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Elizabeth Bailey Books in Order

Elizabeth Bailey has written 56 books, published between 1992 and 2024. The first book is Prudence (1992) and the newest is The Killing Cave (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
56
Published
1992–2024
Confirmed
1 of 56 titles
Pages on record
4,799 in 15 of 56 books
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Elizabeth Bailey grew up in Nyasaland, now Malawi, where Bailey's father worked when the country was a British colony, as one of four children. Reading and drama were encouraged early, and a love of romance grew from fairy tales and from Georgette Heyer, first read at 11. The catalogue lists 56 Bailey books from 1992 to 2024, with tags for Regency and historical romance, governesses and England. Prudence, Just Deserts and Sweet Sacrifice all date from 1992, and The Killing Cave (2024) is the latest. Series include A Lady Fan Mystery, Brides by Chance and Governesses Trilogy.

Source: Open Library

How many Elizabeth Bailey books are there?

Elizabeth Bailey has 56 books, released between 1992 and 2024. They include 3 series and 29 titles listed outside any series.

Elizabeth Bailey Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 56 Elizabeth Bailey 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. Cover of Prudence by Elizabeth Bailey, book 1 of the Governesses Trilogy (1992)
  2. Cover of The Gilded Shroud by Elizabeth Bailey, book 1 of the A Lady Fan Mystery series (1992)
  3. Cover of Friday Dreaming by Elizabeth Bailey (1994)
  4. Cover of Adoring Isadora by Elizabeth Bailey (1995)
  5. Cover of Dear Lady Disdain / An Angel's Touch, book 2 of the Regency Collection series (1999)
  6. Cover of Misfit Maid by Elizabeth Bailey (1999)
  7. Cover of An Ardent Friendship by Elizabeth Bailey (2000)
  8. Cover of An Innocent Miss by Elizabeth Bailey, book 2 of the Steepwood Scandal series (2001)
  9. Cover of A Trace of Memory by Elizabeth Bailey (2001)
  10. Cover of Nell by Elizabeth Bailey, book 2 of the Governesses Trilogy (2002)
  11. Cover of The Captain's Return by Elizabeth Bailey, book 11 of the Steepwood Scandal series (2002)
  12. Cover of Kitty by Elizabeth Bailey, book 3 of the Governesses Trilogy (2003)
  13. Cover of The Count's Charade by Elizabeth Bailey (2003)
  14. Cover of Fly the Wild Echoes by Elizabeth Bailey (2004)
  15. Cover of Mademoiselle At Arms by Elizabeth Bailey (2018)
  1. 1
    PrudenceGovernesses Trilogy #11992 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992288
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  2. 2
    Sweet Sacrifice1992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992–
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  3. 3
    The Gilded ShroudA Lady Fan Mystery #11992 · 390 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992390
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  4. 4
    Just Deserts1992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992–
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  5. 5
    An Angel's Touch1992 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992256
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  6. 6
    Friday Dreaming1994 · 301 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994301
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  7. 7
    Seventh Heaven1994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
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  8. 8
    Adoring Isadora1995 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995288
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  9. 9
    A Fragile Mask1996 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996288
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  10. 10
    Dear Lady Disdain / An Angel's TouchRegency Collection #21999 · 510 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999510
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  11. 11
    Misfit Maid1999 · 298 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999298
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  12. 12
    The Veiled Bride1999 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999320
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  13. 13
    An Ardent Friendship2000 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000288
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  14. 14
    An Innocent MissSteepwood Scandal #22001 · confirmed 2/4
    2001–
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  15. 15
    A Trace of Memory2001 · 283 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001283
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  16. 16
    NellGovernesses Trilogy #22002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
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  17. 17
    The Captain's ReturnSteepwood Scandal #112002 · 248 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002248
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  18. 18
    KittyGovernesses Trilogy #32003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  19. 19
    The Count's Charade2003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  20. 20
    Fly the Wild Echoes2004 · 348 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004348
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  21. 21
    The Deathly PortentA Lady Fan Mystery #22012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  22. 22
    The Conqueror's Dilemma2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  23. 23
    For One More Tomorrow2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  24. 24
    A Lady in Name2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  25. 25
    Fated Folly2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  26. 26
    An Undesirable Liaison2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  27. 27
    A Fateful Connection2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  28. 28
    Silence of a Stranger2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  29. 29
    In Honour BoundBrides by Chance #12016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  30. 30
    Out of the Desert Sands2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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Elizabeth Bailey 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.

A Lady Fan Mystery in order

11 books
  1. 1. The Gilded Shroud
  2. 2. The Deathly Portent
  3. 3. The Opium Purge
  4. 4. The Candlelit Coffin
  5. 5. The Mortal Blow
  6. 6. The Fateful Marriage
  7. 7. The Dagger Dance
  8. 8. The Unwanted Corpse
  9. 9. The Vengeance Trail
  10. 10. The Hanging Cheat
  11. 11. The Killing Cave

Brides by Chance in order

10 books
  1. 1. In Honour Bound
  2. 2. Knight For A Lady
  3. 3. A Chance Gone By
  4. 4. A Winter's Madcap Escapade
  5. 5. Marriage For Music
  6. 6. Damsel To The Rescue
  7. 7. Widow In Mistletoe
  8. 8. His Auction Prize
  9. 9. Disaster and the Duke
  10. 10. Taming The Vulture

Governesses Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Prudence
  2. 2. Nell
  3. 3. Kitty

Steepwood Scandal in order

2 books
  1. 2. An Innocent Miss
  2. 11. The Captain's Return

Regency Collection

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Standalone books

29 books

29 Elizabeth Bailey titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Elizabeth Bailey books in order?

You only need to read Elizabeth Bailey books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Elizabeth Bailey

Start with Prudence (1992), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Elizabeth Bailey book?

The Killing Cave (2024) is the newest Elizabeth Bailey book released so far.

Is there a new Elizabeth Bailey book coming?

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

Elizabeth Bailey at a glance

Still publishing
Elizabeth Bailey published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Elizabeth Bailey books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
4,799 pages across the 15 of 56 books with a recorded length, a median of 298 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Elizabeth Bailey books, 22 of 56, were published in the 2010s.

When Elizabeth Bailey books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Elizabeth Bailey titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 22 titles.

1990s
12
2000s
8
2010s
22
2020s
14

56 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Elizabeth Bailey books are about

12 of the 56 Elizabeth Bailey 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 9 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

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