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Penny Jordan Books in Order

210 books are credited to Penny Jordan, published between 1979 and 2019; 6 of them appeared after Penny Jordan's death in 2011. The first book is Duchess in Disguise (As:Caroline Courtney) (1979) and the newest is Her Passionate Awakening (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.

Penny Jordan is the pen name of Penelope Jones. Penny Jordan also publishes as Annie Groves books in order, Caroline Courtney, Lydia Hitchcock, Melinda Wright.

Books
210
Published
1979–2019
Confirmed
5 of 210 titles
Pages on record
36,512 in 160 of 210 books
Reading time
609–913 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 36,512 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 160 of 210 titles with a page count on record.

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Penny Jordan is one of the pen names of Penelope Halsall, born Penelope Jones, an English novelist who lived from 24 November 1946 to 31 December 2011. Halsall produced more than 200 romance novels: contemporary romance as Penny Jordan, Regency romance as Caroline Courtney and historical romance as Annie Groves, the maiden name of Halsall's mother. Melinda Wright and Lydia Hitchcock were two further pen names. Sales passed 70 million copies, with translations into many languages. The catalogue lists 210 books from 1979 to 2019, and the earliest entries, such as A Wager For Love (1979), carry the Caroline Courtney name. Series include Perfect Crightons, Jet Set Wives, Leopardi Brothers, Parenti Dynasty and Russian Rivals.

How many Penny Jordan books are there?

Penny Jordan has 210 books, released between 1979 and 2019. 6 of them were published after Penny Jordan's death in 2011. They include 11 series and 153 titles listed outside any series.

Penny Jordan Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 210 Penny 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 Duchess in Disguise (As:Caroline Courtney) by Penny Jordan (1979)
  2. Cover of A Wager For Love (As:Caroline Courtney) by Penny Jordan (1979)
  3. Cover of Guardian of the Heart (As:Caroline Courtney) by Penny Jordan (1979)
  4. Cover of Dangerous Engagement (As:Caroline Courtney) by Penny Jordan (1979)
  5. Cover of Love's Masquerade (As:Caroline Courtney) by Penny Jordan (1980)
  6. Cover of Love Triumphant (As:Caroline Courtney) by Penny Jordan (1980)
  7. Cover of Heart of Honor (As:Caroline Courtney) by Penny Jordan (1980)
  8. Cover of Libertine in Love (As:Caroline Courtney) by Penny Jordan (1980)
  9. Cover of The Fortunes of Love (As:Caroline Courtney) by Penny Jordan (1980)
  10. Cover of The Ducetti Lair (As: Lydia Hitchcock) by Penny Jordan (1981)
  11. Cover of The Tempestuous Affair (As:Caroline Courtney) by Penny Jordan (1981)
  12. Cover of A Lover's Victory (As:Caroline Courtney) by Penny Jordan (1981)
  13. Cover of Marriage Without Love by Penny Jordan (1981)
  14. Cover of Abandoned for Love (As:Caroline Courtney) by Penny Jordan (1981)
  15. Cover of Destiny's Duchess (As:Caroline Courtney) by Penny Jordan (1981)
  16. Cover of Falcon's Prey by Penny Jordan (1981)
  17. Cover of The Masquerading Heart (As:Caroline Courtney) by Penny Jordan (1981)
  18. Cover of The Courier of Love (As:Caroline Courtney) by Penny Jordan (1982)
  19. Cover of Blackmail by Penny Jordan (1982)
  20. Cover of The Caged Tiger by Penny Jordan (1982)
  21. Cover of The Daring Heart (As:Caroline Courtney) by Penny Jordan (1982)
  22. Cover of An Unbroken Marriage by Penny Jordan (1982)
  23. Cover of Bought with His Name by Penny Jordan (1982)
  24. Cover of Escape from Desire by Penny Jordan (1982)
  1. 1
    Duchess in Disguise (As:Caroline Courtney)1979 · 226 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1979226
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  2. 2
    A Wager For Love (As:Caroline Courtney)1979 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1979208
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  3. 3
    Guardian of the Heart (As:Caroline Courtney)1979 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1979240
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  4. 4
    Love Unmasked (As:Caroline Courtney)1979 · confirmed 1/4
    1979–
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  5. 5
    Dangerous Engagement (As:Caroline Courtney)1979 · 223 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1979223
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  6. 6
    Love's Masquerade (As:Caroline Courtney)1980 · 423 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1980423
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  7. 7
    Love Triumphant (As:Caroline Courtney)1980 · confirmed 1/4
    1980–
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  8. 8
    Heart of Honor (As:Caroline Courtney)1980 · 223 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1980223
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  9. 9
    Libertine in Love (As:Caroline Courtney)1980 · confirmed 1/4
    1980–
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  10. 10
    The Fortunes of Love (As:Caroline Courtney)1980 · 236 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1980236
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  11. 11
    The Romantic Rivals (As: Caroline Courtney)1980 · 236 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1980236
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  12. 12
    The Ducetti Lair (As: Lydia Hitchcock)1981 · 206 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981206
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  13. 13
    The Tempestuous Affair (As:Caroline Courtney)1981 · confirmed 1/4
    1981–
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  14. 14
    Love of My Life (As:Caroline Courtney)1981 · confirmed 1/4
    1981–
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  15. 15
    The Concorde Affair (As: Melinda Wright)1981 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981416
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  16. 16
    A Lover's Victory (As:Caroline Courtney)1981 · 189 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981189
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  17. 17
    Tiger Man / Craving Her Boss's Touch1981 · confirmed 1/4
    1981–
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  18. 18
    Marriage Without Love1981 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981188
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  19. 19
    Abandoned for Love (As:Caroline Courtney)1981 · 221 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981221
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  20. 20
    Destiny's Duchess (As:Caroline Courtney)1981 · 221 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981221
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  21. 21
    Falcon's Prey1981 · 284 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981284
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  22. 22
    The Masquerading Heart (As:Caroline Courtney)1981 · 205 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981205
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  23. 23
    The Courier of Love (As:Caroline Courtney)1982 · 237 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982237
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  24. 24
    Long Cold Winter / His Blackmail Marriage Bargain1982 · 191 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982191
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  25. 25
    Blackmail1982 · 187 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982187
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  26. 26
    The Caged Tiger1982 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982188
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  27. 27
    The Daring Heart (As:Caroline Courtney)1982 · 309 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982309
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  28. 28
    Love in Waiting (As:Caroline Courtney)1982 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982192
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  29. 29
    Northern Sunset1982 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982192
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  30. 30
    Island of the Dawn / The Greek's Runaway Bride1982 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982188
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Penny 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.

Perfect Crightons in order

11 books
  1. 1. A Perfect Family
  2. 2. The Perfect Seduction
  3. 3. Perfect Marriage Material
  4. 4. The Perfect Match?
  5. 5. The Perfect Lover
  6. 6. Perfect Sinner
  7. 7. The Ultimate Surrender
  8. 8. The Perfect Father
  9. 9. A Perfect Night
  10. 10. Coming Home
  11. 11. Starting Over

Sheikh's Arabian Night in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Sheikh's Virgin Bride
  2. 2. One Night with the Sheikh
  3. 3. Possessed by the Sheikh
  4. 4. Taken by the Sheikh
  5. 6. The Sheikh's Blackmailed Mistress

Sweet Revenge/Seduction in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Mistress Assignment
  2. 2. Lover by Deception
  3. 3. A Treacherous Seduction
  4. 4. The Marriage Resolution

Bride's Bouquet in order

3 books
  1. 1. Woman to Wed?
  2. 2. Best Man to Wed?
  3. 3. Too Wise To Wed?

Jet Set Wives in order

3 books
  1. 1. Bedding His Virgin Mistress
  2. 2. Expecting the Playboy's Heir
  3. 3. Blackmailing the Society Bride

Silk Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Silk
  2. 2. Sins
  3. 3. Scandals

Leopardi Brothers in order

3 books
  1. 1. Captive At The Sicilian Billionaire's Command
  2. 2. The Sicilian Boss's Mistress
  3. 3. The Sicilian's Baby Bargain

Needed: The World's Most Eligible Billionaires in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Wealthy Greek's Contract Wife
  2. 2. The Italian Duke's Virgin Mistress
  3. 3. Marriage: To Claim His Twins

Royal House of Niroli in order

3 books
  1. 3. The Future King's Pregnant Mistress
  2. 7. A Royal Bride at the Sheikh's Command
  3. 8. Scandalous Seductions

Fantasy in the Night in order

2 books
  1. 1. Fantasy For Two
  2. 2. One Night in His Arms

Parenti Dynasty in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Reluctant Surrender
  2. 2. Giselle's Choice

Russian Rivals in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Most Coveted Prize
  2. 2. The Power of Vasilii

Dinner At 8 in order

2 books
  1. 7. The Christmas Bride
  2. 16. Mistletoe Brides

Mira in order

1 book
  1. 1. Power Play

Santina Crown in order

1 book
  1. 2. The Price of Royal Duty

Amnesia in order

1 book
  1. 3. Back in the Marriage Bed

What Women Want! in order

1 book
  1. 3. What Women Want!

Desert Brides in order

1 book
  1. 4. Prince of the Desert

For Her Eyes Only in order

1 book
  1. 5. An Unforgettable Man

Big Event in order

1 book
  1. 7. Marriage Make Up

Uncut in order

1 book
  1. 8. Master of Pleasure

Do Not Disturb in order

1 book
  1. 9. The Tycoon's Virgin

Greek Tycoons in order

1 book
  1. 17. The Mistress Purchase

Foreign Affairs in order

1 book
  1. 21. Mistress of Convenience

Standalone books

153 books

153 Penny Jordan titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Penny Jordan books in order?

You only need to read Penny Jordan 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 Penny Jordan

Start with Duchess in Disguise (As:Caroline Courtney) (1979), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Penny Jordan book?

Her Passionate Awakening (2019) is the newest Penny Jordan book released so far.

Is there a new Penny Jordan book coming?

No next Penny 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.

Penny Jordan at a glance

Died
Penny Jordan died in 2011, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Penny Jordan are still being published after Penny Jordan's death in 2011; the newest appeared in 2019.
Release pace
Penny Jordan books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
36,512 pages across the 160 of 210 books with a recorded length, a median of 191 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Penny Jordan books, 99 of 210, were published in the 1980s.

What the Penny Jordan books are about

184 of the 210 Penny Jordan books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: contemporary romance is tagged on 111 of 184. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.