into the similarities and differences between now and way back then. Jude thinks her Mum would have liked them.