Romance & 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 eight contemporary romances with my next book, A Rancher’s Return, a sweet western romance from Harlequin Heartwarming, out in October 2024.  

My women’s and historical fiction debut, The Sweetheart Locket, a dual timeline WW2 and contemporary novel, released from Orion Dash in March 2022 and is currently available in audio. 

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 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.

I’m a member of the RNA and Women’s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA).

Photo by Robin Spencer, Spencer Studio 

From the Blog…

A time for remembering service & sacrifice

Over the next few days, those of us in Canada, the UK, the United States and other countries mark Remembrance Sunday, Remembrance Day, Armistice Day and Veterans Day. These commemorations emerged following the First World War, when the Armistice agreement was signed...

Celebrating publication week for “A Rancher’s Return”

As some of you know from my October newsletter and social media, my latest book as Jen Gilroy, A Rancher’s Return from Harlequin Heartwarming, was published earlier this week. It’s a sweet second chance contemporary western romance and although the fourth (and final)...

Writing buddies, books & bracelets: Harlequin celebrates 75

I spent the last few days of September in Toronto, Canada celebrating Harlequin’s 75th anniversary. It was a wonderful time of learning and socializing, and I returned home inspired and energized. Learning Attending authors took part in a day and a half of workshops...

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Photo by Robin Spencer, Spencer Studio