Barrett Books in Order

The Barrett books are Andrea Kane in full historical adventure mode. These stories follow members of the Barrett family through a world of ships, London drawing rooms, covert work, and the kind of danger that turns attraction into something much more urgent.

Family ties matter here.

In My Heart's Desire, Lady Alexandria Cassel tries to escape the shallow rituals of society and ends up stowing away on a merchant ship commanded by Drake Barrett. Drake is not just a captain. He is also a duke, which means the very world Alexandria is trying to flee is woven into his identity. Kane uses that mismatch well. The romance is big and immediate, but so are the external stakes, with war, betrayal, and survival pressing in on the pair.

Samantha shifts the focus to Drake's sister and gives the series a slightly lighter, more playful edge at first. Samantha Barrett heads into her first London Season with a head full of gothic fantasies and a very clear idea of what her hero should look like. The man she finds, Remington Worth, is handsome enough to qualify, but he is also living a dangerous double life as a covert agent. His investigation into disappearing merchant vessels pulls Samantha into a much riskier story than the one she imagined for herself.

What links the books is not just the family name. It is the push and pull between freedom and duty. Kane gives her heroines strong wills, curiosity, and enough courage to step outside the roles mapped out for them. Her heroes tend to be competent, guarded men who are already carrying secrets before the story even starts.

These are historical romances, but they never stay still for long.

If you like family-linked stories with travel, hidden identities, political or criminal intrigue, and a lot of forward motion, the Barrett books are a good place to start. They read like classic historical romance with extra plot underneath, and the family thread makes the pair especially satisfying in order.