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Louise Allen Books in Order

Louise Allen has written 104 books, published between 1993 and 2025. The first book is The Master of Winterbourne (As: Francesca Shaw) (1993) and the newest is The Lady Who Said No To The Duke (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
104
Published
1993–2025
Pages on record
3,810 in 13 of 104 books
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Louise Allen is the pen name of Melanie Hilton, a British romance novelist born in 1949 and writing since 1993. The first books were written with a friend under the shared name Francesca Shaw, beginning with The Master of Winterbourne (1993). The Piratical Miss Ravenhurst (2011) and Scandal's Virgin (2014) each won the Romantic Novelists' Association Love Story of the Year. The catalogue runs to The Lady Who Said No To The Duke (2025). Series include Those Scandalous Ravenhursts, Lords of Disgrace, Danger and Desire, Liberated Ladies, Dangerous Deceptions and Herriard. Subjects include Regency romance, the aristocracy and young women.

How many Louise Allen books are there?

Louise Allen has 104 books, released between 1993 and 2025. They include 11 series and 46 titles listed outside any series.

Louise Allen Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 104 Louise Allen 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 Unconventional Miss Dane (As: Francesca Shaw) by Louise Allen (1997)
  2. Cover of The Rebellious Bride (As: Francesca Shaw) by Louise Allen (2002)
  3. Cover of A Model Debutante by Louise Allen (2005)
  4. Cover of The Marriage Debt by Louise Allen (2005)
  5. Cover of Not Quite a Lady by Louise Allen (2007)
  6. Cover of Virgin Slave, Barbarian King by Louise Allen (2007)
  7. Cover of Sparhawk's Lady and the Earl's Intended Wife by Louise Allen, book 1 of the Regency High-Society Affairs series
  8. Cover of The Disgraceful Mr. Ravenhurst by Louise Allen, book 5 of the Those Scandalous Ravenhursts series (2009)
  9. Cover of The Officer and the Proper Lady by Louise Allen, book 3 of the Regency Silk & Scandal series (2010)
  10. Cover of Married to a Stranger by Louise Allen, book 1 of the Danger and Desire series (2011)
  11. Cover of Ravished by the Rake by Louise Allen, book 3 of the Danger and Desire series (2011)
  12. Cover of Forbidden Jewel of India by Louise Allen, book 1 of the Herriard series (2012)
  13. Cover of Tarnished Amongst the Ton by Louise Allen, book 2 of the Herriard series (2013)
  14. Cover of Scandal in the Regency Ballroom by Louise Allen (2013)
  15. Cover of From Ruin to Riches by Louise Allen (2013)
  16. Cover of Contracted As His Countess by Louise Allen (2019)
  17. Cover of How to Adopt a Child by Louise Allen (2021)
  1. 1
    The Master of Winterbourne (As: Francesca Shaw)1993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  2. 2
    The Unconventional Miss Dane (As: Francesca Shaw)1997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
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  3. 3
    The Rebellious Bride (As: Francesca Shaw)2002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
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  4. 4
    The Earl's Intended Wife2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  5. 5
    The Society Catch2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  6. 6
    A Model Debutante2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
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  7. 7
    The Marriage Debt2005 · 298 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005298
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  8. 8
    The Viscount's Betrothal2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  9. 9
    The Bride's Seduction2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  10. 10
    Moonlight and Mistletoe2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  11. 11
    No Place for a LadyThose Scandalous Ravenhursts #12007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  12. 12
    The Dangerous Mr. RyderThose Scandalous Ravenhursts #22007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  13. 13
    A Most Unconventional Courtship2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  14. 14
    Not Quite a Lady2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  15. 15
    Virgin Slave, Barbarian King2007 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007304
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  16. 16
    The Outrageous Lady FelshamThose Scandalous Ravenhursts #32008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  17. 17
    The Shocking Lord StandonThose Scandalous Ravenhursts #42008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  18. 18
    Sparhawk's Lady and the Earl's Intended WifeRegency High-Society Affairs #12009 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009300
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  19. 19
    Disrobed and DishonoredUndone #52009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  20. 20
    The Disgraceful Mr. RavenhurstThose Scandalous Ravenhursts #52009 · 282 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009282
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  21. 21
    The Notorious Mr HurstThose Scandalous Ravenhursts #62009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  22. 22
    The Piratical Miss RavenhurstThose Scandalous Ravenhursts #82009 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009288
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  23. 23
    Practical Widow to Passionate MistressTransformation of the Shelley Sisters #12010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  24. 24
    Vicar's Daughter to Viscount's LadyTransformation of the Shelley Sisters #22010 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010288
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  25. 25
    Innocent Courtesan to Adventurer's BrideTransformation of the Shelley Sisters #32010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  26. 26
    The Officer and the Proper LadyRegency Silk & Scandal #32010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  27. 27
    The Lord and the Wayward LadyRegency Silk & Scandal #52010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  28. 28
    Married to a StrangerDanger and Desire #12011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  29. 29
    Seduced by the ScoundrelDanger and Desire #22011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  30. 30
    Ravished by the RakeDanger and Desire #32011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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Louise Allen 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.

Thrown Away Children in order

8 books
  1. 1. Thrown Away Child
  2. 2. Stella's Story
  3. 3. Abby's Story
  4. 4. Eden's Story
  5. 5. Jacob's Story
  6. 6. Sky's Story
  7. 7. Billy's Story
  8. 8. Willow's Story

Those Scandalous Ravenhursts in order

7 books
  1. 1. No Place for a Lady
  2. 2. The Dangerous Mr. Ryder
  3. 3. The Outrageous Lady Felsham
  4. 4. The Shocking Lord Standon
  5. 5. The Disgraceful Mr. Ravenhurst
  6. 6. The Notorious Mr Hurst
  7. 8. The Piratical Miss Ravenhurst

Clock House Mysteries in order

7 books
  1. 1. Love's Vengeance
  2. 2. Murder Past, Love Present
  3. 3. Time's Perilous Desire
  4. 4. The Discovery of Death
  5. 5. Honeymoon With Deat
  6. 6. Echoes of a Fatal Past
  7. 7. A Debt Owed To Death

Time Into Time in order

5 books
  1. 1. An Earl Out of Time
  2. 2. A Kiss Across Time
  3. 3. A Love For the Moment
  4. 4. A Dangerous Time For Love
  5. 5. The Hazardous Measure of Love

Liberated Ladies in order

5 books
  1. 1. Least Likely to Marry a Duke
  2. 2. The Earl's Marriage Bargain
  3. 3. A Marquis in Want of a Wife
  4. 4. The Earl's Reluctant Proposal
  5. 5. A Proposal to Risk Their Friendship

Transformation of the Shelley Sisters in order

4 books
  1. 1. Practical Widow to Passionate Mistress
  2. 2. Vicar's Daughter to Viscount's Lady
  3. 3. Innocent Courtesan to Adventurer's Bride
  4. 4. Auctioned Virgin to Seduced Bride

Lords of Disgrace in order

4 books
  1. 1. His Housekeeper's Christmas Wish
  2. 2. His Christmas Countess
  3. 3. The Many Sins of Cris de Feaux
  4. 4. The Unexpected Marriage of Gabriel Stone

Danger and Desire in order

3 books
  1. 1. Married to a Stranger
  2. 2. Seduced by the Scoundrel
  3. 3. Ravished by the Rake

Herriard in order

3 books
  1. 1. Forbidden Jewel of India
  2. 2. Tarnished Amongst the Ton
  3. 3. Surrender to the Marquess

Dangerous Deceptions in order

3 books
  1. 1. Loving the Lost Duke
  2. 2. The Swordmaster's Mistress
  3. 3. The Viscount's Dangerous Liaison

Slave Girls in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Cutting Girl: Charlotte
  2. 2. The Shrinking Girl

Regency Silk & Scandal in order

2 books
  1. 3. The Officer and the Proper Lady
  2. 5. The Lord and the Wayward Lady

Regency High-Society Affairs in order

1 book
  1. 1. Sparhawk's Lady and the Earl's Intended Wife

A Season of Celebration in order

1 book
  1. 1. How Not to Propose to a Duke

Brides of Waterloo in order

1 book
  1. 3. A Rose for Major Flint

Undone in order

1 book
  1. 5. Disrobed and Dishonored

Shire General in order

1 book
  1. 5. Walking Jane Austen’s London

Standalone books

46 books

46 Louise Allen titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Louise Allen books in order?

You only need to read Louise Allen books in order within each series: the books listed here span 11 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Louise Allen

Start with The Master of Winterbourne (As: Francesca Shaw) (1993), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Louise Allen book?

The Lady Who Said No To The Duke (2025) is the newest Louise Allen book released so far.

Is there a new Louise Allen book coming?

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

Louise Allen at a glance

Still publishing
Louise Allen published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Louise Allen books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
3,810 pages across the 13 of 104 books with a recorded length, a median of 283 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Louise Allen books, 51 of 104, were published in the 2010s.

What the Louise Allen books are about

21 of the 104 Louise Allen 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 16 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.