Jan Scarbrough

Biography

Whether it is the Bluegrass of Kentucky, the mountains of Montana, or Medieval England, Jan Scarbrough brings you home with romances from the heart.

Jan Scarbrough is the author of two popular Bluegrass series, writing heartwarming contemporary romances about home and family, single moms and children. Living in the horse country of Kentucky makes it easy for Jan to add small town, Southern charm to her books and the excitement of a Bluegrass horse race or a competitive horse show.

Leaving her contemporary voice behind, Jan has written paranormal gothic romances: Tangled Memories, a Romance Writers of America (RWA) Golden Heart finalist, and Timeless. Her medieval romance, My Lord Raven is a story of honor and betrayal.

A member of Novelist, Inc., Jan self-publishes her books with the help of her husband. She has published 26 romances.

Jan lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with one rescued dog, one rescued cat, and a husband she rescued 23 years ago.

When she isn't writing, she loves to ride American Saddlebred horses, drive grandchildren to activities, and volunteer with Alley Cat Advocates. There is nothing she enjoys more than curling up with a good book.

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Books

Tangled Memories
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 81,540. Language: English. Originally Published: January 2, 2016 by Saddle Horse Press, LLC. Categories: Fiction » Romance » Time travel, Fiction » Gothic
After losing his wife, Dr. Alexander Dominican is determined his infant daughter will not grow up motherless as he did. Offering sensible, kind kindergarten teacher Mary Adams a marriage of convenience seems like the perfect solution. The widow's husband left her with a mountain of debt. For Alex, paying it off is a small price to pay for his daughter's happiness. Until his sensible new wife...
Christmas at North Hill
Series: A Dickens Holiday Romance, Book 23. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 26,860. Language: English. Published: December 6, 2023 by Saddle Horse Press. Categories: Fiction » Romance » General, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Holiday
The small town of Dickens is alive with Christmas activity. Joni Smith shares the infectious joy spreading through the shoppers. There had been a time when she'd been desperate to be loved and had nearly lost her mind when it didn't work out. Thanks to insight gained in a Sunday church service, she's found contentment. Joni's happy working as a home health aide for wealthy Mrs. Northrop. She...
Kentucky Cowboy
Series: Bluegrass Reunion Series, Book 6. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 52,790. Language: English. Originally Published: February 8, 2019 by Saddle Horse Press, LLC. Categories: Fiction » Romance » General, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary
Professional bull rider Judd Romeo defies death for a living, but there's no escaping his grief when he returns home to settle his mother's estate after her death. She's the only one who encouraged him in his pursuit of his exhilarating but dangerous career. Going home means confronting his past, including the one woman he's never forgotten. Maybe it's time to extinguish the torch he's carried...
Kelsey
Series: Ghost Mountain Ranch, Book 4. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 34,690. Language: English. Originally Published: July 17, 2020 by Saddle Horse Press, LLC. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Western
Kelsey Heston is more than just a pretty face. There's a whip-smart brain behind those model-beautiful looks. She's been running the family's Kentucky horse farm, but now plans to use those brains to improve the tourist trade at her grandfather's Montana dude ranch. But tangled accounting books aren't the only complication Kelsey has to deal with. What is her old college sweetheart, Max Lee...
Liz
Series: The Dawsons of Montana, Book 3. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 38,540. Language: English. Originally Published: July 21, 2022 by Saddle Horse Press, LLC. Categories: Fiction » Romance » General, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Western, Fiction » Romance » Later in Life
It's good to be in love, whatever age. Producer and scriptwriter Chaz Kingston is burned out by the ruthlessly competitive world of Hollywood. He's tired of the empty celebrity lifestyle of his ex-wife and her daughters who are only famous for being famous. He's tired of a life chasing the next hot trend, the next hot script. And he's mourning the senseless death of his brother. Then he's...
Brody
Series: The Dawsons of Montana, Book 1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 33,770. Language: English. Originally Published: July 13, 2022 by Saddle Horse Press, LLC. Categories: Fiction » Romance » General, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Western
When champion bull rider Brody Caldera learns his stepfather has suffered a serious accident, he heads home to the ranch he'd left behind years before. Maybe the clean Montana air of the Six Buckles Ranch, near Yellowstone Park, will help him forget his cheating ex-girlfriend. But returning will also force him to confront another woman, the one he deserted when she needed him most. Ten years...
Mercer
Series: The Dawsons of Montana, Book 2. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 33,560. Language: English. Originally Published: July 14, 2022 by Saddle Horse Press, LLC. Categories: Fiction » Romance » General, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Western
Drake must cowboy up. The sudden death of Mercer Dawson's beloved father hit her hard. Everyone at Six Buckles Ranch grieved, but bright spots are appearing in the blue Montana skies. The tragedy brought Mercer's stepbrother home and now wedding bells are ringing. The best man is a sexy cowboy and Mercer's teenage crush. Will he notice her now that she's all grown up? Professional bull rider...
Santa’s Wish Fulfilled
Series: A Dickens Holiday Romance, Book 12. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 42,420. Language: English. Originally Published: November 14, 2022 by Saddle Horse Press. Categories: Fiction » Romance » General, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Western, Fiction » Romance » Holiday, Fiction » Romance » Later in Life
Last Christmas, Santa made a wish… Last Christmas Roz Henry lost her boyfriend and her job. With her beloved grandfather sick, she went home to the small New England town of Dickens. She'd found what she didn't know she was looking for: a second chance with the boy she'd left behind all those years ago, Cooper Brown. A widower, Cooper had never forgotten his first love. Christmas brings...
Ben
Series: The Dawsons of Montana, Book 4. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 36,170. Language: English. Originally Published: July 23, 2022 by Saddle Horse Press, LLC. Categories: Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Western, Fiction » Romance » Firefighters, Fiction » Romance » Later in Life
When champion bull rider Brody Caldera learns his stepfather has suffered a serious accident, he heads home to the ranch he'd left behind years before. Maybe the clean Montana air of the Six Buckles Ranch, near Yellowstone Park, will help him forget his cheating ex-girlfriend. But returning will also force him to confront another woman, the one he deserted when she needed him most. Ten years...
Betting On Love
Series: Bluegrass Reunion Series, Book 8. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 81,540. Language: English. Originally Published: May 13, 2023 by Saddle Horse Press, LLC. Categories: Fiction » Romance » General, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Western, Fiction » Romance » Later in Life
Sarah Colby always believed she'd recognize her one true love from his very first kiss. It had been true for her parents, so why not her? Sarah also understands gambling. The daughter of a horse trainer, she'd spent her early years living the vagabond life around horse tracks. But now she's ready for the biggest gamble of her life when her friends and her matchmaking aunt encourage her to go...
Freely Given
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 31,040. Language: English. Originally Published: February 14, 2014 by Saddle Horse Press, LLC. Categories: Fiction » Romance » General, Fiction » Romance » Medical
Take a step back in time when marriage choices were nearly non-existent for women. Noble marriages were arranged by king and family, not for love. What happened if the woman's consent was not freely given?
Ghost Mountain Ranch
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 103,460. Language: English. Originally Published: January 4, 2023 by Saddle Horse Press, LLC. Categories: Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Romance » General, Fiction » Romance » Western, Fiction » Romance » Later in Life
The Ghost Mountain RanchT. he secrets of the past still haunt the living…
My Lord Raven
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 84,290. Language: English. Originally Published: January 1, 2008 by Saddle Horse Press. Categories: Fiction » Romance » Historical » General, Fiction » Romance » Historical » Ancient World, Fiction » Romance » Historical » Medieval
To protect what little family she has left, Lady Catrin Fitzalan switches places with her cousin when King Edward orders the pious girl to wed his royal champion, a vicious knight called the King's Raven. Rumors abound that this savage is responsible for the deaths of Lady Catrin's father and brother. How can she allow her sweet cousin to wed a murderer?
Bluegrass Homecoming Trilogy
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 82,860. Language: English. Originally Published: May 20, 2022 by Saddle Horse Press, LLC. Categories: Fiction » Romance » General, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Later in Life
3 generations, 3 second chances The Prequel Grace Baron had always been the good wife, despite a marriage based on a careless indiscretion, and sustained not by love, but by old-fashioned morality. She'd raised her daughter, bit her tongue, and silently lived with her guilt. Now that she's a widow, she can't help being glad for her sudden freedom. Howard Scott's gentle, old-fashioned courting...