Katy Birchall is a journalist and the author of several romantic comedies, including The Secret Bridesmaid, The Wedding Season and The Last Word. She has written a retelling of Jane Austen's Emma for the Awesomely Austen series and the Netflix spin-off novel Sex Education: The Road Trip. She also writes under various pseudonyms, penning her romantic sports fiction as Katharine Reilly, romantic fiction for young adults as Ivy Bailey, romantic comedies as Katrina Logan, as well as young adult and teen novels under her own name. Katy lives in London with her husband, daughter and rescue dog.