Studying history at university, Claire Dunn followed a vocational route founding a specialist school dedicated to the needs of children with Dyslexia, Autism and related language difficulties.

Returning to her academic roots to incorporate elements of history into her stories of romance, mystery and suspense, Claire began writing Mortal Fire - the first in the five-book The Secret Of The Journal series - winning Gold in the ForeWord Book Of The Year Awards, 2012. She now writes full-time in the South-West surrounded by restless seas, ancient landscapes and wild, wide skies.

She is currently working on a major new Wars of the Roses series: The Tarnished Crown.
Book One - Wheel of Fortune (pub. 2023 Resolute Books; revised edition pub. 2025 Sapere Books)
Book Two - Sun Ascendant (pub. 2024 Resolute Books, revised edition 2025 Sapere Books)
Book Three - Degrees of Affinity (pub. 2025 Sapere Books)

Book Four - Legacy of Steel (pub. Sapere Books 2026)