Steve Jamieson was born in the Shetland Islands. He briefly worked for the Ministry of Defence before adopting a life of freedom as a waterman and lifeguard in, on and by the sea at Lands End, Cornwall. His book, Bilbo the Lifeguard Dog, tells the story of his Newfoundland puppy who accompanied him to his job as Head Lifeguard of Sennen Beach in Cornwall, and was promoted to honorary lifeguard and saved the lives of three people.
Alison Bowyer is a journalist and author who has worked in Fleet Street since the age of nineteen.
A freelance since 1990, she has contributed to a variety of newspapers and magazines and writes regularly for the Daily Mail. Alison has also written biographies of Graham Norton, Elizabeth Hurley, Deila Smith and Noel Edmonds.