Rebel Promise Books in Order

Rebel Promise is a two-book historical romance sequence about women whose lives are shaped by duty, conflict, and political power. The stories move between England, colonial America, and Ireland, using public unrest to raise the stakes for private promises and impossible relationships.

The first novel, The Promise, begins with Rebecca Neville running for her life on a journey to America. Before she can find safety, she makes a vow to a dying woman: she will raise and protect the woman's newborn son, James. Rebecca builds a life around that promise in the New World, but ten years later the boy's father, the Earl of Stanmore, learns that his heir survived and demands that James return to England.

A promise can change everything.

Rebecca returns across the Atlantic because she will not abandon the child she raised. Going back also means facing her own past, including the powerful man who can offer James a title and security while taking away the family Rebecca has made. The romance is built around that conflict. It asks whether love and responsibility can coexist when both people have valid claims and old wounds.

The Rebel shifts the focus to Ireland. Jane Purefoy, daughter of an English magistrate, has become the masked rebel known as Egan. She leads a secret group fighting the cruelty of colonial troops. Sir Nicholas Spencer arrives intending to court Jane's younger sister, but he encounters Egan first, unmasks her, and discovers that the notorious rebel is the woman he cannot stop thinking about.

Nicholas decides to protect Jane's secret, but that choice places him on dangerous ground. He is drawn to a woman whose cause puts her directly at odds with the world he comes from. Jane cannot easily trust a man with ties to the authority she opposes. Their romance develops in the middle of family tensions, political violence, and the very real risk of exposure.

The books are linked by characters and family connections, but each has a complete central romance. Secret Vows collects both novels in one volume, making it a useful option for readers who want to follow the full arc without a pause.

This is a compact series for readers who enjoy historical romance with moral complications. The heroines are not waiting to be rescued. Rebecca protects a child at great cost to herself, and Jane risks everything for a cause she believes in. The heroes must decide whether love means control, loyalty to the status quo, or the courage to stand with someone whose choices challenge them.

Start with The Promise, then read The Rebel. The sequence offers emotional stakes, political tension, and two very different stories about the consequences of keeping faith with another person.