Also writes Young Adult under Rachel Hawthorne, Jade Parker, and with her son as J.A. London. Lorraine Heath has always had a soft spot for emotional love stories. No doubt because growing up, watching movies with her mom, she was taught that the best movies "won't half make you cry." She is the daughter of a British beauty (her mom won second place in a beauty contest sponsored by Max Factor® during which she received a kiss from Caesar Romero, (the Joker on the original Batman TV series) and a Texan who was stationed at Bovingdon while serving in the air force. Lorraine was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, but soon after moved to Texas. Her "dual" nationality has given her a love for all things British and Texan, and she enjoys weaving both heritages through her stories. When she received her BA degree in psychology from the University of Texas, she had no idea she had gained a foundation that would help her to create believable characters—characters that are often described as “real people.” She began her career writing training manuals and computer code for the IRS, but something was always missing. When she read a romance novel, she became not only hooked on the genre, but quickly realized what her writing lacked: rebels, scoundrels, and rogues. She's been writing about them ever since. Her work has been recognized with numerous industry awards including RWA's RITA®. Her novels have appeared on bestseller lists, including USA TODAY and the New York Times. The author of more than 60 novels, she writes historical and contemporary romance for adults and historical romance for teen readers. Under the names Rachel Hawthorne and Jade Parker, she writes popular contemporary, historical, and paranormal romance for teens readers. She also writes young adult novels with her son under the name J. A. London.
Series
Books

Dukes & Scoundrels
A Historical Sampler
2015

An Invitation to Seduction
2004

Samantha and the Cowboy
2002

To Marry an Heiress
2002

Lord of Wicked Intentions
2013

Surrender to the Devil
2009

The Duke and the Lady in Red
2015

When a Duke Loves a Woman
2018

The Duchess in His Bed
2019

Scoundrel of My Heart
2021

An Affair with a Notorious Heiress
2017

The Return of the Duke
2022

Parting Gifts
1994

The Gunslinger
1999

Gentlemen Prefer Heiresses
2017

Love With a Scandalous Lord
2003

Between the Devil and Desire
2008

Texas Glory
1998

In Want of a Viscount
2024

The Earl Takes All
2016

The Counterfeit Scoundrel
2023

The Duchess Hunt
2021

Pleasures of a Notorious Gentleman
2010

The Ladies' Man
1995

Deck the Halls With Love
2012

Waking Up With the Duke
2011

The Outlaw and the Lady
2001

In Bed with the Devil
2008

Just Wicked Enough
2007

Midnight Pleasures with a Scoundrel
2009

The Notorious Lord Knightly
A Novel
2023

The Viscount and the Vixen
2016

Texas Legacy
2019

A Christmas to Remember
2017

The Earl Takes a Fancy
2020

Texas Destiny
1997

A Rogue in Texas
1999

Once More, My Darling Rogue
2014

When the Duke Was Wicked
2014

Amelia and the Outlaw
2002

Beyond Scandal and Desire
2018

Hard Lovin' Man
2003

London's Greatest Lovers Collection
2014

Passions of a Wicked Earl
2010

Beauty Tempts the Beast
2020

A Duke of Her Own
2006

The Reluctant Hero
2015

Promise Me Forever
2006

The Scoundrel in Her Bed
2019

Never Love a Cowboy
2000

She Tempts the Duke
2012

The Last Wicked Scoundrel
2014

A Matter of Temptation
2005

Lord of Temptation
2012

Girls of Flight City
Inspired by True Events, a Novel of WWII, the RAF, and Texas
2022

When the Marquess Falls
2017

Always to Remember
1996

Never Marry a Cowboy
2001

Texas Splendor
1999

Smooth Talkin' Stranger
2004

As an Earl Desires
2005

Falling Into Bed with a Duke
2015

A Tempest of Desire
2024

Sweet Lullaby
1994