Dennis Loynes was born in 1949 and has spent his whole life in the rural wonder that is Worcestershire. He retired from his job as a director of a small group of motor dealers in 2008. He loved his job and is loving retirement.He achieved an honours degree in Social Science in 2013 and has since discovered the thrill of creative writing. He is a member of Worcester Writers Circle and in 2016 he had short stories published in Figures in the Mist and Windmills and Paper Boats. Trials of Love is his first novel.When he isn't writing, Dennis enjoys tennis, badminton, jogging and duplicate bridge. Whilst the sports activities are now more social than anything else, the bridge is still fiercely competitive.