Alice Coldbreath Books in Order

Raised to believe she is frail and unattractive, heiress Linnet lives in isolation until her uncle arranges a convenient marriage. When the intended groom’s forceful brother arrives instead, she begins questioning the limitations others have imposed on her.

Champion knight Roland expects to marry a celebrated beauty, while bookish Eden prefers poetry to tournaments. A scandal at a betrothal feast forces the mismatched pair together, disrupting courtly expectations and challenging their judgments of each other.

Facing divorce, loss of her home, and confinement in a convent, Fenella seeks help from the powerful man who once jilted her. Oswald has his own plans for their renewed acquaintance, complicating her desperate attempt to regain security.

After years of obeying her domineering mother, Mathilde leaves court to find the husband she married by proxy. Lord Martindale resents his unseen bride, and their meeting challenges the assumptions that have kept their marriage distant.

Lizzie’s refusal to conceal what she witnessed leaves her disgraced and homeless. Unexpected help comes from prizefighter Benedict, who proposes a different marriage than the one he had planned, forcing both to reconsider their longstanding impressions of each other.

Released from years of confinement after war, Princess Una wants an inconspicuous new life. The king’s unexpected marriage scheme pairs her with irresponsible Armand, who never wanted a wife and cannot understand why anyone chose him for a princess.

Once celebrated for her beauty, Lenora loses her looks to illness and must reconsider her future at court. She proposes an unusual bargain to the disliked knight Garman, beginning a relationship that reveals strengths neither expected.

Merchant’s daughter Aimee hopes her dowry can restore a scarred knight’s lost lands and win his affection. Kentigern, embittered by war and exile, must decide what to make of the unexpected bride who could transform his future.

Dismissed by her theatrical family, aspiring performer Theodora proposes a practical marriage to an ex-prizefighter seeking a theater. Their agreement promises professional opportunities, but her growing success and his unexpected jealousy complicate a supposedly straightforward business arrangement.

Protecting her sister from a scheme leaves widowed Sabina forced to marry the arrogant Sir Jeffree. Determined to recover his wounded honor, he anticipates revenge, but their hostile marriage soon tests his pride and his cherished vow of chastity.

Diplomat and spy Alisander relieves his boredom by provoking Jane, the queen’s devoted attendant. When a sudden tragedy forces them into marriage, their familiar antagonism gives way to unexpected possibilities within the shifting politics of court.

Ten years after Jeremy’s flirtation ended in humiliation, Emmeline encounters him again with far less money and fewer illusions. His unexpected marriage proposal forces her to weigh a second chance against everything she learned from their first encounter.

Stung by being dismissed as forgettable, Gunnilde leaves home determined to become a royal attendant. Instead, she attracts a disapproving man whose interest proves anything but indifferent, and the queen’s intervention abruptly turns their acquaintance into marriage.

Maligned by her mother and shunned by neighbors, Caroline escapes to London with the charming but unreliable Gervaise. Their unconventional household develops unexpected intimacy, while concealed dangers threaten the fragile life they are beginning to build.