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Sophie Barnes Books in Order

Sophie Barnes has written 47 books, published between 2012 and 2023. The first book is Five Golden Rings: A Christmas Collection (2012) and the newest is A Duke's Lesson in Charm (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
47
Published
2012–2023
Pages on record
4,266 in 12 of 47 books
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Regency romance is Sophie Barnes's form, set among the English aristocracy with balls, inheritances and marriage settlements for material. Nine series carry the work, among them the Townsbridges, Secrets at Thorncliff Manor, At the Kingsborough Ball, the Honorable Scoundrels, the Crawfords and the Gentlemen Authors. Forty-seven titles run from 2012 to A Duke's Lesson in Charm (2023).

How many Sophie Barnes books are there?

Sophie Barnes has 47 books, released between 2012 and 2023. They include 10 series and 8 titles listed outside any series.

Sophie Barnes Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 47 Sophie Barnes 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 How Miss Rutherford Got Her Groove Back by Sophie Barnes (2012)
  2. Cover of Lady Alexandra's Excellent Adventure by Sophie Barnes, book 1 of the Summersby Tale series (2012)
  3. Cover of There's Something About Lady Mary by Sophie Barnes, book 2 of the Summersby Tale series (2012)
  4. Cover of The Secret Life of Lady Lucinda by Sophie Barnes, book 3 of the Summersby Tale series (2012)
  5. Cover of The Trouble with Being a Duke by Sophie Barnes, book 1 of the At the Kingsborough Ball series (2013)
  6. Cover of The Scandal in Kissing an Heir by Sophie Barnes, book 2 of the At the Kingsborough Ball series (2013)
  7. Cover of The Danger in Tempting an Earl by Sophie Barnes, book 3 of the At the Kingsborough Ball series (2014)
  8. Cover of Lady Sarah's Sinful Desires by Sophie Barnes, book 1 of the Secrets at Thorncliff Manor series (2015)
  9. Cover of The Earl's Complete Surrender by Sophie Barnes, book 2 of the Secrets at Thorncliff Manor series (2015)
  10. Cover of His Scandalous Kiss by Sophie Barnes, book 3 of the Secrets at Thorncliff Manor series (2016)
  11. Cover of A Most Unlikely Duke by Sophie Barnes, book 1 of the Diamonds in the Rough series (2017)
  12. Cover of The Duke of Her Desire by Sophie Barnes, book 2 of the Diamonds in the Rough series (2017)
  13. Cover of The Illegitimate Duke by Sophie Barnes, book 3 of the Diamonds in the Rough series (2018)
  14. Cover of The Forgotten Duke by Sophie Barnes, book 5 of the Diamonds in the Rough series (2020)
  1. 1
    Five Golden Rings: A Christmas Collection2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  2. 2
    How Miss Rutherford Got Her Groove Back2012 · 340 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012340
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  3. 3
    Lady Alexandra's Excellent AdventureSummersby Tale #12012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  4. 4
    There's Something About Lady MarySummersby Tale #22012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  5. 5
    The Secret Life of Lady LucindaSummersby Tale #32012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  6. 6
    The Trouble with Being a DukeAt the Kingsborough Ball #12013 · 371 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013371
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  7. 7
    The Scandal in Kissing an HeirAt the Kingsborough Ball #22013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  8. 8
    The Danger in Tempting an EarlAt the Kingsborough Ball #32014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  9. 9
    Lady Sarah's Sinful DesiresSecrets at Thorncliff Manor #12015 · 360 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015360
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  10. 10
    The Earl's Complete SurrenderSecrets at Thorncliff Manor #22015 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015368
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  11. 11
    His Scandalous KissSecrets at Thorncliff Manor #32016 · 374 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016374
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  12. 12
    A Most Unlikely DukeDiamonds in the Rough #12017 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017384
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  13. 13
    The Governess Who Captured His HeartHonorable Scoundrels #12017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  14. 14
    The Duke of Her DesireDiamonds in the Rough #22017 · 376 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017376
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  15. 15
    The Earl Who Loved HerHonorable Scoundrels #22017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  16. 16
    The Duke Who Came To TownHonorable Scoundrels #32017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  17. 17
    Christmas at Thorncliff ManorSecrets at Thorncliff Manor #42017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  18. 18
    No Ordinary DukeCrawfords #12018 · 292 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018292
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  19. 19
    The Girl Who Stepped Into The Past2018 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018256
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  20. 20
    The Illegitimate DukeDiamonds in the Rough #32018 · 375 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018375
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  21. 21
    The Love That Saved Him2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  22. 22
    Miss Compton's Christmas Romance2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  23. 23
    When Love Leads To ScandalTownsbridges #12019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  24. 24
    Lady Abigail's Perfect MatchTownsbridges #22019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  25. 25
    More Than a RogueCrawfords #22019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  26. 26
    The Infamous DuchessDiamonds in the Rough #42019 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019384
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  27. 27
    Falling for Mr. TownsbridgeTownsbridges #32020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  28. 28
    Her Seafaring ScoundrelCrawfords #32020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  29. 29
    A Duke for Miss TownsbridgeTownsbridges #42020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  30. 30
    Once Upon a Townsbridge StoryTownsbridges #52020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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Sophie Barnes 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.

Diamonds in the Rough in order

9 books
  1. 1. A Most Unlikely Duke
  2. 2. The Duke of Her Desire
  3. 3. The Illegitimate Duke
  4. 4. The Infamous Duchess
  5. 5. The Forgotten Duke
  6. 6. The Formidable Earl
  7. 7. Her Scottish Scoundrel
  8. 8. The Dishonored Viscount
  9. 9. The Roguish Baron

Townsbridges in order

6 books
  1. 1. When Love Leads To Scandal
  2. 2. Lady Abigail's Perfect Match
  3. 3. Falling for Mr. Townsbridge
  4. 4. A Duke for Miss Townsbridge
  5. 5. Once Upon a Townsbridge Story
  6. 6. An Unexpected Temptation

Secrets at Thorncliff Manor in order

4 books
  1. 1. Lady Sarah's Sinful Desires
  2. 2. The Earl's Complete Surrender
  3. 3. His Scandalous Kiss
  4. 4. Christmas at Thorncliff Manor

Summersby Tale in order

3 books
  1. 1. Lady Alexandra's Excellent Adventure
  2. 2. There's Something About Lady Mary
  3. 3. The Secret Life of Lady Lucinda

At the Kingsborough Ball in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Trouble with Being a Duke
  2. 2. The Scandal in Kissing an Heir
  3. 3. The Danger in Tempting an Earl

Honorable Scoundrels in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Governess Who Captured His Heart
  2. 2. The Earl Who Loved Her
  3. 3. The Duke Who Came To Town

Crawfords in order

3 books
  1. 1. No Ordinary Duke
  2. 2. More Than a Rogue
  3. 3. Her Seafaring Scoundrel

Brazen Beauties in order

3 books
  1. 1. Mr. Dale and The Divorcée
  2. 2. Mr. Grier and the Governess
  3. 3. Mr. West and the Widow

Gentlemen Authors in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Duke's Guide to Romance
  2. 2. A Duke's Introduction to Courtship
  3. 3. A Duke's Lesson in Charm

Enterprising Scoundrels in order

2 books
  1. 1. Mr. Donahue's Total Surrender
  2. 2. Mr. Clarke's Deepest Desire

Standalone books

8 books

8 Sophie Barnes titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Sophie Barnes books in order?

You only need to read Sophie Barnes books in order within each series: the books listed here span 10 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Sophie Barnes

Start with Five Golden Rings: A Christmas Collection (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Sophie Barnes book?

A Duke's Lesson in Charm (2023) is the newest Sophie Barnes book released so far.

Is there a new Sophie Barnes book coming?

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

Sophie Barnes at a glance

Paused
No new Sophie Barnes title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Sophie Barnes books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
4,266 pages across the 12 of 47 books with a recorded length, a median of 372 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Sophie Barnes books, 26 of 47, were published in the 2010s.

What the Sophie Barnes books are about

13 of the 47 Sophie Barnes 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 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.