About Victoria

Victoria Scott is a bestselling author of emotional, uplifting women’s fiction and historical fiction, known for writing page‑turning novels about love, resilience, secrets and second chances. Her books are ideal for readers searching for emotional fiction, dual‑timeline novels, and character‑driven stories with depth and heart.

She specialises in women’s fiction and dual‑timeline fiction, weaving together past and present in richly atmospheric settings. Her novels explore family secrets, hidden histories, female friendship and enduring love, making her a popular choice for fans of book club fiction, historical novels and emotionally engaging storytelling. Her work will appeal to readers of Lucinda Riley, Kate Morton and Jojo Moyes.

Victoria is the author of Amazon Top 100 best-selling novels. The Storyteller’s Daughter and The Women Who Wouldn’t Leave. Her latest novel, The Echo of Lost Stories, is a moving work of historical fiction inspired by Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, combining elements of dual‑timeline storytelling, historical mystery and uplifting fiction.

As a former journalist for the BBC, The Telegraph and Al Jazeera, Victoria brings clarity, authenticity and narrative pace to her fiction. Her background in journalism informs her writing style, resulting in immersive, realistic and emotionally resonant novels. She is now a senior lecturer in journalism at Kingston University, where she supports aspiring writers and storytellers. She has a degree in English from King’s College London and a Postgraduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism from City University, London.

Victoria lives on an island in the River Thames with her husband, two children and their cat. When she is not writing, she enjoys gardening, singing and sharing her writing life with readers.

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It's October - the perfect time for a spooky read! My historical ghost story, The House in the Water, is set on an isolated Thames island in WWII, where young men traumatised by war are being looked over by military nurses and doctors. Link in my bi
Exciting news! The Echo of Lost Stories – my uplifting, heartwarming A Christmas Carol-inspired novel – is now FREE in ebook format for Amazon Prime members in the UK, USA and Australia. #christmasbooks #christmasbook #victorian #histfi
My Silent Sister is out today! My very first novel (and the one of my heart), this story, originally published in 2021 as Patience, is a special one. If you like emotional, uplifting novels which remind you about the joy of being human, this novel is
Some new book news 👀👀👀 I've just had my edits back for my next novel, which, thankfully, my brilliant editor at Boldwood, Rachel Faulkner-Willcocks, loves. This will be our sixth book together, and our partnership definitely works. I can't tell yo
It feels very poignant that, in the run-up to the re-release of my debut novel Patience as My Silent Sister, I've just been made a legal deputy for Clare, who inspired it all. If you're new here, my sister has Rett syndrome and can't communicate, wal
Just back from a lovely dog walk with my fabulous author friend Kate Thompson. Lots of great chats about book ideas and the publishing industry in general, and I also got to cuddle her dogs, which is always a bonus. Kate was actually the person who
August. Mostly a mind-bendingly wonderful trip to Bermuda courtesy of my husband's job.
The paperbacks of My Silent Sister have arrived! It's a funny – and wonderful – feeling to see Patience re-packaged and ready to greet new readers. If you haven't read it yet, it'll be out worldwide in hardback, large print, paperback an
My daughter went out shopping with a friend in a nearby town this week and came back with this picture of The Storyteller's Daughter on display at The Works. She was very proud to see it, and so am I. It's sold nearly 100,000 copies so far. Quite som
It's quite amazing that my debut novel, Patience, was published on this day only five years ago. My seventh novel came out last month. Anyway - I remember the extraordinary hope I felt when it came out (oh, the naivety of a debut author!). While it d
Twenty years! Happy anniversary to the very best of men. These two decades have gone in a flash, because life is always better with you. Appropriately, we are currently celebrating in the check in queue at an airport. #weddinganniversary #marriage