A woman with dark hair smiling at the camera, wearing a dark top with butterfly patterns. Text at the bottom says "HEY RACHAEL" in bold blue and red letters.

RACHAEL Johns was once (briefly) an English teacher, before turning her attention to writing—and never looking back. She now writes award-winning romance, women’s fiction, and the occasional awkward text.

Her novel The Patterson Girls won the 2016 ABIA for General Fiction, and she’s a two-time winner of the Romance Writers of Australia RUBY Award.

When she’s not writing, Rachael can be found hanging out with her adorable Sheepadoodle, listening to audiobooks, or fuelling her latest obsession—reformer Pilates. She lives in the Swan Valley with her husband, two of her three sons (the other has flown the nest), and tells herself she’ll read more non-fiction every year—but let’s be honest, the novels always win.

Rachael is the co-host of two podcasts: Reading Between Deadlines and Dear Rach & Soph, and also runs the vibrant Rachael Johns Book Club on Facebook.

You can find her at www.rachaeljohns.com or subscribe to her Substack, Pink Ink, where she shares behind-the-scenes bookish thoughts and writer life.

Rachael’s Books

  • Book cover titled "Lost Without You" by Rachel Johns, featuring a colorful illustration of a blue vase with pink flowers on a wooden table, a framed portrait of a woman in a white dress, and background in shades of blue.
  • Book cover of 'Outback Rebound' by Rachael Johns featuring a man and woman holding hands in a grassy field at sunset, with trees and hills in the background.
  • Book cover for 'The Patterson Girls' by Rachael Johns, featuring an illustration of four girls with varying hair colors and styles, set against a blue background with an award badge in the top left corner.
  • Book cover of "The Bad Bridesmaid" by Rachael Johns. Features illustrations of three women in wedding attire, with a man in casual clothes, surrounded by confetti and flowers, and includes quotes praising the book.
  • Book cover with purple text displaying 'RACHEL JOHNS' and black cursive 'The' with pink 'Other Bridget.' The cover features an illustration of three people sitting on a bench in front of a colorful row of books, including a person with sunglasses reading a book, a girl with bunny ears reading a book, and a man reading a blue book. The cover also has quotes praising the author and a circular badge about a sneak peek of 'The Bad Bridesmaid'.
  • A book cover featuring colorful flowers and a large blue butterfly with the title 'The Lucky Sisters' by Rachael Johns. Quotes from The Age and The Australian are at the top and bottom, and pink text asks if their luck will run out.

Rachael’s Services

  • Enhance your career with one-on-one mentoring with Rachael Johns. These in-depth sessions will be tailored to you and your career goals whether you’re an aspiring writer, an emerging writer or even an established author looking for advice or a fresh pair of eyes. Choose one-off sessions or monthly for three to six months.

  • In this informal virtual catch-up session, you’ll have one hour to ask an Rachael anything you want to know.

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