Jacqueline Ward MBE is a UK-based author and narrative psychologist. She writes emotionally driven, psychologically rich fiction about women’s lives, identity, and the stories families tell themselves. Her work spans psychological suspense and contemporary book-club fiction, always with a keen eye on power, secrets, and the quiet revolutions that happen behind closed doors.

She is the author of twelve novels and several are reviewed nationally. How to Play Dead, her sixth novel, was selected as a recommended text for the 16 Days in WA campaign in 2022, supporting human rights and the elimination of violence against women. Her new novel, Hivebound, is published 27th April 2027 by Lake Union Publishing.

Jacqueline holds a PhD in narrative and storytelling, where her research produced a new model of identity construction. She is represented by Jane Rotrosen Agency, New York