 Two years after arriving in England she married well-known magazine editor, Charles Norris Williamson (1857-1920), whom she persuaded to appear as co-author for many of her books (later acknowledging her sole authorship).Her success as an author, in its early stages, was owing to Alfred Harmsworth who, recognizing her talent, promoted her stories – especially sensational serial stories – in the "Daily Mail" and his many other publications.Her first serial, "Confessions of a Stage-Struck Girl," appeared in "Forget-Me-Not" (August 11-November 17, 1894), partly inspired by her own earlier career as an actress in America, as was her first novel, "The Barnstormers" (1897), written at the suggestion of S. R. Crockett upon hearing her describe some of her theatrical experiences at a dinner party.