Rachel Rowan's Blog

My new Regency Reputations book will be out in April! It's called The Viscount's Victory and it's swoony and slightly angsty and a bit hot and hopefully lots of fun!

Check it out! The Viscount's Victory: a witty historical Regency romance

Impeccably handsome, rich, and well-bred, Sebastian Thorne, the Viscount Cotereigh, is proud to be society’s king. Now he needs a wife to rule by his side, but his chosen candidate demands proof of the only thing he’s rumoured to lack. A heart. How the devil does one prove that?

Enter Madelaine Ardingly, the bluestocking widow known as the Pretty Pariah. Her charity work has made her a social outcast, but popularity is immaterial when her heart desires only one thing: creating an organisation dedicated to ending cruelty to children. Now she needs men of rank to fill its board—men exactly like Sebastian Thorne.

Soon a wager is underway. If Sebastian can make the Pretty Pariah’s cause fashionable, then he can prove his softer side by pretending to care about her charity work. And as for Madelaine, she’s already suffered through much. If the haughty viscount’s influence is useful to her cause, she’s prepared to suffer him too.

What neither can predict is that by attempting to prove he has a heart, Sebastian might risk losing his—to the wrong woman. As it turns out, the only thing he wants to win is her. But the widowed Madelaine gave her heart away a long time ago. Can the viscount win it for himself?

This cosy Christmas romance is out today!

The Guy of Christmas Past: a hot and heartwarming Christmas romance novella

My friends to lovers, fake enagement Regency romance is out today! Thank you so much to everyone who has supported this book!

The Debutante Disaster: a witty historical Regency romance

The second book in my Regency Reputations series will be out 20th November! Here's the blurb:

Fashionable and carefree, Jack, The Viscount Orton, sees no need to help manage his little sister’s London debut. His other, married sister can do the job, especially as she’s hit on the perfect plan: inviting quiet little Lucy Fanshaw, the childhood friend he adored, to perform the tedious role of chaperone.

It’s been seven years since aspiring artist Lucy left the Orton estate to live in seclusion with her elderly aunt. Seven years since she last saw Jack, the teasing lordling she remembers with as much vexation as fondness. A disastrous reintroduction at Almack’s shows he’s as incorrigible as ever—and unfortunately, just as handsome.

But Almack’s is only the pair’s first disaster. Rumours, nude paintings, a distressingly fake engagement, and matchmaking friends all create a chaotic tangle that teaches Jack a young lady’s society introduction requires far more care than he realised.

Worst of all, his best friend, the kind-hearted George, seems to be falling for Lucy. Jack might not understand why, but he’s suddenly sure that seeing Lucy get married to someone else would be the biggest disaster of all…

My new book is out now!

The Duke's Discovery: a witty historical Regency romance

If you get as far as the acknowledgements section, you'll have some idea what it means to me to have this book - any book - out in the world. Huge thanks to everyone who helped make it happen ❤️❤️❤️

I hope you enjoy Hester and Lucian's story!

I'm thrilled (and somewhat terrified!) to announce I have a new book coming out on 30th July. It's called The Duke's Discovery, and it's a swoony, hilarious Regency romp with a clever, teasing duke and a word-nerd governess, trapped on a boat together bound for Portugal. Oh, and he might be a spy. And she's dressed as a man. It all makes sense, I promise.

It should be there in my Goodreads profile, so go check it out, and if it sounds like your cup of very British tea, add it to your TBR shelf!

Love and Loathing is out now! Heat up your autumn with some red hot enemies to lovers tension :)

Love and Loathing: a steamy enemies to lovers romantic comedy

I'm so excited for the release of my next book, Love and Loathing! It's got:

- enemies to lovers
- fake dating
- age gap
- brother's best friend

Basically just about all my favourite things together in one book! I had heaps of fun writing this one, and I hope you all enjoy it! Add it to your TBR shelf - it's out 18th Sep and can be pre-ordered on Amazon!

Love and Loathing: a steamy enemies to lovers romantic comedy

Just a quick note to let you know that Amazon have chosen Engaging the Enemy for a Kindle Monthly Deal - it will be 99p during June on the UK Kindle store. So if you haven't got a copy, now is the perfect time to grab one!

Engaging the Enemy

And a little writing update: the first draft of the next book is complete! I'll spend the next few months rewriting and editing, and I'm hoping it'll be ready for publication this autumn. If you like the idea of a tall, dark, sardonic, and rather bossy man being absolutely tormented by the last woman on earth he ought to care for, then this book should be right up your street :)

It's finally here! Pride and Privilege is out today!

Pride and Privilege: a hilarious, hot, and heartwarming office romcom

I'm so excited that you'll all get to meet Poppy and Roscoe properly and read their story. I've had some amazing responses from ARC readers, and despite my internet dying yesterday and throwing a slight spanner in my book launch plans, I'm super happy this book is now out in the world!

Poppy and Roscoe are both characters I put a lot of heart into - their anxieties and insecurities, and the strength they have in overcoming them. I wanted to write a story about love being a source of strength and kindness. A way of opening our eyes and making us see the world in new ways. And of course I wanted it to be super hot and very funny, too. Have I managed all that?! Let me know what you think!

Mostly, I just hope you enjoy it!

Take care,

Rachel x