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Jane Goodger Books in Order

Jane Goodger has written 22 books, published between 1996 and 2019. The first book is When There is Hope (1996) and the newest is The Reluctant Duchess (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
22
Published
1996–2019
Pages on record
3,615 in 11 of 22 books
Reading time
60–90 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,615 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 22 titles with a page count on record.

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Jane Goodger is the pen name of Jane Blackwood, who worked as a journalist for twelve years before turning to fiction, and who lives in New England. The catalogue holds 22 books published between When There is Hope (1996) and The Reluctant Duchess (2019). Brides of St. Ives and Lost Heiresses are the series recorded under the name. Recorded subjects include historical romance, marriage, man-woman relationships, amnesia, time travel, New England, San Francisco, and social life and customs.

How many Jane Goodger books are there?

Jane Goodger has 22 books, released between 1996 and 2019. They include 4 series and 8 titles listed outside any series.

Jane Goodger Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 22 Jane Goodger 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 When There is Hope by Jane Goodger (1996)
  2. Cover of Memories of You by Jane Goodger (1997)
  3. Cover of Anything for Love by Jane Goodger (1997)
  4. Cover of Dancing with Sin by Jane Goodger (1998)
  5. Cover of Into the Wild Wind by Jane Goodger (1999)
  6. Cover of The Perfect Wife by Jane Goodger (2000)
  7. Cover of Gifts From the Sea by Jane Goodger (2001)
  8. Cover of Marry Christmas by Jane Goodger, book 1 of the Christmas series (2008)
  9. Cover of A Christmas Scandal by Jane Goodger, book 2 of the Christmas series (2009)
  10. Cover of A Christmas Waltz by Jane Goodger, book 3 of the Christmas series (2010)
  11. Cover of When a Duke Says I Do by Jane Goodger, book 1 of the Lords and Ladies series (2011)
  12. Cover of The Mad Lord's Daughter by Jane Goodger, book 2 of the Lords and Ladies series (2012)
  13. Cover of When a Lord Needs a Lady by Jane Goodger, book 3 of the Lords and Ladies series (2014)
  1. 1
    When There is Hope1996 · 360 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996360
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  2. 2
    Memories of You1997 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997352
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  3. 3
    Anything for Love1997 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997352
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  4. 4
    Dancing with Sin1998 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998320
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  5. 5
    Into the Wild Wind1999 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999320
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  6. 6
    The Perfect Wife2000 · 314 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000314
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  7. 7
    Gifts From the Sea2001 · 327 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001327
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  8. 8
    Marry ChristmasChristmas #12008 · 348 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008348
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  9. 9
    A Christmas ScandalChristmas #22009 · 342 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009342
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  10. 10
    A Christmas WaltzChristmas #32010 · 338 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010338
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  11. 11
    When a Duke Says I DoLords and Ladies #12011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  12. 12
    If I Wait For You2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  13. 13
    The Mad Lord's DaughterLords and Ladies #22012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  14. 14
    When a Lord Needs a LadyLords and Ladies #32014 · 242 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014242
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  15. 15
    Behind a Lady's SmileLost Heiresses #12015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  16. 16
    The Spinster BrideLords and Ladies #42015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  17. 17
    How to Please a LadyLost Heiresses #22016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  18. 18
    Lady LostLost Heiresses #32016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  19. 19
    The Bad Luck BrideBrides of St. Ives #12017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  20. 20
    The Earl Most LikelyBrides of St. Ives #22018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  21. 21
    Diamond in the RoughBrides of St. Ives #32018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  22. 22
    The Reluctant DuchessBrides of St. Ives #42019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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Jane Goodger 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.

Lords and Ladies in order

4 books
  1. 1. When a Duke Says I Do
  2. 2. The Mad Lord's Daughter
  3. 3. When a Lord Needs a Lady
  4. 4. The Spinster Bride

Brides of St. Ives in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Bad Luck Bride
  2. 2. The Earl Most Likely
  3. 3. Diamond in the Rough
  4. 4. The Reluctant Duchess

Christmas in order

3 books
  1. 1. Marry Christmas
  2. 2. A Christmas Scandal
  3. 3. A Christmas Waltz

Lost Heiresses in order

3 books
  1. 1. Behind a Lady's Smile
  2. 2. How to Please a Lady
  3. 3. Lady Lost

Standalone books

8 books

8 Jane Goodger titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jane Goodger books in order?

You only need to read Jane Goodger books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Jane Goodger

Start with When There is Hope (1996), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jane Goodger book?

The Reluctant Duchess (2019) is the newest Jane Goodger book released so far.

Is there a new Jane Goodger book coming?

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

Jane Goodger at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Jane Goodger title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Jane Goodger books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,615 pages across the 11 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 338 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jane Goodger books, 13 of 22, were published in the 2010s.

What the Jane Goodger books are about

15 of the 22 Jane Goodger books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical romance is tagged on 9 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.