As a child, Fiona was constantly told off for two things: having her nose in a book and living in a dream world. Things haven't changed much since then, but at least in writing she’s found a use for her runaway imagination.
Fiona grew up in the London suburbs and was nearly always doing something arty as a teenager. In fact, she found it difficult to narrow her interests down to one discipline. She got the performance bug and dancing won the race as she considered what to study at university. After get an honours degree in Dance and Theology (don’t even start with the dancing nun jokes!) Fiona worked as a dancer, teacher and choreographer before trading that career in for video editing and production.
Fiona joined the Romantic Novelists’ Association) in 2005 and submitted her first completed manuscript to their New Writers’ Scheme and nervously awaited the verdict. Much to her delight, they liked it and decided to send it on to Harlequin Mills & Boon, who bought it two weeks later!
In 2006 Fiona received the RNA's Joan Hessayan New Writers' Award for her first book, Blind-Date Marriage, which also won a Cataromance Reveiwer's Choice award and was nominated in two categories, Best First Book and Best Traditional Romance for the prestigious RITA award in 2007. This year has also brought more good news, with both Her Parenthood Assignment and English Lord, Ordinary Lady making their way onto the shortlist for the RNA's Romance Prize.
Fiona still live in London with her husband and two daughters, but her other favourite places to be are the highlands of Scotland and the English countryside on a summer’s afternoon. She loves cooking, good food and anything cinnamon-flavoured. Of course, she still can’t keep away from a good book, or a good movie—especially romances—but only if she’s stocked up with tissues, because she knows she’ll need them before the ending, be it happy or sad.
To find out more about Fiona and her books you can visit her website at http://www.fionaharper.com
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As a child, Fiona was constantly told off for two things: having her nose in a book and living in a dream world. Things haven't changed much since then, but at least in writing she’s found a use for her runaway imagination. 
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