Bad Luck Abroad Books in Order

Bad Luck Abroad takes the humor and family entanglements of the Bad Luck Wedding universe and sends them overseas. These books are still romances at heart, but the stakes now include shipboard crossings, English country estates, and Scottish castles that may or may not be haunted.

The trilogy follows Texans whose lives are already tangled with the so‑called bad luck curse when circumstances push them to travel. In Simmer All Night, independent Christina Delaney, crowned Chili Queen of San Antonio, scandalises her proper family and is promptly packed off to live with her grandfather in England. Family friend Cole Morgan escorts her abroad while quietly pursuing his own mission, recovering a priceless piece of Texas history. Their love‑hate partnership unfolds against a backdrop of Derbyshire teas and Texas‑sized dreams.

Sizzle All Day moves the action to the Scottish Highlands. Gillian Ross is trying to save her family’s crumbling castle, but the only serious buyer insists that the place be properly haunted. Determined to protect her relatives, she stages her own ghost, complete with eerie appearances in the rafters. Unfortunately for her plan, the first man she spooks is Jake Delaney, a handsome American searching the castle for a missing treasure. Their cat‑and‑mouse game turns into a slow burn romance as pretence gives way to real feeling.

The trilogy also encompasses The Bad Luck Wedding Night, which bridges the Texas and European settings. Teen bride Sarah Simpson balks on her wedding night, and the next morning her young husband Nick learns he has inherited an earldom. He leaves for England, she stays in Texas, and for a decade they live separate lives connected only by letters. When he finally summons her across the ocean, the two must decide whether their marriage is a youthful mistake or a second chance worth fighting for.

Across all three books, the bad luck motif functions less as a literal curse and more as a way to explore how fear, pride, and gossip can shape a life. Characters wrestle with expectations about class and nationality, Texans being judged by English standards, or a Scottish family worried about outsiders buying their ancestral home.

Readers who enjoy travel romance will appreciate descriptions of Victorian trains, London ballrooms, and misty Highland hills, all seen through the eyes of Texans who never quite lose their drawl. Fans of the broader Bad Luck cycle will spot familiar surnames and running jokes.

Bad Luck Abroad can be read on its own as a trio of stand‑alone historicals with connected themes. Read alongside the main Bad Luck Wedding and Bad Luck Brides books, it feels like the part of the family story where younger relatives take their troubles, and their hearts, far from home and discover who they are away from Texas.