

Henderson’s books have been translated into 20 languages. She also writes for UK-based publications, including Grazia, Cosmopolitan, The Guardian, the Mail on Sunday and The Telegraph. She has been credited as the founder and godmother of the style. She later edited Tart Noir, the anthology, with Stella Duffy. With Sparkle Hayter and Katy Munger, Henderson created Tart Noir, the website.

Her experiences in the New York dating scene gave her the inspiration for the non-fiction dating book, Jane Austen’s Guide to Dating ( Hyperion Books, 2005). After eight years, she moved to Manhattan. She then moved to Tuscany to write books and learn Italian. Henderson worked as a journalist for newspapers and music magazines including the New Statesman, Marxism Today, The Observer and Lime Lizard (an independent music magazine). She then studied English Literature at Cambridge University. She attended North London Collegiate School (the model for Wakefield Hall in the Scarlett Wakefield “Kiss” series) and then St Paul’s Girls' School (the model for St Tabby’s). Lauren Henderson was born in Hampstead, London. She began writing as Rebecca Chance in 2009, and now writes novels exclusively as Rebecca Chance. Between 19 Henderson published 17 books under her own name. Her books include thrillers/ bonkbusters/ chick lit, mysteries, Tart Noir, romantic comedies, and young adult. Lauren Milne Henderson is an English freelance journalist and novelist who also writes as Rebecca Chance. North London Collegiate School, Cambridge UniversityĬhick lit, Tart Noir, mystery, young adult fiction
