Vanessa Kelly Books in Order
Vanessa Kelly has written 26 books, published between 2009 and 2025. The first book is Mastering the Marquess (2009) and the newest is Murder at Donwell Abbey (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 26
- Published
- 2009–2025
- Pages on record
- 4,350 in 11 of 26 books
Regency romance makes up most of Vanessa Kelly's work, organised into the Renegade Royals, Improper Princesses and Clan Kendrick series, while the Emma Knightley Mystery books turn to historical crime. Illegitimate royal children, Scottish families and the aristocracy recur as material. Kelly's 26 catalogued books open with Mastering the Marquess (2009) and reach Murder at Donwell Abbey in 2025.
How many Vanessa Kelly books are there?
Vanessa Kelly has 26 books, released between 2009 and 2025. They include 5 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
Vanessa Kelly Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 26 Vanessa Kelly 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.
- 12009–1/4
- 220103411/4
- 3His Wicked Revenge2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 42011–1/4
- 520123521/4
- 62013–1/4
- 72014–1/4
- 82014–1/4
- 92014–1/4
- 1020153901/4
- 1120154721/4
- 1220163621/4
- 132016–1/4
- 1420173941/4
- 1520173521/4
- 162017–1/4
- 17A Hero's Guide to Love2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 1820184231/4
- 192018–1/4
- 2020193521/4
- 2120204481/4
- 2220214641/4
- 232022–1/4
- 242023–1/4
- 252024–1/4
- 262025–1/4
Vanessa Kelly 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.
Renegade Royals in order
9 booksClan Kendrick in order
6 booksStanton Family in order
4 booksImproper Princesses in order
3 booksEmma Knightley Mystery in order
2 booksStandalone books
2 books2 Vanessa Kelly titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Vanessa Kelly books in order?
You only need to read Vanessa Kelly books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Vanessa Kelly
Start with Mastering the Marquess (2009), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Vanessa Kelly book?
Murder at Donwell Abbey (2025) is the newest Vanessa Kelly book released so far.
Is there a new Vanessa Kelly book coming?
No next Vanessa Kelly book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Vanessa Kelly at a glance
- Still publishing
- Vanessa Kelly published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Vanessa Kelly books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,350 pages across the 11 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 390 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Vanessa Kelly books, 19 of 26, were published in the 2010s.
What the Vanessa Kelly books are about
12 of the 26 Vanessa Kelly 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 7 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Romance 7 of 12 books
- Man-woman relationships 5 of 12 books
- Illegitimate children of royalty 3 of 12 books
- Seduction 3 of 12 books
- Aristocracy (social class) 2 of 12 books
- Nobility 2 of 12 books
- Historical romance 2 of 12 books
- Regency romance 2 of 12 books
- Scotland 2 of 12 books