{"id":931,"date":"2010-12-25T09:40:07","date_gmt":"2010-12-25T09:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johnhocking.net\/wordpressdemo\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-01-05T12:11:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T12:11:55","slug":"about-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Hello fellow booklover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please pour yourself a cup of tea,&nbsp; find a comfy seat and grab a book. I tell stories of family and community, of love, loss and second chances. I like to write about strong women and the courage we can find inside ourselves when we really need it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On this site, you&#8217;ll also meet Juliet Bell. I&#8217;m half of the writing team that likes to re-examine classic novels and not so heroic heroes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re a writer, there&#8217;s plenty of room here for you too. Look on my <a href=\"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/?page_id=7118\">For Writers <\/a>page and join me on this wonderful journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Come on in\u2026 you are very welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xs);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--content);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xs);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--content)\"><em>Janet<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8c59a703 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--l);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--l)\"><a href=\"?page_id=9671\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TLaWR_200x306.jpg\" alt=\"Cover for The Library at Wagtail Ridge by Janet Gover\" class=\"wp-image-9674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TLaWR_200x306.jpg 200w, https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TLaWR_200x306-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TLaWR_200x306-98x150.jpg 98w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--l);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--l)\"><a href=\"?page_id=10022\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/KCaWG_200x306.jpg\" alt=\"The Knitting Club at Wagtail Ridge by Janet Gover\" class=\"wp-image-10042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/KCaWG_200x306.jpg 200w, https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/KCaWG_200x306-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/KCaWG_200x306-98x150.jpg 98w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--l);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--l)\"><a href=\"?page_id=10339\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"306\" src=\"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SHatWR_200x306.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SHatWR_200x306.jpg 200w, https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SHatWR_200x306-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SHatWR_200x306-98x150.jpg 98w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" 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by Harper Collins\" class=\"wp-image-8489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/TLS-200x306.jpg 200w, https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/TLS-200x306-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/TLS-200x306-196x300.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--l);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--l)\"><a href=\"?page_id=9845\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/TLL-200x306-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Lawson Legacy by Janet Gover\" class=\"wp-image-9859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/TLL-200x306-1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/TLL-200x306-1-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/TLL-200x306-1-98x150.jpg 98w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xxl)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul style=\"text-transform:none;\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid columns-3 has-link-color wp-elements-59f9c9860e9596efd9e5f5a1f57b7a5e wp-block-latest-posts has-text-color has-contrast-color has-global-font-family\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/?p=10390\">A New Year and a New Book.<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">So 2026 is here. I\u2019m not sure how that happened \u2013 the year has passed in a flash. In welcoming 2026, I am also welcoming a new book \u2013 and some new residents to Wagtail Ridge. Safe Haven at Wagtail Ridge is the third book set in this small New South Wales town. It\u2019s good&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/?p=10216\">Come back to Wagtail Ridge<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">It&#8217;s 2025 &#8211; and its time to come back to Wagtail Ridge. Our first visit to Wagtail Ridge was The Library At Wagtail Ridge. I want to thank everyone who took Lou and Jake&#8217;s story to heart. That book also won a Romantic Book of the Year award, presented by the Romance Writers of Australia.&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/?p=9999\">Welcome back to Coorah Creek<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">It&#8217;s all good news here in my crowded, untidy little office. First, let me share my new cover for Wedding Bells by The Creek. This is the last title in the Coorah Creek series, currently being re-issued by my new publisher. They have done such a lovely job with the series. The books all look&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/?p=9974\">The Lawsons are back<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The Lawson sisters are back, with the release of the second book &#8211; The Lawson Legacy. Where the first book was Liz&#8217;s story, this book is Kayla&#8217;s story. I wrote this because so many people who read the first book emailed me to ask about Kayla. She deserves a happy ending too. That seemed only&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/?p=9825\">Publication day happy dance.<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I&#8217;m doing a publication day happy dance today &#8211; for Tia and Max, the main characters in my Coorah Creek book Little Girl Lost. This book has been re-issued in e-book with a pretty new cover. I love this story so much&#8230;\u00a0 It&#8217;s a\u00a0 story of outback Australia and community, being lost and finding your&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/?p=9815\">New Books and new opportunities.<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I&#8217;ve got a lot of news to tell&#8230; so lets starts with\u00a0the books.\u00a0 In January, I had a new release &#8211; The Library at Wagtail Ridge. I just loved writing this book &#8211; and am so thrilled that readers seem to be enjoying it as well. 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