Helen Yendall has been writing ever since she could pick up a pencil.

After many years spent writing short stories, articles and poetry, she turned to novel writing.

Her debut novel, 'A Wartime Secret', set in WW2 and based on the true story of a bank and its staff that moved from London to the countryside to escape the Blitz, was published in early 2022. It was described by one reviewer as 'East Enders meets Downton Abbey'.

Then she embarked on a series about the Women's Timber Corps, the women who worked in the forests and sawmills of Britain during WW2.

First in the series is 'The Highland Girls at War', the second is 'The Highland Girls on Guard' and the third, 'The Highland Girls Report for Duty' was published in March 2025.

She's currently working on a new historical novel. Details will be revealed shortly!

Helen's a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association and is represented by Underline Literary Agency.

When she's not writing, she likes playing tennis, swimming and reading (not all at the same time) and walking Bonnie, her cocker spaniel.