Deborah Hale Books in Order
Deborah Hale has written 40 books, published between 1999 and 2023. The first book is A Gentleman of Substance (1999) and the newest is Scandal Comes to Town (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 40
- Published
- 1999–2023
- Pages on record
- 1,774 in 6 of 40 books
Deborah Hale writes historical romance, with 40 books catalogued from 1999 to 2023. Subjects include medieval and Regency romance, knights and knighthood, the Middle Ages, England, the upper class and betrothal. A Gentleman of Substance and My Lord Protector are the 1999 titles, followed by Border Bride (2002), Highland Rogue (2004) and The Destined Queen (2005). Hale's series are Glass Slipper Brides, Glass Slipper Chronicles, Queen's Quests, Gentlemen of Fortune, Bachelors of Bruton Street and Perils of Matchmaking. Scandal Comes to Town (2023) is the newest title.
Source: composed
How many Deborah Hale books are there?
Deborah Hale has 40 books, released between 1999 and 2023. They include 6 series and 17 titles listed outside any series.
Deborah Hale Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 40 Deborah Hale 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.
- 1A Gentleman of Substance1999 · confirmed 1/41999–1/4
- 2My Lord Protector1999 · confirmed 1/41999–1/4
- 3The Elusive Bride2000 · 297 pages · confirmed 1/420002971/4
- 42001–1/4
- 5Border Bride2002 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/420023041/4
- 6Beauty And The Baron2003 · 298 pages · confirmed 1/420032981/4
- 72004–1/4
- 8The Last Champion2004 · 297 pages · confirmed 1/420042971/4
- 9Highland Rogue2004 · 296 pages · confirmed 1/420042961/4
- 102005–1/4
- 112005–1/4
- 12The Bride Ship2006 · confirmed 1/42006–1/4
- 13Midsummer Masque2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 142010–1/4
- 152010–1/4
- 162010–1/4
- 172010–1/4
- 18Much Ado About Nuptials / The Viscount Meets His MatchGlass Slipper Brides #12011 · 282 pages · confirmed 1/420112821/4
- 192011–1/4
- 202011–1/4
- 21Confessions of a Courtesan2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 222012–1/4
- 23His Compromised Countess2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 242013–1/4
- 252013–1/4
- 26In A Stranger's Arms / Carpetbagger's Wife2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 272014–1/4
- 28Snowbound with the Baronet2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 29Her Mistletoe Kiss: A Regency Christmas Novella2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 30The Bonny Bride2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 312017–1/4
- 322017–1/4
- 332018–1/4
- 342019–1/4
- 35The Wedding Wager / The Making of a Gentleman2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 362021–1/4
- 372022–1/4
- 382022–1/4
- 39The Border Lord's Bride2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 402023–1/4
Deborah Hale 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.
Glass Slipper Brides in order
7 booksQueen's Quests in order
4 booksGentlemen of Fortune in order
4 booksBachelors of Bruton Street in order
3 booksGlass Slipper Chronicles in order
1 bookPerils of Matchmaking in order
2 booksA Most Peculiar Season in order
1 bookMontana Mavericks: Return to Big Sky Country in order
1 bookStandalone books
17 books17 Deborah Hale titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Deborah Hale books in order?
You only need to read Deborah Hale books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Deborah Hale
Start with A Gentleman of Substance (1999), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Deborah Hale book?
Scandal Comes to Town (2023) is the newest Deborah Hale book released so far.
Is there a new Deborah Hale book coming?
No next Deborah Hale book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Deborah Hale at a glance
- Paused
- No new Deborah Hale title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Deborah Hale books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,774 pages across the 6 of 40 books with a recorded length, a median of 297 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Deborah Hale books, 21 of 40, were published in the 2010s.
When Deborah Hale books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Deborah Hale titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 21 titles.
40 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Deborah Hale books are about
6 of the 40 Deborah Hale books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: romance is tagged on 5 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Romance 5 of 6 books
- History 2 of 6 books
- Knights and knighthood 2 of 6 books
- Middle Ages 2 of 6 books
- Historical romance 2 of 6 books