One of five siblings Rory O’Rourke was born and raised in the Northeast of England. He studied Civil Engineering at University and went on to set up his own engineering business which he expanded into Europe and the USA, eventually selling his group of companies in 2018. 

Rory began writing fiction immediately after and completed his debut novel, Memories Can’t Wait, in 2024. Although his career has been in engineering, he has always had a yearning to write fiction. 

In his career, he met many ruthless and unscrupulous people, dealing with them all the same way, by being being straight and mercilously tough on them. 

Rory has always liked a feel-good story; a success borne from adversity, the bully getting what they deserve. His writing has allowed him to put into words aspects of his life that are most important to him, those being, love, kindness, humour and reconciliation.

Rory has always believed one good deed deserves another and Karma is a bitch, if you think the same, you will enjoy reading his work. 

Rory lives in Lancashire with his wife Tammie and daughter Scarlett. 

Rory has a radio show on RadioBury called Rory’s Bookclub. It’s a community station where he invites local authors and best sellers alike to appear and talk about their writing. He also works in local schools as a careers mentor.