Olivia Rytwinski

Olivia Rytwinski is a British author born in Worcestershire, and today she lives in North Yorkshire with her family. She has a degree in English Literature and a postgraduate degree in Marketing. Olivia is a full-time writer after previously working in Marketing Management and education during her earlier career years.

To date she has written six contemporary psychological thriller novels - ‘A Family by Design’, set in the Scottish Highlands, published 2017, ‘I Never Knew you’, set in rural Wensleydale, published 2019, ‘Shadowlake’, set in The Lake District, published March 2021, 'The Actor', set in Whitby, published 2022 and 'The Blue House' set near Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, published in February 2024, and 'The Blind Paradox', published in November 2025.

Olivia’s writing and stories stem from her fascination with the human mind and how adult relationships and family dynamics evolve over time and struggle amidst all the pressures that modern society brings - and on top of this how we are all under the influence of our inbuilt biological drivers that shape our behaviours, as well as our upbringings and cultural backgrounds, that shape our thoughts and behaviours.

Olivia is especially interested in writing stories about real women’s struggles in the modern era, and gives a strong voice to women from a range of backgrounds and professions; Clinical Psychologist, Actor, Lawyer and aspiring crime writer, Marketing Manager in the pharmaceutical industry, Livery Yard Manager, Conservation Officer.

Olivia gives talks and presentations about her writing and her novels to community groups throughout Yorkshire - sharing her journey to becoming a published author.