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KC Cowan
Published Author
KC Cowan spent most of her professional life working in the media as a news reporter in Portland, Oregon for television and radio, including as original host and story producer for an Emmy award winning arts program on Oregon Public Television. She is author of The Bennets: Providence & Perception, published in 2023 by Meryton Press. The Bennets won a Chanticleer First Place Chatelaine award for Romance and a 2nd place in Royal Dragonfly Book Awards for Romance. She is represented by Cindy Bullard at Birch Literary.
In June of 2026, DragonBlade Publishers released The Secret Dowry, the first in a 4-part series of Regency Romancy books by KC. The second book, A Foolish Endeavor, is released August 21st.
KC is co-author of the indie-published fantasy series: Journey to Wizards’ Keep, The Hunt for Winter, and Everfire. A short story of hers was included in the 2020 Timberline Review anthology, produced by Willamette Writers in Portland, Oregon. The Hunt for Winter and Everfire both won First Place OZMA awards from Chanticleer International Book Awards for fantasy writing.
KC is also the author of two other books: “The Riches of a City” – the story of Portland, Oregon, and “They Ain’t Called Saints for Nothing!” in collaboration with artist Chris Haberman—a tongue-in-cheek look at saints. She is married and lives in Tucson, Arizona.
Awards:
The Hunt for Winter: First Prize for Ozma category – Chanticleer Book Reviews
Everfire: First Prize for Ozma category – Chanticleer Book Reviews
The Bennets: Providence & Perception: First Prize for Chatelaine category – Chanticleer Book Reviews
PUBLICATIONS
When second son Gilbert Kendall returns to Clayton House from University, his proud family assumes he will now enter the church. But Gilbert is keeping a secret—he failed to finish his degree and, even worse, he has no desire to become a curate.
Instead, he persuades his father to let him join a friend in London to partake in the pleasures of the Season. His ambitious plan? To woo and win an heiress so he might live the life he believes he deserves—that of a proper gentleman.
One wealthy young lady seems to be encouraging, but is her heart sincere? Meanwhile, back home, Gilbert’s childhood friend waits patiently for him to realize a true love is much closer than he knows.
After two failed Seasons, Charlotte Kendall is resigned to never marry. But when her family insists she keep trying, she agrees—although with a dowry of only £1000, she has no illusions of attracting many suitors. She is unaware, however, that her well-married sister, Dorothea, has secretly boosted Charlotte’s dowry sixfold.
Word of such riches attract many gentlemen, including Mr. Robert Morton, who is keeping a secret: the estate he has just inherited is desperately in debt. He sees salvation in Charlotte’s dowry and pays his addresses. Soon, Charlotte is persuaded she is in love.
Then Robert abruptly elopes to Gretna Green with an heiress. When Charlotte learns of the betrayal and the truth about her dowry, she decides she can no longer trust men—or her heart— even as another love patiently waits.
