Napier worked as a reporter at the newspaper Auckland Star, where she met her future husband, Chief Reporter Tony Potter. They had two sons, Simon and Ben.

Over 30 of her novels have been published, and they have been translated into a combined 20 languages. Romantic Times has described her work as "multi-layered" with "well-defined characters and a commanding conflict." She has twice been nominated for a Romantic Times Reviwer's Choice Award, in 1996 for Reckless Conduct, and in 1997 for Mistress of the Groom.

Single Novels

• Sweet Vixen, 1984
• Sweet As My Revenge, 1985
• The Counterfeit Secretary, 1986
• The Lonely Season, 1986
• Reasons Of The Heart, 1988
• Another Time, 1989
• The Love Conspiracy, 1990
• Bewitching Compulsion, 1990
• Fortune's Mistress, 1991
• No Reprieve, 1991
• Deal Of A Lifetime, 1992
• Devil To Pay, 1992
• Tempt Me Not, 1993
• The Hawk And The Lamb, 1994
• The Cruellest Lie, 1994
• Phantom Lover, 1994
• Savage Courtship, 1995
• The Sister Swap, 1996
• Breaking/Making Up: Vendetta, 1997
• Mistress of the Groom, 1997
• In Bed With The Boss, 1999
• The Revenge Affair, 1999
• The Mistress Deception, 2000
• Secret Seduction, 2000
• A Passionate Proposition, 2001
• Mistress For A Weekend, 2006

The Marlows Series

1. Love In The Valley, 1985
2. True Enchanter, 1988
3. Winter of Dreams, 1993
4. A Lesson In Seduction, 1997

Year Down Under Series Multi-Author

*Secret Admirer, 1993

9 to 5 Series Multi-Author

*Reckless Conduct, 1996

Do Not Disturb Series Multi-Author

*Honeymoon Baby, 1998