Linda Gillard lives in the Scottish Highlands, on the Black Isle. She has a website at www.lindagillard.co.uk and an author page on Facebook.
She graduated from Bristol University, then trained as an actress at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Whilst under-employed at the National Theatre, Linda developed a sideline as a freelance journalist. She ran two careers concurrently for a while, then gave up acting to raise a family and write from home.
Twelve years later, she re-trained as a primary teacher and taught in Norfolk for some years. She moved to the Isle of Skye where she lived for six years in a house on a hill overlooking the Cuillin mountain range which featured in her first novel, EMOTIONAL GEOLOGY, short-listed for the 2006 Waverton Good Read Award.
A LIFETIME BURNING was published in 2006 and STAR GAZING, set partly on Skye, was published in 2008. In 2009 STAR GAZING was short-listed for "Romantic Novel of the Year" and "The Robin Jenkins Literary Award", the UK's first environmental book award. STAR GAZING was also voted "Favourite Romantic Novel 1960-2010" by the readers of Woman's Weekly magazine. Film rights to this novel have also been been sold.
Linda's fourth novel, HOUSE OF SILENCE was published in 2011 as a Kindle e-book and quickly became a bestseller, selling 10,000 copies in less than 4 months. HOUSE OF SILENCE was selected by Amazon as an Editor's Pick "Best of 2011" in the Indie Author category.
STAR GAZING and EMOTIONAL GEOLOGY were published as Kindle e-books in June 2011 and A LIFETIME BURNING followed in 2012. A new novel, UNTYING THE KNOT is now available on Kindle.
Linda has just completed a supernatural love story set on the Isle of Skye (working title THE GLASS GUARDIAN). This will be published on Kindle in September 2012.
