Fiona McIntosh

Fiona began her career in speculative-fiction and after worldwide success with 16 novels, moved into lush, historical fiction where she regularly hits the National Top 10 in Australia with each new blockbuster released into the most congested and competitive sales season of Christmas.

She also writes crime and her Det. Jack Hawksworth series has been optioned for TV while three of her historical novels the Pearl Thief, The Lavender Keeper and its sequel, The French Promise have been optioned for film.

Her first children’s picture book was published in 2025, entitled Harry and Gran Bake a Cake.

She hosts one of the country’s most successful masterclasses that is highly regarded by the publishing industry, with an enviable strike rate, responsible for some of the newest popular authors.

Married with adult twin sons, she divides her time between Wiltshire in the UK and a farmhouse near the Clare Valley vineyards of South Australia where she follows her passion for baking, fine coffee and for acquiring winter boots in the sunniest pace on earth. She’s a self-confessed chocaholic.