The website of romance novelist and award winning short story writer Janet Gover

Welcome,

I write women's fiction, romance and fantasy. That's what this site is all about.

I am very pleased to say that my first romantic novel, "The Farmer Needs A Wife" is to be published by Little Black Dress very early next year. The book is set in Australia and involves outback stockmen, girls from the city, bushfires, candlelit dinners and fine wines. I don’t want to give too much away now - but as the date approaches, you'll find out more about the book.

I also write short stories. Quite a number of them have been published in the UK and in Australia. You can read them on my stories page. It changes whenever a new story is published, so I hope you'll visit often.

In my 'other life', I am a computer consultant, which has proved very useful for my writing as well. I conduct workshops of computer tips for writers, and have written a series of articles on the subject for Romance Matters magazine, which you can read on the site.

I have been a member of the Romantic Novelists Association for a few years. The members (both published and unpublished) all read and write Romantic Fiction. It's a wonderful group who actively support new writers. At their 2007 Conference, I won the Elizabeth Goudge Award, which was a great honour. I'll be keeping you up to date with some of the RNA's news in my blog, which will also let you know what I'm doing.

Do have a look around, and come back soon.

Janet

New on the site:

The page proofs for 'Farmer...' have arrived. And they've got hyphens...

Janet at the National Arboretum, Tortworth Court - January 2008 by Suzanna Mayer

My First Novel - The Farmer Needs A Wife - will be published in January 2009 by Little Black Dress

http://www.littleblackdressbooks.com/

Read one of my short stories: 'Tis The Season

         "This is going to be a nightmare!"
         Ellie touched the accelerator, and pulled the car forward another few inches. Then she braked and waited, staring through the windscreen at the threatening sky. How many days since she last saw the sun? Curse the English weather! Those pretty Christmas cards with cheerful robins on white frosted branches were false advertising. All she had seen was rain, sleet and more rain.
         She glanced at her watch. Not yet ten o'clock. The supermarket wasn't even open and the car park queue already stretched back into the street. She had thought coming early was a good idea.
         "As for those who can't manage to park inside the white lines..." Ellie steered carefully around cars and people until she found a space, about as far from the supermarket doors as it was possible to get. She turned the engine off, and took a deep breath. She wasn't even inside the store, and already she could feel her stress levels rising.
         "Bah, humbug!" She whispered, hunching her shoulders against the chill as she locked the car door. She didn't hate Christmas. She simply hated THIS Christmas.

Read the complete story...