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Nicole Jordan Books in Order

Nicole Jordan has written 32 books, published between 1987 and 2017. The first book is Velvet Embrace (1987) and the newest is My Fair Lover (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
32
Published
1987–2017
Pages on record
9,951 in 25 of 32 books
Reading time
166–249 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,951 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 25 of 32 titles with a page count on record.

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Historical romance, most of it Regency, is Nicole Jordan's field. Jordan, born Anne Bushyhead in 1954, has reached the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists, been a finalist for the RITA Award, and won the Dorothy Parker Award of Excellence for best historical. Three series divide the work: Courtship Wars, Notorious and Rocky Mountain Brides. Thirty-two books run from Velvet Embrace (1987) to My Fair Lover in 2017, at a median of 400 pages.

How many Nicole Jordan books are there?

Nicole Jordan has 32 books, released between 1987 and 2017. They include 4 series and 10 titles listed outside any series.

Nicole Jordan Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 32 Nicole Jordan 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 Velvet Embrace by Nicole Jordan (1987)
  2. Cover of Desire and Deception by Nicole Jordan (1988)
  3. Cover of Moonwitch by Nicole Jordan (1990)
  4. Cover of Tender Feud by Nicole Jordan (1991)
  5. Cover of Lord of Desire by Nicole Jordan (1992)
  6. Cover of Wildstar by Nicole Jordan (1992)
  7. Cover of Touch Me with Fire by Nicole Jordan (1993)
  8. Cover of The Savage by Nicole Jordan (1994)
  9. Cover of The Warrior by Nicole Jordan (1995)
  10. Cover of The Outlaw by Nicole Jordan, book 1 of the Rocky Mountain Brides series (1996)
  11. Cover of The Lover by Nicole Jordan (1997)
  12. Cover of The Heart Breaker by Nicole Jordan, book 2 of the Rocky Mountain Brides series (1998)
  13. Cover of The Seduction by Nicole Jordan, book 1 of the Notorious series (2000)
  14. Cover of The Passion by Nicole Jordan, book 2 of the Notorious series (2000)
  15. Cover of Desire by Nicole Jordan, book 3 of the Notorious series (2001)
  16. Cover of The Prince of Pleasure by Nicole Jordan, book 5 of the Notorious series (2003)
  17. Cover of Master of Temptation by Nicole Jordan, book 1 of the Paradise series (2004)
  18. Cover of Lord of Seduction by Nicole Jordan, book 2 of the Paradise series (2004)
  19. Cover of Wicked Fantasy by Nicole Jordan, book 3 of the Paradise series (2005)
  20. Cover of Fever Dreams by Nicole Jordan, book 4 of the Paradise series (2006)
  21. Cover of To Pleasure a Lady by Nicole Jordan, book 1 of the Courtship Wars series (2008)
  22. Cover of To Seduce a Bride by Nicole Jordan, book 3 of the Courtship Wars series (2008)
  23. Cover of To Romance a Charming Rogue by Nicole Jordan, book 4 of the Courtship Wars series (2009)
  24. Cover of To Tame a Dangerous Lord by Nicole Jordan, book 5 of the Courtship Wars series (2009)
  1. 1
    Velvet Embrace1987 · 463 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987463
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  2. 2
    Desire and Deception1988 · 447 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988447
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  3. 3
    Moonwitch1990 · 299 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990299
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  4. 4
    Tender Feud1991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  5. 5
    Lord of Desire1992 · 403 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992403
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  6. 6
    Wildstar1992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992–
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  7. 7
    Touch Me with Fire1993 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993400
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  8. 8
    The Savage1994 · 392 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994392
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  9. 9
    The Warrior1995 · 512 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995512
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  10. 10
    The OutlawRocky Mountain Brides #11996 · confirmed 2/4
    1996–
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  11. 11
    The Lover1997 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997384
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  12. 12
    The Heart BreakerRocky Mountain Brides #21998 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998384
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  13. 13
    The SeductionNotorious #12000 · 350 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000350
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  14. 14
    The PassionNotorious #22000 · 367 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000367
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  15. 15
    DesireNotorious #32001 · 412 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001412
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  16. 16
    EcstasyNotorious #42002 · 415 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002415
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  17. 17
    The Prince of PleasureNotorious #52003 · 378 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003378
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  18. 18
    Master of TemptationParadise #12004 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004432
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  19. 19
    Lord of SeductionParadise #22004 · 445 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004445
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  20. 20
    Wicked FantasyParadise #32005 · 438 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005438
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  21. 21
    Fever DreamsParadise #42006 · 411 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006411
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  22. 22
    To Pleasure a LadyCourtship Wars #12008 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008400
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  23. 23
    To Bed a BeautyCourtship Wars #22008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  24. 24
    To Seduce a BrideCourtship Wars #32008 · 409 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008409
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  25. 25
    To Romance a Charming RogueCourtship Wars #42009 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009400
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  26. 26
    To Tame a Dangerous LordCourtship Wars #52009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  27. 27
    To Desire a Wicked DukeCourtship Wars #62011 · 357 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011357
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  28. 28
    Princess CharmingLegendary Lovers #12012 · 357 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012357
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  29. 29
    Lover Be MineLegendary Lovers #22013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  30. 30
    Secrets of SeductionLegendary Lovers #32014 · 339 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014339
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  31. 31
    The Art of Taming a RakeLegendary Lovers #42016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  32. 32
    My Fair LoverLegendary Lovers #52017 · 357 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017357
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Nicole Jordan 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.

Courtship Wars in order

6 books
  1. 1. To Pleasure a Lady
  2. 2. To Bed a Beauty
  3. 3. To Seduce a Bride
  4. 4. To Romance a Charming Rogue
  5. 5. To Tame a Dangerous Lord
  6. 6. To Desire a Wicked Duke

Notorious in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Seduction
  2. 2. The Passion
  3. 3. Desire
  4. 4. Ecstasy
  5. 5. The Prince of Pleasure

Legendary Lovers in order

5 books
  1. 1. Princess Charming
  2. 2. Lover Be Mine
  3. 3. Secrets of Seduction
  4. 4. The Art of Taming a Rake
  5. 5. My Fair Lover

Paradise in order

4 books
  1. 1. Master of Temptation
  2. 2. Lord of Seduction
  3. 3. Wicked Fantasy
  4. 4. Fever Dreams

Rocky Mountain Brides in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Outlaw
  2. 2. The Heart Breaker

Standalone books

10 books

10 Nicole Jordan titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Nicole Jordan books in order?

You only need to read Nicole Jordan 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 Nicole Jordan

Start with Velvet Embrace (1987), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Nicole Jordan book?

My Fair Lover (2017) is the newest Nicole Jordan book released so far.

Is there a new Nicole Jordan book coming?

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

Nicole Jordan at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Nicole Jordan title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Nicole Jordan books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
9,951 pages across the 25 of 32 books with a recorded length, a median of 400 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Nicole Jordan books, 14 of 32, were published in the 2000s.

What the Nicole Jordan books are about

29 of the 32 Nicole Jordan 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 15 of 29. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.