Merry Men Books in Order
Merry Men by Meredith Bond contains 9 books, published between 2004 and 2018. The first book is Miss Seton's Sonata / The Merry Marquis (2004) and the newest is When Hearts Rebel (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2004–2018
- Pages on record
- 666 in 3 of 9 books
Merry Men is a Regency historical romance series by Meredith Bond, running to nine books published between 2004 and 2018. Recorded subjects include social life and customs, the administration of estates, treasure troves, racially mixed people and intermarriage. Miss Seton's Sonata / The Merry Marquis (2004) opens the sequence and When Hearts Rebel (2018) is the last entry. My Lord Ghost (2016), A Spanish Dilemma (2017) and Under the Mango Tree (2018) are later titles in the run.
How many Merry Men books are there?
Merry Men has 9 books, released between 2004 and 2018.
Merry Men Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Merry Men 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.
- 1Miss Seton's Sonata / The Merry Marquis2004 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/420042241/4
- 2Wooing Miss Whately / A Rake's Reward2004 · 222 pages · confirmed 1/420042221/4
- 3Love of My Life / An Exotic Heir2005 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/420052201/4
- 4A Dandy in Disguise / Dame Fortune2005 · confirmed 1/42005–1/4
- 5My Lord Ghost2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 6A Spanish Dilemma2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 7My Gentleman Thief2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 8Under the Mango Tree2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 9When Hearts Rebel2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
Is there a chronological order for Merry Men?
No separate chronological order is on record for Merry Men, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Merry Men books in order?
You should read the Merry Men books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Merry Men book also stands alone.
Where to start with Merry Men
Start with Miss Seton's Sonata / The Merry Marquis (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Merry Men book?
When Hearts Rebel (2018) is the newest Merry Men book released so far.
Is there a new Merry Men book coming?
No next Merry Men book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Merry Men at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Merry Men title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Merry Men books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 666 pages across the 3 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 222 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Merry Men books, 5 of 9, were published in the 2010s.
What the Merry Men books are about
3 of the 9 Merry Men books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: regency romance is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Regency romance 3 of 3 books
- Social life and customs 3 of 3 books
- Administration of estates 1 of 3 books
- Americans 1 of 3 books
- Intermarriage 1 of 3 books
- Large print books 1 of 3 books
- Manners and customs 1 of 3 books
- Peer pressure 1 of 3 books
- Racially mixed people 1 of 3 books
- Social pressure 1 of 3 books
- Treasure troves 1 of 3 books
More books by Meredith Bond
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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Other series by Meredith Bond
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.