Her novel ‘Little Girl Lost’ won the Epic Romantic Novel of the Year Award presented by the Romantic Novelists’ Association in the UK, and she has twice been a finalist for the Romance Writers of Australia Romantic Book of the Year. Her small town romance novels have also won or been shortlisted for multiple romance awards in the USA. 

As Juliet Bell, in collaboration with Alison May, she rewrites misunderstood classic fiction, with an emphasis on heroes who are not so heroic. 

Janet lives in London with her husband and a very fluffy cat and is often found at Heathrow airport, boarding a flight home to Australia. Her favourite food is tomato. She spends too much time playing silly computer games, and is an enthusiastic, if not always successful, cook.