Born and raised in Liverpool (UK), VL McBeath (Val) initially trained as a scientist and worked in the pharmaceutical industry for many years. It was only more recently she developed a passion for writing.

She now has three competed series. 

The Ambition & Destiny Series, and The Windsor Street Family Saga, arose out of Val's interest in her family's history. Inspired by real life events they are epic tales of working-class families and their ambitions in Victorian-era, England.

Val enjoys reading historical murder mysteries, and so in addition to her family sagas, she created her own amateur sleuth. Eliza Thomson Investigates is a ten-book series set in the fictional village of Moreton-on-Thames during the early 20th century.

Val now lives in Cheshire with her husband, Stuart and cat, Neo. In addition to family history and murder mysteries, her interests include rock music, Liverpool Football Club, and visiting her two married daughters.