Alison Hart was born Michigan, U.S.A.. She has a degree in English andPsychology from Michigan State University. She also won an award from MSUfor being an outstanding woman graduate, based on the work she did for womenon campus. Her background includes work as a teacher, counsellor, andpersonnel manager. During years she read extensively Harlequin, about 25books a month.

Alison sold her first book in 1980, and since then has sold more than70 books in the contemporary-romance genre. In 1984 she won her firstwriting award, the RWA Silver Medallion. She has won the RWA RITA threetimes, as well as a range of other awards including Best Series Author,Reviewers' Choice, Career Achievement and Lifetime Achievement from RomanticTimes Magazine. In the summer of 1998 she was inducted in the RomanceWriters of America's Hall of Fame RWA's greatest honour.

Publisher's Weekly calls Alison's writing "vivid and fresh" with "crisp,pulls-no-punches humor." Booklist described her as "combining expertlycrafted characters with lovely prose flavored with sassy wit." RomanticTimes labels her writing as "insightful and compelling," and Affair de Coeurcredited her as writing a "masterpiece on the bonds of family." SusanElizabeth Phillips calls her "the author most likely to steal your heart."

Alison lives in the country near Benton Harbour, Michigan, with her husband,Lar whom she says is one of the last "true heroes." The marriage have twochildren. She says that they're all hopeless animal lovers. In fact, theircurrent "baby" is a 200-pound Newfoundland named Moose. The family hasraised everything from raccoons and homing pigeons to baby squirrels. Shesays reading isn't a hobby it's a lifestyle! But in her spare time, she alsoloves history and has restored a log cabin on their property to its original1830s condition. She also loves to travel and enjoys working with wood andantiques.