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Rachel Rowlands, Book Editor & Author

About

  • Editor and author Rachel Rowlands headshot, with wavy blondey-brown hair and a blue flower-print dress
meet rachel

Hi, I’m Rachel! I edit and write books.


I started editing in 2017 and quickly turned my love of reading and writing into a full-time book-editing business. I’ve worked with some amazing writers and publishers, including Hachette, HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Audible, and Writers & Artists (run by Bloomsbury). Over the years, I’ve worked on 200+ books, including Amazon and New York Times bestsellers.

I’m also the author of the cat café romance series, published by Hodder & Stoughton: Snowed in at the Cat Café, Cake Off at the Cat Café, First Dates at the Cat Café, and The Cat Café Book Club. The books have sold in a slew of territories around the world and have been translated into many languages. When you pick up one of my books, you can expect heartfelt and cosy love stories with plenty of emotion – and I hope you’ll go away feeling soothed and happy.

The personal side


I live in Greater Manchester, England with my husband and cat, Haru. As you can see, she enjoys supervising (snoozing) while I work on books all day!

When I’m not writing or editing, I’m usually playing video games, crying over romance Kdramas, or drinking too much coffee – although I’m British, so a cup of tea never goes amiss either!

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My author copies of First Dates at the Cat Café ar My author copies of First Dates at the Cat Café arrived! How gorgeous are they?! I just love all the colours and the cats having their own little dates outside the café! @kelley.mcmorris.art has done it again with her beautiful illustration!

I think you'll love this one if you enjoy fake dating, summer festivals, and brooding musicians. 🎶 Here's a reminder of the blurb! Out May 28 with @hodderbooks @hodderfiction 🥰🥰

🐱💜🐱💜

Grace adores her job as a barista at the café, but dreams of one day setting up her own matchmaking agency to help pet lovers find true love.

When Catpurrcino partners with a dating festival for the whole of August it seems like it is meant to be.

The last thing on Grace's mind is her own love life.

Until she is matched with musician Nathan, who is only at the festival so he can perform.

Grace knows from the very first moment that Nathan is not the man of her dreams.

But no one is going to take romantic advice from someone who can't even get through one successful date. So Grace and Nathan make a pact. They will pretend to be smitten with each other until the end of festival.

The more time Grace and Nathan spend playing the perfect couple, the more Grace wonders if her fake feelings are becoming real... Could Nathan ever feel the same?
April 🌸🌻 A month of doing lots of decorating and o April 🌸🌻 A month of doing lots of decorating and other jobs in our house... I also worked on several really good books for some lovely writers, and turned in copyedits for one of my own cat café books. 🐱

We did manage to get out into nature and the glorious sunshine when we could. And I listened to BTS on repeat. 🎶

Now I'm cooking up a new book idea... ✨️
Love a peaceful day browsing books and grabbing co Love a peaceful day browsing books and grabbing coffee, so I decided to vlog it because I love watching cosy little reels and wanted to make one! ☕️📖 I picked up The Dark Mirror by Samantha Shannon (The Bone Season series is one of my absolute favourites!) and Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid. 

Have you all been reading anything good this weekend? 💕📖
Spilling the tea on getting published and what mig Spilling the tea on getting published and what might happen next… ☕ I don't think we writers talk about these things enough, especially the first one, which was a big shock to me after I got published!

The positive part is, you learn to deal with these swings and roundabouts over time. And you become a stronger person – and writer – because of it. ❤️

#writingcommunity #amwriting #writersofig

Editing clients

As an editor, I love working with authors one-on-one! I regularly work with self-publishing authors and writers who plan to submit traditionally. Some of my authors have signed with literary agents, landed book deals with major publishers, won awards, and hit bestseller lists. I’ve also worked with many publishing houses over the years, including:

  • Audible
  • Bedford Square Publishers
  • Badger Learning
  • Storm Publishing
  • Chicken House Books (imprint of Scholastic)
  • Ebury (imprint of Penguin Random House)
  • HarperCollins
  • Writers & Artists (platform for writers run by Bloomsbury)
  • Head of Zeus
  • Canelo
  • Hashtag Press
  • Black Library (publishing division of Games Workshop)
  • Bookouture (imprint of Hachette UK)
  • Thread Books (imprint of Hachette UK)

Get in touch

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Member of the Editorial Freelancers Association

My author copies of First Dates at the Cat Café ar My author copies of First Dates at the Cat Café arrived! How gorgeous are they?! I just love all the colours and the cats having their own little dates outside the café! @kelley.mcmorris.art has done it again with her beautiful illustration!

I think you'll love this one if you enjoy fake dating, summer festivals, and brooding musicians. 🎶 Here's a reminder of the blurb! Out May 28 with @hodderbooks @hodderfiction 🥰🥰

🐱💜🐱💜

Grace adores her job as a barista at the café, but dreams of one day setting up her own matchmaking agency to help pet lovers find true love.

When Catpurrcino partners with a dating festival for the whole of August it seems like it is meant to be.

The last thing on Grace's mind is her own love life.

Until she is matched with musician Nathan, who is only at the festival so he can perform.

Grace knows from the very first moment that Nathan is not the man of her dreams.

But no one is going to take romantic advice from someone who can't even get through one successful date. So Grace and Nathan make a pact. They will pretend to be smitten with each other until the end of festival.

The more time Grace and Nathan spend playing the perfect couple, the more Grace wonders if her fake feelings are becoming real... Could Nathan ever feel the same?
April 🌸🌻 A month of doing lots of decorating and o April 🌸🌻 A month of doing lots of decorating and other jobs in our house... I also worked on several really good books for some lovely writers, and turned in copyedits for one of my own cat café books. 🐱

We did manage to get out into nature and the glorious sunshine when we could. And I listened to BTS on repeat. 🎶

Now I'm cooking up a new book idea... ✨️
Love a peaceful day browsing books and grabbing co Love a peaceful day browsing books and grabbing coffee, so I decided to vlog it because I love watching cosy little reels and wanted to make one! ☕️📖 I picked up The Dark Mirror by Samantha Shannon (The Bone Season series is one of my absolute favourites!) and Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid. 

Have you all been reading anything good this weekend? 💕📖
Spilling the tea on getting published and what mig Spilling the tea on getting published and what might happen next… ☕ I don't think we writers talk about these things enough, especially the first one, which was a big shock to me after I got published!

The positive part is, you learn to deal with these swings and roundabouts over time. And you become a stronger person – and writer – because of it. ❤️

#writingcommunity #amwriting #writersofig

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