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Barbara Metzger Books in Order

Barbara Metzger has written 45 books, published between 1981 and 2013. The first book is Bething's Folly (1981) and the newest is Greetings of the Season and Other Stories (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
45
Published
1981–2013
Pages on record
7,608 in 29 of 45 books
Reading time
127–190 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,608 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 29 of 45 titles with a page count on record.

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Regency England is Barbara Metzger's ground. Metzger has written over three dozen books and a dozen novellas, taking the Romance Writers of America RITA, the National Reader's Choice Award, the Madcap award for humour in romance writing, and two Career Achievement Awards from Romantic Times Magazine. Contemporary romance under her own name followed, along with fantasy - the Willow Tate series - as Celia Jerome. Forty-five catalogued titles run from Bething's Folly (1981) to Greetings of the Season and Other Stories (2013). Metzger lives in eastern Long Island.

How many Barbara Metzger books are there?

Barbara Metzger has 45 books, released between 1981 and 2013. They include 2 series and 39 titles listed outside any series.

Barbara Metzger Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 45 Barbara Metzger 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 September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Earl and the Heiress by Barbara Metzger (1982)
  2. Cover of Cupboard Kisses by Barbara Metzger (1989)
  3. Cover of Rake's Ransom by Barbara Metzger (1989)
  4. Cover of Minor Indiscretions by Barbara Metzger (1991)
  5. Cover of A Loyal Companion by Barbara Metzger (1992)
  6. Cover of Christmas Wishes by Barbara Metzger (1992)
  7. Cover of Autumn Loves by Barbara Metzger (1993)
  8. Cover of A Suspicious Affair by Barbara Metzger (1994)
  9. Cover of Father Christmas by Barbara Metzger (1995)
  10. Cover of Snowdrops and Scandalbroth by Barbara Metzger (1996)
  11. Cover of The Primrose Path by Barbara Metzger (1997)
  12. Cover of The Christmas Carrolls by Barbara Metzger (1997)
  13. Cover of Miss Lockharte's Letters by Barbara Metzger (1998)
  14. Cover of Lord Heartless by Barbara Metzger (1998)
  15. Cover of Miss Treadwell's Talent by Barbara Metzger (1999)
  16. Cover of A Worthy Wife by Barbara Metzger (2000)
  17. Cover of Saved by Scandal by Barbara Metzger (2000)
  18. Cover of Miss Westlake's Windfall by Barbara Metzger (2001)
  19. Cover of The Painted Lady by Barbara Metzger (2001)
  20. Cover of A Debt to Delia by Barbara Metzger (2002)
  21. Cover of Lady Sparrow by Barbara Metzger (2002)
  22. Cover of The Diamond Key by Barbara Metzger (2003)
  23. Cover of Love, Louisa by Barbara Metzger (2004)
  24. Cover of A Perfect Gentleman by Barbara Metzger (2004)
  1. 1
    Bething's Folly1981 · confirmed 1/4
    1981–
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  2. 2
    The Earl and the Heiress1982 · 190 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982190
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  3. 3
    My Lady InnKeeper1985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  4. 4
    Cupboard Kisses1989 · confirmed 1/4
    1989–
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  5. 5
    Rake's Ransom1989 · 1 pages · confirmed 1/4
    19891
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  6. 6
    An Early Engagement1990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
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  7. 7
    Minor Indiscretions1991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  8. 8
    The Luck of the Devil1991 · 231 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991231
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  9. 9
    An Affair of Interest1991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  10. 10
    A Loyal Companion1992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992–
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  11. 11
    Christmas Wishes1992 · 297 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992297
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  12. 12
    Autumn Loves1993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  13. 13
    Lady in Green1993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  14. 14
    An Angel for the Earl1994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
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  15. 15
    A Suspicious Affair1994 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994232
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  16. 16
    Lady Whilton's Wedding1995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  17. 17
    Father Christmas1995 · 214 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995214
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  18. 18
    An Enchanted Affair1996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996–
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  19. 19
    Snowdrops and Scandalbroth1996 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996216
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  20. 20
    The Primrose Path1997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
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  21. 21
    The Christmas Carrolls1997 · 215 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997215
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  22. 22
    Miss Lockharte's Letters1998 · 213 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998213
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  23. 23
    Lord Heartless1998 · 199 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998199
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  24. 24
    Miss Treadwell's Talent1999 · 213 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999213
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  25. 25
    A Worthy Wife2000 · 214 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000214
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  26. 26
    Saved by Scandal2000 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000216
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  27. 27
    Miss Westlake's Windfall2001 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001216
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  28. 28
    The Painted Lady2001 · 217 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001217
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  29. 29
    A Debt to Delia2002 · 214 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002214
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  30. 30
    Lady Sparrow2002 · 215 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002215
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Barbara Metzger 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.

House Of Cards in order

3 books
  1. 1. Ace of Hearts
  2. 2. Jack of Clubs
  3. 3. Queen of Diamonds

Royce Lie Detectors in order

3 books
  1. 1. Truly Yours
  2. 2. The Scandalous Life of a True Lady
  3. 3. The Wicked Ways of a True Hero

Standalone books

39 books

39 Barbara Metzger titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Barbara Metzger books in order?

You only need to read Barbara Metzger books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Barbara Metzger

Start with Bething's Folly (1981), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Barbara Metzger book?

Greetings of the Season and Other Stories (2013) is the newest Barbara Metzger book released so far.

Is there a new Barbara Metzger book coming?

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

Barbara Metzger at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Barbara Metzger title on record dates from 2013, 13 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Barbara Metzger books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
7,608 pages across the 29 of 45 books with a recorded length, a median of 217 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Barbara Metzger books, 19 of 45, were published in the 1990s.

What the Barbara Metzger books are about

40 of the 45 Barbara Metzger books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: regency romance is tagged on 31 of 40. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.