Ghosts of Rowan Vale
Where the history is living—and the residents are hauntingly friendly.
My ninth and current series is a cosy ghost romance, set in a living history village in the Cotswolds. Locations that inspired me included the beautiful Gloucestershire village of Lower Slaughter, and an ancient site on the Oxfordshire and Warwickshire border.
See my short video, ‘A Day at “Rowan Vale” ‘on my YouTube channel here.
Welcome to Rowan Vale, a charming Cotswolds living history village, where the past isn’t just preserved - it’s living next door.
Ghosts of Rowan Vale is a cosy paranormal romance series, featuring the complicated love stories of the villagers who are very much alive, and the misadventures of those residents who… aren’t.
Here you’ll find a beautiful setting, some gorgeous romance, lots of fun, and some intriguing ghostly residents who just want to make sure they have a say in what goes on. After all, life isn’t only for the living…
Book 1 ~ Kindred Spirits at Harling Hall
The first in a delightfully warm, cosy and romantic new series with a fantasy twist, for fans of the BBC series 'Ghosts'.
When single mum Callie visits Rowan Vale with her daughter, she is enchanted. The beautiful Cotswold village is run as a living museum, allowing tourists to see history in action. But there's more to the place than meets the eye...
To the residents' surprise, Callie is observed talking to several villagers she simply shouldn’t be able to see - as they’re ghosts. The elderly owner of the village, Sir Lawrence Davenport, then makes an astonishing offer: to sell Callie the whole estate for a tiny sum, if she agrees to protect the village’s present tenants and its headstrong spirits.
With a spectral lord of the manor and his imperious wife, a naughty 1940s schoolgirl and William Shakespeare's former tutor among them, it seems Callie’s role as owner wouldn’t be easy. And that’s without the added complication of Sir Lawrence’s disinherited grandson, the gorgeous Brodie.
Rowan Vale and Callie may need each other. But is this a match made in heaven or hell?
Fans of the BBC's Ghosts, or books by Lucy Jane Wood, Laurie Gilmore and Heidi Swain will love this heart-warming and magical novel.
Book 2 ~ Loving Spirits at the Vintage Teashop
Fans of Heidi Swain, Lucy Jane Wood and the BBC series Ghosts will love this heart-warming, cosy, romantic novel with a magical twist.
The beautiful Cotswold village of Rowan Vale is run as a living museum, allowing tourists to see history in action. But there’s more to the place than any visitor would guess...
Fifty-something Shona grew up in the village and now runs its vintage, 1940s-themed teashop. Not everyone knows that the previous manager, her great-aunt Polly, still lives there too… as a ghost!
When newcomer Max arrives, hoping to find out more about the place where his German grandfather was a prisoner of war, both Shona and Polly are unsettled. Shona, because handsome, interesting Max is the first man to catch her eye since her divorce, and Polly, because she must finally confront the terrible truth about her past.
A 1940s-themed weekend planned for the village brings the families’ connections to a head and tragic secrets to light. Can Shona help her ghostly great-aunt to find love and forgiveness once more, while also creating her own happy ever after?
The second in the comforting, feel-good, romantic series with a dash of fantasy that started with Kindred Spirits at Harling Hall.
Book 3 ~ Christmas Spirits at Honeywell House
Fans of Heidi Swain, K. F. Breene and the BBC hit sitcom Ghosts will LOVE this blissfully heart-warming, Christmassy story.
In the beautiful Cotswold village of Rowan Vale, tourists mingle unknowingly with the ghosts of Christmas past...
When Clara first arrived in the village to visit her boyfriend Jack at his family home, Honeywell House, she'd no idea her life was about to change forever. Now, years later, she’s struggling to cope with hormonal changes and three boisterous sons - and her and Jack's relationship has never felt more precarious.
Meanwhile, over at Harling Hall, tensions rise between resident ghosts, Agnes and Aubrey, over a Dickensian-themed weekend planned for the village. While Aubrey prepares to defy Agnes, Clara’s secret is about to be revealed. She wasn’t entirely honest with Jack when she first arrived in Rowan Vale, and as time passed, it seemed too late to come clean. Now she doesn’t have a choice…
With both relationships already under strain, the Christmas spirit has its work cut out, this festive season...
Book 4 ~ High Spirits at the Village Inn
The BRAND NEW magical, cosy Cotswolds romance for fans of Heidi Swain, Debbie Johnson and the hit BBC series Ghosts!
Spring has arrived in the Cotswold village of Rowan Vale and everyone is in an optimistic mood.
Everyone except Danny. He’s had a rotten eighteen years stuck in a village where all his hopes and dreams were shattered. His annoying ex-work colleague, who seems determined to look on the bright side of the afterlife, won't leave him alone. And – as if that wasn’t bad enough – he’s facing eternity dressed as Adam Ant.
Meanwhile, in London, Rory plans to whisk his wife Kirsty away to the Cotswolds for their wedding anniversary. But when they arrive in Rowan Vale, Kirsty is horrified. How could her husband be so insensitive?
Rory insists that they stay at The Quicken Tree Inn and face up to the issues in their marriage. Kirsty has no choice but to go along with him, hoping she can finally put what happened all those years ago behind her. But when she spots her long-dead cousin in the village, things take a decidedly difficult turn...
Will confronting the ghosts from her past be a recipe for happiness or disaster?
Book 5 ~ Blithe Spirits on the Pumpkin Path
Coming soon! Discover the next BRAND NEW instalment in this cosy romance series with a magical twist! 🎃💫
Halloween is fast approaching, and in the beautiful Cotswold living history village of Rowan Vale, a day of events is planned. There'll be pumpkin carving, apple bobbing… and a not-so traditional midnight séance.
The spirit medium will be Melissa, better known as ‘Madam Mariska’ on television’s It’s Haunted! But Melissa is keeping a career-threatening secret: she’s lost her ghost-whispering abilities, and it’s her sister and general dogsbody assistant Verity who she relies on to contact the spirits.
With the resident village ghosts going on strike in protest at the booking, and sibling rivalry at its highest, it’s no wonder Verity is unhappy, and her feelings aren't helped by her unexpected attraction to the calm and beautiful Mia.
Leaving her sister to the midnight séance, Verity follows an illuminated pumpkin path to the stone circle on the edge of the village and does something very out of character… and which she hasn’t a clue how to fix.
Has she just changed life – and afterlife – in Rowan Vale forever?
