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Jen Gilroy

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I write sweet romance and uplifting historical women’s fiction—warm, feel-good stories to bring readers’ hearts home.

A Romance Writers of America® Golden Heart® finalist and shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists’ Association Joan Hessayon award, I live in small-town Ontario, Canada with my husband, daughter and floppy-eared rescue hound.

I love reading, ice cream, ballet and paddling my purple kayak.

Visit me online at www.jengilroy.com
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Persistence pays and how I manage stressful times

I’ve never been a sporty type.

From lurking (and surreptitiously reading!) in the outfield during a middle school baseball game, to spraining my back when I first attempted a forward roll and huffing and puffing in the gym as classmates ran around me, my lack of athletic prowess is longstanding.

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