The TENTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION of the bestselling series Disarm.
Moving in with my brother Jason and his best friend Henry—whom I’ve crushed on since we were teens—was only supposed to be temporary. But then my brother went off to war and never came back.
It wasn’t supposed to be just the two of us…
After my brother’s death, Henry became my permanent roommate, and together, we navigated our grief and found a new normal. He stepped into the role of my big brother, and I took the place of his best friend.
But lately something has changed…
Henry is keeping something from me. Hoping he’ll open up, I take him out for drinks. But that one night changes everything between us, and that little ember of a crush becomes a blazing fire.
Just as I finally start to peel back the layers of this complicated man, I uncover his secret: he’s set to deploy.
To the same place my brother died…
I have no choice but to watch him go. But deep down I fear that the Henry I know will never return.
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THIS EDITION FEATURES:
- A letter from the author
- Disarm, the original book
- A new honeymoon story
- Uncover, a short story
- And much more
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Disarm: The Tenth Anniversary Edition
I'm so excited to reveal the new cover for Disarm: The Tenth Anniversary Edition! It's a throwback to the original cover (#iykyk).
Disarm will be released on April 8, 2024, but you can pre-order now here: https://www.authorjunegray.com/disarm
The sequels to this book will no longer be Arrest and Surrender. I will be writing a new story for Henry and Elsie, so I hope you'll stick around!
FOREVERMORE: A FIL-AM ROMANCE ANTHOLOGY
Earlier this year, my writer friend Maida Malby reached out and asked if I wanted to join a Filipino-American romance anthology she was putting together. I don't think I could have said yes any faster. Who, in their right mind, would give up the chance to write alongside amazing Fil-Am authors? We even came up with a name for ourselves: The Kwentitas.
(If you don't speak Tagalog, to "kwento" means to tell a story and "tita" means auntie.)
My short story "Double Exposure" marks the first time I've written and completed a story since my years-long hiatus. And even though I was plagued with doubt the entire time I was writing, I couldn't be prouder of the outcome.
So, if you'd like to read some romance with a Filipino flavor, or if you just want to support the Kwentitas, please give "Forevermore" a read! The pre-order price is only $1.99!
Arrrest Rewrite
Confession Time: I was never completely happy with Arrest. Even though I did the best I could at the time, I didn't feel like I wrote a story that did Henry and Elsie justice.
I got the rights back to Arrest last year and I could have slapped on a new cover and released Arrest as it was. But I've decided not to do that. I've decided to write a new sequel to Disarm, a completely different story tentatively titled Diverge.
With Marvel and DC opening up multiverses, I figured why not? Arrest and Surrender will exist in a completely different universe to these new stories. And, hey, you can pick which universe you'd like to read in.
For now, enjoy this vision board of the people I have in mind when writing my Henry and Elsie. 😉
Pub Day for North Star
It’s North Star’s release day and I’m feeling some type of way.
I’m excited and a little scared, like I always feel on release day. But, more than that, I just feel… relieved. I started this story back when I was procrastinating writing Arrest. It started off with one scene in the truck: a slightly awkward conversation between two minor characters from a previous series. I wondered what it would be like if Franny, the waitress, started prying into the sheriff’s business. What would she find?
It took nine years and overcoming a lot of things (severe writer’s block and a raging case of impostor syndrome being two of them), but I finally finished their story. And now I can breathe a sigh of relief because, yes, I am still capable of finishing a story.
So on this release day that's exactly what I'm doing: I'm releasing North Star into the world. And, along with it, I'm letting go of the fears and self-doubt that have held me back in the past. I have many more stories I want to tell and I hope you continue reading along with me.
A million years later...
Hi! So it’s been, what, a thousand billion years since I last updated?
I’m sorry I fell off the face of the earth for a few years. To be honest, I just suffered from severe burnout, so much that I couldn’t finish a story. Even now, I have three mostly finished manuscripts sitting in my computer that I’m still struggling to complete. I designed book covers in the interim, but I always knew I’d go back to writing one day.
I also have my rights back to Arrest, so if you’ve been unable to find it, now you know why! I’m currently revising it and will hopefully have it ready in the second half of the year.
You might have noticed that I’ve redesigned the covers for Finding West and Heading East. And that’s because I’m finally getting ready to publish North Star, the final book in the trilogy. I’ve been teasing the story of the Sheriff and the Waitress for years, and I’m finally FINALLY finishing it.
I have lots more writing planned, so stay tuned!
New Website
Hi all! Well, as you can see, I've finally (!) updated my website. I've been using Blogger for the longest time but it just wasn't working for me anymore. So here I am, with a more adult website.
If you're looking for the Time After Time fanfic, it's over in the "Extras" section, now all in one massive page.
So take a look around, make yourself comfortable. If you see any errors or if you have suggestions for improving the site, please let me know.
ILLICIT is live!
Jake and I felt a connection the moment he walked into my life,
for the very thing I couldn’t have.
I didn’t set out to fall in love with Jake. Not when he clearly wasn’t mine.
He was my mother’s.
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* Illicit is a full-length standalone novel told in five parts.
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ILLICIT: a new June Gray story
Once again, our eyes locked across the room, but this time there were no expectations or disappointments between us, only the first sprouts of a growing friendship
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I'm back in black!
Whew, feels good to get that out of my system! Now back to business...
I guess by now you've figured out that I'm back from my publishing hiatus and I'm ready to rock and roll. I spent the last several months just spending time with family, reading, and writing at my own pace. But even with my self-imposed publishing break, I always knew I'd keep writing. Storytelling is in my blood. I feel incomplete and unproductive when I go a day without visiting my characters.
So what have I been working on? Here's what I have planned to release in 2015:
• NORTH STAR: (the third novel in the True North series). I know I teased this novel all over the place last summer, but it's almost, finally ready. It's the story of Franny, the waitress, and Drew, the sheriff of the little town in Alaska.
• ILLICIT | COMPLICIT | EXPLICIT: a trilogy of novellas about forbidden love. I can't say much about it yet but know that I've had an absolute blast writing it!
• THE UNTAMED SERIES (4 novellas in total): I know I released Untamed, the first novella, late last year then pulled it from publication a few weeks after. Unpublishing it was a tough move, and one that I didn't want to have to do, but I think it was the right choice given the circumstances. Truth was, because of holidays and birthdays, I just didn't have the time to finish the series. This time, I will make sure the whole thing is complete before publishing so that you only have to wait a week or so between each installment.
• I'm also planning on publishing a few short novellas throughout the year, those standalone stories that capture my imagination but just aren't long enough to turn into a novel. Hopefully you enjoy those as much as I enjoy writing them.
And if you're really curious, you can take a look at my Pinterest board. There you'll see most of my story visual boards (save for a few that I'm keeping secret! ;) ).
That's it for now! Hope you're all doing well!
What's up, June?
In other words, I'm a little tired.
I'm burned out on writing at lightning speed, but mostly I'm fed up with marketing and the nowhere roads it leads me. Amazon changed their algorithms due to Kindle Unlimited, which resulted in sales dropping drastically. Add to that Facebook and their new policy that only a small fraction of my friends/likes see my posts, and you've got the makings of a really sad author.
So I've decided to take a hiatus from publishing. How long, I'm not sure. But don't worry, I'll be writing in the mean time so that when I come back I will hopefully have several things ready to publish. I'll be around on social media, so I won't be gone completely. Please keep in touch. :)
I hope you all have a great holiday season.
Chapter One
So here is the first chapter of that (yet untitled) new series. Tell me what you think!
* This excerpt is copyrighted and cannot be copied or otherwise used without express permission from the author.
Winner
Oh, Happy Day!
To celebrate, I've created this necklace called "The Sky and the Ocean" and it features a genuine blue chalcedony stone. I'll be giving the necklace away along with a signed copy of Surrender.
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Almost one year after escaping Gentech Facilities, Symone Jackson lives in the shadows with her nightmares. Garrett Hunter thought he was one of the good guys, but on routine surveillance of a suspected terrorist, he discovers the awful truth…he’s not the only super human around.
• Vigil by USA Today Bestselling Author, V.J. Chambers
A journalist intern finds herself falling for a mysterious, sexy masked man, but then discovers his secret identity is a rich playboy—who she hates.
• The Origin by Bestselling Author, June Gray
For someone with unexplained powers, all Daniel Johnson wants is to live simply, detached from the rest of the world. That is until a woman from the past talks her way back into his life and he discovers that he is neither strong nor fast enough to fight off the attraction.
• Agent M4: Riordan by Bestselling Author, Joni Hahn
Intent on finding the person responsible for his wrongful imprisonment, a former enemy agent turned superhero falls for a psychologist who is being pursued by a madman.
ABOUT ME
June Gray is a daydreamer who, at the age of ten, penned a short story inspired by a Judy Blume novel and has been unable to stop writing since. She loves to tell stories that titillate and enrage, that break the reader’s heart and put it back together again.
Her fairy-tale life has been lived on four different continents—most recently, in a two-hundred-forty-year-old castle in rural Germany owned by a Graf. She was born in the Philippines, raised in Australia, and now calls the United States home, and she can currently be found enjoying the shores of Miami with her husband, two daughters, and a miniature schnauzer.
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DISARM SERIES
When the secrets of the past begin to surface, the truth can be disarming…
That is, until the night when one dance ignites a sensual fire between the two, leaving Elsie aroused and confused. Is she allowed to lust after her surrogate big brother, who also happens to be her roommate? As the passion between them crosses the line into a territory that teases with the forbidden, Elsie decides to give herself to the man she has always desired. But Elsie is not prepared for where the relationship will take her.
Henry has been harboring two secrets. One can bring them closer together. The other will tear them apart. Now, with each startling new revelation, Elsie realizes that only she can decide if the past can ever be forgiven—and if a future with Henry is worth fighting for.
Just when it’s all smooth sailing, they face life-altering changes that make Elsie question her ability to adapt. With Henry’s job putting him in constant danger, she watches helplessly while he slips back into his old habits. Elsie must find a way—through any means necessary—to prevent the past from repeating.
With the sand constantly shifting underfoot, Elsie and Henry have to figure out how to strengthen their bond—before they end up losing what matters most…
Years later and Julie still feels the aftershocks of Jason’s death. She is no longer the same adventurous, open girl; now she wears armor around her heart in order to protect the most important thing in her life—her son.
But when Julie meets the mysterious Neal, she starts to feel the smallest flicker of hope, as what began as a fling quickly becomes something more. Neal is the first man since Jason’s death to break down her armor and make her believe again. But when she discovers the secret he’s been keeping, she has to ask herself: can she surrender to a future with Neal or will Jason’s death forever tie her to the past?
TRUE NORTH SERIES
Until one cold night when she finds a stranger stumbling on the side of a dark road, a man who has lost his memory.
She gives him temporary shelter against the snowstorm, but what she doesn’t count on is the friendship that blooms. This man—who has no identity—starts to teach her things about herself she never knew, and she begins to wonder if maybe she'd been wrong about love and trust all along.
Kat Hollister once prided herself on being strong and self-reliant, but everything changes when she ventures from the comfort of her small town in Alaska to follow a dream.
In a city of eight million people, can Luke and Kat find each other before all is lost?
SIGNED BOOKS
When the secrets of the past begin to surface, the truth can be disarming…
Twenty-six-year-old Elsie Sherman has had a crush on her brother’s best friend, Henry Logan, since she was twelve years old. Unfortunately, Henry—now an Air Force officer—has only ever treated her like a younger sister, stepping into her brother’s shoes after he was killed in action.
That is, until the night when one dance ignites a sensual fire between the two, leaving Elsie aroused and confused. Is she allowed to lust after her surrogate big brother, who also happens to be her roommate? As the passion between them crosses the line into a territory that teases with the forbidden, Elsie decides to give herself to the man she has always desired. But Elsie is not prepared for where the relationship will take her.
Henry has been harboring two secrets. One can bring them closer together. The other will tear them apart. Now, with each startling new revelation, Elsie realizes that only she can decide if the past can ever be forgiven—and if a future with Henry is worth fighting for.
Includes a never-before-published bonus short story.
Life begins at happily ever after…
For Elsie and Henry, getting married and buying a house is only the beginning of their passionate new adventure. Elsie is flourishing in her job while Henry embarks on a new career as a police officer. Everything, it seems, has finally fallen into place.
Just when it’s all smooth sailing, they face life-altering changes that make Elsie question her ability to adapt. With Henry’s job putting him in constant danger, she watches helplessly while he slips back into his old habits. Elsie must find a way—through any means necessary—to prevent the past from repeating.
With the sand constantly shifting underfoot, Elsie and Henry have to figure out how to strengthen their bond—before they end up losing what matters most…
Seven weeks have passed since bakery-owner Ren lost the only man she'd ever loved to a fatal skiing accident. Now she must fly to Denver to empty his apartment and find a way to finally say goodbye.
Minor celebrity Eric Sorenson is traveling the country in search of something, but he's not sure what. Ever since his life-saving surgery he's felt incomplete, as if somewhere out there is an elusive something that will make him feel whole again.
The two meet on the plane to Colorado, but what Ren finds in the enigmatic Eric takes her by surprise and she begins to wonder: is it possible for a donated heart to make its way back to its beloved?
Taking Heart is a 59,000 word contemporary romance about loss and hope, and the courage it takes to love again.
Part 1 of a two-part series.
Kat Hollister is a tomboy who lives in t-shirts and dirty jeans and doesn’t give a shit what the world thinks. She lives alone in a small town in Alaska and closes everyone out, with only her dog Josie by her side. For Kat, love and relationships are for the weak, and she is anything but.
Until one cold night when she finds a stranger stumbling on the side of a dark road, a man who has lost his memory.
She gives him temporary shelter against the snowstorm, but what she doesn’t count on is the friendship that blooms. This man—who has no identity—starts to teach her things about herself she never knew, and she begins to wonder if maybe she'd been wrong about love and trust all along.
The conclusion of a two-part series.
Luke Harrington has returned to New York, back to the place where he used to live a life of excess and change women as he often as he changed suits. But the city no longer feels like home, not when the woman he loves is hidden away on the other side of the continent.
Kat Hollister once prided herself on being strong and self-reliant, but everything changes when she ventures from the comfort of her small town in Alaska to follow a dream.
In a city of eight million people, can Luke and Kat find each other before all is lost?