Eloisa James Books in Order
Eloisa James has written 54 books, published between 1999 and 2026. The first book is Potent Pleasures (1999) and the newest is The Last Lady B (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 54
- Published
- 1999–2026
- Confirmed
- 54 of 54 titles
- Pages on record
- 13,104 in 34 of 54 books
- Reading time
- 218–328 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 13,104 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 34 of 54 titles with a page count on record.
Regency England is where Eloisa James sets her historical romances - aristocracy, nobility and London society. Potent Pleasures (1999) opens the catalogue, which runs to 54 books and The Last Lady B in 2026. Desperate Duchesses, the Essex Sisters, the Duchess Quartet, the Pleasures Trilogy and the Wildes of Lindow Castle are the main sequences, and the Happily Ever After books work from fairy tales.
How many Eloisa James books are there?
Eloisa James has 54 books, released between 1999 and 2026. They include 8 separate series.
Eloisa James Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 54 Eloisa James 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.
- 119994803/4
- 220003603/4
- 320023943/4
- 42002–3/4
- 520033733/4
- 620043913/4
- 720044063/4
- 820043763/4
- 92005–3/4
- 1020054003/4
- 1120064003/4
- 1220064063/4
- 1320073843/4
- 1420073883/4
- 1520073733/4
- 1620083753/4
- 1720093843/4
- 1820094003/4
- 1920103723/4
- 202010–3/4
- 2120113743/4
- 222011–3/4
- 2320113883/4
- 242011–3/4
- 252012–3/4
- 262012–3/4
- 272012–3/4
- 2820133743/4
- 292013–3/4
- 3020134043/4
- 3120143883/4
- 3220154223/4
- 3320154833/4
- 342016–3/4
- 3520161603/4
- 3620174163/4
- 3720173443/4
- 382018–3/4
- 3920183843/4
- 4020183693/4
- 412019–3/4
- 4220204003/4
- 4320203843/4
- 4420213843/4
- 4520223843/4
- 462022–3/4
- 472023–3/4
- 482023–3/4
- 4920233843/4
- 502023–3/4
- 512024–3/4
- 522024–3/4
- 532025–3/4
- 542026–3/4
Eloisa James characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
Eloisa James books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Desperate Duchesses in order
9 booksWildes Of Lindow Castle in order
7 booksDuchess Quartet in order
5 booksEssex Sisters in order
5 booksFairy Tales books in order
5 books by Eloisa JamesHappily Ever After... in order
4 booksSeduction in order
4 booksPleasures Trilogy in order
3 booksWould-Be Wallflowers in order
3 booksAccidental Brides in order
3 booksEloisa James Short Story
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Eloisa James Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Eloisa James Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Eloisa James Standalone Novels
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Essex Sisters Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Eloisa James Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Eloisa James books run from Potent Pleasures (1999) to The Last Lady B (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Eloisa James in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Eloisa James books in order?
You only need to read Eloisa James books in order within each series: the books listed here span 8 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Eloisa James books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with A Kiss at Midnight (2010), the first Happily Ever After/Fairy Tales book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Potent Pleasures (1999).
What is the newest Eloisa James book?
The Last Lady B (2026) is the newest Eloisa James book released so far.
Is there a new Eloisa James book coming?
No next Eloisa James book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Eloisa James at a glance
- Still publishing
- Eloisa James published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Eloisa James books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 13,104 pages across the 34 of 54 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Eloisa James books, 23 of 54, were published in the 2010s.
What the Eloisa James books are about
37 of the 54 Eloisa James 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 23 of 37. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Regency romance 23 of 37 books
- Aristocracy (social class) 14 of 37 books
- Man-woman relationships 14 of 37 books
- Historical romance 10 of 37 books
- Social life and customs 10 of 37 books
- England 7 of 37 books
- Nobility 6 of 37 books
- Romance 6 of 37 books
- London (England) 5 of 37 books
- Manners and customs 5 of 37 books
- Marriage 4 of 37 books
- Sisters 4 of 37 books