Before turning to historical fiction, Yorkshire-born Fiona Mountain spent 10 years at the BBC in the Radio 1 Press  Office, writing about rock, pop and dance music, hanging out backstage at gigs and festivals and travelling the beaches of Britain with the Radio 1 summer roadshow.

She moved to the Cotswolds to write novels and renovate a seventeenth century house with musician husband Tim Mountain and produced three sons, one daughter and five books: Isabella, the love story of the Mutiny on the Bounty, set in the lake district; Lady of the Butterflies; Cavalier Queen and a series featuring genealogist Natasha Blake.

​Fiona now lives in the medieval market town of Northleach, home to a fascinating 18th century House of Correction and the ancient Cathedral of the Cotswolds.