Nobility book series in reading order

by C.S. Harris

by Lisa Kleypas

by Diana Gabaldon

Grace Burrowes writes historical romance, with subject headings naming the Regency, nobility, England, soldiers, widowers, single fathers and inheritance. Before fiction, Burrowes worked as a technical writer and editor, earned a law degree in an evening program, opened a law practice and completed a master's degree in Conflict Management. Burrowes grew up the sixth of seven children in rural central Pennsylvania and lives in rural Maryland. The catalogue lists 120 books, among them The Heir (2010), The Soldier (2011), The Virtuoso (2011) and The Bridegroom Wore Plaid (2012), with A Gentleman of Very Few Words (2026) the newest. Series include Lonely Lords, Windham Brides, True Gentlemen, Rogues to Riches, Mischief in Mayfair and Lady Violet Mysteries.

P.G. Wodehouse

145 books• 13 series

Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (15 October 1881 to 14 February 1975) was an English humorist, one of the most widely read of the 20th century. Wodehouse created Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves, the talkative Psmith, Lord Emsworth and the Blandings Castle circle, the Oldest Member with golf stories, and Mr. Mulliner with tall tales. Born in Guildford, Wodehouse attended Dulwich College. The catalogue records 145 books from The Pothunters (1902) through 2019, including school stories, the Jeeves, Psmith, Ukridge and Uncle Fred series, short stories and non-fiction.

Historical romance set in the Regency and the wider Georgian period is Mary Balogh's territory. Born Mary Jenkins in Swansea on 24 March 1944, Balogh moved to Canada in 1967, taught in Kipling, Saskatchewan, and became a school principal there before the first novel appeared in 1985. The catalogue runs to 106 books, from A Chance Encounter (1985) to A Waltz to Remember (2026). Series headings include Westcott, Bedwyn Family, Survivor's Club, Huxtable Quintet, Simply Quartet, Dark Angel and Ravenswood. Mary Balogh is still publishing.

Sabrina Jeffries

59 books• 14 series

Sabrina Jeffries, born in 1958, is an American romance novelist who also uses the pen names Deborah Martin and Deborah Nicholas. Entertainment Weekly has named Jeffries among the long-reigning leading voices in historical romance. The catalogue lists 59 books from 1992 to 2026: Creole Nights and Moonlight Enchantment (1992) carry the Deborah Martin name, and The Pirate Lord (1998) and The Forbidden Lord (1999) followed. Series include Hellions of Halstead Hall, School For Heiresses, Sinful Suitors, Duke's Men, Duke Dynasty, Swanlea Spinsters and Royal Brotherhood. Subjects name the Regency, aristocracy and England, and Nearly a Bride (2026) is the newest.

Carole Mortimer, born in England in 1960, is a British romance novelist who has written more than 150 novels since 1978 and was one of the youngest authors at Mills & Boon. The catalogue lists 291 books, starting in 1979 with The Passionate Winter, Only Lover, Savage Interlude and Tempted By Desire, and reaching Linus (2026), with Amanda and the Lord scheduled for 2027. Series include Regency Unlaced, Regency Sinners, Regency Scandal, Regency Lovers, Dangerous Dukes, Ruthless Regency Dukes, Scandalous St. Claires, Knight Security, Steele Protectors, Dragon Hearts and Wynter Hearts. Subjects cover contemporary and Regency romance, nobility, marriage and businessmen.

Kasey Michaels is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author credited with more than 110 books, and the catalogue lists 123 from The Belligerent Miss Boynton (1982) to Her Royal Pain-In-The-Highness (2023). Early titles include The Tenacious Miss Tamerlane (1982), The Rambunctious Lady Royston (1983), The Savage Miss Saxon (1985) and Compliments of the Groom (1987). Michaels has received a RITA, four Publishers Weekly starred reviews and a Romantic Times Career Achievement award for Regency historical romance, and is on the Romance Writers of America Honor Roll. Series include Maggie Kelly, Romney Marsh, Redgraves, Daughtry Family, Crown Family and Sunshine Girls.

Mary Jo Putney, born in New York, is an American author of historical and contemporary romance who also publishes romantic fantasy as M.J. Putney. Putney novels address unusual subjects, including alcoholism, death and domestic abuse. The catalogue lists 58 Putney books, from The Diabolical Baron (1987) to Mad, Bad, and Dangerous To Know (2024). Series include Bride Trilogy, Silk Trilogy, Rogues Redeemed, Circle Of Friends, Davenport Family, Dangerous Gifts, Stone Saints, Fallen Angels and Lost Lords. Subjects include Regency romance, nobility and widows.

Historical romance is the register of Manda Collins's catalogue, whose subjects list nobility, aristocracy, England, betrothal, horse racing, and social life and customs. The 26 catalogued books run from How to Dance with a Duke (2012) to Ghost Me, Maybe (2026), with How to Romance a Rake (2012), Why Dukes Say I Do (2013), Why Earls Fall in Love (2014) and A Good Rake is Hard to Find (2015) in between. Wicked Widows, A Lady's Guide, Studies In Scandal, Ugly Ducklings, Lords of Anarchy and A Wallflower's Guide are the series credited to Collins.

Regency London is the ground Amelia Grey's historical romances cover: nobility, scandals, betrothal, marriage and manners all show in the recorded subjects. The catalogue lists 26 books from Never a Bride (2001) to Love, The Duke (2025). Rogues' Dynasty, Heirs' Club of Scoundrels, Terrible Threesome, Rakes of St. James and Say I Do are the series filed under the Grey name. Grey is recorded as an ongoing author.

Regency London and the Gilded Age supply the settings for Maya Rodale's historical romances. Twenty-eight books are catalogued between 2005 and 2023, across the Writing Girls, Keeping Up With The Cavendishes, Gilded Age Girls Club, Scoundrels Of Summer, Negligent Chaperone and Fake Engagement series, plus a Nellie Bly novel. Authorship appears in the subject list beside nobility, London and social customs. Rodale also published Dangerous Books for Girls (2011). The run ends with When Jane Met Duke (2023).

Jillian Hunter writes historical romance, much of it around the Boscastle family in England. 27 catalogued books span 1985 to 2018, from Heart of the Storm to The Duke of a Thousand Desires. Hunter, born in Scotland in 1950 to a Welsh mother and an American father, moved to London as a child and lives in southern California; she holds a degree in French. Forbidden to Love the Duke was named on an NPR Valentine's Day list in 2015. Nobility, marriage and governesses recur as subjects, and the catalogue is likely complete.

Historical romance set among the English nobility is the field of Liz Carlyle, with 23 catalogued books from My False Heart (1999) to The Earl's Mistress (2014). The series are MacLachlan Family & Friends, Lorimer Family & Clan Cameron, Neville Family & Friends, Fraternitas Aureae Crucis and Rutledge Family. A Woman Scorned (2000), No True Gentleman (2002), One Little Sin (2005) and Two Little Lies (2005) are among the titles, and London and secret societies appear among the subjects.

Sebastian St. Cyr, a nobleman who investigates murders in London, is the lead of C.S. Harris's historical mysteries. What Angels Fear (2005) opens the series, which reaches 22 catalogued books and arrives at When the Wolves Are Silent in 2026. Harris publishes at roughly one title a year, and a shelf of standalone novels sits beside the St. Cyr run.

Lorraine Heath writes historical romance among the English aristocracy, with widows, scoundrels and titled families at the centre. Sweet Lullaby (1994) is her earliest catalogued novel, and her series include the Scoundrels of St. James, the Scandalous Gentlemen of St. James, the Lost Lords of Pembrook, Sins for All Seasons, Hellions of Havisham and Rogues in Texas. Sixty-eight books reach A Tempest of Desire in 2024.

Cathy Maxwell writes historical romance, with 46 books in the catalogue from All Things Beautiful (1994) to Curves for the Rakish Duke (2026). Why people fall in love is the question Maxwell spends hours pondering, according to the author bio, and Maxwell lives in Virginia. Early titles include Treasured Vows (1996), Because of You (1999) and Married in Haste (1999). Series include Cameron Sisters, Scandals and Seductions, Marrying the Duke, Chattan Curse, Brides of Wishmore, Spinster Heiresses and A Logical Man's Guide to Dangerous Women. Subjects include Regency romance, nobility, arranged marriage and Scotland.

Shana Galen is the pen name of Shane Bolks, an American author of historical romance and chick lit born in 1972. Seventy books are catalogued, from The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Men I've Dated (2005) to Golden Kingdom (2026). Regency London, the nobility, courtesans and marriage supply the subjects, across series including Lord and Lady Spy, Covent Garden Cubs, Jewels of the Ton, Sons of the Revolution and Heiress Hunters.

Sally MacKenzie writes Regency romance. The Naked Nobility series names a rank in every title, The Naked Duke (2005), The Naked Marquis, The Naked Earl, The Naked Gentleman, The Naked Baron, The Naked Viscount, and closed with The Naked King, which Booklist listed among its ten best romances of 2011. The Duchess of Love, Spinster House and Widow's Brew series followed. Twenty books are catalogued, published between 2005 and 2021, reaching Cheers to the Duke (2021). MacKenzie took a B.A. in English from the University of Notre Dame in its first class to admit women, and her books have appeared in nine languages.

Katharine Ashe writes historical romance set in Regency Britain and at sea. Her 21 books run from Swept Away by a Kiss (2010) to The Prince (2018), across five sequences: the Falcon Club, the Devil's Duke, Rogues of the Sea, the Prince Catchers and the Ghost of Gwynedd Castle. Nobility, disguise, sisters and Scottish settings recur through the novels. Nothing has been catalogued since 2018.

Amanda McCabe writes historical romance and also publishes as Laurel McKee and Amanda Carmack. McCabe wrote a first romance at sixteen, a historical epic composed secretly during algebra class. Award nominations for the books include the Holt Medallion, the National Readers Choice Award, the RITA Award, the Booksellers Best and a Romantic Times BOOKReviews Reviewers' Choice Award. The catalogue lists 73 books from Her Kind of Man (2000) to Secretary to the Socialite (2025). Series include Regency Rebels, Renaissance trilogy, Daughters of Erin, Bancrofts Of Barton Park, Debutantes in Paris, Dollar Duchesses and Tudor Queens. Regency romance, nobility, England and Ireland feature in the subjects. McCabe lives in Oklahoma.

Julia Quinn

39 books• 12 series

Julia Quinn is the pen name of the American novelist Julie Pottinger, born January 12, 1970. Quinn writes historical romance set among the English nobility, and the catalogue holds 39 books from Dancing at Midnight (1995) through to titles dated 2026. Series include the Smythe-Smith Quartet, Bevelstoke, the Lyndon Sisters, the Two Dukes of Wyndham and the Bridgerton short stories. Quinn's novels have been translated into 41 languages and reached the New York Times bestseller list nineteen times, and the Bridgerton books became a Netflix television series of the same name. The Romance Writers of America inducted Quinn into its Hall of Fame.

Regency England is where Eloisa James sets her historical romances - aristocracy, nobility and London society. Potent Pleasures (1999) opens the catalogue, which runs to 54 books and The Last Lady B in 2026. Desperate Duchesses, the Essex Sisters, the Duchess Quartet, the Pleasures Trilogy and the Wildes of Lindow Castle are the main sequences, and the Happily Ever After books work from fairy tales.

Jo Beverley (1947-2016), born Mary Josephine Dunn, was an English-Canadian author of historical and contemporary romance. Regency England and its nobility supply most of the settings, with the Mallorens and the Company of Rogues as the two groups readers follow across books. Beverley's 63 catalogued titles open with Lord Wraybourne's Betrothed (1988) and end with Merely a Marriage in 2017. Translations into several languages and multiple awards followed the work.

Victoria Alexander, born 1953, is an American author of historical romance. Romantic Times nominated Alexander four times for its Reviewers' Choice Award, with a win for A Visit From Sir Nicholas, and gave Alexander a Career Achievement Award. Avon released Lady Amelia's Secret Lover as an e-book original on September 4, 2007. The catalogue holds 45 books, from Yesterday and Forever (1995) through The Perfect Wife (1996), The Wedding Bargain (1999) and The Husband List (2000). Series include Effingtons, Lady Travelers Society, Millworth Manor and Sinful Family Secrets.

Lenora Bell writes historical Regency romance, most of it about dukes. Eleven catalogued books run from How the Duke Was Won (2016) to Can't Get Enough of the Duke (2026), and most of the titles name a duke outright. Disgraceful Dukes, School for Dukes, Wallflowers vs. Rogues and Thunderbolt Club are the series. Nobility, aristocracy, secrets and gambling recur as subjects, across novels of a median 373 pages.