June Gadsby, author of multi-genre novels – historic, romantic suspense, wartime thrillers.

A miner’s grand-daughter, child of a broken marriage from the north-east of England, June stunned everybody when, at the age of eight she announced that she was going to be an ‘author’, rather than the artist they all thought she would rather be.

June had three passions that got her through those early years and they remain her passions even now. Writing, art and books. She never gave up hope of being a published novelist, despite repeated warnings that that she would never make it. Writing and painting were, they said, nice little hobbies, but unsociable pursuits that would get her nowhere.

Undaunted, June kept the painting as a hobby [though she sold quite a lot of paintings along the way] and kept writing, story after story, book after book, submitted them, got the proverbial rejection slip, though many publishers wrote personally to say that she was, in fact, a good writer, but… In the space of ten years June saw 23 books published and the reviews were rewardingly good.

She has now signed with BWL Publishing to publish her novels in digital and soft cover and, best of all, she is writing again and heading in the direction she has always wanted to go – psychological thrillers – but always with touches of romance and humour.

“I’m a romantic,” says June.

“And, above all, my sense of humour will always keep me going, no matter what.”