David Atkinson was born in Glasgow, but now enjoys a hectic life in Edinburgh with his wife and two young daughters. His adopted city provides him with much of his writing inspiration; enjoying particularly the areas of Portobello, Newhaven, and Duddingston. His first novel Love Byte was also published by Robert Hale and was shortlisted for the Romantic Comedy Novel of the Year Award 2015 by the Romantic Novelists' Association.