Alice Mary Chetwynd Humphrey was born on 12 October 1913 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK, she studied at King Edward VI Grammar School in Birmingham. In 3 Febrery 1945, she married with Kenneth James Ley. They had two sons; Richard James Humphrey Ley and Graham Kenneth Hugh Ley. She was teather at Harrow College of Higher Education. In 1962, she obtained a diploma in Sociology at London University, in connection thus she obtained the Gilchrist Award of 1962. She was lecturer in Sociology and Social History, from 1968 to 1971. Under her married name, Alice Chetwynd Ley, she published romance novels from 1959 to 1986. She was also tutor in Creative Writing, from 1962 to 1984. She was elected the sixth Chairman (1971-1973) of the Romantic Novelists' Association and was named honor life member. Alice Chetwynd passed away in 2004.