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HI, I'M AMBER.
A few months after my fiancé was diagnosed with kidney failure, I walked out of my well-paid corporate job, with no plan other than to never go back.
My fiancé (who’s now my husband) started dialysis. I started a blog: this one, in fact.
Back then, I had no idea that writing about my life online could one day become a full-time career: but somehow it did, and this website turned into an ongoing digital diary, documenting everything from the international man of mystery who lived next door, to the many random acts of stupidity I’d commit on a daily basis.
I’d started it purely as a continuation of the paper journals I’d been keeping since I was 10 (And which I transcribed for the blog a few years ago…), but, before long I had a small – but loyal readership, and my ‘diary’ had become my job — a fact that continues to amaze me, even to this day.
In 2025 I fulfilled my lifelong dream of signing a book deal, and now spend my days writing romance books, along with my regular weekly newsletter on author life, and everything else that grabs my interest. I’m represented by Kate Nash of Kate Nash Literary Agency, and am currently published by Black & White Publishing / Bonnier Books. You can get in touch with me by clicking here.
I live in Scotland with my husband, Terry, and son, Max. Here's some more about me...
I am Not A People Person. I love inanimate objects a little too much. I once lived next door to an international man of mystery. I have an unfortunate habit of flooding my own house. I am never knowingly seen without a hair elastic on one wrist. I grew up ugly. As a child, I was obsessed with horses and Enid Blyton stories. I hate birthdays, New Year’s Eve, and cold weather. I am terrified of crabs. I’m so pale that if I don’t wear makeup, everyone assumes I’m dying. I’m an only child. I was not named after my red hair. I once declined an invitation to my own party. I love Taylor Swift. I gave birth by elective c-section following one miscarriage, one ectopic pregnancy, and a lifetime’s worth of tokophobia. I don’t have a favourite book, song or movie, and get anxious when asked to choose one. “Why does it always happen to YOU, Amber?” is the thing people say to me most often. I love sad songs and books about mysterious old houses, and I hate writing author bios.
And, if that’s not enough for you, you can read the (very lengthy) story of my life here.
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I'd always wanted to write a book one day...
I just didn’t think I’d ever do it – mostly because people were always telling me to ‘write what you know’, and all I knew was how to write the stories of my own life, here in Scotland.
At some point during the pandemic, however, blogging started to fall out of favour, and I realised I was going to have to find another way to make ends meet.
I started off freelancing as a ghostwriter, before finally deciding that, instead of writing books for other people, I might as well try writing one of my own. I self-published my first book, The Accidental Impostor, just a few months later, and went on to write 8 more books as an indie romance author, before signing a 2-book deal with Black & White Publishing / Bonnier books in July 2025.
My books typically feature fish-out-of-water women who find themselves living their own Cinderella story, complete with rugged Scottish lairds, Hollywood actors, and award-winning musicians filling in as Prince Charming. (There’s even a modern-day Fairy Godmother or three…)They’re feel-good, escapist romances, which are designed to help you escape the horrors of the modern world for a while, and spend some time in the Scotland of your dreams, instead…
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The posts below will tell you everything you could possibly want to know about me, and what I write about
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ForeverAmber.co.uk launched in 2006, and has a loyal, highly-engaged following, many of whom have been reading the site for well over a decade. The site regularly tops the HIBS100 lifestyle blog chart, and has been featured in She magazine, Company, Modern Gardens, Office Shoes Magazine, Essentials, on the Vanessa Feltz radio show, and in the Easyjet in-flight magazine, amongst others.
The site primarily focuses on parenting, style, beauty, travel, and other lifestyle topics, and I’ve worked with brands like Jet2Holidays, Citroen, Universal Orlando, Boden, Ralph Lauren, Jo Malone, Brabantia and more.
If you’d like to find out how your brand could feature on Forever Amber, click here to get in touch.
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