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Stephanie Laurens Books in Order

Stephanie Laurens has written 105 books, published between 1992 and 2026. The first book is Tangled Reins (1992) and the newest is Who Killed The Earl Of Moran? (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
105
Published
1992–2026
Confirmed
105 of 105 titles
Pages on record
24,421 in 65 of 105 books
Reading time
407–611 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 24,421 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 65 of 105 titles with a page count on record.

See all 105 books in order Printable Stephanie Laurens checklist

Born in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Stephanie Laurens is an Australian romance novelist and a winner of the Romance Writers of America RITA Award. The catalogue counts 105 books between Tangled Reins (1992) and Who Killed The Earl Of Moran? (2026). Cynster Next Generation, Bastion Club, Black Cobra Quartet, Casebook of Barnaby Adair and Legend of Nimway Hall are among the series, and subject tags name the Cynster family. Subjects also include historical Regency romance, England and the nobility.

The Casebook of Barnaby Adair series is set in Victorian England and follows detective Barnaby Adair and his wife Penelope as they investigate cases among the upper levels of society. Each book presents a new case.

How many Stephanie Laurens books are there?

Stephanie Laurens has 105 books, released between 1992 and 2026. They include 15 separate series.

Stephanie Laurens Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 105 Stephanie Laurens books in the order they were released, 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 Four In Hand by Stephanie Laurens, book 2 of the Regencies series (1993)
  2. Cover of The Reasons For Marriage by Stephanie Laurens, book 1 of the Lester Family series (1994)
  3. Cover of Impetuous Innocent by Stephanie Laurens, book 3 of the Regencies series (1994)
  4. Cover of Fair Juno by Stephanie Laurens, book 4 of the Regencies series (1994)
  5. Cover of A Suitable Marriage by Stephanie Laurens, book 5 of the Regencies series (1996)
  6. Cover of Captain Jack's Woman by Stephanie Laurens, book 1 of the Bastion Club series (1997)
  7. Cover of A Comfortable Wife by Stephanie Laurens, book 6 of the Regencies series (1997)
  8. Cover of Devil's Bride by Stephanie Laurens, book 1 of the Cynster series (1998)
  9. Cover of A Rake's Vow by Stephanie Laurens, book 2 of the Cynster series (1998)
  10. Cover of Scandal's Bride by Stephanie Laurens, book 3 of the Cynster series (1998)
  11. Cover of My Lady Love / Four in Hand by Stephanie Laurens, book 3 of the Regency Collection series (1999)
  12. Cover of A Rogue's Proposal by Stephanie Laurens, book 4 of the Cynster series (1999)
  13. Cover of Secrets of a Perfect Night by Stephanie Laurens, book 1 of the Stephanie Laurens Short Story series (2000)
  14. Cover of A Secret Love by Stephanie Laurens, book 5 of the Cynster series (2000)
  15. Cover of All About Love by Stephanie Laurens, book 6 of the Cynster series (2001)
  16. Cover of All About Passion by Stephanie Laurens, book 7 of the Cynster series (2001)
  17. Cover of The Promise in a Kiss by Stephanie Laurens, book 8 of the Cynster series (2001)
  18. Cover of On a Wild Night by Stephanie Laurens, book 9 of the Cynster series (2002)
  19. Cover of On a Wicked Dawn by Stephanie Laurens, book 10 of the Cynster series (2002)
  20. Cover of A Gentleman's Honor by Stephanie Laurens, book 2 of the Bastion Club series (2003)
  21. Cover of The Lady Chosen by Stephanie Laurens, book 3 of the Bastion Club series (2003)
  22. Cover of The Perfect Lover by Stephanie Laurens, book 11 of the Cynster series (2003)
  23. Cover of A Lady of His Own by Stephanie Laurens, book 4 of the Bastion Club series (2004)
  24. Cover of The Ideal Bride by Stephanie Laurens, book 12 of the Cynster series (2004)
  1. 1
    Tangled ReinsRegencies #11992 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992336
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  2. 2
    Four In HandRegencies #21993 · 296 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993296
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  3. 3
    The Reasons For MarriageLester Family #11994 · 298 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994298
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  4. 4
    Impetuous InnocentRegencies #31994 · 331 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994331
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  5. 5
    Fair JunoRegencies #41994 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994384
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  6. 6
    A Lady Of ExpectationsLester Family #21995 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995304
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  7. 7
    An Unwilling ConquestLester Family #31996 · 315 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996315
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  8. 8
    A Suitable MarriageRegencies #51996 · confirmed 3/4
    1996–
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  9. 9
    Captain Jack's WomanBastion Club #11997 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997384
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  10. 10
    A Comfortable WifeRegencies #61997 · 297 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997297
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  11. 11
    Devil's BrideCynster #11998 · 388 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998388
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  12. 12
    A Rake's VowCynster #21998 · 374 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998374
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  13. 13
    Scandal's BrideCynster #31998 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998416
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  14. 14
    My Lady Love / Four in HandRegency Collection #31999 · 508 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999508
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  15. 15
    A Rogue's ProposalCynster #41999 · 406 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999406
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  16. 16
    Scandalous Lord DereStephanie Laurens Short Stories/Novellas #12000 · confirmed 3/4
    2000–
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  17. 17
    Secrets of a Perfect NightStephanie Laurens Short Story #12000 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000384
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  18. 18
    A Secret LoveCynster #52000 · 374 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000374
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  19. 19
    All About LoveCynster #62001 · 408 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001408
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  20. 20
    All About PassionCynster #72001 · 426 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001426
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  21. 21
    The Promise in a KissCynster #82001 · 388 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001388
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  22. 22
    On a Wild NightCynster #92002 · 406 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002406
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  23. 23
    On a Wicked DawnCynster #102002 · 421 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002421
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  24. 24
    A Gentleman's HonorBastion Club #22003 · 451 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003451
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  25. 25
    The Lady ChosenBastion Club #32003 · 454 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003454
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  26. 26
    The Perfect LoverCynster #112003 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003416
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  27. 27
    A Lady of His OwnBastion Club #42004 · 435 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004435
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  28. 28
    The Ideal BrideCynster #122004 · 431 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004431
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  29. 29
    A Fine PassionBastion Club #52005 · 437 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005437
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  30. 30
    Hero, Come BackGoverness Brides #92005 · confirmed 3/4
    2005–
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Stephanie Laurens series and characters in order

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Stephanie Laurens books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Cynster books in order

18 books by Stephanie Laurens
  1. 1. Devil's Bride
  2. 2. A Rake's Vow
  3. 3. Scandal's Bride
  4. 4. A Rogue's Proposal
  5. 5. A Secret Love
  6. 6. All About Love
  7. 7. All About Passion
  8. 8. The Promise in a Kiss
  9. 9. On a Wild Night
  10. 10. On a Wicked Dawn
  11. 11. The Perfect Lover
  12. 12. The Ideal Bride
  13. and 6 more in the table above

Cynster Next Generation in order

15 books
  1. 1. By Winter's Light
  2. 2. The Tempting of Thomas Carrick
  3. 3. A Match for Marcus Cynster
  4. 4. The Lady By His Side
  5. 5. An Irresistible Alliance
  6. 6. The Greatest Challenge of Them All
  7. 7. A Conquest Impossible to Resist
  8. 8. The Inevitable Fall of Christopher Cynster
  9. 9. The Games Lovers Play
  10. 10. The Secrets of Lord Grayson Child
  11. 11. Foes, Friends and Lovers
  12. 12. The Time for Love
  13. and 3 more in the table above

Casebook of Barnaby Adair in order

12 books
  1. 1. Where the Heart Leads
  2. 2. The Peculiar Case of Lord Finsbury's Diamonds
  3. 3. The Masterful Mr. Montague
  4. 4. The Curious Case of Lady Latimer's Shoes
  5. 5. Loving Rose
  6. 6. The Confounding Case of the Carisbrook Emeralds
  7. 7. The Murder at Mandeville Hall
  8. 8. The Meriwell Legacy
  9. 9. Dead Beside The Thames
  10. 10. Marriage and Murder
  11. 11. The Murder of Thomas Cardwell
  12. 12. The Curse of the Ill-Gotten Gains

Bastion Club in order

9 books
  1. 1. Captain Jack's Woman
  2. 2. A Gentleman's Honor
  3. 3. The Lady Chosen
  4. 4. A Lady of His Own
  5. 5. A Fine Passion
  6. 6. To Distraction
  7. 7. Beyond Seduction
  8. 8. The Edge of Desire
  9. 9. Mastered By Love

Regencies in order

6 books
  1. 1. Tangled Reins
  2. 2. Four In Hand
  3. 3. Impetuous Innocent
  4. 4. Fair Juno
  5. 5. A Suitable Marriage
  6. 6. A Comfortable Wife

Stephanie Laurens Short Stories/Novellas

6 books

6 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Lady Osbaldestone's Christmas Chronicles in order

5 books
  1. 1. Lady Osbaldestone's Christmas Goose
  2. 2. Lady Osbaldestone and the Missing Christmas Carols
  3. 3. Lady Osbaldestone’s Plum Puddings
  4. 4. Lady Osbaldestone's Christmas Intrigue
  5. 5. The Meaning of Love

Black Cobra Quartet in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Untamed Bride
  2. 2. The Elusive Bride
  3. 3. The Brazen Bride
  4. 4. The Reckless Bride

Adventurers Quartet in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Lady's Command
  2. 2. A Buccaneer at Heart
  3. 3. The Daredevil Snared
  4. 4. Lord of the Privateers

Cavanaughs in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Designs of Lord Randolph Cavanaugh
  2. 2. The Pursuits of Lord Kit Cavanaugh
  3. 3. The Beguilement of Lady Eustacia Cavanaugh
  4. 4. The Obsessions of Lord Godfrey Cavanaugh

Lester Family in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Reasons For Marriage
  2. 2. A Lady Of Expectations
  3. 3. An Unwilling Conquest

Stephanie Laurens Short Story

3 books

3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Cynster Sisters Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Viscount Breckenridge to the Rescue
  2. 2. In Pursuit of Eliza Cynster
  3. 3. The Capture of the Earl of Glencrae

Legend of Nimway Hall in order

3 books
  1. 1. 1818
  2. 2. 1750
  3. 3. 1794

It Happened One in order

2 books
  1. 1. It Happened One Night
  2. 2. It Happened One Season

Stephanie Laurens Standalone Novels

2 books

2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Cynster Sisters Duo in order

2 books
  1. 1. And Then She Fell
  2. 2. The Taming of Ryder Cavanaugh

Governess Brides in order

2 books
  1. 9. Hero, Come Back
  2. 12. A Pirate's Wife for Me

Chronicles Of Claerwhen Series as M.S. Laurens in order

1 book
  1. 1. Desire's Prize

Regency Collection

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Stephanie Laurens Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Stephanie Laurens books run from Tangled Reins (1992) to Who Killed The Earl Of Moran? (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Stephanie Laurens in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Stephanie Laurens books in order?

You only need to read Stephanie Laurens books in order within each series: the books listed here span 15 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Stephanie Laurens

Start with Devil's Bride (1998), the first Cynster book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Tangled Reins (1992).

What is the newest Stephanie Laurens book?

Who Killed The Earl Of Moran? (2026) is the newest Stephanie Laurens book released so far.

Is there a new Stephanie Laurens book coming?

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

Stephanie Laurens at a glance

Still publishing
Stephanie Laurens published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Stephanie Laurens books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
24,421 pages across the 65 of 105 books with a recorded length, a median of 388 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Stephanie Laurens books, 46 of 105, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
6 of the 105 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Stephanie Laurens books are about

62 of the 105 Stephanie Laurens 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 28 of 62. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.