Nicola Briggs was born in Luton, England, but considers herself a Yorkshire lass, despite having Lancastrian parents and receiving an education in the Cotswold town of Cheltenham. She practised as a probate and property lawyer in Huddersfield, Dewsbury, and Wilmslow for the best part of forty years. Much as she enjoyed her time serving the needs of her clients, when the burning need to write a memoir took over, she wasted no time at all in loosening her chains to the office.
She lives in Derbyshire with her partner and two cats. When not sitting at her writing desk, Nicola enjoys riding out on sunny days on her Harley, walking along the rivers and limestone dales of the Peak District National park, and feeding chocolate to her grandchildren.