Montgomery/Taggert Books in Order
Jude Deveraux has written 31 Montgomery/Taggert books, published between 1980 and 2015. The first book is The Black Lyon (1980) and the newest is Ever After (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 31
- Published
- 1980–2015
- Confirmed
- 31 of 31 titles
- Pages on record
- 9,583 in 28 of 31 books
- Reading time
- 160–240 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,583 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 28 of 31 titles with a page count on record.
Montgomery/Taggert is Jude Deveraux's linked romance saga about two fictional families, the Montgomerys and the Taggerts, told across historical and contemporary settings. The Black Lyon (1980) opens the run, followed by the Velvet novels - The Velvet Promise (1981), Highland Velvet (1982), Velvet Angel (1983), Velvet Song (1983) - and the paired Twin of Fire and Twin of Ice, both 1985. Thirty-one books reach Ever After (2015), with the Nantucket Brides titles among the later ones.
How many Montgomery/Taggert books are there?
Montgomery/Taggert has 31 books, released between 1980 and 2015.
Montgomery/Taggert Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 31 Montgomery/Taggert 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.
- 119802763/4
- 219813203/4
- 319823593/4
- 419832963/4
- 519833163/4
- 619853033/4
- 719853083/4
- 819863443/4
- 91987–3/4
- 1019873203/4
- 1119883483/4
- 1219883203/4
- 1319894693/4
- 141989–3/4
- 1519903843/4
- 161991–3/4
- 1719921893/4
- 1819924443/4
- 1919943063/4
- 2019943543/4
- 2119953753/4
- 2219973083/4
- 2319983123/4
- 2419993113/4
- 2520023593/4
- 2620033303/4
- 2720033083/4
- 2820043923/4
- 2920134643/4
- 3020144003/4
- 3120153683/4
Do you have to read Montgomery/Taggert books in order?
You should read the Montgomery/Taggert books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Montgomery/Taggert book also stands alone.
Where to start with Montgomery/Taggert
Start with The Black Lyon (1980), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Montgomery/Taggert book?
Ever After (2015) is the newest Montgomery/Taggert book released so far.
Is there a new Montgomery/Taggert book coming?
No next Montgomery/Taggert book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Montgomery/Taggert at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Montgomery/Taggert title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Montgomery/Taggert books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 9,583 pages across the 28 of 31 books with a recorded length, a median of 325 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Montgomery/Taggert books, 14 of 31, were published in the 1980s.
What the Montgomery/Taggert books are about
30 of the 31 Montgomery/Taggert books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: taggert family (fictitious characters) is tagged on 12 of 30. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Taggert family (fictitious characters) 12 of 30 books
- Historical romance 10 of 30 books
- Montgomery / Taggart series 10 of 30 books
- CollectionID:Mbodice_ripper 5 of 30 books
- Man-woman relationships 4 of 30 books
- Contemporary romance 4 of 30 books
- Romance 3 of 30 books
- Psychics 3 of 30 books
- Series:Nantucket Brides 3 of 30 books
- Castles 2 of 30 books
More books by Jude Deveraux
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Jude Deveraux books in order 78 books