Katie Fforde is a well-known author of romance novels, born as Catherine Rose Gordon-Cumming in England, UK, on September 27, 1952. She is the daughter of Shirley Barbara Laub and Michael Willoughby Gordon-Cumming, and her grandfather was Sir William Gordon-Cumming. Fforde has a sister, Jane Gordon-Cumming, who is also a writer. She married Desmond Fforde, who is a cousin to author Jasper Fforde. Katie Fforde has three children named Guy, Francis, and Briony, and she didn't start writing until after the birth of her third child. Before becoming a writer, she worked as a cleaning lady and in a health food cafe.
Fforde's romance novels have been published since 1995, and they are set in modern-day England. She is the founder of the "Katie Fforde Bursary" for writers who have yet to secure a publishing contract. Katie Fforde was elected the twenty-fifth Chairman (2009-2011) of the Romantic Novelists' Association. She is delighted to have been chosen as Chair of the Romantic Novelists' Association and has been a member for many years. Katie lives in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England with her husband, some of her three children, and many pets. She enjoys singing, Flamenco dancing, and husky racing, which she claims keeps her fit. Fforde's writing is influenced by the people and places around her, and she has a love for writing love stories. She enjoys exploring different professions and backgrounds in her books, and her research has helped her bring these to life. Fforde loves hearing from her readers on Twitter and Facebook.
Katie Fforde is an English author of romance novels, known for her contemporary and ever-appealing style of fiction. She has managed to amass a sizable audience throughout her career and has achieved both commercial and critical success. Fforde incorporates her own life experiences into her novels, drawing inspiration from her surroundings, overheard conversations, and even TV shows. She enjoys trying new things for her research, including being a porter in an auction house, pottery, refurbishing furniture, and going on a Ray Mears survival course.
Fforde is the founder of the Katie Fforde Bursary for writers who have yet to secure a publishing deal, and she was elected the twenty-fifth Chairman of the Romantic Novelists' Association (2009-2011). She has a deep appreciation for the writing community and is committed to supporting up-and-coming writers. Fforde is a country girl at heart and lives in the beautiful Cotswold countryside with her family. She loves being a writer and finds it to be a satisfying and pleasing thing to do. Fforde has a soft spot for writing love stories, believing that falling in love is the best thing in the world, and she wants all her characters to experience it, and her readers to share their stories.