Rachel Hawthorne Books in Order

Branded the son of a traitor, Marcus Stanwick works in the shadows to unmask those who truly threatened the Crown. Partnering with a mysterious woman with secrets of her own, he finds a love forged in danger that could finally redeem his family’s name—or cost them both everything.

In 1941 Texas, sisters Jessie and Kitty Lovelace and their friend Rhonda train British pilots at their family’s flight school while war looms. Inspired by true events, their intertwined stories of courage, sacrifice, and complicated love show how ordinary women helped shape history.

Duke of Kingsland, determined to secure his legacy, tasks his efficient secretary Penelope Pettypeace with finding him the perfect bride. As she interviews candidates, the duke slowly realizes the woman who truly understands him is the one seated at his desk, not gracing his ballroom.

Althea Stanwick, her family ruined by treason, needs to marry a titled man to restore some security, while Griff, owner of a gentlemen’s club, knows he can never be that match. Friendship, shared pain, and undeniable attraction force them to choose between duty and the love neither expected.

Bookshop owner Fancy Trewlove dreams of marrying a titled gentleman to fulfill her mother’s wish, yet finds herself drawn to a seemingly common neighbor who haunts her shop. Unbeknownst to her, he is a widowed earl hiding from fortune hunters, and their slow-burn romance upends both their plans.

Disgraced duke’s daughter Althea Stanwick works at Aiden Trewlove’s club to survive, catching the eye of his massive, feared brother Beast. Hired to teach her how to navigate rougher streets, he instead finds himself falling for her strength and grace, even as danger from her past returns.

Years after a forbidden romance ended in betrayal, Lavinia Kent returns to London determined to atone for past mistakes. Crossing paths again with Finn Trewlove, now a powerful man from the shadows, forces them to revisit old secrets and ask if trust—and love—can be rebuilt.

Widowed Duchess Selena comes to Aiden Trewlove’s pleasure club with a shocking request: she wants a child without the entanglements of marriage. Aiden has sworn never to risk fathering a child, yet as desire deepens, both must weigh their rules against a love that breaks them.

Six years after leaving the Leigh ranch, Rawley Cooper returns a seasoned cowboy to help during a family crisis and face Faith Leigh, the foster sister he once kissed then abandoned. Old hurt, buried secrets, and enduring affection collide as they decide whether they can share a future.

Set around a quiet stretch of water, this short work follows a woman looking back on choices that shaped her life and the love she almost let slip away. Gentle, introspective moments lead her toward a new understanding of forgiveness, hope, and second chances.

Tavern owner Gillie Trewlove finds a bloodied duke in the alley behind her pub and reluctantly brings him inside. Anthony, Duke of Thornley, awakens in a world far from velvet drawing rooms and must decide how much of his old life he is willing to give up for the woman who saved him.

Mick Trewlove, bastard son of a duke, seeks revenge by stealing his legitimate half brother’s fiancée. Lady Aslyn Hastings has always known her future, until a dangerous man from the wrong side of London makes her question duty, desire, and what truly defines a gentleman.

Young Marquess George, heir to Havisham, falls in love with Linnie, the baker’s daughter he has known since childhood. Their tender, forbidden romance shows the high price paid for defying class and sets in motion the heartbreak that will shape the Hellions of Havisham.

When fiercely independent heiress Gina is courted by a man who once pushed her toward his titled friend, old misunderstandings flare. A stolen kiss and a second chance reveal long-hidden feelings and test whether pride will keep them apart yet again.

An illegitimate son of a duke falls for former American heiress Gina, whose scandalous divorce has made her an outcast. Their affair forces them to question whether two people marked by society can forge a future together in a world that refuses to forget their pasts.

Viscount Locksley is stunned when his reclusive, supposedly mad father announces plans to wed a mysterious young woman. Determined to stop the match, Locke marries her himself, only to discover that beneath her bold schemes lies a desperate need for security and a heart that tempts his own.

After his twin brother’s death, Edward Alcott reluctantly assumes his identity so his pregnant, grieving sister-in-law will not be distressed. Living under false pretenses while sharing a roof with the woman he has always secretly desired forces him to confront guilt, honor, and love.

Rosalind Sharpe plans to swindle a fortune from the dangerously controlled Duke of Avendale and be gone. He unmasks her scheme but offers a scandalous bargain instead. In trading secrets and passion, they uncover grief, fierce loyalty, and a love neither thought they deserved.

After six fruitless Seasons, heiress Minerva Dodger decides to visit a discreet club where ladies choose anonymous lovers. Her masked encounter with the Duke of Ashebury ignites a fascination that spills into daylight, forcing both to navigate desire, reputation, and unexpected tenderness.

Scarred inside and out, Grace Mabry wants to marry only a man who truly loves her, not her dowry. She turns to widowed rake the Duke of Lovingdon for lessons in spotting scoundrels, never expecting that the man teaching her how not to lose her heart will claim it himself.

When spoiled aristocrat Lavinia is pulled from the Thames with no memory of who she is, Drake Darling, the man she once cruelly insulted, sees a chance for quiet revenge. As he shows her his humbler world, the woman she becomes without her past may be the one he cannot stop loving.

Physician William Graves has quietly loved widow Winnifred for years while helping her recover from horrific abuse. When eerie incidents suggest her tormentor may still haunt her, William steps from the shadows to protect her, risking scandal and his own guarded heart.

Rafe Easton, hardened owner of a London gaming hell, acquires a young woman from her scheming guardian and plans to make her his mistress. As her innocence and strength challenge his cynicism, he must decide whether to keep her caged or offer a freedom that includes his heart.

Years after escaping a murderous uncle with her help, Sebastian Easton returns to London to reclaim his title as Duke of Keswick. Lady Mary, once his fearless ally and now promised to another, is drawn back into his dangerous world and the passionate bond they never truly broke.

Privateer Tristan Easton agrees to take a determined lady on a risky sea voyage so she can honor a dead fiancé. Storms, close quarters, and long nights on deck make it impossible to ignore their attraction, forcing both to choose between duty to the past and desire in the present.

At Christmastime, a once-betrothed couple is thrown together again when duty and family expectations collide. Snowbound encounters, mistletoe, and old memories push them to confront the heartbreak that tore them apart and the love that may still be waiting.

Wracked with guilt over the accident that crippled his cousin, a duke agrees to an unthinkable request: spend three months in the cousin’s wife’s bed to give them the child they long for. Duty turns into forbidden desire as two lonely hearts find solace in each other.

Battle-scarred and missing chunks of his memory, Stephen Lyons returns from war to find a woman at his door with a baby she says is his. Mercy Dawson once nursed him back to life; now she must win his trust again while hiding the heartbreaking truth about their past.

Believing his young bride betrayed him on their wedding night, an earl banishes her from his bed and heart. Years later, when she returns determined to win him back, simmering resentment gives way to desire and a second chance built on hard-won understanding.

Frannie Darling, accountant and heart of the St. James gang, has vowed never to be any man’s mistress. Yet the tormented noble Sterling Mabry tempts her with a future she never imagined. To claim love, they both must confront horrific pasts and a gulf of class and expectation.

A duty-bound investigator shadows a seemingly demure young lady bent on avenging a terrible wrong. As lies are unmasked and danger closes in, the man who lives by the law finds himself risking everything for a woman who challenges every rule he has ever followed.

Once a street urchin known as Luke the Devil, now a powerful nobleman, Luke agrees to help a desperate lady rid herself of her brutal husband. Their scandalous bargain pulls them into murder, secrets, and a fierce love that challenges both guilt and the rigid rules of society.

Jack Dodger, infamous owner of London’s most notorious gaming hell, is stunned when a nobleman leaves him an estate and guardianship of a young heir. Forced to share a household with outraged widow Olivia, he must prove he is more than a scoundrel even as passion flares between them.

Deep in debt, Marquess Michael Tremayne effectively auctions himself off as a husband to an American heiress who resents being bought. Their marriage begins in anger and calculation, but playful battles and unguarded moments slowly uncover a love money alone could never buy.

Once a poor stable lad, a now-successful man returns to the village and woman whose encouragement changed his life. Faced with her own desperate circumstances, she must decide if she can trust the boy she remembers, now a man shaped by hard choices and lingering love.

Resigned to spinsterhood, Lady Louisa Wentworth agrees to chaperone an American heiress hunting a titled husband. The Duke of Hawkhurst needs that fortune, yet finds himself dangerously drawn to the sharp-tongued chaperone who knows he can never be hers on paper.

Widowed countess Camilla Hutchenson has built a life of influence and independence, until new Earl of Sachse Archibald Warner arrives holding the deed to her beloved estate. Their clash over property uncovers vulnerability, desire, and the possibility of a partnership neither planned.

A single impulsive mistake forces a respectable lady into a risky bargain with an enigmatic nobleman. Serving as his assistant throws them into daily contact, where sharp wit, stolen glances, and shared secrets turn a practical arrangement into a dangerous temptation.

Grieving widow Serena Hamilton seeks one reckless night of escape and falls into the arms of sexy stranger Hunter Fletcher. When an unplanned pregnancy and Hunter’s dangerous CIA secrets collide with her quiet life, they must decide if a fleeting connection can become a real family.

Kitty Robertson believes she’s ready for a safe, sensible marriage until a brooding duke, long a family friend, decides her fiancé is all wrong for her. His plans to derail the engagement turn into a seductive game that forces them both to admit what they truly want.

Tired of being a pawn in marriage games, a well-born lady is drawn to a lord whose life has been marked by whispered scandal. Their marriage of convenience exposes buried grief, sharp humor, and a passion that challenges society’s notions of who deserves a happily ever after.

Kelley Spencer returns to tiny Hopeful, Texas, to protect her teenage sister from trouble, only to discover that the town’s sheriff is Jack Morgan, the man who once broke her heart. As danger circles again, old wounds and new desire collide in a second chance neither expected.

The Earl of Huntdon agrees to a businesslike marriage with wealthy American heiress Georgina Pierce, planning to trade his title for her dowry. When promised funds vanish and unexpected tenderness grows, both must decide whether their union is a bargain, a betrayal, or a real marriage.

Determined to escape the path others have laid out for her, Samantha takes a job on a remote Texas ranch and butts heads with a guarded cowboy who wants nothing to do with romance. Long days, shared dangers, and quiet moments gradually turn wary respect into first love.

Rule-following Amelia is stranded with a man everyone calls an outlaw and warned her to fear. As they evade the law and uncover the truth about his past, she must decide whether to cling to safety or risk everything on a man the world has already judged.

Kidnapped by notorious outlaw Lee Raven, proper Angela Bainbridge is dragged far from her sheltered life into a world of danger and dusty trails. As secrets about Lee’s motives and loyalties emerge, attraction battles mistrust and she must decide where her heart truly lies.

Once mocked for her limp and awkwardness, Tabitha Brown strikes a marriage-of-convenience bargain with charming but indebted rogue Kit Montgomery. Their sham union on the Texas frontier forces them to face old humiliations, new passion, and the chance to rewrite their futures together.

Exiled English nobleman Harrison Bainbridge lands in the rough town of Fortune, Texas, where he clashes with capable horsewoman Jessye Kane. Haunted by brutal pasts, they slowly teach each other that tenderness can be stronger than shame and that real courage is trusting love.

After five hard years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Austin Leigh returns home to find his sweetheart married to another. Determined to clear his name, he meets guarded Loree Grant, and together they discover that clearing the past may open the door to a new future.

Disgraced duke’s son Grayson Rhodes is shipped to Texas to make his fortune and ends up picking cotton for widowed mother Abbie Westland. Grueling work, three lively children, and growing desire transform a temporary bargain into a life-changing fight for love and belonging.

Ambitious rancher Dallas Leigh has built an empire from raw Texas land and needs a wife to secure his legacy. His practical marriage to a woman seeking safety, not passion, becomes a test of whether glory on the range is worth more than tenderness at home.

Scarred Civil War veteran Houston Leigh is sent to escort his brother’s mail-order bride across Texas. During a perilous month-long journey, Amelia’s warmth and courage awaken feelings he cannot claim, forcing them both to choose between duty and the love they never expected.

Refusing to fight for the Confederacy, Clayton Holland is branded a coward and shunned when he returns home. War widow Meg Warner hires him to carve a monument to the town’s fallen, and shared grief slowly turns to forgiveness and a powerful, healing love.

Known for breaking hearts, a charming ladies' man suddenly finds his easy flirtations mean little to a woman who has no interest in becoming another conquest. Forced into close contact, they both confront old wounds and the risk of a real commitment.

Pregnant and abandoned, Rebecca agrees to a marriage of convenience with quiet ranch hand Jake to save her reputation. Life on a hard Texas ranch slowly turns duty into affection as both learn to trust in a second chance at love.

Brothel worker Maddie Sherwood weds widower Charles Lawson to give his three children a mother, only to discover he is dying and planning a match between her and his brother. Their unconventional family must navigate grief, loyalty, and an unexpected love.