Cat Sebastian is an American author who writes under the pen name. Sebastian is known for her work in queer Regency romances set in midcentury America. Sebastian won the 2024 LAMBDA Literary Award for Gay Romance for her novel, We Could Be So Good. Her 2026 novel, Star Shipped, made the USA Today Best Seller list.
Early life and education Sebastian was born in Scotch Plains, New Jersey.
Career Sebastian had postpartum depression when her children were young. As a way to cope, Sebastian found solace in Regency Historical Romance novels by authors such as Georgette Heyer, Julia Quinn, Cecilia Grant, and more, seeking a more "full-on escape". When she starting reading books by KJ Charles, she recognized that there was space for queer characters as well. The first book she wrote was 2016's The Soldier’s Scoundrel (Jack and Oliver). Sebastian began to expand out of the genre of Historical Romance novels when she wrote We Could Be So Good which won a Lambda Literary Award for Gay Romance in 2024. Her most recent novel, Star Shipped is her first in the Contemporary Romance genre.
Author Rachel Reid credits Sebastian as being the "turning point" in readers discover of Heated Rivalry, when Sebastian recommended the book on her socials in 2019.
Novels +YEARSERIESTITLECIT2016Turner SeriesThe Soldier’s Scoundrel (Jack and Oliver) 2017The Lawrence Browne Affair (Lawrence and Georgie)The Ruin of a Rake (Courtenay and Julian)A Little Light Mischief (Molly and Alice)2018Regency Impostor SeriesUnmasked by the Marquess (Alistair and Charity)2019A Duke in Disguise (Verity and Ash)2019A Delicate Deception (Amelia and Sydney)2017Sedgewick SeriesIt Takes Two to Tumble (Phillip and Ben)2018A Gentleman Never Keeps Score (Hartley and Sam)2019Page & Sommers SeriesHither, Page2022The Missing Page2020Two Rogues Make a Right (Will and Martin)2021The Cabots SeriesTommy Cabot Was Here2021Peter Cabot Gets Lost2022Daniel Cabot Puts Down Roots2023Luke and Billy Finally Get a Clue2021The London HighwaymenThe Queer Principles of Kit Webb 2022The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes2023Midcentury NYC (The Chronicle books)We Could Be So Good2024You Should Be So Lucky2026Contemporary Romance Starshipped
References
External links
Cat Sebastian website