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Virginia Henley Books in Order

Virginia Henley has written 35 books, published between 1982 and 2018. The first book is The Irish Gypsy (1982) and the newest is Smuggler's Lair (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
35
Published
1982–2018
Pages on record
11,443 in 27 of 35 books
Reading time
191–286 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 11,443 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 27 of 35 titles with a page count on record.

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Virginia Henley is a British-Canadian novelist working in historical romance, across medieval, Renaissance and Regency settings. Her 35 catalogued books run from The Irish Gypsy (1982) to Smuggler's Lair (2018), taking in The Raven and the Rose (1987), The Hawk and the Dove (1988) and The Falcon and the Flower (1989). The catalogue groups into the Medieval Plantagenet Trilogy, the Medieval DeWarenne Trilogy, the Peers of the Realm Trilogy and Clan Kennedy. Henley's novels are long, at a median of 408 pages.

How many Virginia Henley books are there?

Virginia Henley has 35 books, released between 1982 and 2018. They include 4 series and 24 titles listed outside any series.

Virginia Henley Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 35 Virginia Henley 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 The Irish Gypsy by Virginia Henley (1982)
  2. Cover of A Woman of Passion by Virginia Henley (1985)
  3. Cover of Wild Hearts by Virginia Henley (1985)
  4. Cover of The Raven and the Rose by Virginia Henley (1987)
  5. Cover of The Hawk and the Dove by Virginia Henley (1988)
  6. Cover of The Falcon and the Flower by Virginia Henley, book 1 of the Medieval Plantagenet Trilogy (1989)
  7. Cover of The Pirate and the Pagan by Virginia Henley (1990)
  8. Cover of Tempted by Virginia Henley, book 1 of the Clan Kennedy series (1993)
  9. Cover of Seduced by Virginia Henley (1994)
  10. Cover of Desired by Virginia Henley (1995)
  11. Cover of Enslaved by Virginia Henley (1996)
  12. Cover of Dream Lover by Virginia Henley (1997)
  13. Cover of A Year and a Day by Virginia Henley, book 1 of the Medieval DeWarenne Trilogy (1998)
  14. Cover of The Border Hostage by Virginia Henley, book 2 of the Clan Kennedy series (2001)
  15. Cover of Ravished by Virginia Henley (2002)
  16. Cover of Undone by Virginia Henley (2003)
  17. Cover of Insatiable by Virginia Henley (2004)
  18. Cover of Unmasked by Virginia Henley (2005)
  19. Cover of Infamous by Virginia Henley, book 2 of the Medieval DeWarenne Trilogy (2006)
  20. Cover of The Decadent Duke by Virginia Henley, book 1 of the Peers of the Realm Trilogy (2008)
  21. Cover of The Dark Earl by Virginia Henley, book 3 of the Peers of the Realm Trilogy (2011)
  22. Cover of Lord Rakehell by Virginia Henley (2013)
  1. 1
    The Irish Gypsy1982 · 299 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982299
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  2. 2
    Bold Conquest1983 · 373 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983373
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  3. 3
    A Woman of Passion1985 · 532 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985532
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  4. 4
    Wild Hearts1985 · 388 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985388
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  5. 5
    The Raven and the Rose1987 · 394 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987394
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  6. 6
    The Hawk and the Dove1988 · 365 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988365
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  7. 7
    The Falcon and the FlowerMedieval Plantagenet Trilogy #11989 · 470 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989470
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  8. 8
    The Pirate and the Pagan1990 · 453 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990453
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  9. 9
    The Dragon and the JewelMedieval Plantagenet Trilogy #21991 · 489 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991489
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  10. 10
    TemptedClan Kennedy #11993 · 519 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993519
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  11. 11
    Seduced1994 · 532 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994532
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  12. 12
    Enticed1994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
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  13. 13
    Desired1995 · 440 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995440
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  14. 14
    Enslaved1996 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996448
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  15. 15
    Dream Lover1997 · 423 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997423
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  16. 16
    A Year and a DayMedieval DeWarenne Trilogy #11998 · 483 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998483
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  17. 17
    The Marriage PrizeMedieval Plantagenet Trilogy #32000 · 390 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000390
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  18. 18
    The Border HostageClan Kennedy #22001 · 388 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001388
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  19. 19
    Ravished2002 · 409 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002409
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  20. 20
    Undone2003 · 410 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003410
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  21. 21
    Insatiable2004 · 406 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004406
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  22. 22
    Unmasked2005 · 408 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005408
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  23. 23
    InfamousMedieval DeWarenne Trilogy #22006 · 405 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006405
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  24. 24
    NotoriousMedieval DeWarenne Trilogy #32007 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007400
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  25. 25
    The Decadent DukePeers of the Realm Trilogy #12008 · 409 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008409
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  26. 26
    The Irish DukePeers of the Realm Trilogy #22009 · 403 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009403
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  27. 27
    Hot as Fire2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  28. 28
    Love and Joy2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  29. 29
    Letter of Love2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  30. 30
    The Dark EarlPeers of the Realm Trilogy #32011 · 401 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011401
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  31. 31
    Master of Paradise2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  32. 32
    A Rough Wooing2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  33. 33
    Scandal by the Ton2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  34. 34
    Lord Rakehell2013 · 406 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013406
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  35. 35
    Smuggler's Lair2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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Virginia Henley 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.

Medieval Plantagenet Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Falcon and the Flower
  2. 2. The Dragon and the Jewel
  3. 3. The Marriage Prize

Medieval DeWarenne Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Year and a Day
  2. 2. Infamous
  3. 3. Notorious

Peers of the Realm Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Decadent Duke
  2. 2. The Irish Duke
  3. 3. The Dark Earl

Clan Kennedy in order

2 books
  1. 1. Tempted
  2. 2. The Border Hostage

Standalone books

24 books

24 Virginia Henley titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Virginia Henley books in order?

You only need to read Virginia Henley books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Virginia Henley

Start with The Irish Gypsy (1982), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Virginia Henley book?

Smuggler's Lair (2018) is the newest Virginia Henley book released so far.

Is there a new Virginia Henley book coming?

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

Virginia Henley at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Virginia Henley title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Virginia Henley books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
11,443 pages across the 27 of 35 books with a recorded length, a median of 408 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Virginia Henley books, 10 of 35, were published in the 2000s.

What the Virginia Henley books are about

27 of the 35 Virginia Henley books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical romance is tagged on 17 of 27. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.