Jane writes non-fiction under her own name and fiction under her pen name B.A. Summer. She has published non-fiction books about alcoholic drinks, architecture & design, and British traditions. Her alcohol titles include ‘The Philosophy of Gin’, ‘The Philosophy of Cocktails’, ‘The Philosophy of Beer’, and The Philosophy of Cider’.

Jane was the UK’s first accredited Pommelier (cider sommelier) and Britain’s first Beer Sommelier of the Year. She is a former Imbibe Magazine Drinks Educator of the Year.

Under her pen name B. A. Summer she has self published two novels:  Sole Brethren: If The Shoe Fits, and Sole Brethren:  Left To Their Own Devices.