Standalone Novels
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Season | 2016 | Buy |
| The Duke Undone | 2021 | Buy |
| The Runaway Duchess | 2022 | Buy |
| Artfully Yours | 2023 | Buy |
| A Shore Thing | 2024 | Buy |
| A Rare Find | 2025 | Buy |
Joanna Lowell debuted in 2016 with historical romances set during the Victorian era, a period less commonly explored than the popular Regency setting. Her heroines are artists, writers, and women pursuing creative or intellectual ambitions that conflict with Victorian expectations of feminine behavior. The books examine how restrictive social codes limit women’s choices while celebrating heroines who find ways to claim independence and passion within those constraints.
Her 2021 novel The Duke Undone features a painter who becomes entangled with a duke, while 2023’s Artfully Yours follows a female artist navigating the male-dominated art world. Lowell incorporates historical details about Victorian art, literature, and women’s limited options for supporting themselves. Her heroes tend to support the heroines’ ambitions rather than forcing them to choose between love and creative fulfillment.
The standalone format allows Lowell to explore different aspects of Victorian life across her six novels without the constraints of a connected series. Her writing emphasizes emotional depth, period-appropriate obstacles to romance, and heroines who challenge gender expectations while remaining grounded in historical reality.