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In times gone by famous writers such as Charlotte Bronte had to adopt male pen names in order to get their books published. But the tables have turned for former war hero Bill Spence after he wrote a series of romance novels.

The grandfather from Ampleforth was told his books would need to be printed under a feminine moniker if he wanted them to sell, and so his pseudonym Jessica Blair was born.

Some 20 years later Bill, who is now 89, has written 22 romance novels under the female pen name. His latest, Silence of the Snow, was published earlier this week