Bestselling Novelist & Writer
Rachel BrimbleInspiration, Empowerment & Romance…
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New & Upcoming Releases
Home Front Nurses, #4
February 13, 2026
Ladies of Carson St., #3
December 16, 2025
Ladies of Carson St., #2
December 16, 2025
Ladies of Carson St., #1
December 16, 2025
Pennington's, #4
October 27, 2025
Pennington's, #3
August 30, 2025
February 13th, 2026
1943: Becoming a Home Front nurse, meant Kathy Scott was finally able to escape the violence of her childhood. At long last, her life has taken a turn for the better. Particularly because, for the very first time, she’s made some wonderful friends–fellow nurses Sylvia, Freda and Veronica.
Kathy’s known for not being short of a word or two. So nobody’s more surprised than her when she finds herself tongue-tied around Freda’s handsome brother, James – who’s home from war with an unexplained injury.
Eventually they start to open up to each other… But can two people who have felt so broken by their experiences ever find a chance for happiness?
Don’t miss this powerful and unputdownable wartime saga about courage, healing and the power of friendship!
December 16, 2025
The Ladies of Carson Street #1
From grieving widow...
After her merchant husband saved her from a life of prostitution, Louisa Hill was briefly happy as a housewife in Bristol. But then a constable arrives at her door. Her husband has been found hanged in a Bath hotel room, a note and a key to a property in Bath she knew nothing about the only things she has left of him.
To a new life as a madam…
Knowing the debt collectors will arrive any moment, Louisa must leave everything she knows behind, and move to Bath. But left with no means of income, Louisa knows she has little choice but to return to but her old way of life. But this time, she’ll do it on her own terms – by turning her new home into a brothel for upper class gentleman. And she’s determined the horrors she was forced to endure in the past are not experienced by the girls she saves from the streets.
Enlisting the help of Jacob Jackson, a quiet but feared boxer, to watch over the house, Louisa is about to embark on a life she never envisaged. Can she find the courage to forge this new path?
The Widow's Vow is the first in a gripping and gritty Victorian saga series from the bestselling author of The Home Front Nurses, Rachel Brimble.
December 16, 2025
The Ladies of Carson Street #2
A young girl’s dream…
Bath, 1852. As a girl, Nancy Bloom would go to Bath’s Theatre Royal, sit on the hard wooden benches and stare in awe at the actresses playing men as much as the women dressed in finery. She longed to be a part of it all and when a man promised her parents he could find a role for Nancy in the theatre, they believed him.
His lie and betrayal led to her ruin.
A foundling’s fortune…
Francis Carlyle is a theatre manager, a man with big dreams, who has finally shed the skin of his secret past as a foundling and is now rich, successful and in need of a new female star. Never in a million years did he think he'd find her standing on a table in one of Bath’s bawdiest pubs, entertaining its patrons with her exquisite voice.
Nancy vowed never to trust a man again. Francis will do anything to make her his star. As they engage in a battle of wits and wills, can either survive with their hearts intact?
The second in Rachel Brimble’s thrilling Victorian saga series, The Foundling’s Fortune will whisk you away to the riotous, thriving underbelly of Victorian Bath.
December 16, 2025
The Ladies of Carson Street #3
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He needs a wife...
1853, Bath. Industrialist William Rose was a poor lad from the slums who pulled himself up by his bootstraps, but in order to achieve his greatest ambitions he must become the epitome of Victorian respectability: a family man.
She has a plan...
But the only woman who’s caught his eye is sophisticated beauty, Octavia Marshall, one of the notorious ladies of Carson Street. Though she was once born to great wealth and privilege, she’s hardly got the reputation he’s looking for, but she’s determined to invest her hard-earned fortune in Mr Rose’s mills and forge a new life as an entirely proper businesswoman.
They strike a deal that promises them both what they desire the most, but William’s a fool if he thinks Octavia will be a conventional married woman, and she’s very much mistaken if she thinks their pasts won’t follow them wherever they go.
In the third and final instalment of Rachel Brimble’s exciting Victorian saga series, The Ladies of Carson Street will open the doors on a thoroughly modern marriage – and William is about to get a lot more than he bargained for.
October 27, 2025
Pennington’s #4
A beautifully emotional and sweeping historical saga of courage, secrets and hope aboard the Titanic—perfect for fans of Elaine Everest, Fiona Ford and Rosie Goodwin.
Bath, 1912: an unforgettable journey…
Amelia Wakefield loves working at Pennington’s, Bath’s finest department store. An escape from her traumatic past, it feels like the store saved her life. So when Pennington’s owner sets her a task to set sail on the Titanic and study the department stores of New York, Amelia couldn’t be more excited–or determined!
Frustrated with his life at home, Samuel Murphy longs for a few weeks of freedom and adventure. Meeting Amelia on board the Titanic, Samuel can’t help wonder what painful history has made the beauty so reserved. But he already has too many responsibilities for love.
Meanwhile, in Bath, Ruby Taylor has always kept her Pennington co-workers at a distance. Her little brother’s safety is her first priority. But when that means accepting an unexpected offer of sanctuary, more than one of Ruby’s secrets is under threat of being revealed…
The final gripping, powerful novel in the Pennington’s Shop Girls series, set in 1912 Bath and on the fated voyage of the Titanic. Will the Shop Girls find happiness… or tragedy?
What Readers Are Saying
“I know I’ve probably said this about Rachel Brimble before but I am always astounded by the diversity of her writing. Just when I think I’ve found a new favourite book of hers in one genre, I then find myself completely hooked on another book in a different genre! Her writing is that good!”
~Brook Cottage Books
“I love how Rachel Brimble writes her stories full of hope and love with some gripping story lines that leave you with plenty to think about long after you have finished. “
~Clare & Lou’s Mad About Books
“I know whatever is coming next from Rachel Brimble it will be wonderful!”
~Brizzlelass Books
“I’ve become addicted to Rachel Brimble’s talented writing style, and just can’t get enough.”
~The Power of Three Readers
About the Author
Author of 30 novels, Rachel has been concentrating solely on the historical genre for the last few years. Her books are primarily set in Bath or London during the Victorian and Edwardian periods, but her latest series, The Home Front Nurses, is a brand new venture into WWII.
Her books often revolve around themes of female empowerment and social injustice, but they are always written with welcome doses of humor and delicious sensuality.
The first book in The Home Front Nurses series was released on 8th August and is proving a hit with reviewers! Her other popular series are the Shop Girls series and the Ladies of Carson Street trilogy.
Rachel is also passionately committed to helping aspiring writers. In January 2025, she opened The Writer Printable Co selling printable, reusable tools to help new writers on their path to success. If you’d like to know more, you can check out the shop here, or click the button below.
