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Meredith Duran Books in Order

Meredith Duran has written 14 books, published between 2008 and 2018. The first book is The Duke of Shadows (2008) and the newest is The Sins of Lord Lockwood (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
2008–2018
Pages on record
2,907 in 8 of 14 books
Reading time
48–73 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,907 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

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Meredith Duran writes historical romance, much of it Regency and set in England. The 14 catalogued books run from The Duke of Shadows (2008) to The Sins of Lord Lockwood (2018), taking in Written on Your Skin (2009), Wicked Becomes You (2010), That Scandalous Summer (2013), Fool Me Twice (2014) and Lady Be Good (2015). Rules For The Reckless is the one series catalogued. Nobility, heiresses and London society supply the material. Duran grew up fascinated by British history and collects dusty travelogues written by nineteenth-century Englishwomen. The catalogue has stood unchanged since 2018.

How many Meredith Duran books are there?

Meredith Duran has 14 books, released between 2008 and 2018. 7 of them belong to the Rules For The Reckless series.

Meredith Duran Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Meredith Duran 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 Duke of Shadows by Meredith Duran (2008)
  2. Cover of Bound by Your Touch by Meredith Duran (2009)
  3. Cover of Written on Your Skin by Meredith Duran (2009)
  4. Cover of Wicked Becomes You by Meredith Duran (2010)
  5. Cover of A Lady's Lesson in Scandal by Meredith Duran (2011)
  6. Cover of At Your Pleasure by Meredith Duran (2012)
  7. Cover of That Scandalous Summer by Meredith Duran, book 2 of the Rules For The Reckless series (2013)
  8. Cover of Fool Me Twice by Meredith Duran, book 3 of the Rules For The Reckless series (2014)
  9. Cover of Luck Be a Lady by Meredith Duran, book 5 of the Rules For The Reckless series (2015)
  10. Cover of A Lady's Code of Misconduct by Meredith Duran, book 6 of the Rules For The Reckless series (2017)
  11. Cover of The Sins of Lord Lockwood by Meredith Duran, book 7 of the Rules For The Reckless series (2018)
  1. 1
    The Duke of Shadows2008 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008352
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  2. 2
    Bound by Your Touch2009 · 346 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009346
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  3. 3
    Written on Your Skin2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  4. 4
    Wicked Becomes You2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  5. 5
    A Lady's Lesson in Scandal2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  6. 6
    Your Wicked HeartRules For The Reckless #12012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  7. 7
    At Your Pleasure2012 · 387 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012387
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  8. 8
    That Scandalous SummerRules For The Reckless #22013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  9. 9
    Fool Me TwiceRules For The Reckless #32014 · 365 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014365
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  10. 10
    Lady Be GoodRules For The Reckless #42015 · 367 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015367
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  11. 11
    Luck Be a LadyRules For The Reckless #52015 · 351 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015351
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  12. 12
    Sweetest Regret2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  13. 13
    A Lady's Code of MisconductRules For The Reckless #62017 · 385 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017385
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  14. 14
    The Sins of Lord LockwoodRules For The Reckless #72018 · 354 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018354
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Meredith Duran 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.

Rules For The Reckless in order

7 books
  1. 1. Your Wicked Heart
  2. 2. That Scandalous Summer
  3. 3. Fool Me Twice
  4. 4. Lady Be Good
  5. 5. Luck Be a Lady
  6. 6. A Lady's Code of Misconduct
  7. 7. The Sins of Lord Lockwood

Standalone books

7 books

7 Meredith Duran titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Meredith Duran books in order?

You only need to read Meredith Duran books in order within the Rules For The Reckless series, which holds 7 of the 14 Meredith Duran books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Meredith Duran

Start with The Duke of Shadows (2008), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Meredith Duran book?

The Sins of Lord Lockwood (2018) is the newest Meredith Duran book released so far.

Is there a new Meredith Duran book coming?

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

Meredith Duran at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Meredith Duran title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Meredith Duran books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,907 pages across the 8 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 360 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Meredith Duran books, 11 of 14, were published in the 2010s.

What the Meredith Duran books are about

12 of the 14 Meredith Duran books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: man-woman relationships is tagged on 9 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.