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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...
Lovely London: Where past and present meet
I first lived in London, England as a university student and from then until now, it’s a city that will always have a special place in my heart. As part of my recent UK trip, I spent three days in London and, although too brief, it was still special. The past In...
British autumn adventures
As most of you know, I have two homes, Canada and England. And while I now live in a part of Canada where my Irish family roots on my mother’s side extend to the 1820s, I also have British ancestry and spent many years living and working in England. This week, I’m...
Welcome to Strawberry Pond: Introducing “The Hero Next Door”
With The Teacher Evacuees, my WW2 British home front story as Rose Warner having come out last week, this week it’s my next Jen Gilroy sweet contemporary romance, The Hero Next Door. Published by Harlequin Heartwarming, “uplifting stories where the bonds of family,...
WW2 British Teachers: The ‘silent evacuees’
The countdown is on! The Teacher Evacuees, my first historical women’s fiction/saga novel as Rose Warner, is out in e-book and audiobook (narrated by Laurel Lefkow and with a different cover) worldwide and paperback (UK) on 25 September. My publisher, Canelo, calls it...
Do you review on NetGalley? “The Teacher Evacuees” is available to request (until September 13, 2025)
Dear blog readers, I hope you've had a good summer (or winter for those in the southern hemisphere). Since some of you review books on NetGalley, I wanted to let you know that writing as Rose Warner, The Teacher Evacuees, my first historical women's fiction/British...
Blooms, books and a summer blogging break
Here in Canada, we’re on the cusp of summer. With these warm, sunny days, vibrant pink wild roses and purple iris are interspersed with peonies, bright-eyed daisies and honeysuckle. After a long winter, June always brings me a sense of hopeful promise. It’s the...
My blog is in Feedspot’s “Top 35 Women’s Fiction Blogs”
I’m delighted that my “Jen Gilroy blog” has been recognized by Feedspot, an online RSS content reader, as one of their “Top 35 Women’s Fiction Blogs” in 2025. My blog sits at number 6 on the list alongside those of many other fabulous bloggers whom I admire and...
The celebratory joy of small rewards (and for U.S. readers, a limited-time Kindle sale)
When is the last time you celebrated or rewarded yourself for meeting a small goal, let alone a big one or even just because? Like many of us, I get busy with the day-to-day routine and time slips by. I’ll celebrate ‘later’ but then ‘later’ doesn’t happen and the...
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