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Visiting my British ‘home’ & a summer blogging break
After five long years when pandemic restrictions and then my own bout with Covid precluded travel, I’m finally able to visit England again this summer. It's still and always will be, important to who I am as a person and writer and one of the places I call 'home.' And...
It’s garage sale season in my world
May and June. In my part of Canada the spring blooms are in full flower, and signs for weekend garage sales pop up as often as dandelions. It's once again the season when people sell things they no longer via their garage or outside their house. When I lived in...
My well-travelled writing desk
On X (formerly Twitter), Welsh author friend Tracy Rees posted recently that she has two desks, an “expensive oak-topped one” and a “cheap self-assembly one” she built twenty-three years ago and has “carried…from house to house…ever since.” I too have several desks...
Chatting with lifestyle blogger Deni Jones about my books, writing and life
This week I was interviewed by my friend, lifestyle blogger Deni Jones (who also writes romance as Charlene Groome). Deni and I chatted about my new Jen Gilroy book, The Cowgirl Nanny from Harlequin Heartwarming, and what it’s like for me to write in two genres, sweet...
“The Cowgirl Nanny” is here soon! Come with me behind the story
The Cowgirl Nanny, my ninth published book (and third for Harlequin Heartwarming) will be out next week, April 23. Although part of my Montana Carters sweet contemporary romance miniseries about a ranching family, The Cowgirl Nanny also stands alone. What’s The...
“Reunion at the Bluebunch Cafe:” Read my free short romance for Harlequin’s 75th anniversary
One of my publishers, Harlequin, is marking its 75th anniversary in 2024. To celebrate, an author from each series romance line has been invited to write a special free online short story—one for each month of the year. I’m honoured to represent Harlequin Heartwarming...
Introducing my new author alter ego, ‘Rose Warner’
This past week, I reached another milestone in my life and writing career. Thanks to my UK literary agent Kiran Kataria, I’ve signed a three-book deal for a new Second World War historical fiction series. These books, following three teachers who are evacuated with...
International Women’s Day: Inspiration from ordinary women
International Women’s Day is March 8 during what is also Women’s History Month in many countries. It’s a day to recognize women’s achievements, particularly in ways that have made a positive difference to society or for women and girls (for example, women's...
A publisher visit, city life & special moments
If you follow my Facebook author page or X (formerly Twitter) you may know that this week I visited Harlequin (part of HarperCollins) in Toronto, Canada. Harlequin publishes my sweet romance Montana Carters books for Heartwarming, one of their series lines, and...
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