Elisa was brought up by her grandparents, Edith and Robert Clayton, who lived at 22 Lake Lock Road, Stanley. She attended St Peter's school and Stanley Modern School, and every Sunday, she accompanied her grandparents to the services at St Peter's church-and every other holy period of the year. Elisa has travelled to various countries of the world, but her favourite country is USA. Eric, her husband, bought a house for them at Rapid City in the Black Hills of South Dakota, and it was there that she finalised her first book. They also started a property company and owned a number of houses in the Black Hills area. Elisa also personally investigates, and has written books containing, various kinds of factual psychic phenomena, which include hauntings, ghost sightings, poltergeists, and UFOs. She has also written fictional horror stories. In her spare time, Elisa enjoys oil painting, speaking at various Women's Institutes and knitting for the charity of her choice.