About

Award-winning, Amazon bestselling author Gemma Ford writes dark, dangerous, high-stakes romance, from sweeping romantic suspense to gritty mafia romance, with morally grey heroes, slow-burn tension, and heroines who give as good as they get. Her stories live in the space where desire and danger meet: glamorous on the surface, ruthless underneath, and impossible to put down.

This August, Gemma launches her most ambitious project yet, a dark mafia romance trilogy set in the brutal, glittering underworld of New York City. Book one, Vow of Fire, opens the saga of a crime family where loyalty is currency, love is a liability, and the people you’re warned to fear are the ones you fall hardest for. Think forbidden attraction, dangerous men, and a slow-burning passion that could get everyone killed. It’s the perfect entry point for readers who love their romance with sharp edges — fans of organised-crime sagas, enemies-to-lovers heat, and morally grey antiheroes will feel right at home.

Alongside the mafia trilogy, Gemma writes pulse-racing romantic suspense that ranges from the heart of the city to the world’s most beautiful — and most dangerous — corners, from sun-drenched Greek isles to the lush jungles of Costa Rica. Whether the setting is a New York penthouse or a far-flung hideaway, the signature is the same: high stakes, simmering chemistry, and characters who have to fight — sometimes literally — for their happily ever after.

Gemma comes to romance from a parallel career in crime fiction, where she’s an internationally published, award-winning author of bestselling mystery and thriller series with a loyal readership across the UK, US, and Scandinavia. That background is the secret weapon behind her romance: a thriller writer’s instinct for tension, atmosphere, and the secrets people will do anything to protect, channelled into love stories that keep you turning pages long past midnight. Two genres, one obsession — stories you can’t walk away from.

Away from the keyboard, she’s deeply embedded in the publishing world: the founder of a London-based independent press, a mentor to emerging writers, and an active member of the writing community, including the Sisters of Crime (UK/EU Chapter) and the Alliance of Independent Authors. She contributes to writing magazines, blogs, and podcasts, where she talks craft, publishing, and building a lasting career from books.

When she isn’t writing, Gemma can be found with her nose in a book, out walking, or plotting her next story. She lives with her own real-life hero, proof that happily ever after isn’t just for the page.

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