Romance & Women’s Fiction author Jen Gilroy
Jen Gilroy writes romance and 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 lucky to be 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 seven contemporary romances of which the latest is A Family for the Rodeo Cowboy (second in the Montana Carters miniseries), a sweet western romance from Harlequin Heartwarming in May 2023.
My women’s and historical fiction debut, The Sweetheart Locket, a dual timeline WW2 and contemporary novel, released from Orion Dash in March 2022.
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.
In the UK, and for women’s fiction, I’m represented by Kiran Kataria at Keane Kataria Literary Agency.
In the US, and for romance, I’m represented by Dawn Dowdle at Blue Ridge Literary Agency.
I’m a member of the RNA and Women’s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA).
Photo by Robin Spencer, Spencer Studio
From the Blog…
Author friends and butter tarts
Welcome back to my blog! After a summer break, I’m returning to posting twice a month about my life, family and writing. I hope you had a good few months and, if you’re in the northern hemisphere like me, summer sun, fun and R&R. One of the best parts of my author...
Cottage life summer (and a summer blogging break)
After a tough first half of 2023, I’m looking forward with hope (my word of the year) to what the next six months will bring. As part of a mid-year reset, I’m taking July and August to recharge, regroup and refocus. I plan to spend most of my time at our new holiday...
Two weeks with Covid-19 (and a bikini body)
Are you, like Floppy Ears, wondering why there's been an unexpected gap in my blog posts? If you follow me on social media, you may have spotted that after escaping the Covid-19 virus for three years, Tech Guy, English Rose and I all came down with it at the end of...
Recent Books
Latest News
“A Family for the Rodeo Cowboy” is out now from Harlequin Heartwarming/Harlequin Books
A Family for the Rodeo Cowboy, my new sweet western romance from Harlequin Heartwarming is now available in paperback (large print) and eBook. Although it's the second in my Montana Carters miniseries (following Montana Reunion), it also stands alone. A footloose...
Podcast chat with “Books and Brews: Where Literature Meets Beer”
Thanks to author Laura Vosika and Certified Cicerone (beer sommelier) Michael Agnew, hosts of “Books and Brews: Where Literature Meets Beer" for interviewing me on this fun podcast. Listen in to hear me read three excerpts from The Sweetheart Locket, my Second World...
“From Hobby to Working Writer: Living the Author Life,” Talk to North Grenville Writers Circle
Thanks to everyone who came to my talk to the North Grenville Writers Circle at the North Grenville Public Library, Kemptville, Ontario, Canada, on February 6, 2023. It was great to meet other writers at various career stages, and I appreciate your interest in and...
Photo by Robin Spencer, Spencer Studio