Olivia Ford Books In Order

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Olivia Ford is a published author.

In addition to writing, she has spent the past decade working in entertainment television. Most recently, she has worked in that field as a story producer. She has worked on shows such as ‘Made in Chelsea’ and ‘Love Island’.

Olivia was inspired by her grandparents to write her debut book, Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame. The novel was received well by audiences and was longlisted for the 2021 Women’s Prize Trust’s Discoveries Prize.

Olivia was raised in Lincolnshire. Today, she resides in London with her husband. They share a daughter.

Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame is a 2024 book by Olivia Ford. Readers who are looking for something new that is as light and sweet as a dessert may just end up finding it with this novel that People calls as ‘cozy as a cup of tea and cake’.

New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory also loved the book, saying it was one of those that ‘you just want to hug to your chest’ and raved that she ‘loved it so much’. This is a story with a good heart and a story about coming of old age that is also a tribute to good food.

Jenny’s been through a lot in life, and she’s decided that she wants to have something for herself too. It’s fairly out of character, but after being married for 59 years and seeing her husband’s health going down and the lives of her friends being focused on grandchildren that she herself never had, she decides that she wants to do something just for her.

As a result, she applies to be a contestant on Britain Bakes, a popular prime-time television show. Suddenly, she finds herself in a world that is strange to her that is full of cameras and timed challenges. Jenny is thrilled and happy to be enjoying her newfound independence.

However, that independence and the competition’s stress starts to dig up some old memories that were buried decades ago. Chocolate teacakes bring back the memory of an errand involving a wedding ring. Sugared donuts make her recall a kind act by a stranger. A cottage loaf causes her to recall the moment that her life finally changed forever.

Her baking star was on the rise at the time, and Jenny was doing all that she could to manage that first secret, a deceit that had been concealed so long that it could end up breaking up her marriage. It’s the sole time in six decades that Jenny has kept something from her husband. Now she is very concerned that by entering herself into the limelight that she has come up with a recipe for disaster. Will she be right?

Follow along and find out how it all ends by grabbing a copy of Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford!