Hetty worked many years in a bookstore in Canada, and most of her wages went on acquiring as many books as possible. She has a background in English Literature and Fine Art and loves tales of adventure and magic. She has co-authored four books with P.J. Merchant, and they are working on a fifth book, to be released in 2024. She lives with her husband and three cats in a small Canadian city where winter never ends, thus affording her ample time for dreaming up stories.