Alexandra Benedict Books in Order

Alexandra Benedict has written 24 books, published between 2005 and 2025. The first book is A Forbidden Love (2005) and the newest is The Merry Christmas Murders (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
24
Published
2005–2025
Pages on record
930 in 4 of 24 books

Alexandra Benedict writes historical romance, with catalogue subjects recording nobility, marriage and English literature. The listing opens with A Forbidden Love (2005) and takes in Too Great a Temptation (2006), The Infamous Rogue (2009), The Notorious Scoundrel (2010) and Her Lord Cinder (2018), grouped into the Hawkins Brothers, Westmore Brothers, Castles in the Sky and Fallen Ladies Society series. The listing also carries an Edie O'Sullivan mystery sequence, whose subject matter sits apart from the rest of the catalogue.

Source: composed

How many Alexandra Benedict books are there?

Alexandra Benedict has 24 books, released between 2005 and 2025. They include 5 series and 7 titles listed outside any series.

Alexandra Benedict Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 24 Alexandra Benedict books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.

  1. 1
    A Forbidden Love2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
  2. 2
    Too Great a TemptationWestmore Brothers #12006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
  3. 3
    Too Scandalous to Wed / Surrender to Seduction2007 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007384
  4. 4
    The Infamous RogueHawkins Brothers #12009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
  5. 5
    The Notorious ScoundrelHawkins Brothers #22010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
  6. 6
    Mistress of ParadiseHawkins Brothers #32012 · 94 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201294
  7. 7
    The Princess and the PauperFallen Ladies Society #12015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
  8. 8
    How to Steal a Pirate's HeartHawkins Brothers #42017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
  9. 9
    AshesCastles in the Sky #12018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
  10. 10
    Her Lord CinderCastles in the Sky #22018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
  11. 11
    Too Dangerous to DesireWestmore Brothers #22020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
  12. 12
    The Wolfe's BrideCastles in the Sky #32020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
  13. 13
    Braided HeartsCastles in the Sky #42020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
  14. 14
    How to Seduce a PirateHawkins Brothers #52020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
  15. 15
    The Christmas Murder Game2021 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021288
  16. 16
    Too Scandalous to Wed / Surrender to SeductionWestmore Brothers #32021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
  17. 17
    The Highland RoseCastles in the Sky #52021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
  18. 18
    Once Upon a Dream: Volume IOnce Upon a Dream #12022 · 164 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2022164
  19. 19
    The Secret Nobleman2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
  20. 20
    Murder on the Christmas Express2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
  21. 21
    The Christmas Jigsaw MurdersEdie O'Sullivan #12023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
  22. 22
    The Christmas Cracker KillerEdie O'Sullivan #22025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
  23. 23
    Little Red Death2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
  24. 24
    The Merry Christmas Murders2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–

Alexandra Benedict books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Hawkins Brothers in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Infamous Rogue
  2. 2. The Notorious Scoundrel
  3. 3. Mistress of Paradise
  4. 4. How to Steal a Pirate's Heart
  5. 5. How to Seduce a Pirate

Castles in the Sky in order

5 books
  1. 1. Ashes
  2. 2. Her Lord Cinder
  3. 3. The Wolfe's Bride
  4. 4. Braided Hearts
  5. 5. The Highland Rose

Westmore Brothers in order

3 books
  1. 1. Too Great a Temptation
  2. 2. Too Dangerous to Desire
  3. 3. Too Scandalous to Wed / Surrender to Seduction

Edie O'Sullivan in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Christmas Jigsaw Murders
  2. 2. The Christmas Cracker Killer

Fallen Ladies Society in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Princess and the Pauper

Once Upon a Dream in order

1 book
  1. 1. Once Upon a Dream: Volume I

Standalone books

7 books

7 Alexandra Benedict titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Alexandra Benedict books in order?

You only need to read Alexandra Benedict books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Alexandra Benedict

Start with A Forbidden Love (2005), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Alexandra Benedict book?

The Merry Christmas Murders (2025) is the newest Alexandra Benedict book released so far.

Is there a new Alexandra Benedict book coming?

No next Alexandra Benedict book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Alexandra Benedict at a glance

Still publishing
Alexandra Benedict published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Alexandra Benedict books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
930 pages across the 4 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 226 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Alexandra Benedict books, 14 of 24, were published in the 2020s.

When Alexandra Benedict books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Alexandra Benedict titles appeared. 2020s was the most productive decade with 14 titles.

2000s
4
2010s
6
2020s
14

24 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Alexandra Benedict books are about

3 of the 24 Alexandra Benedict books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.