Romance & Historical Women’s Fiction author Jen Gilroy/Rose Warner
Jen Gilroy writes sweet contemporary romance and, as Rose Warner, historical women’s fiction – uplifting books with heart and hope – about women finding home, family and new beginnings, and finding themselves too.
About Me
After a varied career in academia, business and government, I’m now a full-time writer. I live with my family in small-town Ontario, Canada, although as a dual British-Canadian citizen also call England home.
I’m the author of nine contemporary romances with my next book, The Hero Next Door, a sweet small-town romance from Harlequin Heartwarming, out in September 2025.
Now also writing historical women’s fiction as Rose Warner, the first book in my new WW2 trilogy, The Teacher Evacuees, releases from Canelo on September 25, 2025.
I’ve been a finalist for the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s (RNA) Joan Hessayon Award and Romance Writers of America’s (RWA®) Golden Heart® award. Amazon named my third book, Back Home at Firefly Lake, a ‘Best Book of the Month: Romance’ in December 2017.
For UK-focused historical women’s fiction, I’m represented by Kiran Kataria at Keane Kataria Literary Agency.
In North America, I’m represented by Paige Wheeler at Creative Media Agency.
Photo by Robin Spencer, Spencer Studio
From the Blog…
How book editing is like January decluttering
Hello, 2026 and wishing you all the best for this new year. While the holiday season is over, it’s still Christmas in my world as I’m working on edits for two seasonal books. One is A Small Town Family Christmas (September 2026), third in my Jen Gilroy Strawberry Pond...
All I want for Christmas
For those who mark Christmas, it’s the season to celebrate the Nativity, gather with family and friends, put up sparkly decorations, exchange brightly-wrapped gifts and more. It’s also a time of joy and renewal, love and hope and to observe the turning of another...
When Jane Austen messaged me
Since my first book was published in 2017, many things about the author life have surprised me. There are the obvious ones... Juggling multiple deadlines and books at different stages. Learning how the publishing business works. And how much of a writer’s time is...
Latest News
Blending my Canadian & British Lives in “The Teacher Evacuees”: Guest post for author Morton S. Gray’s blog
Thanks to author Morton S. Gray for hosting me on her blog with a guest post about how The Teacher Evacuees, my first WW2 British home front saga/women's fiction story as Rose Warner, blends my Canadian and British lives. Cookies or biscuits, family history, special...
Calling NetGalley reviewers: ‘The Teacher Evacuees’ is available to request (until 13 September 2025)
Writing as Rose Warner, The Teacher Evacuees, my first WW2 British home front saga/historical women’s fiction story, is available to request on NetGalley until 13 September 2025. Login to NetGalley and request The Teacher Evacuees from my publisher, Canelo, here....
For U.S. readers: Amazon Kindle deals on “Montana Reunion” & “A Family for the Rodeo Cowboy”
U.S. readers…Treat yourself or a romance reader friend At time of posting, there's a highly discounted, limited-time, Amazon.com Kindle series starter deal on Montana Reunion & A Family for the Rodeo Cowboy, books 1 & 2 in my Montana Carters sweet contemporary...
Photo by Robin Spencer, Spencer Studio