She leads a very busy life, between family life and home she is always on the go. She left school at the age of 16 and went into hotel and catering. By the time she was 21 she was a manager and running hotels herself. At the age of 25 she had a wonderful son and decided a new career was for her. She started working on ambulances but took 7 month leave after a family member passed away. In this time she started to write Nick 'Twisted Minds', Sean helped her to write this book as it was heartbreaking for her to do on her own. She is currently in

She leads a very busy life, between family life and home she is always on the go. She left school at the age of 16 and went into hotel and catering. By the time she was 21 she was a manager and running hotels herself. At the age of 25 she had a wonderful son and decided a new career was for her. She started working on ambulances but took 7 month leave after a family member passed away. In this time she started to write Nick 'Twisted Minds', Sean helped her to write this book as it was heartbreaking for her to do on her own. She is currently in the process of writing her next book. She also has a third book on the way which is a bit different from 'Twisted Minds'.

Born December 1978 who writes under the pen name J. S. Huntlands, is a British author, best known as the creator of Nick Twisted Minds, the idea for which was conceived after fleeing domestic violence in 2006. Nick Twisted Minds has gained worldwide attention.
Aside from writing Nick Twisted Minds, Huntlands has also signed a contract for her children's books, Me and My Best Friend series. Scheduled to come out late 2009.
Also Nick Dead or Alive is to come out late 2009

Huntlands background


JS Huntlands. is a British author, best known as the creator of Nick Twisted Minds.
Born in December 1978 in Leicester, she grew up in a little town Coalville until the age of 18.
When she left school at the age of 16 with only her 10 GCSEs she went into full time employment waiting tables at her local restaurant.
At the age of 18 she went onto working behind the bar. By the time she was 21 she was a relief manager,
running other managers hotels and restaurants all over the UK, including Scotland and Guernsey.
After returning back to the UK mainland. Huntlands met a man. She was attracted to him instantly and the feelings were reciprocated by him. The two of them began to spend quality time together.
In 2003 they started dating. In 2004 JS Huntlands became pregnant and gave birth to a wonderful little boy. After giving birth, the love of her life seemed to change. Everything annoyed him, which made him angry and Violent.
After much abuse Huntlands decided enough was enough and packed her and her sons things ready to leave their family home. Unfortunately things were not so easy. He turned on himself. Self harming.
How can I leave him now? 'He will kill himself'. Said Huntlands in one report.
After he tried to beat a train across the railway track with her 5 week old baby in the car, she had to escape.
Now both her and her son's life were in danger.

After escaping and moving into a women's refuge, Huntlands life changed.
She had to give up work and claim benefits to live in the refuge. She became a vulnerable single mother of one.
Life was hard living with 17 women and over 20 young children. Life was harder living alone with her son when
the council found a house for them. They had to try and start again with their new life. Alone.

Huntlands met a man who helped her to get back onto her feet again. He suggested she did more qualification and to get back into work. Taking this advise Huntlands started to gain qualifications.
She started to work on ambulances, where she became a qualified Emergency Medical Technician and, training to become a paramedic. Though she was still thinking about her past and wanting to close the door on it.
When she met Sean. Her view on life changed and he helped her to share things and let them out. So Huntlands decided to write about her experience.