A JOURNALIST and PR consultant in Kirkby Lonsdale has become a published author after gaining a two-book deal for her romantic comedy novels. Danielle Owen Jones, 30, who has lived in the town for the last seven years working as a PR consultant, has signed a book deal with the publisher Bookouture, a division of Hachette. SUCCESS: Danielle Owen Jones from Kirkby Lonsdale (Russell Colman) Her debut book will be published next spring. She began her novel nine years earlier as described the deal as a ‘dream come true’. Her talents have been recognised and praised by many in her community.