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 six contemporary romances of which the latest is Montana Reunion, a sweet western romance from Harlequin’s Heartwarming line in January 2022.
My women’s and historical fiction debut, The Sweetheart Locket, a dual timeline WW2 and contemporary novel, released from Orion Dash in March 2022.Â
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.Â
In the US, and for romance, I’m represented by Dawn Dowdle at Blue Ridge Literary Agency.Â
I’m a member of the RNA and Women’s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA).
Photo by Robin Spencer, Spencer StudioÂ
From the Blog…
Recipe from “The Sweetheart Locket,” a book tour & an unexpected angel
Instead of a regular blog post today, I have several bits of news to share, as well as an anecdote about an unexpected angel who brightened my day when I needed it. Make a cake featured in the The Sweetheart Locket Earlier this week, I wrote a post for Novel Noshing,...
From soya beans and a septic system to swatting mosquitoes in a schoolhouse: Connecting with my rural roots
There was an election in my Canadian province last week and I worked at a polling station to help the democratic process run smoothly. As well as a fun day meeting new people, it was also a journey into my own past and Canadian rural life. Smartphones, soya beans and...
Living and writing about mothers and daughters
Before English Rose was born, I didn’t know whether I was having a boy or a girl. While I’d have loved a son as much as a daughter, part of me was relieved when the doctor announced the baby was a girl. As an only child with four girl cousins, I knew little about...
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5 years ago this week, my first saga, The Deserter's Daughter, was published. @taragreaves said, "Nuanced believable characters... along with an absorbing and colourful narrative." https://amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06XY2PJCN/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i2 #familysaga #amreadingromance #booklovers #SummerReads #BookTwitter
Recent Books
Latest News
Guest post for Susan Nystoriak’s Novel Noshing blog series & a cake recipe from ‘The Sweetheart Locket’
My favourite cake is the British Victoria Sponge which I mention several times in THE SWEETHEART LOCKET, my dual-time & contemporary WW2 women's fiction novel. Check out my guest post for Susan Nystoriak's Novel Noshing blog series for a glimpse behind my book...
I’m featured in a regional tourism promotion: “15 Amazing Authors from South Eastern Ontario”
I'm surprised and delighted to be one of the authors featured in a regional tourism promotion, 15 Amazing Authors from South Eastern Ontario, showcasing writers living in my part of Canada. Read the article here. I'm #12 under "1000 Islands & Rideau Canal...
‘The Sweetheart Locket’ on tour with Historical Fiction Book Tours May 9-20, 2022
From May 9 through to May 20, 2022, The Sweetheart Locket, my new dual time, WW2 and contemporary women's fiction novel is on a virtual blog tour with Historical Fiction Book Tours. Follow the tour stops here and enter the giveaway for a chance to win an Amazon gift...
Photo by Robin Spencer, Spencer StudioÂ