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Laura Kinsale Books in Order

Laura Kinsale has written 12 books, published between 1986 and 2010. The first book is The Hidden Heart (1986) and the newest is Lessons in French (2010). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
1986–2010
Pages on record
4,016 in 9 of 12 books
Reading time
67–100 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,016 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

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Laura Kinsale writes historical romance and has won the Romance Writers of America RITA Award twice. Knighthood and the Middle Ages, English social custom and France supply the settings, gathered into the Medieval Hearts and Victorian Hearts series. Kinsale's 12 catalogued books run from The Hidden Heart (1986) to Lessons in French (2010), taking in Seize the Fire (1989), The Prince of Midnight (1990), The Shadow and the Star (1991), Flowers from the Storm (1992) and For My Lady's Heart (1993). The 1990s were the heaviest decade.

How many Laura Kinsale books are there?

Laura Kinsale has 12 books, released between 1986 and 2010. They include 3 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.

Laura Kinsale Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Laura Kinsale 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 Hidden Heart by Laura Kinsale, book 1 of the Victorian Hearts series (1986)
  2. Cover of Seize the Fire by Laura Kinsale (1989)
  3. Cover of The Prince of Midnight by Laura Kinsale (1990)
  4. Cover of The Shadow and the Star by Laura Kinsale, book 2 of the Victorian Hearts series (1991)
  5. Cover of Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale (1992)
  6. Cover of For My Lady's Heart by Laura Kinsale, book 1 of the Medieval Hearts series (1993)
  7. Cover of The Dream Hunter by Laura Kinsale (1994)
  8. Cover of Uncertain Magic by Laura Kinsale, book 3 of the Regency Tales series (1997)
  9. Cover of Shadowheart by Laura Kinsale, book 2 of the Medieval Hearts series (2004)
  10. Cover of Lessons in French by Laura Kinsale (2010)
  1. 1
    The Hidden HeartVictorian Hearts #11986 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986384
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  2. 2
    Midsummer MoonRegency Tales #11987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987–
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  3. 3
    Seize the Fire1989 · 446 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989446
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  4. 4
    The Prince of Midnight1990 · 398 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990398
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  5. 5
    The Shadow and the StarVictorian Hearts #21991 · 449 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991449
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  6. 6
    Flowers from the Storm1992 · 560 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992560
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  7. 7
    For My Lady's HeartMedieval Hearts #11993 · 423 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993423
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  8. 8
    The Dream Hunter1994 · 396 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994396
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  9. 9
    My Sweet FollyRegency Tales #21997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
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  10. 10
    Uncertain MagicRegency Tales #31997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
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  11. 11
    ShadowheartMedieval Hearts #22004 · 502 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004502
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  12. 12
    Lessons in French2010 · 458 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010458
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Laura Kinsale 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.

Regency Tales in order

3 books
  1. 1. Midsummer Moon
  2. 2. My Sweet Folly
  3. 3. Uncertain Magic

Victorian Hearts in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Hidden Heart
  2. 2. The Shadow and the Star

Medieval Hearts in order

2 books
  1. 1. For My Lady's Heart
  2. 2. Shadowheart

Standalone books

5 books

5 Laura Kinsale titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Laura Kinsale books in order?

You only need to read Laura Kinsale 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 Laura Kinsale

Start with The Hidden Heart (1986), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Laura Kinsale book?

Lessons in French (2010) is the newest Laura Kinsale book released so far.

Is there a new Laura Kinsale book coming?

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

Laura Kinsale at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Laura Kinsale title on record dates from 2010, 16 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Laura Kinsale books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
4,016 pages across the 9 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 446 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Laura Kinsale books, 7 of 12, were published in the 1990s.

What the Laura Kinsale books are about

11 of the 12 Laura Kinsale 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 7 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.