Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rowan Garth | 1982 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 2 | Rowan for a Queen | 1983 | Maureen Peters | N/A |
| 3 | Scent of Rowan | 1983 | Maureen Peters | N/A |
| 4 | A Circle of Rowan | 1983 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 5 | The Rowan Maid | 1984 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 6 | Song of the Rowan | 1984 | Maureen Peters | N/A |
The Rowan series was written by Maureen Peters under her pen name Catherine Darby and published between 1982 and 1984. All six books appeared within just two years, following the Rowan family across generations. Peters was a Welsh author born in Caernarvon who wrote more than a hundred novels in her lifetime, many of them historical fiction focused on the Tudor period and the Wars of the Roses.
Under her own name and various pen names, Peters explored different corners of British history through family sagas and mysteries. The Rowan series fits into her tradition of historical storytelling, tracing the lives of family members through periods of change. Readers who enjoy generational sagas with a historical setting will find this a compact, self-contained series that can be read quickly in order.