Alice Nina Conarain was born in Dublin, Ireland. She married Mr. Hoysradt. She worked as a nurse, secretary-receptionist, and staff member of the Daily News in London, England, UK. She started publishing romance novels in 1930s at Mills & Boon under the pseudonym of Elizabeth Hoy, she also wrote as Nina Conarain at Arcadia House. She wrote over 70 romance novels from 1933 to 1980.