Toni Jordan

Toni Jordan was born in Brisbane, Australia, and though she always loved reading as a child, took a keen interest in science during high school and earned a Bachelor of Science at University of Queensland. Jordan held various roles in sales and management, as well as working as a research assistant, molecular biologist, and quality control chemist. Seeking a change, Jordan moved to Melbourne in 1996 and then left the sciences in 2004 and started taking writing classes. In 2008, Jordan published her debut novel Addition, a romantic comedy that went on to become an international best-seller and was a favorite of many book clubs, and her next romantic comedy Fall Girl in 2010. 2012’s Nine Days represented a shift away from romantic comedy into historical fiction, inspired by a photograph from World War II of a young woman being lifted up to kiss a soldier on a train. The novel won an Indie Award and was shortlisted for several others. Since then, Jordan has written two more novels and works as a copywriter and creative writing teacher in Melbourne, where she lives with her husband.