Bloody Jack Books in Order
Part ofLA Meyer Books in OrderThis page lists every Bloody Jack book by L.A. Meyer in order, with summaries, series background, and clear advice on where to start reading.
Last updated: July 14, 2026
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Bloody Jack books in publication order
12 books
Bloody Jack
by LA Meyer
2002
After losing her family and life on London's streets, Mary Faber disguises herself as a boy and joins a British warship. As Jacky, she finds friendship and purpose at sea, but keeping her identity hidden grows ever harder.
Curse of the Blue Tattoo
by LA Meyer
2004
Exposed as a girl, Jacky is sent to a Boston boarding school to become a proper young lady. Her sailor's instincts, an unwanted tattoo, and fierce loyalty to new friends make that plan very hard to follow.
Under the Jolly Roger
by LA Meyer
2005
Back in England, Jacky is mistakenly pressed into naval service and thrown once more into life at sea. Escaping a brutal captain leads her toward privateering, leadership, and a high-stakes reckoning during the Battle of Trafalgar.
In the Belly of the Bloodhound
by LA Meyer
2006
Jacky returns to Boston hoping to lie low at school, but a class outing ends in abduction. Trapped aboard a ship bound for the slave markets, she must rally her frightened classmates and find a way to save them all.
Mississippi Jack
by LA Meyer
2007
With a price on her head, Jacky escapes across the American frontier and finds work on the waterways leading to the Mississippi. Fiddling, dancing, and sheer nerve keep her moving, while Jaimy follows through a country he barely understands.
My Bonny Light Horseman
by LA Meyer
2008
Jacky is forced to let the French believe she has died, then sent to Paris as a British spy. Posing as a dancer, she gathers military secrets while trying to protect the people she loves from the consequences.
Rapture of the Deep
by LA Meyer
2009
On the day she is meant to marry Jaimy, Jacky is taken by British Intelligence for another mission. Disguised as a scientific expedition, her crew searches Caribbean waters for a lost Spanish treasure ship and its gold.
The Wake of the Lorelei Lee
by LA Meyer
2010
After buying the Lorelei Lee to carry passengers across the Atlantic, Jacky arrives in London expecting a fresh start. Instead, she is arrested and sent toward Australia aboard her own confiscated ship with hundreds of female convicts.
The Mark of the Golden Dragon
by LA Meyer
2011
A typhoon separates Jacky and young Ravi from their ship in Southeast Asia. As they struggle to return to England, Jacky must rely on music, disguises, and nerve, while Jaimy's own hunt for old enemies grows more dangerous.
Viva Jacquelina!
by LA Meyer
2012
British Intelligence sends Jacky to Portugal during the war against Napoleon, where she must assist General Wellesley while gathering information. Her mission soon carries her through Spain, toward danger, art, and another chance to prove herself.
Boston Jacky
by LA Meyer
2013
Back in Boston, Jacky tries to run Faber Shipping, care for her friends, and keep old legal trouble at bay. Business problems, public controversy, and a painful rift with Jaimy make homecoming anything but quiet.
Wild Rover No More
by LA Meyer
2014
Jacky returns to Boston hoping to settle her future with Jaimy, only to be framed for treason. On the run again, she hides as a governess and joins a traveling circus while friends race to uncover the truth.
Bloody Jack books in chronological order

Bloody Jack
by LA Meyer
2002Bloody Jack, Book 1
Curse of the Blue Tattoo
by LA Meyer
2004Bloody Jack, Book 2
Under the Jolly Roger
by LA Meyer
2005Bloody Jack, Book 3
In the Belly of the Bloodhound
by LA Meyer
2006Bloody Jack, Book 4
Mississippi Jack
by LA Meyer
2007Bloody Jack, Book 5
My Bonny Light Horseman
by LA Meyer
2008Bloody Jack, Book 6
Rapture of the Deep
by LA Meyer
2009Bloody Jack, Book 7
The Wake of the Lorelei Lee
by LA Meyer
2010Bloody Jack, Book 8
The Mark of the Golden Dragon
by LA Meyer
2011Bloody Jack, Book 9
Viva Jacquelina!
by LA Meyer
2012Bloody Jack, Book 10
Boston Jacky
by LA Meyer
2013Bloody Jack, Book 11
Wild Rover No More
by LA Meyer
2014Bloody Jack, Book 12
Series background & context
The Bloody Jack series follows Mary "Jacky" Faber, a sharp, musical London orphan trying to survive in the early nineteenth century. At the start of Bloody Jack, she cuts her hair, takes the name Jack, and joins the crew of a British warship as a ship's boy. It is a risky choice, but the sea offers a chance at food, work, friendship, and a life bigger than the streets she knows.
Jacky is clever, impulsive, funny, and often convinced she can talk or sing her way out of anything. Sometimes she can. Just as often, her plans leave her facing angry officers, pirates, spies, smugglers, or the law. Her adventures unfold during the Napoleonic Wars, with real history, sea songs, naval life, and far-flung travel worked into the action.
She rarely gets to stay safe for long.
The first books move between ships, London, and Boston, as Jacky learns what it means to be both a sailor and a young woman in a world that expects her to be neither. Her friendship with fellow sailors and schoolgirls matters as much as the danger. So does her long, complicated bond with Jaimy Fletcher, a young naval officer who knows Jacky well enough to see both her courage and her chaos.
As the series continues, the scale grows. Jacky is pulled into voyages across the Atlantic and Caribbean, trips along the Mississippi, work for British intelligence, treasure hunting, prison transport, and business ventures of her own. The books visit France, Spain, Australia, Southeast Asia, and the United States, but they keep returning to the same central question: can Jacky make a life on her own terms without losing the people she loves?
The tone is adventurous and comic, with plenty of close calls, disguises, songs, arguments, and bold escapes. The series also deals with harder parts of its period, including poverty, war, prejudice, and enslavement. Jacky's narration gives the books their energy. She tells her own story with a lot of confidence, even when the reader can see trouble heading straight for her.
These books work best in order.
Bloody Jack introduces Jacky and the people who will matter throughout the series, while later installments build on past friendships, enemies, romances, and consequences. Start there, then follow her through all twelve books for one long, lively historical adventure about a girl who refuses to stay put.
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