Shana Galen Books in Order
Shana Galen has written 60 books, published between 2005 and 2026. The first book is The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Men I've Dated (2005) and the newest is Golden Kingdom (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 60
- Published
- 2005–2026
- Confirmed
- 1 of 60 titles
- Pages on record
- 8,090 in 23 of 60 books
Shana Galen is the pen name of Shane Bolks, an American author of historical romance and chick lit born in 1972. Seventy books are catalogued, from The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Men I've Dated (2005) to Golden Kingdom (2026). Regency London, the nobility, courtesans and marriage supply the subjects, across series including Lord and Lady Spy, Covent Garden Cubs, Jewels of the Ton, Sons of the Revolution and Heiress Hunters.
How many Shana Galen books are there?
Shana Galen has 60 books, released between 2005 and 2026. They include 11 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.
Shana Galen Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 60 Shana Galen 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.
- 12005–2/4
- 220053752/4
- 320063842/4
- 420063732/4
- 520062792/4
- 620073842/4
- 720073692/4
- 820103772/4
- 920103732/4
- 102011–2/4
- 1120123662/4
- 1220123462/4
- 1320133412/4
- 1420133462/4
- 152013–2/4
- 1620143402/4
- 1720143672/4
- 1820142522/4
- 192014–2/4
- 202015–2/4
- 2120153762/4
- 2220153452/4
- 2320153582/4
- 242015–2/4
- 25The Summer of Wine and Scandal2016 · confirmed 2/42016–2/4
- 2620163432/4
- 272017–2/4
- 282017–2/4
- 2920174082/4
- 30Mrs. Brodie's Academy for Exceptional Young Ladies2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 3120183772/4
- 3220184062/4
- 332018–2/4
- 3420192052/4
- 352019–2/4
- 362019–2/4
- 372019–2/4
- 382019–2/4
- 392020–2/4
- 402020–2/4
- 41Kisses and Scandal / Counterfeit Scandal / How To Brew A Perfect KissSurvivors #92020 · confirmed 2/42020–2/4
- 422020–2/4
- 432021–2/4
- 442021–2/4
- 452021–2/4
- 462022–2/4
- 47I Want You to Want Me2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 482022–2/4
- 492023–2/4
- 502023–2/4
- 512023–2/4
- 522024–2/4
- 532024–2/4
- 542024–2/4
- 552024–2/4
- 562025–2/4
- 572025–3/4
- 582026–2/4
- 592026–2/4
- 602026–2/4
Shana Galen 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.
Survivors in order
13 books- 1. The Kissing of the Shrew
- 2. Third Son's a Charm
- 3. No Earls Allowed
- 4. An Affair with a Spare
- 5. Unmask Me If You Can
- 6. The Claiming of the Shrew
- 7. A Duke a Dozen
- 8. How the Lady Was Won
- 9. Kisses and Scandal / Counterfeit Scandal / How To Brew A Perfect Kiss
- 10. The Highlander's Excellent Adventure
- 11. Sweet Rogue of Mine
- 12. Her Royal Payne
- and 1 more in the table above
Lord and Lady Spy in order
6 booksRoyal Saboteurs in order
5 booksMisadventures in Matrimony in order
4 booksCovent Garden Cubs in order
4 booksScarlet Chronicles in order
4 booksSpies in order
3 booksSons of the Revolution in order
3 booksJewels of the Ton in order
3 booksMisfortunes Favorites in order
3 booksContemporary Books in order
2 booksSnowbound in order
2 booksKingdom in order
2 booksHeiress Hunters in order
1 bookRake Review in order
1 bookLyon's Den Connected World in order
1 bookStandalone books
3 books3 Shana Galen titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Shana Galen books in order?
You only need to read Shana Galen 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 Shana Galen
Start with The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Men I've Dated (2005), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Shana Galen book?
Golden Kingdom (2026) is the newest Shana Galen book released so far.
Is there a new Shana Galen book coming?
No next Shana Galen book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Shana Galen at a glance
- Still publishing
- Shana Galen published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Shana Galen books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,090 pages across the 23 of 60 books with a recorded length, a median of 367 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Shana Galen books, 31 of 60, were published in the 2010s.
What the Shana Galen books are about
21 of the 60 Shana Galen 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 16 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Man-woman relationships 16 of 21 books
- Historical romance 9 of 21 books
- Nobility 7 of 21 books
- Romance 6 of 21 books
- Social life and customs 6 of 21 books
- London (England) 5 of 21 books
- Courtesans 3 of 21 books
- England 3 of 21 books
- Historical fiction 3 of 21 books
- Regency romance 3 of 21 books
- Manners and customs 2 of 21 books



















